Spike Jones - - Holiday For Strings

: Most famously, a clucking chicken that mimics the rhythmic pizzicato.

Recorded for in October 1945, Spike Jones and his City Slickers took Rose’s orchestral standard and injected it with their signature brand of "corn." If you listen to the remastered version on YouTube , you’ll notice that the precise string work is constantly interrupted by: Spike Jones - Holiday for Strings

: Instead of standard drums, you’ll hear the frantic ringing of cowbells , gunshots, and whistles. : Most famously, a clucking chicken that mimics

The Chaos of "Holiday for Strings": When Spike Jones Met David Rose Because his recordings were often "direct-to-disk" with no

Spike Jones wasn't just making noise; he was an expert musician who demanded absolute perfection from his band. Because his recordings were often "direct-to-disk" with no modern multi-tracking, every gunshot and bell-ring had to be timed to the millisecond.