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Merrily We Roll Along is a mish-mash of high energy lunacy, reverence, and irreverence for forgotten pop stars, love for Saturday morning cartoons, and exploration of the side of Bandcamp where I seem to be the only one purchasing. Bringing to you the odd and the upbeat from a growing collection of pre-rock novelties, classic and neo-Vaudeville, jug bands, polka, klezmer, and more at the convenient hour of 8-9 AM EST, Merrily We Roll Along starts the day off with a little light-hearted musical tomfoolery cut with an occasional comedy sketch. It's organic, free-range, cheese with the occasional onion thrown in.

Location:

Jersey City, NJ

Description:

Merrily We Roll Along is a mish-mash of high energy lunacy, reverence, and irreverence for forgotten pop stars, love for Saturday morning cartoons, and exploration of the side of Bandcamp where I seem to be the only one purchasing. Bringing to you the odd and the upbeat from a growing collection of pre-rock novelties, classic and neo-Vaudeville, jug bands, polka, klezmer, and more at the convenient hour of 8-9 AM EST, Merrily We Roll Along starts the day off with a little light-hearted musical tomfoolery cut with an occasional comedy sketch. It's organic, free-range, cheese with the occasional onion thrown in.

Language:

English


Episodes
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Merrily We Roll Along: Episode 164 - "For the Birds" from Aug 15, 2025

8/15/2025
MHLee - "Merrily We Roll Along Theme" [0:00:00] Stan Fritts and the Korn Kobblers - "Let's All SIng Like The Birdies Sing" [0:00:50] Tom Lehrer - "Poisoning Pigeons in the Park" [0:04:33] Ice Cream in A Mug - "A Chicken (Ain't Nothing But A Bird)" [0:06:35] George Olson & His Orchestra - "The Dickey-Bird Song" [0:08:13] Woody Herman And His Orchestra - "My Fine Feathered Friend" [0:10:46] Mint Julep Jazz Band - "Watch the Birdie" [0:13:12] Rudy Vallée - "Blue Bird" [0:17:38] The Bonzo Dog Band - "Mr Slaters Parrot (2007 Remaster)" [0:19:55] Eddie Barclay et les Careno Cuban Boys - "The Parrot" [0:22:23] Tony Grise And His Orchestra - "A Blue Bird Singing In My Heart (The La, La, La, La Song)" [0:24:54] Jay Bird - "A Bird in the Sky" [0:27:52] Lakeside (70267) - "Mocking Bird" [0:31:05] Wade Mainer And Trio - "Little Birdie" [0:33:43] Miss Lee Wiley; Joe Bushkin's Orchestra - "A Little Birdie Told Me So" [0:36:29] The Three Stooges - "Two Little Birdies" [0:39:30] Ken Griffin at the Organ - "Cuckoo Bird Watlz" [Vocals by Johnny Knapp; Marian Spelman] [0:41:37] Roy Milton and Band - "A Bird in the Hand" [0:46:19] Cactus Pryor and his Pricklypears - "Cry Of The Dying Duck In A Thunder-Storm" [0:48:29] Steve Weber - "The Bird Song" [Weber's (West Coast) Holy Modal Rounders] [0:51:05] Evans and Rogers - "Sunny Side Up / Merrily We Roll Along" [0:55:01] https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/155167

Duration:01:06:29

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Merrily We Roll Along: Episode 163 - "How Deep is The Ocean" from Aug 8, 2025

8/8/2025
MHLee - "Merrily We Roll Along Theme" [0:00:00] Monty Python - "I wonder where that fish has gone." [0:00:52] Jack Parnell & His Orchestra, The Crackerjacks - "The Fish" [0:02:04] Rudy Vallee and His Connecticut Yankees - "How Deep Is the Ocean?" [0:05:58] Aage Jensens Hawaiians - "Tiger Shark" [0:09:22] Noël Coward - "Any Little Fish" [0:11:55] The Scottmen Plus - "Pretty Fish" [0:14:13] Paul Whiteman's Swing Wing - "Three Little Fishies (Itty Bitty Poo)" [Feat. Four Modernaires] [0:18:08] Al Jennings with Johnny Johnson and His Orchestra - "At the Codfish Ball" [0:20:39] Bernie Cummins & His Orchestra - "Minnie The Mermaid (A Love Song In Fish Time)" [0:23:39] Jelly Roll Morton King's of Jazz - "Fish Tail Blues" [0:26:42] George Formby - "Swim Little Fish" [0:29:44] Marvin Miller, Frank Hubbell - "Lonesome Octopus" [0:34:05] Red Norvo Quartet - "Dance of the Octopus" ["He formed and led various ensembles. Played with: Paul Whiteman, Mildred Bailey (jazz singer, his wife), Benny Goodman, Frank Sinatra, Charlie Barnet and others and in his own band." This appears to include Mingus.] [0:37:01] Ozzie Nelson And His Orchestra - "Jelly-Fish" [0:40:16] Hjalmar Peterson Orchestra - "Submarine Waltz" [0:42:30] Cecil Young Quartet - "Fish Net" [0:45:56] Five Birmingham Babies - "Deep Sea Blues" [0:50:07] Bud Freeman And His Summa Cum - "The Sail Fish" [0:53:07] Ma Rainey - "Stormy Sea Blues (Take 2)" [0:55:40] Eddie Cantor - "Merrily We Roll Along" [0:57:53] https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/154940

Duration:01:06:54

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Merrily We Roll Along: Episode 162 - "What Remains of Tom Lehrer" from Aug 1, 2025

8/1/2025
Music behind DJ: MHLee - "Merrily We Roll Along Theme" Tom Lehrer - "Introduction" [0:02:24] The Queen's Six & Hrólfur Vagnsson - "Poisoning Pigeons" [0:05:32] Tiny Tim - "I Hold Your Hand in Mine, Dear" [0:09:14] Fred Wedlock - "Vatican Rag" [0:10:21] Cincinnati Dancing Pigs - "When You Are Old and Gray" [0:12:09] Pete Seeger - "The Wild West Is Where I Want To Be" [0:15:38] Palle Krabbe & The Crab Blues Band - "The Old Dope Peddler" [0:16:59] Steve Goodie - "The Hunting Song" [0:21:41] Adam Kay & Amateur Transplants - "Pollution" [0:22:54] Felix Janosa - "Wernher von Braun" [auf Deutsch] [0:27:20] Brobdingnagian Bards - "Irish Ballad" [0:28:45] Páll Óskar & Milljónamæringarnir - "Masó Tangó" [Icelandic] [0:31:32] Porr - "Lars Ekborg" [Swedish] [0:34:19] Mikko Perkoila - "Hei mami hei" [Finnish] [0:36:46] Byron Nilsson - "National Brotherhood Week" [0:40:04] Tom Ross - "I Wanna Go Back To Dixie" [0:42:55] Maria Kesselman - "La Vie En Rose / Fly Me to the Moon / I Got It from Agnes (Live)" [0:47:19] Tony Goldmark and Jacob Martin - "We Will All Go Together When We Go" [0:54:02] Warner Bros Orchestra - "Merrily We Roll Along" [0:57:54] https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/154599

Duration:01:06:56

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Merrily We Roll Along: Episode 160 - "Everyday People" from Jul 25, 2025

7/25/2025
MHLee - "Merrily We Roll Along Theme" [0:00:00] The Harlem Hamfats - "The Garbage Man" [0:02:01] Frank Crumit - "The Girl Friend" [0:04:27] Harold Broussard - "Hobo Man" [From Beware of the Blog, Possibly as Pops and His Key Notes] [0:07:37] John Lithgow - "The Laughing Policeman" [0:10:19] The Vagabonds - "Angelina (The Waitress at the Pizzeria)" [0:12:56] Roosevelt Sykes - "Candy Man Blues" [0:16:04] Tom Waits - "Ice Cream Man" [0:18:41] Big Joe Turner - "Ice Man Blues" [0:21:36] Baldwin Bergerson and Ensemble - "Washer Woman (Carib Song)" [0:25:38] The Browns - "The Old Lamplighter" [0:28:38] Tom Lehrer - "The Old Dope Peddler" [0:30:56] Bob Kerr and his Whoopee Band - "The Tap Dance Man" [0:32:43] Mel Tormé - "Ballerina" [0:35:41] The Crawford Light Orchestra - "Personal Secretary" [0:40:29] Rudy Vallee and His Connecticut Yankees - "The Girl in the Little Green Hat" [0:43:10] Guy Marks - "The Little Shoemaker" [0:46:29] Kay Kyser And His Orchestra - "The Fuddy Duddy Watchmaker" [0:48:43] Lee Morse - "Mail Man Blues" [0:51:52] Evans and Rogers - "Sunny Side Up / Merrily We Roll Along" [0:54:45] https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/154380

Duration:01:06:50