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Merrily We Roll Along is a mish-mash of high energy lunacy, reverence, and irreverence for forgotten pop stars, love for Saturday morning cartoons, and exploration of the side of Bandcamp where I seem to be the only one purchasing. Bringing to you the odd and the upbeat from a growing collection of pre-rock novelties, classic and neo-Vaudeville, jug bands, polka, klezmer, and more at the convenient hour of 8-9 AM EST, Merrily We Roll Along starts the day off with a little light-hearted musical tomfoolery cut with an occasional comedy sketch. It's organic, free-range, cheese with the occasional onion thrown in.

Friday 8 - 9am (EST) | On WFMU's Sheena's Jungle Room
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Favoriting July 26, 2024: Merrily We Roll Along: Episode 110 - "Monkey Biz-ness"

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The Mystic Knights of the Oingo Boingo  Moneky Doo Doo   Favoriting 1974  The Mystic Knights of the Oingo Boingo were a theatrical musical troupe founded by Richard Elfman in 1972, known for their eclectic performances that blended cabaret, comedy, and music, eventually evolving into the rock band Oingo Boingo in 1979 under Danny Elfman's leadership​ 
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International Novelty Orchestra with Billy Murray  Monkey Biz-Ness (Down in Tennessee)   Favoriting 1925   
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Tiny Tim  Mickey the Monkey   Favoriting 1969   
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Anna Wheaton  I'd Love To Be a Monkey in the Zoo   Favoriting 1917   
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The Yacht Club Boys  OOGEL, OOGEL, OO (The Monkey Song)   Favoriting 1926   
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Joy Nichols, Jimmy Edwards, Dick Bentley  Little Red Monkey   Favoriting 1953   
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Hoagy Carmichael  The Monkey Song   Favoriting 1952   
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Wilmouth Houdini & His Royal Calypso Orchestra  Monkey Swing   Favoriting 1939   
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Peter Stampfel & Baby Gramps  Monkeys Have No Tails in Zamboanga   Favoriting 2010   
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Nervous Norvus  Ape Call   Favoriting 1956   
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Louis Prima  I Wan'na Be Like You (The Monkey Song)   Favoriting 1967   
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Bob Crosby & the Bob Cats  You're Bound to Look Like a Monkey When You're Old   Favoriting 1940   
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Arthur Hall, The Merry Sparklers  Monkey Doodle   Favoriting 1924   
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Collins and Harlan  On a Monkey Honeymoon   Favoriting    
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Red River Dave  You Made A Monkey Out of Me   Favoriting 1951   
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The Organ, The Dance Band And Me  The Monkey and the Organ   Favoriting 1949   
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Red Caps Trio  Monkey and the Baboon   Favoriting 1945   
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The Children's Disco Workshop  Merrily We Roll Along   Favoriting      


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Listener comments!

Avatar Swag For Life Member 7:47am
DJ GeorgyGirl:

Hello, all!
I'll be streaming for MH Lee today :-)
Avatar 7:58am
DJ Guin:

yay
Avatar Swag For Life Member 7:58am
DJ GeorgyGirl:

↳ DJ Guin @7:58
Hello, lovely! :-)
Avatar Swag For Life Member 8:00am
DJ GeorgyGirl:

And we're off!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 8:01am
DJ GeorgyGirl:

"Why monkey themes?"

"Why not?" :-)
Avatar 👻 Swag For Life Member 8:01am
WR:

DJ Guin! DJ Georgy Girl!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 8:01am
DJ GeorgyGirl:

↳ WR @8:01
WR! Hello, my lovely! :-)
Avatar Swag For Life Member 8:02am
DJ GeorgyGirl:

My pleasure! :-)
Avatar Swag For Life Member 8:03am
DJ GeorgyGirl:

↳ Song: "Moneky Doo Doo" by "The Mystic Knights of the Oin...
Nobody does psychotic face quite like Danny Elfman. Lol
Avatar Swag For Life Member 8:06am
DJ GeorgyGirl:

How are you both this fine Friday? :-)
Avatar 👻 Swag For Life Member 8:09am
WR:

↳ Song: "Monkey Biz-Ness (Down in Tennessee)" by "Internat...
That had very minimal reference to the Scopes trial, mostly a hot dance number.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 8:09am
DJ GeorgyGirl:

↳ WR @8:09
What was the Scopes trial?
Avatar 👻 Swag For Life Member 8:10am
WR:

en.wikipedia.org...
Avatar Swag For Life Member 8:12am
DJ GeorgyGirl:

↳ WR @8:10
Oh!!! My goodness! That is fascinating reading - something that we take for granted now.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 8:13am
DJ GeorgyGirl:

John Scopes was a very brave man indeed!
Avatar 👻 Swag For Life Member 8:14am
WR:

It was also an early media event with radio as well as major newspaper coverage.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 8:15am
DJ GeorgyGirl:

↳ WR @8:14
Another thing we take for granted now with 24 hour media coverage and social media. Back when things were an evet writ large!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 8:16am
DJ GeorgyGirl:

↳ DJ GeorgyGirl @8:15
*event
  8:17am
MHLee:

Hi folks. Walking to work atm and tuning in.
  8:17am
MHLee:

Don't know how long I can though. Apparently I didn't charge my phone last night
Avatar Swag For Life Member 8:17am
DJ GeorgyGirl:

↳ MHLee @8:17
Hello, my lovely! I am LOVING today's show! :-)
  8:18am
MHLee:

@DJ GeorgyGirl you'd be shocked how many fewer Americans believe in evolution compared to every European country
Avatar Swag For Life Member 8:19am
DJ GeorgyGirl:

↳ Song: "Little Red Monkey" by "Joy Nichols, Jimmy Edwards...
Jimmy Edwards was a HUGE British star back in the day - a cornerstone of radio and TV at the very beginning of the latter through to the 50s :-)
Avatar Swag For Life Member 8:20am
DJ GeorgyGirl:

↳ MHLee @8:18
It IS shocking ... I've been watching the news since last Sunday so I can quite believe it, sadly.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 8:21am
DJ GeorgyGirl:

↳ Song: "Little Red Monkey" by "Joy Nichols, Jimmy Edwards...
The trio did radio together post-war :-)
Avatar Swag For Life Member 8:23am
DJ GeorgyGirl:

↳ Song: "Monkey Swing" by "Wilmouth Houdini & His Royal Ca...
Best. Name. Ever. :-)
Avatar 👻 Swag For Life Member 8:24am
WR:

↳ DJ GeorgyGirl @8:20
Just clicked for me that it is 99 years since the Scopes trial and there are elements from it still being argued in US politics.
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DJ Guin:

strange morning, GG. might discuss more this afternoon, but i am okay
Avatar Swag For Life Member 8:25am
DJ GeorgyGirl:

↳ WR @8:24
That's the bit that I found most shocking. When we think of "a hundred years ago" it's always in the context of old-fashioned, regressive, out of date, etc ... But here we are. <sigh>
Avatar Swag For Life Member 8:26am
DJ GeorgyGirl:

↳ DJ Guin @8:24
I'm glad you're okay - and if you need an ear, let me know :-)
  8:27am
MHLee:

I found a communist version of this song last night
Avatar Swag For Life Member 8:27am
DJ GeorgyGirl:

↳ MHLee @8:27
Oh my!!!! THAT sounds fabulous :-)
Avatar Swag For Life Member 8:28am
DJ GeorgyGirl:

↳ Song: "Monkeys Have No Tails in Zamboanga" by "Peter Sta...
That was NOT the voice I was expecting! Lol
Avatar 8:30am
DJ Guin:

↳ Song: "Monkeys Have No Tails in Zamboanga" by "Peter Sta...
i can only affect this voice for a short time as it shreds the vocal chords
  8:30am
MHLee:

@DJ GeorgyGirl only true heir to Joseph Spence
  8:31am
MHLee:

@DJ Guin it seems like it would be rough
  8:31am
MHLee:

@MHLee
  8:31am
MHLee:

@MHLee
Avatar Swag For Life Member 8:31am
DJ GeorgyGirl:

↳ DJ Guin @8:30
I can imagine!!!
  8:32am
MHLee:

Oops
Avatar Swag For Life Member 8:33am
DJ GeorgyGirl:

↳ Song: "I Wan'na Be Like You (The Monkey Song)" by "Louis...
The first Disney movie I ever saw at the cinema, at the tender age of three :-)
  8:33am
MHLee:

Honestly, the greatest Disney song
Avatar Swag For Life Member 8:35am
DJ GeorgyGirl:

↳ MHLee @8:33
I love every single thing about that movie. :-)
Apparently, I created quite the stir in the theatre as I was INCONSOLABLE when Baloo "died". Lol And I also shouted "Look, there's Ringo!!" when the vultures appeared to howls of laughter from the audience ;-)
Avatar Swag For Life Member 8:36am
DJ GeorgyGirl:

On reflection, Baloo is probably my favourite Disney character ever (sorry, Ursula!)
Avatar Swag For Life Member 8:37am
DJ GeorgyGirl:

Ursula is a VERY close second ;-)
  8:37am
MHLee:

Baloo's voice actor I think is still around. I found interviews with him last night
Avatar Swag For Life Member 8:37am
DJ GeorgyGirl:

↳ MHLee @8:37
Phil Harris is still alive????
Avatar Swag For Life Member 8:38am
DJ GeorgyGirl:

↳ DJ GeorgyGirl @8:37
Died in 1995 :-(
  8:40am
MHLee:

@DJ GeorgyGirl oh wait it was mowgli
Avatar Swag For Life Member 8:40am
DJ GeorgyGirl:

I just read something that blew my mind ... so Disney wanted The Beatles to actually play the vultures and John said no.
But ... one of them is Chad Stuart of Chad & Jeremy fame!! :-)
Avatar Swag For Life Member 8:40am
DJ GeorgyGirl:

↳ MHLee @8:40
That makes more sense :-)
  8:42am
MHLee:

@DJ GeorgyGirl they also considered Armstrong instead of prima
Avatar Swag For Life Member 8:42am
DJ GeorgyGirl:

I forgot that Shere Khan was George Sanders ... Chris bought me a copy of "Psychomania" on DVD which has extra features and a booklet. Very pleased with that. :-)
(George Sanders last film)
Avatar Swag For Life Member 8:42am
DJ GeorgyGirl:

↳ MHLee @8:42
I saw that
  8:45am
MHLee:

Bob sounding less like Bing there
Avatar Swag For Life Member 8:47am
DJ GeorgyGirl:

↳ Song: "On a Monkey Honeymoon" by "Collins and Harlan"
Abba Dabba Honeymoon!! :-) That's what i was thinking when I saw the title :-)
Avatar Swag For Life Member 8:49am
DJ GeorgyGirl:

↳ Song: "On a Monkey Honeymoon" by "Collins and Harlan"
Isn't this what the youngest child sings in "Meet Me in St Louis"?
Avatar Swag For Life Member 8:50am
DJ GeorgyGirl:

↳ DJ GeorgyGirl @8:49
I think I imagined that. Lol
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DJ Guin:

↳ Song: "Monkey and the Baboon" by "Red Caps Trio"
is this Abba Dabba Honeymoon?
Avatar Swag For Life Member 8:51am
DJ GeorgyGirl:

↳ DJ Guin @8:50
I thought that at first, but it isn;t :-)
Avatar 8:55am
DJ Guin:

thanks for the fill-in, GG.
see ya soon, MHLee!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 8:56am
DJ GeorgyGirl:

↳ DJ Guin @8:55
All MH Lee's work! I was just streaming and holding court ;-)
Lovely to see you! :-)
Avatar Swag For Life Member 8:58am
DJ GeorgyGirl:

Thank you for a wonderful show, Mason! :-)
Avatar Swag For Life Member 8:58am
DJ GeorgyGirl:

OH MY GOD!!!!
A disco version!!!
You have absolutely made my day!! :-)
Avatar Swag For Life Member 8:59am
DJ GeorgyGirl:

<turns up headphones>
Avatar 8:59am
DJ Guin:

↳ Song: "Merrily We Roll Along" by "The Children's Disco W...
...patiently waits for Ethel Merman to sing...
Avatar Swag For Life Member 8:59am
DJ GeorgyGirl:

↳ DJ Guin @8:59
I would faint with joy if that happened :-)
Avatar 👻 Swag For Life Member 8:59am
WR:

Thank you! MHLee! And thank you DJ GG, under your stewardship the stream behaved properly.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:00am
DJ GeorgyGirl:

↳ WR @8:59
My absolute pleasure, my lovely :-)
Avatar 9:00am
DJ Guin:

↳ DJ GeorgyGirl @8:59
you'd fall right off your platform boots
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:01am
DJ GeorgyGirl:

↳ DJ Guin @9:00
LOL!!
Avatar 9:02am
DJ Guin:

later,gators
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