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'''"Yakety Sax"''' is the [[1961]] [[Gramophone record|45 rpm]] [[single (music)|single]] hit record by [[saxophonist]] [[Boots Randolph]]. The song has been used alongside many comedy applications. The song was also used as the theme song for ''[[The Benny Hill Show]]'', and as such it is often referred to as "the Benny Hill music" or something similar. |
'''"Yakety Sax"''' is the [[1961]] [[Gramophone record|45 rpm]] [[single (music)|single]] hit record by [[saxophonist]] [[Boots Randolph]]. The song has been used alongside many comedy applications. The song was also used as the theme song for ''[[The Benny Hill Show]]'', and as such it is often referred to as "the Benny Hill music" or something similar. |
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A common use of "Yakety Sax" in [[Internet humor]] is its superimposition over footage of some bizarre, often gruesome event (often sped up to mimic ''[[Benny Hill#The Benny Hill Show|The Benny Hill Show]]'' – the premise is that "Yakety Sax can make anything funny" |
A common use of "Yakety Sax" in [[Internet humor]] is its superimposition over footage of some bizarre, often gruesome event (often sped up to mimic ''[[Benny Hill#The Benny Hill Show|The Benny Hill Show]]'') – the premise is that "Yakety Sax can make anything funny". |
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A variation of this song was also used in the ''[[South Park]]'' episode "The Quest for Ratings", where it was played in the fictitious TV shows "Close Up Animals With a Wide Angle Lens" and "Close Up Animals With a Wide Angle Lens Wearing Hats". |
A variation of this song was also used in the ''[[South Park]]'' episode "The Quest for Ratings", where it was played in the fictitious TV shows "Close Up Animals With a Wide Angle Lens" and "Close Up Animals With a Wide Angle Lens Wearing Hats". |
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Revision as of 23:10, 7 July 2006
"Yakety Sax" is the 1961 45 rpm single hit record by saxophonist Boots Randolph. The song has been used alongside many comedy applications. The song was also used as the theme song for The Benny Hill Show, and as such it is often referred to as "the Benny Hill music" or something similar.
A common use of "Yakety Sax" in Internet humor is its superimposition over footage of some bizarre, often gruesome event (often sped up to mimic The Benny Hill Show) – the premise is that "Yakety Sax can make anything funny".
A variation of this song was also used in the South Park episode "The Quest for Ratings", where it was played in the fictitious TV shows "Close Up Animals With a Wide Angle Lens" and "Close Up Animals With a Wide Angle Lens Wearing Hats".
This piece of music should not be confused with the song "Yakety Yak", released in 1958 by The Coasters. The tunes are quite similar, and both feature the "yakety sax" sound, but are distinct.
This song is also often credited as Stewie Griffin's "sexy party" music, but this is incorrect. The sexy parties, as seen in the Family Guy episode "From Method to Madness", feature the song "Bond Street" by Burt Bacharach, featured in the 1967 James Bond spoof Casino Royale. The song is entitled "Home James, Don't Spare the Horses" in the Casino Royale movie sountrack.
This music has also been used in the V for Vendetta "Today Show" chase scene, and in the opening title of The Daily Show with Jon Stewart of the "Afrospanicindioasianization" special episode.
This song is also used in The Simpsons Treehouse of Horror XIV, as well as during a Benny Hill spoof in the season 14 episode, "A Star is Born-Again."