# Looney Tunes: What is the name of this song? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [May 28, 2024, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looney-tunes-what-is-the-name-of-this-song/1002194 "2024-05-28T17:51:30Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![furryman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/furryman/32/99_2.png) [@furryman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/furryman)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2024, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looney-tunes-what-is-the-name-of-this-song/1002194/1 "2024-05-28T17:51:30Z")
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BBlAhhbltic](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BBlAhhbltic) At 6:51 ---
**Author:** ![saucywench](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/85e7bf/32.png) [@saucywench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saucywench)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2024, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looney-tunes-what-is-the-name-of-this-song/1002194/2 "2024-05-28T17:58:22Z")
I think he is just scatting. ---
**Author:** ![Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qadgop_the_mercotan/32/83_2.png) [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2024, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looney-tunes-what-is-the-name-of-this-song/1002194/3 "2024-05-28T18:00:59Z")
I used to drive my mom nuts back when I was about 5 and wandered around the house singing that as loud as I could. Thanks for bringing those memories back to me, over 60 years later ---
**Author:** ![saucywench](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/85e7bf/32.png) [@saucywench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saucywench)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2024, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looney-tunes-what-is-the-name-of-this-song/1002194/4 "2024-05-28T18:05:22Z")
That’s funny. ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2024, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looney-tunes-what-is-the-name-of-this-song/1002194/5 "2024-05-28T18:08:41Z")
Whatever that is, it turns up again in Tiny Toons. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/y72DxkauNoY/hqdefault.jpg "D5zJaxLGa7DbbGme95CCbwSX53ihlJjwNiI") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y72DxkauNoY) ---
**Author:** ![saucywench](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/85e7bf/32.png) [@saucywench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saucywench)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2024, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looney-tunes-what-is-the-name-of-this-song/1002194/6 "2024-05-28T18:23:04Z")
> **[Scat singing](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scat_singing)** > > Originating in vocal jazz, scat singing or scatting is vocal improvisation with wordless vocables, nonsense syllables or without words at all. In scat singing, the singer improvises melodies and rhythms using the voice solely as an instrument rather than a speaking medium. This is different from vocalese, which uses recognizable lyrics that are sung to pre-existing instrumental solos. > Though scat singing is improvised, the melodic lines are often variations on scale and arpeggio fragments, stock... Cab Calloway scat singing… [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/ImadBRXJ0KA/hqdefault.jpg "Cab Calloway - "The Scat Song" Live (1931)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ImadBRXJ0KA) ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2024, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looney-tunes-what-is-the-name-of-this-song/1002194/7 "2024-05-28T18:24:03Z")
According to [this Looney Tunes Wiki,](https://looneytunes.fandom.com/wiki/Book_Revue) the bit started with Daffy riffing on Danny Kaye’s debut album. [https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x8jqubr](https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x8jqubr) (4:21) If it’s something specific, it’s likely [somewhere on here.](https://www.discogs.com/release/5448711-Danny-Kaye-Columbia-Presents-Danny-Kaye) ---
**Author:** ![hogarth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hogarth/32/1773_2.png) [@hogarth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hogarth)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2024, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looney-tunes-what-is-the-name-of-this-song/1002194/8 "2024-05-28T18:36:32Z")
> [@saucywench](#): > > I think he is just scatting. > [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](#): > > I used to drive my mom nuts back when I was about 5 and wandered around the house singing that as loud as I could. When I read these descriptions, I knew exactly what it was going to be before clicking the link. ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2024, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looney-tunes-what-is-the-name-of-this-song/1002194/9 "2024-05-28T19:02:06Z")
Danny Kaye aping Cab Calloway (skip to 2:10 for the relevant bit). [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/9QdeB3EY9K4/hqdefault.jpg?sqp=-oaymwEmCOADEOgC8quKqQMa8AEB-AHUBoAC4AOKAgwIABABGGUgZShlMA8=&rs=AOn4CLDTRCgpeoW4buNEW-0xdbazgV_9HQ "Danny Kaye - Minnie The Moocher") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9QdeB3EY9K4&t=00) ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2024, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looney-tunes-what-is-the-name-of-this-song/1002194/10 "2024-05-28T19:07:53Z")
More here (also starts around 2:10). [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/4MJswruiUjE/maxresdefault.jpg "Danny Kaye - Dinah") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4MJswruiUjE&t=-) ---
**Author:** ![saucywench](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/85e7bf/32.png) [@saucywench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saucywench)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2024, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looney-tunes-what-is-the-name-of-this-song/1002194/11 "2024-05-28T19:26:19Z")
More scatting… Ella & Mel [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/9CbVy1NnB4g/hqdefault.jpg "Scat, singing of nonsense words, performance by Ella Fitzgerald and Mel Torme") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9CbVy1NnB4g) ---
**Author:** ![Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/elmer_j.fudd/32/1211_2.png) [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elmer_J.Fudd)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2024, 12:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looney-tunes-what-is-the-name-of-this-song/1002194/12 "2024-05-29T00:03:35Z")
Danny Kaye was apparently one of Mel Blanc’s favorite impersonations. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/DdnEXzMQzJk/maxresdefault.jpg "Looney Tunes | Book Review with Daffy Duck | Classic Cartoon | WB Kids") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DdnEXzMQzJk)