Ivan Skavinsky-skavar

[Robert Tink]

There used to be a humorous song called Ivan-Skavinsky-Skavar, I
think was the name of it. It was about Ivans many ventures
contending with Abdul-Abulbul-Ameer. I'd like to know if this
old song (or was it a poem) is anywhere on internet.

--
Robert Tink,77571...@compuserve.ciom

[Jeff Morris]

Robert Tink <72571...@CompuServe.COM> wrote:
>There used to be a humorous song called Ivan-Skavinsky-Skavar, I
>think was the name of it. It was about Ivans many ventures
>contending with Abdul-Abulbul-Ameer. I'd like to know if this
>old song (or was it a poem) is anywhere on internet.

It's called "Abdul Abulbul Amir". I think many people may have done it, but
Dr. D plays the version by Frank Crumit. Don't have the lyrics on hand for
it though, sorry.

[Jordan R. Young]

Robert Tink <72571...@CompuServe.COM> wrote:
>There used to be a humorous song called Ivan-Skavinsky-Skavar, I
>think was the name of it. It was about Ivans many ventures
>contending with Abdul-Abulbul-Ameer. I'd like to know if this
>old song (or was it a poem) is anywhere on internet.

The Frank Crumit song you refer to is actually titled "Abdul Abulbul
Amir" -- I don't know if its on the net, but it's certainly been
issued on CD. The Crumit compilation put out by Pro Arte/Intersound
a few years is out of print, but there have been other reissues in
England. Crumit was also responsible for "Gay Caballero," of course,
and the wonderful "Song of the Prune," which appears on many collections
of novelty songs.

Jordan R. Young
author, "Spike Jones Off the Record"
http://ttx.com/bookzone/10000353.html

[Dick Baker]

In article <4mqk6d$s...@news.htp.net>, "Jordan R. Young" <jyo...@mail.calypso.com> wrote: >Robert Tink <72571...@CompuServe.COM> wrote: >>There used to be a humorous song called Ivan-Skavinsky-Skavar, I >>think was the name of it. It was about Ivans many ventures >>contending with Abdul-Abulbul-Ameer. I'd like to know if this >>old song (or was it a poem) is anywhere on internet. >The Frank Crumit song you refer to is actually titled "Abdul Abulbul >Amir" -- I don't know if its on the net, but it's certainly been >issued on CD. The Crumit compilation put out by Pro Arte/Intersound >a few years is out of print, but there have been other reissues in >England. Crumit was also responsible for "Gay Caballero," of course, >and the wonderful "Song of the Prune," which appears on many collections >of novelty songs. >Jordan R. Young >author, "Spike Jones Off the Record" >http://ttx.com/bookzone/10000353.html My recollection is that the original song proved so popular that Crumit followed up with a sequel and then a sequel to the sequel! In one of them, the widows of the gallant warriors meet to commiserate over their losses, but end up tearing each other's hair out. Ah, they just don't write 'em like they used to. -------------------------------------------- Dick Baker - Falls Church, Virginia, USA dic...@goon.org

[James Langdell]

"Jordan R. Young" <jyo...@mail.calypso.com> writes:
>Robert Tink <72571...@CompuServe.COM> wrote:
>>There used to be a humorous song called Ivan-Skavinsky-Skavar, I
>>think was the name of it. It was about Ivans many ventures
>>contending with Abdul-Abulbul-Ameer. I'd like to know if this
>>old song (or was it a poem) is anywhere on internet.
>
>The Frank Crumit song you refer to is actually titled "Abdul Abulbul
>Amir" -- I don't know if its on the net, but it's certainly been
>issued on CD. The Crumit compilation put out by Pro Arte/Intersound
>a few years is out of print, but there have been other reissues in
>England. Crumit was also responsible for "Gay Caballero," of course,
>and the wonderful "Song of the Prune," which appears on many collections
>of novelty songs.

The song, "Abdul Abulbul Amir," was written by Percy French, an
Irish performer who would do one man shows of songs and monologs
early in the 20th century. He lived from 1854 to 1920.
The lyrics to this song have often gotten detached from his name
and then attributed to "Traditional" and set to a variety of tunes.

--James Langdell jam...@eng.sun.com
Sun Microsystems Menlo Park, Calif.