I Love to Singa Lyric Video

Fun Facts: 1. Owl Jolsen is voiced by Tommy Bond of Our Gang/Little Rascals fame. The song “I Love to Sing-a“ is performed by Johnnie Davis. 2. The story and song of “I Love to Sing-a“ closely follow the story of a 1936 movie titled “The Singing Kid“ 3. The stuttering bird that gongs himself actually spoke like that. He was later replaced with an actor that had a controlled stutter 4. “I Love to Sing-a“ was directed by Tex Avery who went on to direct many more classic animated shorts (including a personal favorite “Dixieland Droopy) 5. Our owl hero performs on the G-O-N-G radio amateur contest which is a send up Major Bowes Amateur Hour - a long running radio program through the 1930s. I’m a teacher and I enjoy using music in my classroom. This is a great song for students of any age.