ONE HIT WONDERLAND: "Scatman (Ski-ba-bop-ba-dop-bop)" by Scatman John

I live through this in Germany and yet my view on this guy is completely changed now. Awesome.

Flamie

I forgot how much I like Scatman John

You know you’re a popular when you have a funko pop of yourself

Curtis Charles

Great ep, except that to me, John will only ever be *a* Scatman, not *the* Scatman - that title is reserved for another. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=effGcxraF7g" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=effGcxraF7g</a>

Harpo1987

LOVED this video. thank you todd and jetrix adune

The ironic thing about Captain Jack is that the similarities between him and Scatman John don't end with the type of music they recorded and when they were popular. Like the Scatman, the Captain grew up in the United States (though he was born in Cuba) before becoming a eurodance artist late in his life after moving to Germany. Also like the Scatman, the Captain died tragically early, in this case of a cerebral hemorrhage in October 2005. I actually grew up an enormous fanatic of DDR, so Captain Jack was a huge part of my iPod's playlist during middle school. I never would have expected him to be mentioned on any of your shows, so this was pretty surreal for me!

Jacqueline Sailer

... I always assumed Scatman John was black. Shows what I know

Stephanie Martin

I can't hear this song without thinking about that Something Awful MMO Roulette for Tyra's Studio. RED PANTS! <a href="http://www.somethingawful.com/mmo-roulette/tyrastudio/1/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">http://www.somethingawful.com/mmo-roulette/tyrastudio/1/</a>

Lorne Kates was going to change this name for April 1st but clicked SAVE too soon.

I remember the song, but not as much as the Good Humor Man parody ad, for some reason. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oqj5qVPDwAg" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oqj5qVPDwAg</a>

Meowlissa

Fuck cancer.

Hell yes, this is exactly what I would have requested if I'd have the money to get one.

Damn, this was incredibly heartwarming. Great episode, Todd! That last bit with the live band...was actually pretty awesome.

Beavis: "There should be a name for this kind of music". Butthead: "There already is a name for this music Beavis, it's called 'crap'".

Thomas Carmody

I see it didn't add the timestamp to the link, but it starts at 3.17 as you can see

Joss Strand

I see you used some clips from NRK. If som Patreons are interested they can find the full song and interview here (from the original source): <a href="https://tv.nrk.no/serie/rondo/FKUN11000395/17-02-1995" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://tv.nrk.no/serie/rondo/FKUN11000395/17-02-1995</a>#t=3m17s

Joss Strand

I'm a big fan of jazz pianists.. D. Brubeck, O. Peterson, T. Monk etc... Had no idea scatman was a legit jazz pianists, now I've got some new music to explore. Thanks Tod!

I first heard about this guy when Mr Enter brought him up in one of his reviews.

LifeIsStrange

Eurodance is a good genre.

LifeIsStrange

Excellent work! You've just made another fan of the artists you've covered :) I look forward to more reviews of songs you discover and enjoy!

Corny as hell, he still is a big part of my adolescent. This surly brought back some good memories!

It's always good when we build up to a happy Todd.

Joseph P Doyle

I'm not gonna lie, I did not see even a single part of that story coming.

Ellie

I honestly just assumed you had some unspoken rule against people who died so soon after their only hit. That gives me some hope for a Minnie Riperton episode, though.

Isaac Jackson

Captain Jack: "If you don't know who he is, you didn't play a lot of DDR." Oh, too true.

Yes!!! If I had the money to do a request, this would have been mine. Great song, great story, great episode 😊

Natalie Koppen