It’s Tuesday! And that means yet another in our series of Felix the Cat songs. We’re celebrating the release of Felix the Cat: The Great Comic Book Tails, available now in better bookstores and comic shops, as well as at Amazon.

After three very different songs about Felix the Cat, now it’s your turn. Sing along! It’s Felix karaoke time.

You know the words:

Felix the Cat, the wonderful, wonderful cat,
Whenever he gets in a fix
He reaches into his bag of tricks.
Felix the Cat, the wonderful, wonderful cat,
You’ll laugh so hard your sides will ache,
Your heart will go pitter-pat
Watching Felix, the wonderful cat.

Click the link below to listen and sing along!

Felix The Cat (Karaoke Version)

Coming soon: A big announcement about Felix the Cat on this very page. Watch for it!

Exciting news, Felix fans! Right here in this very space we will be announcing a very exciting announcement in the days ahead. Exciting, isn’t it?

The cover of Felix the Cat #55 from Toby Press, as seen below, is a clue.

Here’s another hint: It’s a tie-in with the recent release of Felix the Cat: The Great Comic Book Tails which is available NOW on Amazon with a mere click of the mouse.

Watch this blog for details, coming soon!

And to celebrate everything Felix, please enjoy this song by the Warsaw Poland Bros. entitled “Felix The Cat” (what else?)

Click the link below to listen!

Felix the Cat – Warsaw Poland Bros

Why is Felix the Cat so happy? You’d be happy too if there was a new hardcover book collecting your magical, whimsical, comical adventures!

Just by clicking the picture above you can go to Amazon and order your very own copy!

Meanwhile, enjoy this song called “Felix The Cat” by Dodge’s Sundodgers. Of course, Al Dodge was a member of the Cheap Suit Serenaders with R. Crumb, so there’s a double comics connection! To buy their CDs click here.

Simply click the link below to hear this toe-tappin’ toon tune.

Felix the Cat – Dodge’s Sundodgers

Last Tuesday we talked about Batman and the bat-tastic theme song to his bat-tacular TV show. This week, the subject is The Cat. You may know him as “Felix.” Felix T. Cat. (The T stands for “The”).

As I’m sure you know, he’s a wonderful, wonderful cat (as Lawrence Welk might have said).

We’ve mentioned Felix The Cat on this blog several times before, including here, here and here. Felix was there at the very beginning, even before Mickey Mouse. And Felix continues to be a pioneer even to this day!

Did you know there is now a whole line of Felix The Cat guitars?

 And a gen-you-ine Felix The Cat clock?

Of course, we’re building up to the big news: A new Felix The Cat book by our very own Craig Yoe and Don Oriolo entitled Felix the Cat: The Great Comic Book Tails. The hefty volume is Yoe’s mostrecent masterpiece, collecting the early comic book adventures of our feline friend. Yes, I said “mostrecent.” Available now at better bookshops or you can order it from Amazon.

This may indeed be The Year Of The Cat.

To celebrate, we present to you today for your listening and dancing pleasure a track by Fernand Gravey from 1929 or so.

Simply click the link below to enjoy.

Felix the Cat – Fernand Gravey

It’s not like we’re running out of ideas or anything. It’s just that there are SO MANY great Batman records that it’s impossible to resist. Every few weeks we give in to temptation and post another one. And today is one of those days.

Today’s custom cover art comes courtesy of Robby Reed’s blog, Dial B For Bats. Neat, huh?

And today’s tune is by none other than Joel McNeely. Yep, the same Joel McNeely.

If you’re like me, D. J. David B., and you can’t get enough versions of the Batman TV show theme, then click the link below to listen.

Batman Theme – Joel McNeely

I always thought of The Incredible Hulk like Sara Lee: Nobody doesn’t like the Hulk! What’s not to like? He’s big and green. He’s incredibly strong. And the angrier he gets, the stronger he gets.

Sure, some people prefer the Red Hulk. Others like him grey, the way he was in the first issue of his own title. 

There are those who like the Hulk smart, and others who like him dumb as a post. But nobody doesn’t like the Hulk!

At least that’s what I thought until I heard this delightfully vulgar song by Nick Wolff. It seems that Nick has a different opinion. Quite the opposite in fact. Give a listen, won’t you?

Do you like The Hulk? Click the link below to listen:

Nobody Likes the Hulk – Nick Wolff

Who is Superman?

If you answered “Clark Kent,” you’re wrong! Kent is an assumed identity, as is Superman when you come right down to it. The real identity of Superman is Kal-El, a nice Kryptonian kid with a Jewish name.

Then again, there are a lot of people who can say “I am Superman.” This neat montage by Huckman shows the actors who have played the Man of Steel on screen.

How many of these Supermen can you name?

But wait! There’s one more. A band by the name The Clique attests that they are Superman. Or at least the singer says that he is.

To hear this rare record (and find out what’s happening) click the link below:

Superman – The Clique

Hey kids, what time is it? It’s Speed Racer time!

If you follow the comics and animation world at all you’ve probably heard that Peter Fernandez died.

Speed really made a career out of that pose!

Not only was Peter the voice of Speed Racer but he also produced the show and wrote the English lyrics to the theme song! (The music was by Nobuyoshi Koshibe, but you knew that.)

Speed Racer had a popular TV show, comic books, trading cards, and so on. For a while, he even appeared on US currency, replacing George Washington.

So, in honor of Mr. Fernandez and the immortal words he added to the pop culture lexicon, “Go, Speed Racer, Go!,” we present two versions of the theme song: Peter’s English-language version and a recent cover by a band called Sponge.

Let’s sing along, shall we?

Here he comes, here comes Speedracer
He’s a demon on wheels
He’s a demon and he’s gonna be chasing after someone

He’s gaining on you so you better look alive
He’s busy revving up the powerful Mach-5
And when the odds are against him and there’s dangerous work to do
You bet your life, Speedracer, see it through

Go Speedracer!
Go Speedracer!
Go Speedracer, go!

He’s off and flying as he guns his car around the track
He’s jamming down the pedal like he’s never coming back
Adventure’s waiting just ahead!

Go Speedracer!
Go Speedracer!
Go Speedracer, go!

Rev up your speakers and click the link below:

Speed Racer

Go, Speed Racer, Go!

 Apropos of nothing. I thought I’d spotlight George Baker’s Sad Sack today.

The character started during World War II and continued through umpteen issues of his own Harvey title, plus spin-off books like Sad Sack and the Sarge, Sad Sack Laugh Special, Sad Sack’s Funny Friends, and Sad Sack’s Mediocre Mirth. (Okay, I made up that last one. Just want to make sure you’re paying attention.)

How many comic book characters can say that they were played by Jerry Lewis in a movie? Not many I’ll bet! Although I’d still like to see Jerry Lewis as Spider-Man. Just sayin’.

Comic strips, comic books, motion pictures. Is there anything Sad Sack can’t do? Well, unless this is your first time reading the ITCH blog, you’ve figured out by now that there’s a Sad Sack song.

Entitled “I’m A Sad Sack,” it’s by none other than by Shorty Barnhill and His Country Mountaineers. Click the link below to enjoy this rare record:

I’m A Sad Sack

As I sit down to dream up today’s blog entry, I ask myself the question that many of you have probably asked yourselves at one time or another: “Why not Magilla Gorilla?”

No, it’s not the 50th anniversary of Magilla Gorilla. It’s not his birthday. (At least, I don’t think so.) There’s no real reason why I should talk about Magilla Gorilla today. But on the other hand, there’s no reason not to!

click to check out Patrick Owsley’s cartoon art

 Nothing earth-shaking about the music, either. It’s not a punk rock version of the theme song or a cover by Elvis. It’s just the regular old TV show theme we all know and love.

 But wait!

Listen closely to the lyrics. They’re illegal! That’s right. This theme song has been outlawed. Why? Because there’s a shameless tie-in to Ideal Toys, the sponsor of the show. Years ago, laws were passed to prevent this sort of thing. Now it’s much more difficult for advertisers to trick kids into buying their products (or into nagging their parents into buying them). And that’s a good thing. It just shows how far we’ve come as a people.

To listen to this illegal song, click the link below:

Magilla Gorilla theme