| "I Taut I Taw a Puddy-Tat" | |
|---|---|
 Side A of the US single | |
| Single byMel Blanc and theBilly May Orchestra | |
| B-side | "I'm Glad That I'm Bugs Bunny" |
| Released | December 1950 |
| Recorded | June 29, 1950 |
| Genre | Novelty |
| Length | 2:58 |
| Label | Capitol |
| Songwriter(s) | Alan Livingston,Billy May,Warren Foster |
| Alternative cover | |
 Sleeve of the 1970 UK single | |
"I Taut I Taw A Puddy-Tat" is anovelty song composed and written byAlan Livingston,Billy May andWarren Foster.[1] It was sung byMel Blanc, who provided the voice of the bird,Tweety and of his nemesisSylvester.[2]
The lyrics depict the basic formula of the Tweety-Sylvester cartoons released byWarner Bros. Cartoons throughout the late 1940s into the early 1960s - Tweety is just being acanary. Sylvester, the cat, is always (he thinks, craftily), plotting to catch Tweety Bird, while Tweety, being much smarter than Sylvester, is relentlesslyteasing him and getting away, making Sylvester very frustrated indeed.
Toward the end of the song, the two perform a duet, with Tweety coaxing Sylvester into singing with him after promising that his (Tweety's) mistress won't chase him (Sylvester) away.
"I Taut I Taw A Puddy-Tat" reached No. 9 on theBillboard pop chart during a seven-week chart run in February and March 1951, and sold more than two million records.[3]
The song was covered byHelen Kane between 1950–51 with Jimmy Carroll & His Orchestra.Around the same time the song was also covered byDanny Kaye.
In 2008, the British comedianJeremy Hardy sang the song's lyrics to the tune of "I Vow to Thee, My Country", during a live recording of theBBC Radio 4panel game,I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue.
Tony Blair had thesheet music for this song upon his piano during theIraq War.[4]
In 2011,Warner Bros. created a3D CGILooney Tunes short of the same name starring Sylvester, Tweety, andGranny (June Foray in her final theatrical voice acting role before her death in 2017), incorporating Blanc's vocals with brand new animation and music. The short premiered in theaters withHappy Feet Two.[5]
