Mills Brothers sampled in Bathtime in Clerkenwell

I first heard the song "Bathtime in Clerkenwell" by The Real Tuesday Weld a couple of years ago in a commercial on tv and it was Per Starbäck who identified it for me. I then discovered that the scatting vocals in the song are sampled from the song "Sweeter than sugar" recorded by the Mills Brothers on September 12th 1934.

You can find the song "Sweeter than sugar" on The Mills Brothers Vol 2 from the label Giants of Jazz.

The video clip with Bathtime in Clerkenwell (found on the album "I, Lucifer") is quite surrealistic, but I think it's very nicely done.

What do you think of the music video for "Bathtime in Clerkenwell" by The Real Tuesday Weld? Tell me.

The St James Infirmary Blues - Animation

The song "The St James Infirmary Blues" sung and played by Louis Armstrong has been turned into an animation by Dhar Jabouri. Watch the video clip with "The St James Infirmary Blues".



The version of St James Infirmary Blues in this animation might be from Louis Armstrong's recording in 1928, but I'm not sure. If you know, please tell me.

One guy that should know is Rob Walker, who has collected a lot of material about the song. Take a look at Rob Walker's blog about St James Infirmary Blues.

What do you think of the video clip? Tell me.