Song of the Day: Soupy Sales, “The Mouse”

John Holton Song of the Day January 8, 2022January 7, 2022 1 Minute

Comedian, actor, radio and TV personality, and jazz aficionado Soupy Sales (born Milton Supman) was born on this day in 1926. His sons, bassist Tony and drummer Hunt, have worked with Todd Rundgren, Iggy Pop, and Tin Machine with David Bowie. Soupy recorded "The Mouse" in 1965 when he was doing The Soupy Sales Show from New York. It reached #67 on the Hot 100.

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Published January 8, 2022January 7, 2022

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pensitivity101 says:

January 8, 2022 at 09:58

I was 9 when this came out John, and I have honestly never heard it before.

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1. John Holton says:
  
  January 8, 2022 at 12:50
  
  I was also 9, and I don’t remember it, either. I only watched him occasionally.
  
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Bernard Greenberg says:

January 8, 2022 at 07:49

I really enjoyed him, and Black Tooth and White Fang, way back when …

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1. John Holton says:
  
  January 8, 2022 at 12:53
  
  I wonder how many adults watched and enjoyed him? Seems he had some appeal with them, too…
  
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