Or the voice of "Hong Kong Phooey." Or from the remake of "Kick The Can" from 1983's "Twilight Zone: The Movie." Scatman had been in films since 1951, but he played jazz (with Slim Gailard and others) and entertained in nightclubs since the 30s. So, in addition to being one of the most recognized character actors out there, he was also a musician, songwriter and composer. Which brings us to this 1966 one-shot offering for Hanna-Barbera's record company. "Nice Kid" is taken from a TV special titled "The New Alice In Wonderland" and it sounds like something that would be, though the Scatman gives it his all throughout, even to the p

Side note: the same instrumental track for "Golly Zonk!" was also used as an instrumental for the B-side of a single by The Pop-Ups called "Candy." This time, it was called "Lurking." Talk about a toss-off.
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One cool thing about the internet is that websites and blogs just hang around for years.
My alt/indy music aficionado son just played me a song with a sample of Scatman Crothers on a track by somebody named "Buck 65." So here we are, meeting across time, space and generations. Great occasion to find your blog. A great resource! Thanks!
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Shame I missed out on getting the MP3 to this song since it interests me now.
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