The Hut Sut Song
An explanation from the obituary of the composer:
A native of Towner, N.D., Leo Killion grew up in Minneapolis, where he heard Swedish folk songs that he later spoofed in nonsense lyrics. Written in 1939 by Killion, Ted McMichael and Jack Owens, "The Hut Sut Song" was recorded and popularized by the Freddy Martin Orchestra and the Horace Heidt Orchestra. It was sung by the Merry Macs in the 1941 movie "San Antonio Rose." More than a decade later, it was featured in the landmark World War II film "From Here to Eternity." Sung by such Swing Era and wartime favorites as Dinah Shore and the Andrews Sisters, the song included such lyrics as "Hut Sut Rawlson on the rillerah and brawla, brawla sooit."
Comments
Weird Al's progenitor.
Posted by Expat47 in Athens, Greece on 09/28/09 at 11:17 AM
DUMBFOUNDED--THAT VIDEO WAS SO GREAT, I MADE A POST ABOUT IT ON MY OTHER BLOG! THANKS!
Posted by Paul on 09/28/09 at 12:05 PM
we used to have a spike jones album when i was a kid. it had alot of silly stuff too. one was a hillarious take on the song 'you always hurt the one you love' and a really funny play by play of a car race. we listened to it alot. another example of nonsense lyrics is 'scat' singing.
Posted by Patty in Ohio, USA on 09/28/09 at 03:52 PM
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Category: Jabberwocky, Scat Singing, Nonsense Verse and Glossolalia | Music | 1930s