The clip comes from I Love to Singa, a 1936 Merrie Melodies cartoon directed by Tex Avery for Warner Bros. It follows Owl Jolson, a young owl who wants to sing jazz instead of following his family's classical music tradition, spoofing Al Jolson and the film The Singing Kid from the same year. The title song became the cartoon's signature hook. Decades later the short stayed in circulation through reruns and online clips, and its bouncy refrain was revived as a nostalgic meme sound for upbeat, old-fashioned singing moments.