Scatman John was a thing that was played in dance clubs in the '90s

[Cackling Co Pilot Kamala]

https://youtu.be/Hy8kmNEo1i8
People danced to a weird mustachioed middle aged man scatting about overcoming his stutter back in the '90s. What a time.

 

[Big Papa Paegan]

A friend and I were going to make a zero-budget indie flick back in high school that was clearly going to be awful. It was a total mishmash of Jawbreaker, Dazed and Confused, Clerks, and other 90s indie tropes. Emo and death metal soundtrack (legit emo, this was 2002ish), some classic rock, etc. The project broke down halfway through the writing stage because I insisted on "Scatman" playing during the opening credits as we introduce the cast at a party.

This song is 90s dance pop. Ski-ba-bop-ba-do-boop indeed.

 

[BUTT]

I'm a fan of his stirring ballad, "Song of Scatland."

I've long felt Lana Del Rey's single "National Anthem" took a bit of inspiration from this track but I doubt she'll ever cop to it.

 

[Cackling Co Pilot Kamala]

HOLLLEEEEEEEEEE SHIIIITTT! How had I never seen "Song of Scatland" before? I laughed so hard I'm pretty sure my girlfriend thought I was having a stroke.

That song and music video was also a clear influence on ICP's "Miracles"

 

[Brocklock]

Yeah I never seen it before either. I was dying laughing during this. This is even weird and cheesy by 90's standards.

 

[Cackling Co Pilot Kamala]

Also video has strong shades of GNR's "Estranged" which also might explain why BUTT is so allured to it.

 

[Smues]

Scatman John is MY SHIT! I remember when he died in 99 and being sad I'd never get a chance to see him in concert.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0h1X5Mir85M

Fucking LOVE this song.

Also, last summer Lou Bega dropped this. I wasn't a fan at first but I've warmed up to it, but had this happened in 99 I would have died of joy overload:
http://youtu.be/bV7_lOPvkac

 

[Mickey Massuco]

what's the difference between scatland and scat world?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=02vDkMEdIkY

 

[Brocklock]

what's the difference between scatland and scat world?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=02vDkMEdIkY

Scatland is a land of love where everyone is equal and we all tell the truth

Scat world is uh BAH BOH BEH BAH BOH BEH BOPITY BOPITY BAH BAH BAH

 

[BruiserBrody]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u9rUy0lvWxE

 

[Haws Bah Gawd]

Brody beat me to it. That was a great episode of Todd in the Shadows. Hell yes he deserved better.

 

[Cackling Co Pilot Kamala]

https://youtu.be/Y4W3LrMWEPo
Look at these cool '90s Italian teens go wild for The Scatman!

I'm just realizing how much Scatman John reminds me of his high school gym teacher Mr. Koharian and dying LIRL. Mr. Koharian talked about singing doo wop music in the '50s so maybe he could throw down some scatting now that I think about it.

 

[Cackling Co Pilot Kamala]

https://youtu.be/epnsRRPtoeU
That YouTube wormhole led me to a Vice documentary on Eiffel 65's "Blue". Happy Birthday to me. What a quarantine birthday.