Rostom Sipan Bagdasarian (January 27, 1919 – January 16, 1972), American pi… Read Full Bio ↴Rostom Sipan Bagdasarian (January 27, 1919 – January 16, 1972), American pianist, songwriter, actor, and record producer was born in Fresno, California, and was of Armenian ethnic descent. During his professional life he was better known by the stage name David Seville, which he used on his recordings featuring The Chipmunks.
His first musical success was Rosemary Clooney's "Come on-a My House", which he based the lyrics on dialogue from his famous cousin William Saroyan's novel The Human Comedy. He had a moderate hit in 1956 under the name Alfi & Harry with the novelty record "The Trouble With Harry." As David Seville, he had another #1 record in his song, "The Witch Doctor", which was also his first experiment with the technique of speeding up the playback of an audio track to get the "most-distinctive" higher pitched squeaky comical sound. This success led to his recording of "The Chipmunk Song (Christmas Don't Be Late)" with The Chipmunks.
Bagdasarian also appeared in minor film roles, including Alfred Hitchcock's Rear Window (1954), in which he plays an obsessed, piano-playing songwriter who composes, plays, and sings a song called "Lisa." Bagdasarian's dialogue is not clearly heard, and he appears only in long shots, but he is the only other person seen during Hitchcock's notorious cameo appearance. He also had bit parts in The Greatest Show on Earth (1952), Viva Zapata! (1952), Destination Gobi (1953), Stalag 17 (1953), Alaska Seas (1954), The Proud and Profane (1956), Three Violent People (1956), Hot Blood (1956), The Deep Six (1957), and The Devil's Hairpin (1957).
He also provided the voice for the David Seville character in the Chipmunks' 1961 animated television series The Alvin Show.
Bagdasarian died of a heart attack at the age of 52. He was subsequently cremated at the Chapel of the Pines Crematory in Los Angeles, California. His son, Ross Bagdasarian, Jr., continued to release Chipmunks recordings and took over as the voice for the Chipmunk characters in subsequent iterations of the cartoon.
His first musical success was Rosemary Clooney's "Come on-a My House", which he based the lyrics on dialogue from his famous cousin William Saroyan's novel The Human Comedy. He had a moderate hit in 1956 under the name Alfi & Harry with the novelty record "The Trouble With Harry." As David Seville, he had another #1 record in his song, "The Witch Doctor", which was also his first experiment with the technique of speeding up the playback of an audio track to get the "most-distinctive" higher pitched squeaky comical sound. This success led to his recording of "The Chipmunk Song (Christmas Don't Be Late)" with The Chipmunks.
Bagdasarian also appeared in minor film roles, including Alfred Hitchcock's Rear Window (1954), in which he plays an obsessed, piano-playing songwriter who composes, plays, and sings a song called "Lisa." Bagdasarian's dialogue is not clearly heard, and he appears only in long shots, but he is the only other person seen during Hitchcock's notorious cameo appearance. He also had bit parts in The Greatest Show on Earth (1952), Viva Zapata! (1952), Destination Gobi (1953), Stalag 17 (1953), Alaska Seas (1954), The Proud and Profane (1956), Three Violent People (1956), Hot Blood (1956), The Deep Six (1957), and The Devil's Hairpin (1957).
He also provided the voice for the David Seville character in the Chipmunks' 1961 animated television series The Alvin Show.
Bagdasarian died of a heart attack at the age of 52. He was subsequently cremated at the Chapel of the Pines Crematory in Los Angeles, California. His son, Ross Bagdasarian, Jr., continued to release Chipmunks recordings and took over as the voice for the Chipmunk characters in subsequent iterations of the cartoon.
Take Five
David Seville Lyrics
We have lyrics for 'Take Five' by these artists:
.; Dave Brubeck featuring Paul Desmond Won't you stop and take A little time out with…
A.M.P. Halycyon Steel Orchestra Come and take me down The dark beyond And take me there W…
Al Jarreau *scatting* Just stop and take a little time out with me. Oh…
Al Jarreau & Kurt Elling Just stop and take a little time out with me Oh…
Antonio Chocolaté Diaz Mena and His Orchestra In the still of the night As I gaze out of…
Attrition Sixteen born and sixteen died Should I laugh? I could have…
Bellaire In this house Everybody is equal Everybody is moving to the …
Carmen Mc Rae Won't you stop and take A little time out with me Just…
Carmen McRae Won't you stop and take A little time out with…
Carmen McRae with the Dave Brubeck Quartet Won′t you stop and take a little time out with…
Carmen McRae [feat. The Dave Brubeck Quartet] Won't you stop and take A little time out with…
Carmen McRae; Dave Brubeck Quartet Won't you stop and take A little time out with me Just…
Charlie Parker I get no kick from champagne, Mere alcohol, Doesn't thrill…
Dave Brubeck [instrumental]…
Dave Brubeck & Carmen McRae Won't you stop and take A little time out with me Just…
Dave Brubeck & Carmen McRae with Studio Rio Won't you stop and take A little time out with…
Dave Brubeck Carmen McRae Won't you stop and take A little time out with me Just…
Dave Brubeck feat. Carmen Mcrae Won't you stop and take A little time out with…
Dave Brubeck Quart. Desmond Morello Won't you stop and take A little time out with me Just…
Dave Brubeck Quartet & Paul Desmond Won't you stop and take A little time out with…
Dave Brubeck Quartet feat. Paul Desmond Won't you stop and take A little time out with me Just…
Dave Brubeck; Dave Brubeck Won't you stop and take A little time out with…
Dave Brubeck; The Dave Brubeck Quartet Won't you stop and take A little time out with me Just…
Dave Koz Gerald Albright Mindi Abair Richard Elliot Won't you stop and take A little time out with me Just…
Edda Magnason När jag hör den hårda trumman, med ens jag är…
Ella Fitzgerald I was a stranger in the city Out of town were…
Grover Washington Jr. .take another take another five…
Grover Washington Jr. .take another take another five…
Hound Dog Taylor (Hound Dog Taylor) Chicago, Chicago babe, Chicago Chicag…
J.I. Hudson I say lesser the evil, greater the pain, woah Beyond percept…
Joe Morello Won't you stop and take A little time out with me Just…
K. Sabroso Mother-in-law (mother-in law), mother-in-law (mother-in-law)…
LIVING ROOM - The Dave Brubeck Quartet Won't you stop and take A little time out with…
Malene Mortensen Won′t you stop and take A little time out with me Just…
Northside It'll blow ya mind, do it every time. It'll blow ya…
P.A.C. Take a "5" train! C'mon! Let's go! Are you ready? キミを連れていくよ…
P.A.C. (Phunk Addict Crew) Come and take me down The dark beyond And take me there W…
Paul Desmond Won't you stop and take A little time out with me Just…
Q.Jones Well, I used to sit at home and wonder why,…
Quincy Jones Instrumental Written by Paul Desmond…
Quincy Jones and His Orchestra In the still of the night As I gaze out of…
Robsan They tell me that I'm living too Fast But I don't…
Rohann "앨범은 언제 나와 형?" 무심코 켠 인스타에 DM 하나 머리…
Stan Getz Speak low when you speak, love, Our summer day withers away…
Stan Getz and Dave Brubeck Won't you stop and take A little time out with…
String Cheese Incident Hold what you've got, I'm coming home, baby Hold what you've…
Take Five bounce bounce(yeah,yeah)bounce(yeah,yeah) bounce(yeah)bounc…
The Dave Brubeck Quartet [Instrumental]…
The Dave Brubeck Quartet & Carmen McRae Won't you stop and take A little time out with…
The Dave Brubek Quartet and Octet Won't you stop and take A little time out with me Just…
The String Cheese Incident Hold what you've got, I'm coming home, baby Hold what you've…
Tito Puente and His Latin Ensemble Blue moon you saw me standing alone Without a dream in…
Tony Bennett Won't you stop and take A little time out with me Just…
Tony Bennett & Dave Brubeck Won't you stop and take A little time out with me Just…
V.A. bounce bounce(yeah,yeah)bounce(yeah,yeah) bounce(yeah)bounc…
Washington Grover Jr .take another take another five…
XL Singleton I don't even like you, Why'd you want go and make…
We have lyrics for these tracks by David Seville:
Chipmunk Song All right you Chipmunks! Ready to sing your song? I'll say w…
Christmas Don't Be Late All right you Chipmunks! Ready to sing your song? I'll say w…
Gotta Get To Your House Gotta get to your house Big brown eyes, pretty pink dress G…
Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas Have yourself a merry little Christmas Let your heart be lig…
Jingle Bell Rock Jingle bell, jingle bell, jingle bell rock Jingle bells swi…
JINGLE BELLS Jingle bell, jingle bell, jingle bell rock Jingle bells swin…
Little Brass Band Oh the piccolo plays and the banjo plunks and the…
Ragtime Cowboy Joe Out in Arizona where the bad men are, And the only…
The Bird On My Head I'm just sittin in a vacant lot with a bird…
The Chipmunk Song All right you Chipmunks! Ready to sing your song? I'll say w…
The Witch Doctor I told the witch doctor I was in love with…
Witch Doctor I told the witch doctor I was in love with…
Witchdoctor I told the witch doctor I was in love with…
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Barry I. Grauman
Co-written by Dave {Ross} and Mark McIntyre.
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none better then the witch doctor he made many I night for me after hours on the victrola listening to Alivin .. but when everyone was gone i'd play the BBBBBBBBBBBBBBB sides