I thought this post would be fitting seeing as our blog is just starting out.
Mel Blanc recorded many songs and voices on albums for Capitol Records in the mid-1940s. These included a number of records featuring the Looney Tunes characters. The following song from 1948, "Won't You Ever Get Together With Me?" sung by Sylvester & Tweety, may be one of the rarest. It appears that this song never got a wide release and even Jack Tatay, collector and author of the Classic Cartoon Records website, is only aware of promotional copies existing. It is a shame since this is a really catchy tune. It was written by Alan Livingston and Warren Foster and features the music of Billy May. Enjoy!
Thanks to Jack Tatay for making the audio file.
5 comments:
I think it's about time for a label out there to compile a complete collection of Mel's Capitol recordings (you listening, Rhino Handmade??). There was so much released that has barely resurfaced since.
Great stuff!
For a moment, the melody under the opening lyrics ("Sylvester is a big black cat") directly anticipates the more successful "I Taut I Taw a Puddy Tat" song of two years later.
And hey... like the 1948 Dell comics, here we've got another use of Sylvester's name in non-film media, predating its first use in a film (SCAREDY CAT).
Great song! Reminds me of "Baby, It's Cold Outside" which came out a year later. I wonder...
any chance you could offer this as an mp3? Or any other format besides realplayer.
Great song! Does anyone have the lyics or know where to find them?
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