Mommy, Won't You Buy A Baby Brother / Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer
Spike Jones And His City Slickers
- Artist
- Spike Jones And His City Slickers
- Label
- RCA Victor
- Catalog number
- 20-3934
- Format
- 10" · 78 RPM · Single · Promo
- Country
- US
- Released
- 1950
- Genre
- Pop
What’s on it
Mommy, Won't You Buy A Baby Brother / Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer has 2 tracks, about 7:00 of music. Open a track to see who wrote, played on and produced it.
AMommy, Won't You Buy A Baby Brother (Or Sister For Me)
- Written-By
- Eddie Maxwell
BRudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer
- Lyrics By [Special Lyrics By]
- Eddie Maxwell
- Written-By
- Johnny Marks
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Where it came from
Released by RCA Victor in 1950, this 78-rpm record pairs two distinct examples of Spike Jones and His City Slickers' irreverent musical style. 'Mommy, Won't You Buy a Baby Brother' showcases the band's penchant for novelty songs and theatrical absurdity, while their take on 'Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer' applies their signature chaotic arrangements—complete with unconventional sound effects and comedic timing—to a then-burgeoning holiday standard.
The recording features the quintessential sound of the City Slickers, a group renowned for their satirical take on popular music of the era. Led by bandleader and drummer Spike Jones, the group utilized a battery of noise-making contraptions and distorted vocal performances to subvert mainstream hits. This specific release captures the height of their mid-century popularity, reflecting a post-war American cultural appetite for humorous, high-energy variety entertainment that poked fun at the earnest sincerity of radio standards.
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