Louis Prima — Jump, Jive, An' Wail
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Baby, baby it looks like it's gonna hail
Baby, baby it looks like it's gonna hail
You better come inside
Let me teach you how to jive an' wail
CHORUS:
You gotta jump, jive, and then you wail
You gotta jump, jive, and then you wail
You gotta jump, jive, and then you wail
You gotta jump, jive, and then you wail
You gotta jump, jive, and then you wail away!
Papa's in the icebox lookin' for a can of ale
Papa's in the icebox lookin' for a can of ale
Mama's in the backyard
Learning how to jive an' wail
(chorus)
A woman is a woman and a man ain't nothin' but a male
A woman is a woman and a man ain't nothin' but a male
One good thing about him
He knows how to jive an' wail
Jack and Jill went up the hill to get a pail
Jack and Jill went up the hill to get a pail
Jill stayed up,
She wants to learn how to jive an' wail
(chorus)
Baby, baby it looks like it's gonna hail
You better come inside
Let me teach you how to jive an' wail
CHORUS:
You gotta jump, jive, and then you wail
You gotta jump, jive, and then you wail
You gotta jump, jive, and then you wail
You gotta jump, jive, and then you wail
You gotta jump, jive, and then you wail away!
Papa's in the icebox lookin' for a can of ale
Papa's in the icebox lookin' for a can of ale
Mama's in the backyard
Learning how to jive an' wail
(chorus)
A woman is a woman and a man ain't nothin' but a male
A woman is a woman and a man ain't nothin' but a male
One good thing about him
He knows how to jive an' wail
Jack and Jill went up the hill to get a pail
Jack and Jill went up the hill to get a pail
Jill stayed up,
She wants to learn how to jive an' wail
(chorus)
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DD gypsyman wrote:
The man was a visionary - he knew about the 'YouTube thumbnail face that the algorithm pushes to the children in order to maximize profits from ad revenue' almost 70 years ago!
The man was a visionary - he knew about the 'YouTube thumbnail face that the algorithm pushes to the children in order to maximize profits from ad revenue' almost 70 years ago!
This guy was a god back when I was growing up in Las Vegas. He even had a golf course.
He also wrote everybody’s favorite Benny Goodman tune Sing, Sing, Sing.
TOTALLY COOL!! 
he was a crazy cat
that explains why this is crazy cat music
theres a logic to it, you see
that explains why this is crazy cat music
theres a logic to it, you see
kazoo wrote:
You do the... drunk drivin'... then to jail
Drunken drive'n, then you wail
You do the... drunk drivin'... then to jail
I’m ashamed to say I’ve never heard this track, and I love love love this jazz style .,,
Drunken drive'n, then you wail
jkforde wrote:
"Have a banana."
"Have a banana."
tarastarbird wrote:
Moments to cherish. Our early years also had entire rooms unfurnished until we could afford the luxury. But the empty rooms were great for playing with the kids. Perhaps the real luxury was the freedom of space rather than possessing furniture we would subsequently not let the kids use for fear of damage!
Just had such a blast dancing to this with my 1 year old daughter, 4 year old son and husband. We do spontaneous dance parties in our living room when we love the music. We have a big Persian rug on the floor and no couch or furniture so there's plenty of space to dance and listen to lots of music rather than a TV. It brings everyone together and gets our spirits soaring! Thank you Radio Paradise!
Moments to cherish. Our early years also had entire rooms unfurnished until we could afford the luxury. But the empty rooms were great for playing with the kids. Perhaps the real luxury was the freedom of space rather than possessing furniture we would subsequently not let the kids use for fear of damage!
a prime retro swing dance piece.
tarastarbird wrote:
Very nice! That's exactly why I say "Long Live RP!!" - and I'll go (back to) an 8 on this one, I musta been in a sour mood when I downgraded it.
Just had such a blast dancing to this with my 1 year old daughter, 4 year old son and husband. We do spontaneous dance parties in our living room when we love the music. We have a big Persian rug on the floor and no couch or furniture so there's plenty of space to dance and listen to lots of music rather than a TV. It brings everyone together and gets our spirits soaring! Thank you Radio Paradise!
Very nice! That's exactly why I say "Long Live RP!!" - and I'll go (back to) an 8 on this one, I musta been in a sour mood when I downgraded it.
Just had such a blast dancing to this with my 1 year old daughter, 4 year old son and husband. We do spontaneous dance parties in our living room when we love the music. We have a big Persian rug on the floor and no couch or furniture so there's plenty of space to dance and listen to lots of music rather than a TV. It brings everyone together and gets our spirits soaring! Thank you Radio Paradise!
Saw Louis Prima at Harrah's Blackout Bar in Reno, 1971 with Sam Butera and the Witnesses. Awesome, had a few cocktails with him . Great Guy! The Witnesses looked like a string of bald accountants at the bar after sets without their Beatles wigs.
Mom & Dad be cuttin rug.
BRILL
primm wrote:
colin james and his little big band does a great cover of this ! keep jiving and wailin
would be great to hear some Colin James music...... !
colin james and his little big band does a great cover of this ! keep jiving and wailinwould be great to hear some Colin James music...... !
Goat9 wrote:
Total Ratings: 1912Length: 3:27Plays (last 30 days): 2
Maybe the playlist wasn't as long. Maybe Bill has tweaked his algorithm. Sheesh, it's been 12 years and 6 since your comment!
Is it really necessary to play this song every single day (or so it seems)?
Total Ratings: 1912Length: 3:27Plays (last 30 days): 2
Maybe the playlist wasn't as long. Maybe Bill has tweaked his algorithm. Sheesh, it's been 12 years and 6 since your comment!
daniel_rusk wrote:
My feeling exactly. Can't win them all though
Hearing this WAY too much. Starting to not like it.
My feeling exactly. Can't win them all though
colin james and his little big band does a great cover of this ! keep jiving and wailin ziggytrix wrote:
Let me teach you how to drive a whale.
Let me teach you how to drive a whale.
timmus wrote:
Let me teach you how to drive a whale.
You really gotta... drunk driver
You really gotta... drunk driver
You really gotta... drunk driver
You really gotta... drunk driver
You really gotta... drunk driver
Let me teach you how to drive a whale.
After years of hearing this song I was still wondering what kind of pill it is they went up the hill for… only to notice from the lyrics that it is actually a pail.
You really gotta... drunk driver
You really gotta... drunk driver
You really gotta... drunk driver
You really gotta... drunk driver
You really gotta... drunk driver
Hearing this WAY too much. Starting to not like it.
this is most excellent
bm.deavenport613 wrote:
Before my time, but I love this song.
melzabutch wrote:
Classic!!
The Jungle VIP
The slightly less famous of the New Orleans' "Two Louis" (Armstrong being the other), I think Prima is a bit more raw and raunchy. I really dig his style. He was the man. Been meaning to visit his grave, pass it by frequently.
MiloD wrote:
Manhattan Transfer did a great cover of this absolute classic, both are fabulous!
Manhattan did a great cover of this absolute classic, both are fabulous!
j1sey wrote:
And Keely Smith is the cat's pajamas.
Louis Prima is The Man.
And Keely Smith is the cat's pajamas.
Dance by numbers
I had to turn the volume up... why, that's Louis Prima!
A unique sound... always good.
A unique sound... always good.
Louis Prima is The Man.
This is a song that my intellect tells me to dismiss; but my heart and body . .. they start jump, jive, and . . . wail, you get the idea
-Will (entertainscape.com)
-Will (entertainscape.com)
Makes me want to break out my copy of Jungle Book!
jademon wrote:
it does sound like "Drunken drive!" XD
RP should not be promoting drunk driving!
it does sound like "Drunken drive!" XD
dragon1952 wrote:
You need to get out more.
This song always seems to come on when my mind is already slightly frazzled resulting in an immediate mute. Way too busy and annoying.
You need to get out more.
"Papa's in the icebox lookin' for a can of ale"
Actually he's at the keyboard, taking time off from writing a contract of employment, with a large glass of red!
This song always seems to come on when my mind is already slightly frazzled resulting in an immediate mute. Way too busy and annoying.
Sing it Louis!! I'm looking' for a can of ale.
Everyone in our kitchen loves this song...
Everyone in our kitchen loves this song...
His voice sounds like Ray Ellington of the Goons fame....
That is a truly great album cover! The song is pretty hepcat too.
Excellent.
This song was the reality of my childhood. I still have that look on my face btw ;)
I can't hear Guster's "The Captain" without thinking this song is coming on. Of course on RP it does, but it's funny that I expect this song to come up after I play "The Captain" from my iTunes library, which it most certainly does NOT.
Could it be that I listen to RP too much?
Could it be that I listen to RP too much?
helgigermany wrote:
was? bist du krank in kopf? hast du gehirnschlag? as everyone in the world knows - germans have no sense of humor (or fun)..........time to lighten up a little, hans, and loosen those leiderhosen.
after all - the main teutonic contributions to modern pop music are 1) "komm gib mir deine hand" 2) "neun und neunzig luft balloons"
terrible!!
was? bist du krank in kopf? hast du gehirnschlag? as everyone in the world knows - germans have no sense of humor (or fun)..........time to lighten up a little, hans, and loosen those leiderhosen.
after all - the main teutonic contributions to modern pop music are 1) "komm gib mir deine hand" 2) "neun und neunzig luft balloons"
RP should not be promoting drunk driving!
Lest we forget -- the song that resurrected swing dancing in the late 1990s...
(With maybe some help from Madison Avenue and The Gap)...
https://youtu.be/knW1hGwmEXQ
(With maybe some help from Madison Avenue and The Gap)...
https://youtu.be/knW1hGwmEXQ
helgigermany wrote:
Well, it's not John Coltrane. It's cheesy, even, but it is so much fun and so full of energy!
terrible!!
Well, it's not John Coltrane. It's cheesy, even, but it is so much fun and so full of energy!
Meh! Sitting in an office with headphones on, this is simply way too energetic for me.
Great timing....15 yr wedding anniversary today and this was one of our first dances.... Great memories
Brian Setzer does a nice cover of this tune. 8
helgigermany wrote:
That's because you're German. You just don't get it. Not your fault.
terrible!!
That's because you're German. You just don't get it. Not your fault.
terrible!!
bronorb wrote:
Isn't it "Thelonious Monk?"
Or Felonious Thunk!
Isn't it "Thelonious Monk?"
Or Felonious Thunk!
Cynaera wrote:
More than just fun, for me - it's memories coming back of the family together, listening to Glen Miller, Artie Shaw, Tommy Dorsey - the whole big-band sound. I can even remember Dad catching Mom in his arms for a swing and a dip that took her breath away. Awesome song - wonderful, simpler times...
Don't rip this song apart, you young whippersnappers. It was, and still is, good stuff.
Miss you, Cynaera...
love this classic...
More than just fun, for me - it's memories coming back of the family together, listening to Glen Miller, Artie Shaw, Tommy Dorsey - the whole big-band sound. I can even remember Dad catching Mom in his arms for a swing and a dip that took her breath away. Awesome song - wonderful, simpler times...
Don't rip this song apart, you young whippersnappers. It was, and still is, good stuff.
Miss you, Cynaera...
love this classic...
Classic cornerstone in the foundation of early rock, for sure!
LOVE!!! Dancing!!! <3 How about some Sing,Sing, Sing? ;D
I really do not like this song.
Superb.
Louis Prima is the best.
Plays this next to Mumford and Sons for the vocals - fantastic. Loving it.
Fifty shades of fantastic! Yeah baby!!
Plays this next to Mumford and Sons for the vocals - fantastic. Loving it.
Fifty shades of fantastic! Yeah baby!!
This is what people heard on their AM pop stations.... Elvis, Jerry Lee, Bill Haley and Comets would soon change the flavor towards younger tastes... Lots of good music in the 50's... It'll be discovered and covered with new instrumentations and arrangements... "Saw Further Because I stood on Shoulders of Giants"... Einstein said something like that.
Yeah, Bill, please keep right on playing the Real Deal to let 'em know what it is!
Is there anything better than a honkin' brass section?
This is the Real Deal. Cherry Poppin' Daddies are good, but this is MAJOR. Another great New Orleans musician.
C'mon! It doesn't get any better than this!!!!!
Is it really necessary to play this song every single day (or so it seems)?
Any time I think of Louis Prima, I think of the movie The Big Night. I want fish NOW!
leonswiatek wrote:
Well she is on this, a little.
How about something with Keely Smith
Well she is on this, a little.
How about something with Keely Smith
It's totally "drunk drivin"!
Oh, yeah.
i want to return these times
Louis is the best!
I enjoy,.. glad that there is a variety of music including pieces like this. That's what "eclectic" means. :-) Keep on keepin' on!
Sorry, folks...the bland repetition of this makes me want to shoot myself. Glad you're all foot tapping and swinging...have fun! But I'm enjoying the mute button.
fredriley wrote:
Isn't it "Thelonious Monk?"
Yet more jazz? I'm sure we've had Felonious Monk and Robbie - sorry, John - Coltrane in the last couple of hours. Great for jazzophiles I'm sure, but not so great for the rest of us.
I think I must be the victim of aversion therapy from my Dad, who inflicted jazz, especially discordant ear-mangling Be-bop 'sophisto-jazz' (his term) on us offspring constantly throughout childhood, until we were old enough to make a break for it. Our music wasn't allowed anywhere near his 'state of the art' stereo system, of course, for fear of knackering the pickup. Way to go, Dad.
I think I must be the victim of aversion therapy from my Dad, who inflicted jazz, especially discordant ear-mangling Be-bop 'sophisto-jazz' (his term) on us offspring constantly throughout childhood, until we were old enough to make a break for it. Our music wasn't allowed anywhere near his 'state of the art' stereo system, of course, for fear of knackering the pickup. Way to go, Dad.
Isn't it "Thelonious Monk?"
If you drunk drive,
then you wail away.
then you wail away.
Flip, flop, fly
Don't care if I die
Don't care if I die
jam5ie76 wrote:
Oh yeah... How could you NOT tap a foot at the very least??
Dont get that some people aren't moved by this, I was wailing by the end!
Oh yeah... How could you NOT tap a foot at the very least??
So much for dinner. My children and I jumped out of out seats to tear up the rug to this number. Oh yeah, we be dancin!
TerryS wrote:
I can't say any more than I've already said about this song... Except that I'm seriously considering learning to swing-dance, just so I can dazzle someone with my prowess when this song, in any of its incarnations, is played... I swear, if I had this on my MP3 player, I'd be the most efficient employee at the nursery/greenhouse - and probably the most amusing...
I can't say any more than I've already said about this song... Except that I'm seriously considering learning to swing-dance, just so I can dazzle someone with my prowess when this song, in any of its incarnations, is played... I swear, if I had this on my MP3 player, I'd be the most efficient employee at the nursery/greenhouse - and probably the most amusing...
Whats up with this station today? I will hope, some fine music is coming up soon!
fredriley wrote:
maybe instead of harboring your contempt for jazz, maybe it's time to explore it and figure out why your dad, and so many others, were/are into it.
Yet more jazz? I'm sure we've had Felonious Monk and Robbie - sorry, John - Coltrane in the last couple of hours. Great for jazzophiles I'm sure, but not so great for the rest of us.
I think I must be the victim of aversion therapy from my Dad, who inflicted jazz, especially discordant ear-mangling Be-bop 'sophisto-jazz' (his term) on us offspring constantly throughout childhood, until we were old enough to make a break for it. Our music wasn't allowed anywhere near his 'state of the art' stereo system, of course, for fear of knackering the pickup. Way to go, Dad.
I think I must be the victim of aversion therapy from my Dad, who inflicted jazz, especially discordant ear-mangling Be-bop 'sophisto-jazz' (his term) on us offspring constantly throughout childhood, until we were old enough to make a break for it. Our music wasn't allowed anywhere near his 'state of the art' stereo system, of course, for fear of knackering the pickup. Way to go, Dad.
maybe instead of harboring your contempt for jazz, maybe it's time to explore it and figure out why your dad, and so many others, were/are into it.
I have never liked this song, but at least it is the Louis Prima version buffers the annoyance a bit.
Drunk driving...?
rdo wrote:
Ahhh, yet not "classic" enough for you to give it a 10.
That's not really the measure of a 10. I recognize a lot of classic stuff with a 6 or 7 ... or 1 or 2. The fact that it isn't as important to me as other songs has no bearing on what I might call a classic.
Ahhh, yet not "classic" enough for you to give it a 10.
That's not really the measure of a 10. I recognize a lot of classic stuff with a 6 or 7 ... or 1 or 2. The fact that it isn't as important to me as other songs has no bearing on what I might call a classic.
ortallcowgirl wrote:
Then I am glad you were not alive then. Classic music! And when it was remade in the 1990's it was just as popular with the younger crowd!
Ahhh, yet not "classic" enough for you to give it a 10.
Then I am glad you were not alive then. Classic music! And when it was remade in the 1990's it was just as popular with the younger crowd!
Ahhh, yet not "classic" enough for you to give it a 10.
Yet more jazz? I'm sure we've had Felonious Monk and Robbie - sorry, John - Coltrane in the last couple of hours. Great for jazzophiles I'm sure, but not so great for the rest of us.
I think I must be the victim of aversion therapy from my Dad, who inflicted jazz, especially discordant ear-mangling Be-bop 'sophisto-jazz' (his term) on us offspring constantly throughout childhood, until we were old enough to make a break for it. Our music wasn't allowed anywhere near his 'state of the art' stereo system, of course, for fear of knackering the pickup. Way to go, Dad.
I think I must be the victim of aversion therapy from my Dad, who inflicted jazz, especially discordant ear-mangling Be-bop 'sophisto-jazz' (his term) on us offspring constantly throughout childhood, until we were old enough to make a break for it. Our music wasn't allowed anywhere near his 'state of the art' stereo system, of course, for fear of knackering the pickup. Way to go, Dad.
Go Louie!!
How very timely - just as Mr. Prima sang, "Baby, baby, looks like it's gonna hail," it started hailing outside! This is the weirdest weather I've seen in a long time... Gotta go dance now.
Dont get that some people aren't moved by this, I was wailing by the end!
lerxst wrote:
You need to wail again. It will erase the first wail and get you right back on track.
Oh crap, I wailed, then jumped, then jived. Now I've fallen and I can't get up.
You need to wail again. It will erase the first wail and get you right back on track.
Oh crap, I wailed, then jumped, then jived. Now I've fallen and I can't get up.
A great nod to the past and the reason we LOVE human DJ's!!!!!!!!
crockydile wrote:
yeah, I hear you. It's okay, but so often?
Okay, Bill. This is starting to get old. Nice every once in a while, but it's been on heavy rotation recently. 
yeah, I hear you. It's okay, but so often?
King-Tut09 wrote:
More than just fun, for me - it's memories coming back of the family together, listening to Glen Miller, Artie Shaw, Tommy Dorsey - the whole big-band sound. I can even remember Dad catching Mom in his arms for a swing and a dip that took her breath away. Awesome song - wonderful, simpler times...
Don't rip this song apart, you young whippersnappers. It was, and still is, good stuff.
What is the matter with folk............this is a fun song..
More than just fun, for me - it's memories coming back of the family together, listening to Glen Miller, Artie Shaw, Tommy Dorsey - the whole big-band sound. I can even remember Dad catching Mom in his arms for a swing and a dip that took her breath away. Awesome song - wonderful, simpler times...
Don't rip this song apart, you young whippersnappers. It was, and still is, good stuff.
lemme teach ya how to contrive a tale!
DaveInVA wrote:
HAHAHAHA... spit my coffee out on this one!
I always thought he was singing "Drunken driving, then your going to jail"
HAHAHAHA... spit my coffee out on this one!
rdo wrote:
I was not alive back then, but I have a feeling that I would have really hated the music that passed for good at the time.
Then I am glad you were not alive then. Classic music! And when it was remade in the 1990's it was just as popular with the younger crowd!
I was not alive back then, but I have a feeling that I would have really hated the music that passed for good at the time.
Then I am glad you were not alive then. Classic music! And when it was remade in the 1990's it was just as popular with the younger crowd!
stoliwarrior wrote:
No need to bust me, I like to be seen as a chair dancer!!!
now you been busted I see you sitting there tappin' your toes and doing the famous "seat dancin"
No need to bust me, I like to be seen as a chair dancer!!!
now you been busted I see you sitting there tappin' your toes and doing the famous "seat dancin"
What is the matter with folk............this is a fun song..
lewie221 wrote:
I was not alive back then, but I have a feeling that I would have really hated the music that passed for good at the time.
Astonishingly lame. Awful lyrics and backing singers and band with no rhythm.
Be grateful, people, musically at least, that you live now. Back then there wasn't anything else to listen to so this kind of crap was acceptable.
Be grateful, people, musically at least, that you live now. Back then there wasn't anything else to listen to so this kind of crap was acceptable.
I was not alive back then, but I have a feeling that I would have really hated the music that passed for good at the time.
This guy was a god back when I was growing up in Las Vegas. He even had a golf course. He also wrote everybody’s favorite Benny Goodman tune Sing, Sing, Sing.
I Agree! I am 69yrs old & I grew up in a town in NJ that was 50% Italian (I am not). In the early '60s, everybody's parents played him a LOT! Also, everybody's mom made GREAT pasta sauce!