Cab Calloway was the sultan of smooth during his heyday in the 1930s. And his mastery of the nonsensical singing known as "scatting" helped to seal his legacy in music history. "Hi-De-Hi-De-Hi-De-Ho" is the anthem oft repeated throughout his popular tune, Minnie the Moocher. Several drug references are also made in the song from cocaine to opium (kicking the gong around).
Minnie was wildly popular upon it's release in 1931. It has since been referenced/played in everything from The Marx Brothers ("You're willing to pay him a thousand dollars a night just for singing? Why, you can get a phonograph record of 'Minnie the Moocher' for 75 cents. And for a buck and a quarter, you can get Minnie.") to Betty Boop and the Blues Brothers.
This song was alot of fun to listen to and gets stuck in one's head easily. I personally love it and don it with my second "Gold Seal".
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