Spike Jones Is Murdering the Classics

~ Release by Spike Jones and His City Slickers (see all versions of this release, 3 available)

Tracklist

1▼12" Vinyl
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1William Tell Overture
spoken vocals [commentary]:
Doodles Weaver
orchestra:
Spike Jones and His City Slickers
recording of:
William Tell Overture (Spike Jones version) (on 1947-10-07)
composer:
Gioachino Rossini
arranger:
Spike Jones and Doodles Weaver
is based on:
Guillaume Tell : Ouverture (William Tell: Overture)
3:20
2Rhapsody from Hunger(y)
3:18
3Pal-yat-chee
3:24
4Liebestraum
recording of:
Liebestraum (Spike Jones version)
lyricist:
Del Porter
composer:
Franz Liszt
arranger:
Spike Jones and Del Porter
is based on:
Liebesträume, S. 541: No. 3 Liebestraum As‐Dur “Oh Lieb, so lang du lieben kannst” (Liebesträume, S. 541: No. 3 Liebestraum in A flat major “Dream of Love”, for piano)
3:15
5The Blue Danube
recorded in:
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1945-09-10)
vocals:
Del Porter & The Boys in the Backroom (on 1945-09-10) and Carl Grayson (on 1945-09-10)
orchestra:
Spike Jones and His City Slickers (on 1945-09-10)
performer:
Carl Grayson
recording of:
The Blue Danube (Spike Jones version) (on 1945-09-10)
lyricist:
Sol Meyer
composer:
Johann Strauss
arranger:
Spike Jones and Del Porter
is based on:
An der schönen blauen Donau, op. 314 (On the Beautiful Blue Danube, op. 314)
2:57
6The Jones Laughing Record
2:46
7Nutcracker Suite
7:08
8Dance of the Hours
other instruments [birdaphone]:
Willie Spicer
spoken vocals [commentary]:
Doodles Weaver
orchestra:
Spike Jones and His City Slickers
recording of:
Dance of the Hours (Spike Jones version) (on 1949-05-24)
composer:
Amilcare Ponchielli
arranger:
Spike Jones and Doodles Weaver
parody version of:
La Gioconda: Atto III, scena 2. Danza delle ore
3:32
9None but the Lonely Heart
solo violin:
Dick Gardner
vocals:
Helen Grayco and Spike Jones
orchestra:
Spike Jones and His City Slickers
recording of:
None But the Lonely Heart (Spike Jones version) (on 1947-12-30)
composer:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский
arranger:
Edward A. Brandt and Spike Jones
is based on:
6 Romances, op. 6, no. 6: None but the Lonely Heart (Нет, только тот, кто знал) (6 Romances, Op. 6: No. 6. None but the Lonely Heart, original for voice and piano)
3:18
10Morpheus
2:49
11Ill Barkio (Il Bacio)
3:30
12Carmen
12:53