Canned Heat & The Chipmunks 'The Chipmunk Song' (1968)

This collaboration by Los Angeles Blues-Rock band Canned Heat and Chipmunks creator Ross Bagdasarian Sr. was released in November 1968 as the A-side of Liberty 56079 in time for the holiday shopping season. Though some pressings credit Canned Heat & The Chipmunks on both sides of the disc, the 30 i.p.s. rodents are not present on the reverse, "Christmas Blues".

[SlickNickVids]

My mom had a Chipmunks Christmas cd and this was a bonus track on it. The cd went missing years ago. This is the first time I’ve heard this track in 15 years!

[oldsagefields]

This is just nuts. It really is the Chipmunks...and it really is Canned Heat.

[seavicvan]

The collaboration you wouldn't think existed until you hear it.

[tubesocksbrigade]

Ironic Canned Heat worked with the Chipmunks considering "On the Road Again" and "In the Country" (two Canned Heat songs) sounded like Kermit the Frog was on lead vocals

[robertorick]

Alvin has such a huge ego, he doesn't think of himself as a lowly mouse. Bob could have mistaken them for Chip and Dale, and then the fur really would have been flying. A funny record.

[dlf]

I've loved Canned Heat forever but never knew about this. (Kudos to Andrew Hickey's great podcast History of Rock Music in 500 Songs for revealing it's existence and of course I found it on YouTube.) What is the B side?