Musical Mountaineers

[keenius74]

Anyone know the song they sang on the cartoon ? still wondering ? email me on myspace if anyone knows :confused:

[Sally77]

Which Cartoon?

[bettyboopfan]

Musical Mountaineers.

[Sally77]

Oh, duh sorry!

[The Moocher]

I'm not sure of the tune's title. I'll try to find out.

Musical Mountaineers parodied the (serious and bloody) Hatfield/McCoy feud in the early 20th century (round about 1908 I think). Betty is captuered by "the Peters" who are feuding with the Hatfields. It's not clear why the name of one family is changed and the other is not.

The song to which Betty dances is sung by "the Hatfields." This is the 1930s bluegrass group named after this famous family. It's not clear whether any of the group members were decendents of the Hatfield feuders.

I have this cartoon, but the soundtrack is a bit degraded and it's difficult to make out the words, which are sung very fast with a strong accent. Possibly someone with a better knowlege of bluegrass music would know this.

Unfortunately the lyrics and title for this one are not on the heptune site.

Mooch

[The Moocher]

I forgot - the cast list for the film also includes Zonk Peters - presumably he voiced the hillbillies and possibly also joined in the singing. I haven't been able to find out much about him. There was a film company called Zonk Peters Productions, but I don't know if there was any connection.

However, it possibly explains why the feuding families in the film were the Hatfields and the Peters.

Mooch

[The Moocher]

The song is "Who Cares." It starts "There ain't no gold in them that hills." I can't find the rest of the words, but I recall one hillbilly claiming to be 108 (who cares) and another (female) having hair so long it touched the ground (who cares).

Mooch

[Sally77]

I remember that cartoon! I remember the song- I think that was one of the first ones i ever saw

[The Moocher]

Great music and a very pretty Betty. Good social comment on the vicious Hatfield/McCoy feud.

But ultimately not a particularly good cartoon. Betty is pretty and untouchable, like a graceful Ming Dynasty vase. The caricature of the rural bible-belt right as violent, brutal and primitive was far too obvious.

I watched Dizzy Red Riding Hood after Musical Mountaineers. Now that is Betty Boop!

Mooch

[Denise1168]

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[bettyboopfan]

Welcome to the land of Boop, Denise!!!

[The Moocher]

Hi Denise

Welcome to the site and to this forum.

Mooch