Spike Jones And His City Slickers - Ya Wanna Buy A Bunny

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Review by Dag Rune Kvittem

Alright, let’s dive into Ya Wanna Buy A Bunny by Spike Jones and His City Slickers. This 1949 album is one of those quirky gems that just sticks with you. It’s not your typical music release—heck, it’s not even really "music" in the traditional sense. With genres like Non-Music and Pop, and styles tagged as Novelty and Comedy, this record feels more like a wild party than a serious artistic statement. Released under RCA Victor in the US, it’s got that vintage charm that makes you wonder how people rolled back then. Now, I gotta talk about the title track, “Ya Wanna Buy A Bunny?” First off, who wouldn’t remember a song with a name like that? The whole thing is just plain ridiculous—and I mean that in the best way possible. Spike Jones had this knack for turning nonsense into something oddly catchy. The track is packed with silly sound effects, goofy vocals, and enough chaos to make you crack up mid-listen. You can almost picture some old-school radio audience losing their minds over it. Like, imagine hearing this on your gramophone while sipping Ovaltine—it’s pure joy wrapped in absurdity. Then there’s “Knock Knock (Who’s There).” Oh man, this one takes me back to when knock-knock jokes were still kinda fresh (yeah, I know, hard to believe). It’s basically a musical sketch where they drag out the joke format to its absolute limit. The delivery is so over-the-top, it’s impossible not to laugh at least once. And honestly, isn’t that what novelty music is all about? Making you grin like an idiot for no good reason? What strikes me about this album is how unapologetically weird it is. These days, we’re used to polished pop stars and carefully crafted hits, but Spike Jones didn’t care about any of that. He just wanted to mess around and have fun. Listening to this album feels like stepping into another world—one where slapstick humor and random noises ruled the airwaves. Honestly, if you’re looking for deep lyrics or emotional ballads, this ain’t it. But if you wanna hear something completely bonkers and unforgettable, give Ya Wanna Buy A Bunny a spin. Just don’t blame me if you start randomly quoting knock-knock jokes at work. Hey, maybe that’s exactly what the world needs right now—a little less seriousness and a lot more bunnies.

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Artist: Spike Jones And His City Slickers
Album: Ya Wanna Buy A Bunny
Rating: 4.0

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Tracks

TrackDurationPreview
Knock Knock (Who's There)
Ya Wanna Buy A Bunny?

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Catalog Numbers

47-2894

Labels

RCA Victor

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Formats

  • Vinyl
  • 7"
  • 45 RPM
  • Single

Barcodes

  • Matrix / Runout (Stamped in runout side A): 47-2894A 1S A1A3
  • Matrix / Runout (Stamped in runout side B): 47-2894B 1S A1A1

About Spike Jones And His City Slickers

Orchestra / band, active from the early 1940s to the mid 1950s, which specialized in performing satirical arrangements of popular songs. Ballads and classical works receiving the Jones treatment would be punctuated with gunshots, whistles, cowbells, and outlandish vocals. The group came to be due to drummer Spike Jones growing bored with playing the same music each night he performed with The Victor Young Orchestra; First to be recruited was Delmar Porter, who sang with -- a vocal and ocarina quartet Jones had backed on Decca Records -- was Jones' partner in musical mayhem from the outset. Porter led a six-piece group called the Feather Merchants, which was managed by Jones before it gradually evolved into the City Slickers. They soon found other like-minded musicians and together they began playing parodies of standard songs for their own entertainment. The musicians wanted their wives to share in their enjoyment, so they recorded their weekly performances. One of the recordings somehow made its way into the hands of an RCA Victor executive, who offered the musicians a recording contract. The first record made by the City Slickers was Der Fuehrer's Face. Because of the success of the record, Jones turned from being the group's drummer to being its bandleader. He initially thought the popularity he and the City Slickers enjoyed as a result of the record would fade. Audiences kept wanting to hear more from Jones and his band, so he began working at more comic arrangements for the group. The band released their last album in 1956, calling it a day soon afterward due to Jones wishing to perform "more serious" music.

Name Vars

  • City Slickers
  • City Slickers, The
  • Davey Crackpot & The Mexican Jumping Beans
  • Hollywood Bowling Choral Group And Bull, The
  • Spice Jones & His City Slickers
  • Spike Jones
  • Spike Jones & His City Orchestra
  • Spike Jones & His City Slickers
  • Spike Jones & His City Slickers*
  • Spike Jones & The City Slickers
  • Spike Jones And City Slickers
  • Spike Jones And His City Slickers & Chorus
  • Spike Jones And His City Slickers With Chorus
  • Spike Jones And His City Slickers with The Boys In the Backroom
  • Spike Jones And His City Snickers
  • Spike Jones And His Orchestra
  • Spike Jones And His Snickers
  • Spike Jones And The City Slickers
  • Spike Jones City Slickers
  • Spike Jones Et Ses City Slickers
  • Spike Jones Y Su Orquesta
  • Spike Jones Y Sus \
  • Spike Jones Y Sus City Slickers
  • Spike Jones y sus \
  • Spike Jones y sus City Slickers
  • The Boys From The Back Room
  • The Boys In The Back Room
  • The City Slickers
  • The Country Dodgers
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Members

  • Spike Jones
  • Dick Morgan
  • Carl Grayson
  • Doodles Weaver
  • Red Ingle
  • Sir Frederick Gas
  • George Rock
  • Freddy Morgan
  • Dr. Horatio Q. Birdbath
  • Del Porter
  • Luther Rountree
  • Carl Hoefle
  • Dick Gardner
  • Beauregard Lee
  • Billy Barty
  • Joe Siracusa
  • Joe Washburne
  • Jad Paul
  • John Stanley
  • King Jackson
  • Don Anderson
  • Luther Roundtree

Interesting fact about Album

Here’s something cool: Back in 1949, Spike Jones and His City Slickers released an album called *Ya Wanna Buy A Bunny*. It’s not your typical music album. Instead of serious tunes, it’s packed with novelty and comedy. One of the tracks, "Knock Knock (Who's There)," is a fun throwback to the silly joke craze of the time. Released on RCA Victor in the US, this album was all about making people laugh. Imagine listening to it now—it’s like a time capsule of quirky humor!