Wonderful Nonsense: Fun Songs Of The Roaring Twenties

The Harmonizers Quartet (Performer), Benny Krueger Orchestra (Performer), Billy Murray (Performer), Frank Crumit (Performer), Abe Lyman California Orchestra (Performer), Ernest Hare (Performer), Irving Kaufman (Performer), Irving Aaronson and His Commanders (Performer), Fred Waring and His Pennsylvanians (Performer), The Six Jumping Jacks (Performer) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (November 29, 2011)
• Original Release Date: 2012
• Number of Discs: 2
• Label: Take Two Records
• ASIN: B00097I74U
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #193,252 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Pop music really exploded during the Roaring '20s, and with it came some of the first-and funniest-novelty songs! These 41 tunes'll have you laughin' just like they did your dad (or granddad or great granddad): Yes! We Have No Bananas Benny Krueger's Orchestra with Billy Jones; Barney Google Billy Jones & Ernest Hare; Where'd You Get Those Eyes? Abe Lyman's Orchestra; Ain't We Got Fun Harmonizer Quartet; Masculine Women! Feminine Men! Irving Kaufman; Crazy Words Crazy Tune Vaughn DeLeath; Stumbling Frank Crumit; Oh! By Jingo! Billy Murray; Pasta Fazoola Van & Schenck; Hard to Get Gertie Jane Green; Don't Bring Lulu Bennie Krueger's Orchestra; Hungry Women Eddie Cantor; I'm Just Wild About Animal Crackers Irving Aaronson Orchestra with Phil Saxe; I Faw Down and Go Boom Dick Robertson, and more.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Among my favorites from the 20s, December 28, 2006

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J. C Clark "eanna" (Overland Park, KS United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Wonderful Nonsense: Fun Songs Of The Roaring Twenties (Audio CD)

No compilation from this era could hit a grand slam home run. There was just too much **** and **** and ***** produced then, as there has been in every decade since. But this is as close to a five star collection of 20s music as I have heard. Compare this to other novelty compilations and it shines even more. Genuine wit and clever performances abound, and on this, unlike other such collections, you will hear some of the era's favorite singers as well. These are not minor leaguers. You will enjoy Billy Murray, Vaughan DeLeath, Billy Jones, Ernest Hare, Fred Waring and other stars, as well as, in my favorite performance on this package, the Mona Motor Oil Twins, who apparently left no other recordings behind.

I could write about many pleasures, but since this is unlikely to be a hot seller, it's probably not worth my time. However, one thing. I do wish I had known of this while my father-in-law was still alive. For anyone who endured "Are you a boy or a girl with that hair?" in the 60s, give "Masculine Women, Feminine Men" a listen. He was a young man when this song was recorded. The more things change....

And shop around; this is available on other retailers for a far more reasonable price.

1 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic & Fan, March 7, 2010

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Barb of Tin Pan Alley - See all my reviews

This review is from: Wonderful Nonsense: Fun Songs Of The Roaring Twenties (Audio CD)

Take Two Records has a another hit with these fun songs of the 20s. There's info about the songs and performers in the liner notes, plus pictures. A good source for novelty numbers - Jim Bedoian can do no wrong!