I was just reading an article in Shindig about bands appearing on the Flinstones (of course they had to add the stone-age puns...Beau Brummelstones, Ann-Margrock) and it got me thinking about bands appearing on cartoon shows. Does anyone know of any other cartoons that actual bands have appeared on, or have a favorite moment?
I grew up on the Simpsons, so naturally my favorite moment is when the Ramones wish Mr. Burns a Happy Birthday...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l4KgVckgItw
I couldn't find the full clip in English, and the lines prior to and after the song are too great to skip, so here it is in Spanish, with translation provided below:
Smithers: Here are several fine young men who I'm sure are going to go far. Ladies and Gentlemen, The Ramones!
Joey: Hey, I'd just like to say this gig sucks!
Johnny: Yeah, up yours Springfield
(Joey counts off, goes into song)
CJ: Go to hell, you old bastard.
Marky: Hey, I think they liked us!
Burns: Have the Rolling Stones killed.
Smithers: But sir, those aren't the-
Burns: Do as I say!
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Permalink Reply by electrocute your cock on January 6, 2013 at 8:56am
Permalink Reply by John Battles on January 6, 2013 at 2:50pm Yes! It was puppets , not cartoons , but , no matter. IT WAS A THREE PIECE PUPPET BAND , THEY WERE BIRDS , AS I RECALL....ONE LOOKED LIKE LUX , ANOTHER LOOKED LIKE KID CONGO , BUT, THEY WERE'NT REALLY SUPPOSED TO BE THE CRAMPS. The Cramps were also on "Chic - A - Go - Go " in 1997 , being interviewed by the puppet host , Ratso. You can see that on You Tube.
electrocute your cock said:
Lux Interior was in an episode of Spongebob as the singer of a band called the Bird Brains. I haven't seen it, should probably check it out.
Permalink Reply by John Battles on January 6, 2013 at 3:34pm You're asking the wrong person.....Because I will BORE the Hell out of you with my wealth of useless information.....
JOE BARBARA , OF HANNA - BARBARA , was Vince Taylor's Brother - in - Law . He bankrolled his career on early Huckleberry Hound profits. I always thought JET SCREAMER , the teen - Rock ; n'Roll Idol from "The Jetsons" was based partly on Conrad Birdie and partly on Vince Taylor(The over- the - top campiness in his voice - BAYBEH BAYBEH BAYBEH ! OH OH OH !). Actually , I believe Birdie's character was ripped more from Taylor than Presley........And , who was ready to forsake ol' Alfred E. Neuman with JFK's hair (Bobby Rydell.) , like she would have given the latter a second glance in real life?
Yep. "Ann Margrock".
So , The Flintstones had Rock Roll , singing "The Bedrock Twitch" .
Hi- Fi (Fred in disguise) - "Listen To The Mocking Bird".
Pebbles and Bam Bam - The Xian - themed "Let The Sun Shine In" (Covered , later , by VERY scary puppets on a Jimmy and Tammy Faye Baker LP.).
Hoagy Carmichael (In cartoon form) "Yabba Dabba Do"
The Golden Smog - Lame Beat /Trad Jazz . Fred SiTS IN on "When The Saints Go Marching IN".
THERE WAS A SWEDISH GROUP THAT DID A MOCK - SWEDISH "YABBA DABBA DO" song.
Fred and Barney led an international Boy Scouts' convention on "Old Macdonald" . Bound to offend someone.
That Shindig article must have mentioned "Shinrock!" The Flintstones ' parody of the still - current "Shindig ! " TV show , with host Jimmy O'Neil doing the voice - over for his own cartoon countenance , and introducing , yep , The Beau Brummelstones.
Pebbles and Bam Bam had their own Saturday Morning Cartoon show in the 70's , and they , and their teenage friends , had a band. Sally Struthers did the voice of Pebbles and sang all , or most of her parts on the songs. Her Dad did'nt approve of her hanging out with "Dem Stone - Age weirdos".
The show was revived in the late 70's. There was one episode with the most pathetic KISS parody imaginable (Even moreso than KISS , themselves , today.) , called "The Cavemen". One had an orange afro , the other , green . One rolled his eyes , the other wiggled his ears. Fred and Barney are called in to impersonate the duo , singing their "Hit" , "We're gonna rock all day , we're gonna roll all night , we're the Cavemen , yeah ! Yeah! Yeah ! ALL RIGHT !".
Then , you had The Archies , Josie and The Pussycats , The Groovie Ghoulies , Fat Albert and THE Junkyard Band , Osmonds and Jackson 5 cartoons , Rick Springfield even had his own cartoon show "Mission Magic" , when he had one American hit under his belt , and barrel -scrapers like Butch Cassidy and The Sunset Kids , The Amazing Chan and The Chan Clan , The Brady Kids , PARTRIDGE FAMILY 2200 AD (No involvement from Shirley Jones or David Cassidy. Can you blame 'em?) , and so many others.....
Prior to that , The Beatles had their own cartoon show , and there was a funny animal band show , "The Beagles". Scooby Doo featured Jerry Reed , Davey Jones , Sonny and Cher and others , in cartoon form.....They also had a band called Tabatha and Adam and The Clowns , Samantha and Darren's offspring as young adults in a Rock group ( THERE WAS A BEWITCHED CROSSOVER ON "The Flintstones" , as well.). The Cattanooga Cats were a travelling, "Cat" Rock group in flashy 60's threads . They're notorious , today , for their song , "My Birthday Suit" . LOOK IT UP.
I can't think of any Cartoon bands that'd fall under the heading of "Garage Rock" , tho'....
But , after ice cream and Horror movies , cartoons are Roky's greatest passion. That's good enough for me.
Permalink Reply by Tersicore on January 7, 2013 at 5:21am In a Spongebob episode you have John Lurie fishing together with Jim Jarmusch.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vzvpbMa-75k
electrocute your cock said:
Lux Interior was in an episode of Spongebob as the singer of a band called the Bird Brains. I haven't seen it, should probably check it out.
Permalink Reply by Bryan on January 7, 2013 at 9:36pm These videos kind of fit in. They were done by stelos485, and although they weren't for television I still like them.
Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2X56pnSPxk4
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Permalink Reply by John Battles on January 7, 2013 at 9:42pm i was thinking about that "Gang" on Pebbles and Bam Bam. Remind me of The Deviants.
Permalink Reply by trashman on January 8, 2013 at 11:48am Joe Strummer and the Mescaleros sing It's A Rockin World at Chef Aid
Permalink Reply by John Battles on January 8, 2013 at 1:27pm "See , children. There I am with The Clash and The Sex Pistols and...."
"What are you doing with that goat , Chef?"
"Never mind !".
There was a horrendous cartoon character in the 80's just called "Punk".
trashman said:
Joe Strummer and the Mescaleros sing It's A Rockin World at Chef Aid
Permalink Reply by AFS73 on January 8, 2013 at 4:56pm Lux Interior in "Underwater Sun" of Spongebob Cartoon
Permalink Reply by Kelli Maestro on January 8, 2013 at 9:39pm I knew I could count on you for a great, thorough response, John! I always wondered how Hanna-Babera were so tied into the music community...Vince Taylor, yowza!!! I found out also that they had a record label, HBR, which released the "You're Gonna Miss Me Single" in 1966. Doesn't get much cooler than that.
I had no idea Lux appeared on Spongebob...thanks for sharing! Those Ramones videos are well done, too.
These are great! Keep 'em coming!!
Permalink Reply by John Battles on January 8, 2013 at 10:33pm Yes, The Elevators, Five Americans , Mouse and The Traps (As The Positively 13 O'Clock) , The Chocolate Watchband (As The Hogs) , The New Breed and many others were on HBR , AT LEAST FOR A SINGLE (The mighty , mighty 5 Americans , a whole album.) , AT THE SAME TIME , THE LABEL RELEASED SOME GREAT KIDS' RECORDS WITH THEIR STABLE OF CARTOON CHARACTERS AND USUALLY UNIDENTIFIED STUDIO ROCK BANDS , Tho' Danny Hutton Of The Enemies and Three Dog Night had a hit with "Monster Shindig" from the SNOOPS AND BLABBERMOUSE (With The Gruesome Family of "She said yeah , yeah , yeah" fame , from Bedrock.)album of the same name.
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