BEDROCK RAP / MEET THE FLINTSTONES©
Ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah
[spoken:]
I remember, I remember when I was just a kid
Growin' up on them backstreets, in an old stone-age town
I used to come home at night from my job, I had a job flippin' dino burgers
I see the quarry, it'd be just closing down by then
Little bird up on the pole, he's screaming out how the working day's over
And I'd see them dinosaurs, they'd be herding out through the gates
And the workers, they'd be giving them cars a running start with their fat little feet
Now, so, so one night I'm crossing the alley and I see this one worker coming home to his little stone hut
And I seen the lady's lunch pail by the door, and he calls out to his wife, "hey Wilma! I'm home, honey"
Wiilllmaa!!!
Flintstones, meet the Flintstones
Well they're the modern stone-age family
From the town of Bedrock
Well, they're a page right out of history
Well let's ride with the family down the street.
Through the courtesy of Fred's two feet
When you're with the Flintstones
we'll have a yabba dabba doo time.
A dabba doo time
We'll have a gay old time, a gay old time
Wilma!
[sax solo]
Huh!
Whoaaaaahhhh!!!
Page last updated: 03 Mar 2008
Intro
BEDROCK RAP / MEET THE FLINTSTONES is a Bruce Springsteen parody singing The Flintstones theme.
The "Bedrock Rap" portion (spoken part) is a Springsteen concert-like intro written by
Craig Hankin and Tom Chalkley. The "Meet The Flintstones" portion (sung part) is the
theme song for the famous animated series The Flintstones (1960 to 1966). "Meet The
Flintstones" is written by William Hanna, Joseph Barbera, and Hoyt S. Curtin.
Bruce Springstone
Bruce Springstone was created in the spring of 1982 by Baltimore's Tom Chalkley (writer,
cartoonist, and satirist) and Craig Hankin. According to Chalkley, the idea came from a party,
during which he was singing a song in the style of Bruce. Convinced he should cut a record, he
originally wanted to sing "New York, New York" the Bruce way.
The Bruce Springstone: Live At Bedrock single was released in September 1982 on Clean
Cuts Records. The B-side is a Springsteen-styled TAKE ME OUT TO THE BALLGAME, using the original
1908 lyrics. Check out Bruce Springstone's version of
TAKE ME OUT TO THE BALLGAME for
more info.
The front cover is a parody of the Born To Run album, picturing Fred as Bruce and Dino
as Clarence. Note that Tom Chalkley (Bruce Springstone) calls out to Wilma for the sax solo on the
A-side, but it's Dino playing sax on the front cover!
Upon it's release, many rock and college radio stations played the record to fool their
audiences, and it is reported that it did fool a lot of people. Bruce Springsteen sent a postcard
to Tom Chalkley saying: "Heard your record. Cute."
Cartoon makers Hanna-Barbara had a problem. They approved the use of "Meet The
Flintstones", but they were against the sleeve artwork. After selling some 35,000 copies,
Hanna-Barbara pulled the plug with a cease-and-desist order. Tom Chalkley wrote three other songs
for Bruce Springstone -- "Cave Girl," "I'm On Ice," and "Ugga Bugga"
-- but none of them made it to record under Bruce Springstone.
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Credits:
Tom Chalkley - lead vocals
Gabor Lutor - bass
Ron Holloway - saxophone
John Ebersbergr - drums, glockenspiel, vocals
Craig Hankin - rhythm guitar
Suzy Shaw - keyboards
Tommy Keene - lead guitar
Arranged by Craig Hankin and Tom Chalkley
Produced by Jack Heyrman
Engineered by Steve Carr at Hit & Run Studios, Rockville, MD
Front cover art by John Ebersbergr
Back cover art by Tom Chalkley |
Official Releases
The Live At Bedrock single was released on both 7" and 12" formats:
- Bruce Springstone -- Live At Bedrock
7" single - USA, Sep 1982 - Clean Cuts (CC902)
![Bruce Springstone -- Live At Bedrock [7" single]](bedrockrap_sg1982_live-at-bedrock_07i.jpg)
- Bruce Springstone -- Live At Bedrock
12" single - USA, Sep 1982 - Clean Cuts (CC1202)
![Bruce Springstone -- Live At Bedrock [12" single]](bedrockrap_sg1982_live-at-bedrock_12i.jpg)
BEDROCK RAP / MEET THE FLINTSTONES was also released on several compilations on Rhino Records:
- Various artists -- Dr. Demento Presents The Greatest Novelty Records Of All Time
6-LP box set - USA, Oct 1985 - Rhino (RNBC 490)
![Various artists -- Dr. Demento Presents The Greatest Novelty Records Of All Time [6-LP box set]](bedrockrap_comp_ddptgnoat-6lp.jpg)
- Various artists -- Dr. Demento Presents the Greatest Novelty Records of All Time, Volume V:
The 1980s
LP - Oct 1985, USA - Rhino (RNLP 824)
LP - USA, 1988 - Rhino (R1 70824)
CD - USA, 1988 - Rhino (R2 70824)
- Various artists -- Rerun Rock: Superstars Sing Television Themes
LP - USA, 1989 - Rhino (R11H 70199)
CD - USA, 1995 - Rhino (R21S 70199)
![Various artists -- Rerun Rock: Superstars Sing Television Themes [CD]](bedrockrap_comp_rr-cd.jpg)
- Various artists -- Tales From The Rhino: The Rhino Records Story
2-CD set - USA, 1994 - Rhino (R2 71759)
This album also includes a cover of DANCING IN THE DARK
performed by Big Daddy.
Credits / References
Thanks Jake (ol'catfishinthelake from BTX and Greasy Lake) for the lyrics help. Info
about some of the above official releases are taken from the
Nebraska
website.
Request
In 1994, Bruce Springstone: Live At Bedrock Suzy Shaw keyboard player Suzy Shaw wrote
"The Bruce Springstone Story" for Backstreets Magazine issue #48. If you have
that issue, please contact me via the below form or by email:
. Any additions, comments, or
corrections to this page are also welcome. You will be credited. Thanks in advance.
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