Flashback: Stan Freberg - Elderly Man River (haven't we been through all of this before in another time and place?)

Youtube (Capital Records) ^ | 1962 | Stan Freberg

[a fool in paradise]

Elderly Man River- Stan Freberg and Daws Butler

audio at the link

[a fool in paradise]

Transcription here:

http://freberg.westnet.com/text/elderly_man.html

[Flash Bazbeaux]

Next thing you know, they’re going to abolish Mississippi River Boat Paddle Wheel Week.

[Southside_Chicago_Republican]

I had forgotten about that one. Thanks for posting!

[coaster123]

More S.F. Eight mins of America hilarity. Worth twice the time. (With the possible exception of Blue Cross.)

https://youtu.be/H0WDr0fJV2I

Been laughing at this since I was a boy.

[Buttons12]

My folks are SF fans so I’ve heard plenty of his oeuvres. In fact, just last night I was listening to his Rock Island Line.

[llevrok]

Stan Freberg was a classic, off the wall, comedian in the late 50’s and in the 60’s .

His distinctve voice was also all over the Jay Ward cartoons (eg Rocky and Bullwinkle, George of the Jungle....)

[decal]

“His distinctve voice was also all over the Jay Ward cartoons...”

And Pete Puma and Junyer Bear in Looney Toons.

[a fool in paradise]

Monica Lewinsky by Stan Freberg (conspiracy song)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X6Vf5S4tdbQ

[Regulator]

Green Chri$$tma$

Stan Freberg’s greatest shtick

[ifinnegan]

I like the Al Jolson imitation.

[Impala64ssa]

Bfl