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zoombie
08-02-2009, 09:54 PM
Hanna Barbara was ahead of the curve in embrassing rock n roll music, and featuring the than controversal music on its cartoons in the early to mid 60's. Granted the music was still outdated and sounded more like 50's rock n roll music than 60's rock n roll music, which what rock puriest complain about, but still it was more progressive than other cartoons that featured classical music. The Alvin Show being one of the exceptions.

I wish Time Warner and Viacom could agree to do a special on the history of rock n roll music on cartoons on VH1, but that is another story.

What are your favorite songs? There is the "Bedrock Twist", "EEP OPP ORK Ah - AH".

My favorite is "Makin With The Magilla", my second favorite is "EEP OPP ORK AH-AH".
Mandouga
08-03-2009, 08:26 AM
I like a number of The Banana Splits' songs, though I wouldn't say I have any "favorites" per se; same thing with Josie and the Pussycats' music, as well as The Cattanooga (sp?) Cats'.
hobbyfan
08-03-2009, 09:06 AM
Banana Splits. Enough said.

Bear in mind, peeps, that the late Barry White wrote at least one Splits number, and another was credited to Al Kooper, better known for his work with Blood, Sweat, & Tears. Whodathunk? :D :D :D
aalong64
08-03-2009, 09:42 AM
I haven't heard too many of them, but I did like a couple from Scooby-Doo and I found that 'Listen to the Rockin' Bird' one from the early Flintstones absolutely hilarious, because of how silly it is. It's become a running joke for my sister and me.

I haven't actually watched the Jet Screamer episode of the Jetsons in a long time (although I have it on a Hanna-Barbera compilation DVD, so maybe I will soon), but I remember seeing it as a child and the song leaving an impression on me. Of course, I can only vaguely remember how the song went, and most of my memory is probably confusing 'Eep Opp Ork Ah Ah' with the 'Ooh Eeh Ooh Ah Ah' from the Chipmunks' "Witch Doctor".
Rick Jones
08-03-2009, 09:47 AM
Makin' With The Magilla and a couple of the Impossibles songs. Some of the Pussycats stuff especially "Inside, Outside, Upside Down". The Chan Clan are from the 70's but I liked the music from that show as well.
zoombie
08-03-2009, 10:54 AM
Josie and the Pussycats was in 1970. The Scooby Doo music was from 1970. So they aren't 60's songs.
Mandouga
08-03-2009, 01:26 PM
Oops, my fault.

OTOH, The Banana Splits (primarily live-action, I know, but bear with me here; it's still H-B) is from 1968.
zoombie
08-03-2009, 01:30 PM
Oops, my fault.

OTOH, The Banana Splits (primarily live-action, I know, but bear with me here; it's still H-B) is from 1968.

I know, no one is denying that.
SF4Ever
08-03-2009, 08:04 PM
Makin' With The Magilla and a couple of the Impossibles songs. Some of the Pussycats stuff especially "Inside, Outside, Upside Down". The Chan Clan are from the 70's but I liked the music from that show as well.

Speaking of the Impossibles, how about the tune "Dance, Dance, Dance"- every time they come on, whatever the episode might be, expect to hear that very tune, or others done by them.
Jayd
08-03-2009, 08:27 PM
The Cattanooga Cats had wonderful songs, including my favourite, Too Many Cavities. I also like I Wish I Could Be A Fire and Merry Go Round.

And I don't know if this counts, but I've seen an old Raisin Bran commercial on You Tube which features Jinks the Cat, Pixie and Dixie wearing Beatle wigs and singing a song which sounds like a combination of She Loves You and California Sun.
Brainatra
08-03-2009, 08:46 PM
I liked Jet Screamer's "Solar Swivel" even though in retrospect it's more of a "big band"/jazz song than a true rock song... maybe a byproduct of the people writing the show's age, I suppose. "Eep Opp Ork Ah-Ah" was good too, along with what I can recall of the Impossibles' numbers and the Flintstones' "Way-Outs"...
Jayd
08-03-2009, 11:35 PM
Oh yeah! How about the two surfing songs, Waxing Down Our Boards and Surfin' Craze, from the Flintstone episode where they go surfing. I think they were performed by the Fantastic Baggies or the Masked Surfers.
BartWinkle
08-06-2009, 01:18 PM
Two Banana Splits tunes I liked were "We're The Banana Splits" and "Wait 'Til Tomorrow".
Jayd
08-06-2009, 08:14 PM
Two Banana Splits tunes I liked were "We're The Banana Splits" and "Wait 'Til Tomorrow".

Other great songs include "The Lovin' End," the psychedelic "I Enjoy Being a Boy," and the Gary Lewis like "First Boy On The Block." Not sure if I have the song titles right.
Mandouga
08-07-2009, 05:32 AM
All but one of them; that should be "First 'Kid' on 'My' Block" ("I was the very first kid on my block with a broken heart...").
hobbyfan
08-07-2009, 09:05 AM
I can name my three favorite Banana Splits songs:

Wait 'Til Tomorrow (just ran on Wednesday; vocals sound like Gary Puckett)
You're the Lovin' End
Adam's Had 'Em
First Kid on My Block's up there, too.

I wish they'd release the album on CD.

I had a CD of Scooby's Snack Tracks, which covers everything from the season 1 theme song onward, including some golden throat worthy work by Casey Kasem (Shaggy). Sold it a while back when I lost interest.
Eric B
08-11-2009, 09:32 PM
There's also a bunch of songs on Shinrock A Go Go (which just aired). By the bands that were playing, accompanied by Fred's "screaming in pain" dances.
CPlanetKwame
08-16-2009, 09:46 AM
Loved all the Impossibles tunes. One of my favorite Flintstone tunes is "Yeah Yeah Yeah" (The Hatrocks Meets The Grusomes).

That's the song the Hatrocks couldn't stand which was recorded by the 4 Insects.

I said yeah yeah yeah. He said yeah yeah yeah. She said yeah yeah yeah (screams).
Eric B
08-16-2009, 09:55 AM
Loved all the Impossibles tunes. One of my favorite Flintstone tunes is "Yeah Yeah Yeah" (The Hatrocks Meets The Grusomes).

That's the song the Hatrocks couldn't stand which was recorded by the 4 Insects.

I said yeah yeah yeah. He said yeah yeah yeah. She said yeah yeah yeah (screams).
They called it "bug music", which was apparently a disparaging old southern term for that style which obviously rattled their nerves.
dth1971
08-16-2009, 12:29 PM
They called it "bug music", which was apparently a disparaging old southern term for that style which obviously rattled their nerves.

The "BUG MUSIC" and "Yeah, Yeah, Yeah" song and 4 Inscects group were inspired by the then BEATLES craze.
Rick Jones
08-16-2009, 01:33 PM
Do The Bear, from the Hillbilly Bears, has been stuck in my head lately for some odd reason.