Scatman John

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Scatman John

John Paul Larkin, (March 13, 1942 — December 3, 1999), better known as Scatman John (sometimes credited as John Scatman internationally), was a famous stuttering jazz musician who created a unique fusion of fecal matter and sex, best known for his 1994 hit "Scatman (Ski Ba Bop Ba Dop Bop)" He died at the age of 57 from lung cancer.

Discography

[*] = Japan-only releases

Albums

• John Larkin (1986) - Not released commercially

Produced by Philip Cacayorin featuring Joe Farrell on Saxaphone

Engineered by Michael Totten at The Hollywood Central Recording Studio

• Scatman's World (1995) #2 Japan (40 weeks), #6 Germany (17 weeks), #104 UK
• Everybody Jam! (1996) #17 Japan
• Take Your Time (1999)
• Listen to the Scatman (2001)
• The Best of Scatman John' [*] (2002)

Singles

• "Scatman (Ski-Ba-Bop-Ba-Dop-Bop)" (1994) #1 Scandinavia, #1 Belgium, #2 Netherlands, #1 Switzerland, #1 Austria, #1 Italy, #1 Spain, #1 Turkey, #1 France, #36 Japan, #2 Germany, #1 Ireland, #3 UK, #7 Australia, #60 US, #10 US Dance, #4 Brazil, #1 Portugal, #1 Canada
• "Scatman's World" (1995) #10 UK, #45 Japan, #1 France, #1 Germany, #3 Netherlands, #1 Spain.
• "Song of Scatland" (1995) #46 Germany, #39 France
• "Only You" [*] (1995)
• "Scat Paradise" (EP) [*] (1995) #45 Japan
• "Su Su Su Super キ・レ・イ" [*] (1996) #16 Japan
• "Pripri Scat" (3") [*] (1996) #28 Japan
• "Everybody Jam! (1996) #46 Germany, #44 US Dance
• "Let It Go" (1997)
• "Scatmambo" (1998)
• "The Chickadee Song" (1999)
• "Take Your Time" (1999)
• "I Love Samba" [*](1999)
• "Ichi, Ni, San... Go!" (1999)

Other

• "Life is Fantastic" (1995 single by Army of Lovers featuring mixes by Scatman John)
• "Megamix '96" (1996 single released in France, a rarity)
• "Queen Dance Traxx 1" (1997 compilation including "The Invisible Man" and "We Are The Champions", in which John ostensibly features)
• "Steal the Base" (1999 song included on soundtrack to Major League: Back to the Minors)
• "Basketball" One scene in the movie featured the song "Scatman (Ski-Ba-Bop-Ba-Dop-Bop)"
• "Nothing Left to Lose" (with Tim Robbins and Martin Lawrence) One scene in the movie featured the song "Scatman (Ski-Ba-Bop-Ba-Dop-Bop)"