details for Der Fuehrer's Face - Spike Jones & His City Slickers

Assumed/incorrect titles:
• Der Feuhrer's Face

other performers:
• Vocal Refrain by Carl Grayson; Willie Spicer at the Birdaphone

Recorded:
• July 28, 1942

Recording location:
• Hollywood, CA

Released:
• 1942

Available on (*):
• 1942 78 rpm single (Bluebird B-11586, September, 1942)
• 1991 CD set Dr. Demento 20th Anniversary Collection (Rhino R2 70743, May 21, 1991)
• 1994 CD set Musical Depreciation Revue: The Spike Jones Anthology (Rhino R2 71574)

interesting facts (click to see playlist of show on which fact was mentioned, if applicable):
• Willie Spicer was neither someone's real name nor stage name; it was just made up to look good on the label
• song first used in the Disney short "Donald Duck In Nutzi Land"
• The "bird" or "raspberry" sound on this record caused some controversy at the time, and RCA was reluctant to release it.
• The lines "Are we not der super men?" and "Ya ve is der super men" are a reference to the traditional German song "Ei du schone Schnitzelbank" which features similar call-and-response lines about various objects.

Chart information:
• #3 1942 (single)

general information about Spike Jones & His City Slickers

Also credited as:
• Spike Jones
• Spike Jones & His Wacky Wakakians
• Spike Jones & His Other Orchestra
• Spike Jones & The Band That Plays For Fun
• Spike Jones & His Band That Plays For Fun
• Spike Jones New Band
• The New Band Of Spike Jones
• The Country Dodgers
• Spike Jones & His City Snickers
• Spike Jones & The City Slickers
• Spike Jones Without His Orchestra
• Davey Crackpot & The Mexican Jumping Beans (f/ Billy Barty)

Real name:
• Lindley Armstrong Jones

Born:
• December 14, 1911

Died:
• May 1, 1965

interesting facts (click to see playlist of show on which fact was mentioned, if applicable):
• one of the most requested artists in the history of "The Dr. Demento Show"

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