Does anyone know the name of that song that Fred would sing? Here are some of the lyrics"And how would I be sure if this were on thee, If I didn't care". I am not sure if those are the exact lyrics. I saw him singing that song a lot in season 4. One was the episode where Fred had returned from St. Louis and he told Lamont to hold the stethoscope to his ear. Another episode was where Lamont was in a political debate and Fred was singing to the camera.

Originally posted by carsonfan
Does anyone know the name of that song that Fred would sing? Here are some of the lyrics"And how would I be sure if this were on thee, If I didn't care". I am not sure if those are the exact lyrics. I saw him singing that song a lot in season 4. One was the episode where Fred had returned from St. Louis and he told Lamont to hold the stethoscope to his ear. Another episode was where Lamont was in a political debate and Fred was singing to the camera.


The name of the song is "IF I DIDN"T CARE" by the INK SPOTS which was charted #2 in 1939.

Originally posted by TVShow Analyzer
The name of the song is "IF I DIDN"T CARE" by the INK SPOTS which was charted #2 in 1939.


"And would I be sure that this is love beyond compare.
Would all this be true - if I didn't care...for...yooooooouuuu"

Originally posted by mooseface
"And would I be sure that this is love beyond compare.
Would all this be true - if I didn't care...for...yooooooouuuu"


LOL-Fred would sing the hell out of the song

The lead singer of that group Bill Kenny was openly gay. That kind of explains why Fred wiggles in the air while he's singing it!

Originally posted by marvin g
The lead singer of that group Bill Kenny was openly gay. That kind of explains why Fred wiggles in the air while he's singing it!


Which brings me to my next question. Why would the Fred Sanford character imitate a gay singer?

He makes fun of everybody, why stop there!

I loved when Fred was doing that song while wearing that fake "pasty" signet ring!! "Im doing Ink Spots with pasties!!!!"

Bill Kenny was not gay at all... He was married three times. The reason Redd did the Bill Kenny impression is because Bill and Redd were good friends. At the time of Sanford and Son they were working together in nightclubs in LA and Las Vegas. They also appeared together on The Merv Griffin Show. Redd did his imitation sort of as a tribute to Bill.

Who in the hell told you that?? Bill Kenny wasn't gay at all... The reason Redd did his Bill Kenny imitation is because Bill and Redd were working together at the time in nightclubs and lounges. Back in those days nearly every comic/entertainer did their Bill Kenny imitation. It was almost a standard routine. Since Bill and Redd were so close (and Redd was a genius) he always got a great reaction from the audience.

I read somewhere that Redd paid royalties to the Ink Spots every time he used that song on S&S. True??

False... Jack Lawrence wrote If I Didn't Care, not The Ink Spots. The Ink Spots had nothing to do with the song other than they recorded it and made it a huge hit. The only person that could have possibly been paid royalties would have been Jack Lawrence. At the time of Sanford & Son Bill Kenny was the only surviving member of the original Ink Spots... but the only way he would have seen money from that show is if they played the actual recording which they never did. There probably were some legal issues with the song being sung on the show but it didn't involve Bill Kenny. People often don't realize how huge The Ink Spots recording of that tune was... today it is the 6th best selling single of all time at 19 million copies worldwide!
-AC

Thanks for the info and a great post! :)

I just remember him sining something like "Jelly, jelly, jelly"


Some song about jelly. I think he sang that a few times. Or at least once.

http://i.imgur.com/o4hIWQP.jpg

THIS is why I LOVE this forum. Where else can you get these little-known, hard to find details about the most trivial aspects of television shows you've watched for years?

Yeah the lead singer looks gay from the picture

Yeah the lead singer looks gay from the picture

Comments like that on this site confuses the hell outta me. Are you saying that's a good thing or a bad thing??

Comments like that on this site confuses the hell outta me. Are you saying that's a good thing or a bad thing??


it's neither, just pointing out the lead was gay

it's neither, just pointing out the lead was gay

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Why even point it out if it's NEITHER?

http://i.imgur.com/97wt3nh.gif

Why even point it out if it's NEITHER?


BECAUSE SOMEONE IN THIS THREAD SAID THE LEAD SINGER WAS GAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


Understand now?

UUmmm. . . not all "gay looking" men are homosexual....as not all strong, virile macho men are straight. Understand? GOOD.

UUmmm. . . not all "gay looking" men are homosexual....as not all strong, virile macho men are straight. Understand? GOOD.


Please make an appointment for eye surgery

I suppose Liberace was gay too?

I suppose Liberace was gay too?

NOOOOO! Say it ain't so!! :lol:

This reminds me of the Three's Company thread where one of John Ritter's facial expressions supposedly looked "gay." Despite the fact that sexual preference can't be used as a descriptor of a mere look on someone's face...! :crazy:

Bill Kenny was not gay! He was married 3 times and one of them was a former model! He never had children!

Does anyone know the name of that song that Fred would sing? Here are some of the lyrics"And how would I be sure if this were on thee, If I didn't care". I am not sure if those are the exact lyrics. I saw him singing that song a lot in season 4. One was the episode where Fred had returned from St. Louis and he told Lamont to hold the stethoscope to his ear. Another episode was where Lamont was in a political debate and Fred was singing to the camera.

The Ink Spots singing " If I Didn't Care"

http://youtu.be/rvwfLe6sLis

If I didn't care more than words can say
If I didn't care would I feel this way?
If this isn't love then why do I thrill?
And what makes my head go 'round and 'round
While my heart stands still?

If I didn't care would it be the same?
Would my ev'ry prayer begin and end with just your name?
And would I be sure that this is love beyond compare?
Would all this be true if I didn't care for you?

MONOLOGUE: If I didn't care honey child, mo' than words can say. If I didn't
care baby, would I feel this way? Darlin' if this isn't love, then why do I thrill so
much? What is it that makes my head go 'round and 'round while my heart just stands
still so much ?

If I didn't care would it be the same?
Would my ev'ry prayer begin and end with just your name?
And would I be sure that this is love beyond compare?
Would all this be true if I didn't care for you?

I just remember him sining something like "Jelly, jelly, jelly"


Some song about jelly. I think he sang that a few times. Or at least once.
That was a song by Billy Eckstine. Eckstine actually sang it once on the B.B. King episode.

Correction:it wasn't the BB King episode. it was was when Fred's friend Bow Legs comes to town with his stage partner Al to perform a show at a nightclub. Al hurts his back, can't perform and Fred and Lamont stand in for him.

I just remember him sining something like "Jelly, jelly, jelly"


Some song about jelly. I think he sang that a few times. Or at least once.
That was a song by Billy Eckstine. Eckstine actually sang it once on the B.B. King episode.

I just remember him sining something like "Jelly, jelly, jelly"


Some song about jelly. I think he sang that a few times. Or at least once.
It was a song by Billy Eckstine. Eckstine himself sang it on 'The Stand In' episode.

Bill Kenny was not gay! He was married 3 times and one of them was a former model! He never had children!


Then that proves it.