Whenever I'm fed up with government and wanna "stick it to the Man," I sing Cliff the Magic Squirrel.

@rklewis2

Жыл бұрын

It captures the raw emotion of protest, for sure!

They should tour with the 5 Neat Guys 😁

@dixonpinfold2582

Жыл бұрын

Or The Happy Wanderers.

@ConfusingArchive

11 ай бұрын

Or The Recces Monkeys

@mitchgawlik1175

10 ай бұрын

Two different genres of music, two different audiences.

@brotherkellymatthewbarnes8882

9 ай бұрын

@Bigbadfordrodman8743 Eugene Levy as Perry Como singing Judas Priest's Turbo Lover!

@brotherkellymatthewbarnes8882

9 ай бұрын

@Bigbadfordrodman8743 Geddy Lee might even get involved because five bucks is five bucks.

These folks need their own over-long, pledge break-riddled, Saturday night PBS special.

@brianboisguilbert6985

2 жыл бұрын

BOOM! 🤣

Way back when the Mighty Wind was a mere puff.

Cliff the Magic Squirrel moves me to tears every time I listen to it.

@MisterGee7

Жыл бұрын

Sigh. I know right?

@jimcat68

Жыл бұрын

Rhyming "squirrel" with "world" was a stroke of absolute genius.

"I'm going down with the ship just to see what I can see" great idea to sink with a ship for sight seeing. These lyrics are hilarious.

@ronzombie6541

Жыл бұрын

See what I could sea...

Martin Short jumping into the scene with the upright bass cracks me up every time.

@davestelling

2 жыл бұрын

Yea, that Marty Short is one funny s. o. b., hu?

@nz1229

2 жыл бұрын

The exagerrated arm movements, oh my God. LMAO. Looks a lot like Peter, Paul and Mary.

@crs290

Жыл бұрын

@@nz1229 And Paul.

@HotVoodooWitch

Жыл бұрын

Reminiscent of Dick Smothers.

@Lovethemusic385

Ай бұрын

Totally

"Cliff carried nuts in his mouth in a tree every day of his life and he never complained, coz see: Cliff was a magic squirrell, etc." Loved the "coz see."

This is a prototype for A Mighty Wind! Eugene Levy as Mitch anyone?

@jimmarcinko3323

5 жыл бұрын

Yes, a mighty wind. Classic.

@jkent6526

4 жыл бұрын

You dont say.

@zombiedodge1426

4 жыл бұрын

Hey, wha' happened?

@essessessesq

3 жыл бұрын

"Wha' happa'?"-----

@howardstern666

3 жыл бұрын

Mitch Cohen solo album - Digging My Own Grave

Martin nails it with a perfect blend of Dick Smothers and Noel Paul Stookey.

The irony here is that they look and sound pretty cool. SCTV still stands supreme.

"I'm going down with the ship, just to see what I can see!" My favorite folk group. Love these guys... and gal. Listening to 'em now. (Actually own a pair of B&W pants because of this. Oh, yeah. Nobody understands, but it's okay.) 'Scuse me. Got a 'lil "thinking" to do... and have to listen to my copy of "Five Neat Guys Neatest Hits" I just picked up at Goodwill. I'll be busy for the next few days. (Also found a copy of Stompin' Tom Connors' "Stompin' Best Hits." Oy yay! ...and, maybe some Perry Como.) Thanks for posting this.

Despite being nice polite Canadians, SCTV was absolutely savage in ridiculing popular culture

@neonfroot

10 ай бұрын

Kinda like how Japan is known for extreme social self repression yet have the most bizarre entertainment aesthetics. They reserve their energy for artistic expression.

"bottle of wine sittin' on my doorstep think i'll have a slug or two gonna get high lyin' on my doorstep got a lot of drinkin' to do" classic!

@rklewis2

Жыл бұрын

That's the solution to all of the world's problems, lol

I still have my 'Cliff The Magic Squirrel' 45.

@mercurywoodrose

2 жыл бұрын

didnt they put squirrel fur in the first pressing? worth a lot.

"Bottle Of Wine" should be a the theme song of 2020.

@canaisyoung3601

3 жыл бұрын

It should be the theme song for white moms and aunts regardless of year.

@awnaur0no919

2 жыл бұрын

@@canaisyoung3601 libshit white karen anthem lol

@ronzombie6541

Жыл бұрын

And 2023 or step up to harder liquor maybe.

@darthandeddeu

9 ай бұрын

Funny as joke, all that doordash, grocery store and package delivery boom. During COVID. Fucken funny as hell joke. The original was best.

Love how the microphone height is set for Joe Flaherty but Andrea Martin has to sing with him.

There are PBS specials like this, except everyone is 40 years older.

I’m glad I bought this wonderful collection off of tv many years ago😂

This is about as perfect as a satirical take on anything could ever hope to be. The melodies as well as the lyrics, their attitudes and body language, their hair, make-up and costumes all completely dead-on! Note perfect...so to speak.

Martin Short's elbows - legendary!

I like the subtle touch of Andrea not being able to reach the mic.

"Ricky Tippy Tin" still makes me tear up.

@desmondsunstrum6260

4 жыл бұрын

We need the message in "Ricky Tippy Tin" to heal the planet from Global Warming. ;)

@thekidfromiowa

10 ай бұрын

That song nearly ended the Vietnam War!

"Great, we could use the cash". The battle cry of folk movement.

A truly brilliant parody. Reminds me of when I was a kid ca. 1962-63 and I watched the TV show Hootenany with all of the folk groups.

This summarizes nicely the entire folk movement.

@AmyLSacks

5 жыл бұрын

I love folk music AND this parody. :D

@hewitc

4 жыл бұрын

That's some searing protesting. I'm surprised the government didn't censor this stuff!

@robkunkel8833

3 жыл бұрын

Summarizes to those who never listened. The parody is great, too.

@georgecoventry8441

3 жыл бұрын

It summarizes only the very early beginning stage of the late 50's folk movement....prior to Baez, Dylan, Buffy Sainte-Marie, Leonard Cohen, Joni Mitchell, Judy Collins. That first stage (which is being brilliantly parodied in the video) ended completely when those people I just named came along from about 1960 on....and specially Dylan. He personally ended that early first stage of "folk" for all time. I've always loved folk music, but what I love about it came with the second stage of "folk"....and the people I just mentioned, from approximately 1960 on through the 70's. They were writing modern folk songs about complex and serious subjects, not the kind of cutesy rustic stuff parodied in the video...music that seemed to be calculated to be so non-threatening that it couldn't possibly scare *anyone*. LOL! Well, I liked that early stuff okay...until Dylan and Baez and their like came along. After that, I was completely bored by it. My Kingston Trio records were retired to a box to collect dust. I do appreciate though, that they and other such "folk" groups indirectly led me TO Baez and Dylan and what came after them.

@georgecoventry8441

3 жыл бұрын

@@AmyLSacks - Me too! :D

When I first heard that Eugene Levy and Christopher Guest were doing a movie about folk music groups (i.e. A Mighty Wind), I immediately assumed The Ramblers were going to be in it.

"Bottle of wine, sittin on my doorstep, think I'll have a slug or two"

Bwahahaha. Bottle of wine sitting on my door step. Got a Lotta drinking to do

These folks were pure talent. I think they are doing the singing as well and not lip sincing.

❤️ “Cliff The Magic Squirrel” ... precious. Can you believe it was on the B side of the 45? So much better than music nowadays. No, that was the name of the A side, “So Much Better Than Music Nowadays”.

... I want to hear more of Cliff the Magic Squirrel ='(

@robkunkel8833

3 жыл бұрын

The censored verses were very popular in Midwest college frat parties.

@georgecoventry8441

3 жыл бұрын

Me too! That song is just timeless.

@HotVoodooWitch

Жыл бұрын

@@robkunkel8833 wait, you were able to make out the censored lyrics?

thats the funniest shit i heard all week. 1:32 "they shot him before he Knowed..." 😆

I know Cliff the magic squirrel, is their epic ode with secret deep meanings and all BUT C`mon bottle of wine take a slug or two is just relaxing AND I swear A couple of those Ramblers look a lot like ex- 5 Neat Guys.

"Jimmy Joad" got me through some really hard times.

What can possibly be said at this point about SCTV? Just brilliant as always....

This show was brill!!

With time, good parodies pass as the real thing. The Ramblers are the real thing!

So painfully accurate :-)

All timely hits that remain etched in classic folk rock history!

I remember the Ramblers from 1969. Their songs have lost none of their charm. Cliff the Magic Sqirel was one of the first songs my brother played on his Guild guitar.

@mercurywoodrose

2 жыл бұрын

they didnt lose their charm cause they didnt have any to start with.

@yehoshuacirt8645

2 жыл бұрын

@@mercurywoodrose That's what I meant...

I'm goin down with the ship is a personal favorite of mine. Thanks for posting!

Cliff the Squirrel was the Acid dealer for the Jefferson Airplane

@kevinhallisey5201

4 жыл бұрын

Fred,. Is that true?

@fredmichel8974

3 жыл бұрын

@@kevinhallisey5201 I just made that up but he could have been some bands acid dealer

@mercurywoodrose

2 жыл бұрын

the song "white rabbit" was originally "white squirrel".

@ChromeDestiny

Жыл бұрын

Later replaced by their Coke dealer Sydney the Spacepig.

This is TOO good! I wish they'd actually put together a whole album of this dead-on send-up of the folkie era. Hilarious. (hmm, maybe not enough people would've remembered that late 50's early 60's era to make it financially viable?) But it seems clear that this bit is very much linked to A MIGHTY WIND, which was great in itself.

Brilliant...

Definitely foreshadows A Mighty Wind!

Ode To A Parking Lot always makes me cry.

@christieperry4361

5 жыл бұрын

As someone who's sitting in a parking lot, no bottle of wine since I'm working, I love a good Ode to this Lot!

Bottle of wine is my favorite

Flaherty, Martin, Short and Levy.

The Recess Monkeys, 5 Neat Guys, The Queen Haters, The Ramblers.... which one was the GOAT?

Andrea Martin having to stand on her tiptoes to reach the mic. 😂

@hgodvilla00

Ай бұрын

Based off of Judith Durham from The Seekers.

Sctv they were great 👍

I didn't know that Eugene Levy couldn't play the banjo.

@JohnSmith-op1tc

5 жыл бұрын

or that Martin Short could get so much mileage by repeatedly hunching his shoulders over a standup bass.

@ihavefallenandicantreachmy2113

4 жыл бұрын

In Stereo.

@robkunkel8833

3 жыл бұрын

A good job too. 🪕🎯

@RSEFX

3 жыл бұрын

And Joe Flaherty gets so much out of that guitar without strumming or changing chords. Impressive indeed!

"I Think I'm Losin' My Hair," made it to the top ten, didn't it?

"Jimmy Joe, lying in a grave, probably real Cold". lol.

Hit the right “note” that so few of this bygone era’s protest sings really actually protested anything

This is an exact match in terms of the roles to the seekers... A double bass player (Athol Guy ) , a lead female vocalist (Judith Durham who was also sometimes in need for little boost heightwise in comparison to the boyz), a banjo player (composer and sometime lead guitarist Bruce Woodley) 🤣, and a 12 string guitar player (Keith Potger ...who could actually play as opposed to Flaherty)

@joemourad4899

2 жыл бұрын

Flaherty is actually playing a 6 string it looks like...the graininess of the video fooled me at first.

@inger132

Жыл бұрын

Don’t know Joe. If you ask me this is a spoof of Peter, Paul, and Mary. Andrea nailed Mary Travers

@squirrelbutler2119

5 ай бұрын

repeatedly....@@inger132

@squirrelbutler2119

5 ай бұрын

Yes. Andrea nailed Mary Travers. Repeatedly. @@inger132

Wow, $29.95 for a cassette tape! If this was from 1984, with current inflation that would put that tape around $74 USD!

@teflonmagnet

5 жыл бұрын

pjchmiel and worth every damn penny!

@ihavefallenandicantreachmy2113

4 жыл бұрын

"74.95"= How many times (on the money) one could sing "Ode To A Parking Lot", whilst waiting for a Parking Space @ their local Tex and Edna Boyle Cassette Tape Emporium, if said Emporium had "The Ramblers' in stock.

@ubb4me

3 жыл бұрын

It's a double album dude.

@casario2808

3 жыл бұрын

they needed the money

@SirVic42

3 жыл бұрын

That's Canadian currency, so with inflation and exchange rate, they are actually paying you to take the damn tape already.

"Jimmy Joe, Jimmy Joe they shot him before he know"

Oh God...I just got a double CD from the library paying tribute to the early-60s coffeehouse scene. Much of it sounds like this!

if peter, paul , mary saw this ... they would die laughing

@davestelling

2 жыл бұрын

Yea, the guy as Noel... lol

@squirrelbutler2119

5 ай бұрын

she daid, son daid as ken be

Martin Short killin' it on the double bass

This is very inspiring. Why I've got a bottle of wine. I gotta a lot of drink'n and a lot of think'n to do.

@AmyLSacks

5 жыл бұрын

With that username you were already destined to be a folk singer. ;)

@RideAcrossTheRiver

2 ай бұрын

@@AmyLSacks No, that's just what he does around the house.

I've got a tape of outtakes, I should digitize them. Great stuff. Thanks for sharing.

@wiggi9339

Жыл бұрын

Please do!

If I could download that album I would. Thanks well done clip. Love the folk music haters.

My mother bought this album and I think we have it in the attic. Must be worth a lot of money.

@mercurywoodrose

2 жыл бұрын

its worth a lot of money to us for you to keep it in that attic.

So great the way they all look perfectly awful in the classic folksinger manner. Also the way Levy says "aksed" instead of "asked."

They say good music evokes the same emotional feeling regardless of how many times you hear it.

as an upright-bass player everything Martin Short does hurts my very soul. the way he slams it down on the entrance, his finger work, wakey wavey elbows, his plucking is so high on the fingerboard noone but him would be able to hear the bass, Funny as shit though :P

Cliff the Magic Squirrel is one of my favorite songs, I wish they had made a full length version. They're musical talent is impeccable, an underrated comedy team.

I now realize the joke is these songs weren’t protesting anything at all. Not sure I totally got this when I was younger.

Cliff The Magic Squirrel sent me here to subscribe. Thanks you little wacky rascal!

"Now make a triumphant return with an expiring 2 record LP"..... I've always loved when SCTV threw a "blink and you'll miss it" subtle joke in their work...That quote in particular.😂😂

Hilarious.I wonder if Levy was behind the theme of Guest’s A Mighty Wind

cliff the magic squirrel...a magical song

Marty Short is the greatest bass player since Danny Bonaduce.

@hankberumen3804

2 жыл бұрын

Absolutely! Great reference

I still turn out the lights...put on my black light and groove to these protest songs.

A Mighty Wind was a blowin.

Bottle of wine - gotta lot of drinkin' to do.😃

Google says 3/27/84 for this SCTV. "The Folksmen" (the group depicted in A Mighty Wind) first appeared on SNL in November of the same year.

This is so spot on, and I will add rather listenable too, on its own merits!

it turned out that 'Cliff the Magic Squirrel' wasn't so Magical after all he was living in your rooftop eating away at wires and storing up nuts for the winter.

@OldWhitebelly

3 жыл бұрын

he heh "nuts"

Was there anything that this cast couldn't do great? I think not!

Could you imagine the crowds they'd have drawn if they'd have toured with the 5 Neat Guys?

I've been watching SCTV for decades but I never saw this one before!! [:-D] It's funny too knowing that Eugene was later in 'A Mighty Wind' another Folk Music parody. [:-)]

This one skit from SCTV is funnier than anything SNL has down in a quarter of a century! AND SNL IS STILL ON THE AIR!!!!! Why god, WHY??!!??

@plekkchand

6 жыл бұрын

Absolutely wrong. You haven't a clue about this. There is a real sickness in the land when comic corpses like SNL live on in their embalmed state for year after year and genuine talent like SCTV is forgotten.

@chrisschons7312

6 жыл бұрын

SNL is execrable.

@theultimatereductionist7592

6 жыл бұрын

No. It's because SNL has the INCREDIBLY more difficult task of doing shows LIVE each week. Nothing to do with your conservative brainwashing conspiracy theories.

@teflonmagnet

5 жыл бұрын

The Ultimate Reductionist you can’t actually tell me with a straight penis that the political biases of SNL haven’t been part and parcel of their success at the network...they are a feather on the wing of the LEFT

@wizardglick1

5 жыл бұрын

Agreed

Perfect. I first thought. "This is the real deal that they built A Mighty Wind off".... but no, even better. It's another great parody. WONDERFUL. Some of the height optics at microphones are brilliant.

They're like a hybrid of The Main Street Singers and The Folksmen.

Man, Marty always goes all in haha

Wow. "Bottle of Wine" sounds a lot like the "Big Yellow Joint" song from "Arrested Development."

It’s up to us to solve this world’s great big problems “bottle of wine sittn on the doorstep , got a lot of thinkin, got a lot of drinkin to do.”

Hysterical. Never saw this. Just brilliant. Predated Spinal Tap and Mighty Wind. This is up there with the Smengy ? Brothers. They were nuts.

Love this parody of those old "protest songs" and folk groups. Yeah, they're rebels.

@624LC

4 жыл бұрын

Very funny! Not a lot of protest in these songs. 😆

@marks.3303

2 жыл бұрын

@@624LC Cliff the Magic Squirrel is a metaphor for nuclear war.

Little Jackie Paper loved That rascal Cliff

Tell me Chris Guest didn't watch this and come out with Mighty Wind, glad he did no complaints.

These guys are great! Brought me back to the era.

Andrea Martin trying to sing into that "tall" microphone cracks me up.

And all Way before “A Mighty Wind”!

haha ... Brilliant!! I've never seen this one.. Thanks for posting!! :D

You boomers and your hippy dippy crap. The 5 Neat Guys, now, that was *real* music.

@crs290

4 жыл бұрын

"She does it. She does it. Everybody says she does it."

@neonfroot

10 ай бұрын

Unironically, thats what a lot of pre-boomer adults expressed to Baby Boomer youths in the late 1960s /early 1970s. Every generation thinks of themselves as Adam and Eve, and that the new kids are Cains with no Abel. Yet, theu seem to forget their contemporary culture wasnt all that welcome back in the day, that it was seen as cringe.