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#Yakety sax or yakety axe series#

Due to The Benny Hill Show, the song has been transformed into a general signal of visual comedy. This typical Benny Hill chase sequence was referenced in the film V for Vendetta with "Yakety Sax" playing in the soundtrack. It is frequently used to accompany comedic chases, most notably in the sketch comedy program, The Benny Hill Show, where it accompanied otherwise silent, rapidly paced comedy sequences (often involving a chase scene). Yakety Sax is often used in television and film as a soundtrack for outlandishly humorous situations. Played repeatedly on the Jim Rome Show.

#Yakety sax or yakety axe series#

The animated series Robot Chicken has a sketch of Benny Hill's funeral with a song similar to Yakety Sax played.The bass line in the Phish song "It's Ice" closely resembles the main saxophone melody.An electronic version (titled "Yakety Moog") was recorded on the album Switched On Nashville by Gil Trythall.Glen Campbell once performed "Yakety Axe" on The Tonight Show, with his guitar held behind his head.Bill Haley & His Comets recorded this piece on at least two occasions, and it was a staple of their live performances, usually featuring saxophonist Rudy Pompilli.

One of his lines references getting a " Shave and a Haircut", which happens to be the closing notes of his previous instrumental version of the tune, though not his vocal remake. In 1990 he collaborated with Mark Knopfler on the album Neck and Neck where he recorded a slower-tempoed version, with verses that he recited rhythmically to the music. The title change referred to the colloquial term for an electric guitar as an "axe". Atkins' version used a similar tempo and showcased his country guitar picking style in place of a saxophone.

Guitarist Chet Atkins recorded a variant version of "Yakety Sax" in 1965 called "Yakety Axe".

Randolph had recorded an earlier version of "Yakety Sax" that year for RCA Victor, but it wasn't until his re-recording for Monument Records that it became a standard. The tunes are similar, and both feature the "yakety sax" sound, but are distinctly different melodies. This piece of music is not to be confused with the Leiber and Stoller song " Yakety Yak", recorded in 1958 by The Coasters. There is also a bar of " Entrance of the Gladiators" worked into it. The composition includes pieces of assorted fiddle tunes such as " Chicken Reel", and written for a performance at a venue called The Armory in Hopkinsville, Kentucky. "Spider" Rich, and recorded by Boots Randolph. " Yakety Sax" is a 1963 45 rpm single written by Boots Randolph and James Q.