Do You See The Resemblance?
It's no secret that Peter loved The Munsters tv show. Not only did Pete use some of the music from the show to spice up his songs, he always felt that our family represented a little bit of Herman and Lily Munster.
From his unconventional mother Nettie who was always doing things very different from her neighbors to his father, Pete Sr. who his son lovingly called "Herman" when he wasn't in the room because of his defining broad body and square-shaped head. Peter himself lived in the basement and would often refer to himself as the creature from the basement (spot) or the mad scientist (grandpa). We all thought Peter looked a bit like Eddie Munster when he was younger.
In fact, either Pete's sister Nancy or Nettie had three hand towels made that were embroidered with the words: Him, Her, & The Thing That Lives In the Basement. Peter loved those towels and proudly displayed them in the bathroom.
When I was younger, afternoons meant gathering around the tv watching the Munsters. In between during the commercials, Peter would jump up and run to the piano to play the distinctive show music. He didn't have the sheet music for it, but could figure it out by listening and imitating.
Original 1964 version: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iuHr00nxeew
Slightly more upbeat version: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oFCnvH2E-6A
TON Unplugged ... A little too raw for me ... but you guys judge:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zvDSRNcP1Ug
So tell me, can you name the songs and albums that Peter used Munster references in?
From his unconventional mother Nettie who was always doing things very different from her neighbors to his father, Pete Sr. who his son lovingly called "Herman" when he wasn't in the room because of his defining broad body and square-shaped head. Peter himself lived in the basement and would often refer to himself as the creature from the basement (spot) or the mad scientist (grandpa). We all thought Peter looked a bit like Eddie Munster when he was younger.
In fact, either Pete's sister Nancy or Nettie had three hand towels made that were embroidered with the words: Him, Her, & The Thing That Lives In the Basement. Peter loved those towels and proudly displayed them in the bathroom.
When I was younger, afternoons meant gathering around the tv watching the Munsters. In between during the commercials, Peter would jump up and run to the piano to play the distinctive show music. He didn't have the sheet music for it, but could figure it out by listening and imitating.
Original 1964 version: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iuHr00nxeew
Slightly more upbeat version: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oFCnvH2E-6A
TON Unplugged ... A little too raw for me ... but you guys judge:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zvDSRNcP1Ug