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Shangri Las - Leader of the Pack Posted by: voxpopulai
Video duration: 190 seconds Possibly the greatest of the Brill Building classics. Someone put this up awhile back but it disappeared, so here it is again. Robert Goulet was just goofing around but Steve Allen put down rock and roll every chance he could. Well, he's gone now and Mary Weiss is still singing. So there. Related: brill, las, morton, shadow, shangri |
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Allan Sherman with Dean Martin and Vic Damone Posted by: voxpopulai
Video duration: 390 seconds From The Dean Martin Show, Oct. 7, 1965. They sing Pop Hates the Beatles and other parodies by Sherman. Related: allan, damone, dean, dino, martin, parody, sherman, shticks, vic |
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Jim Carrey does Sammy Davis Jr. Posted by: voxpopulai
Video duration: 157 seconds The young Jim Carrey does this great impression, from way back in his stand-up days.... Related: bojangles, carrey, davis, jim, mr., sammy, spoof, stand-up |
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Carl Reiner & Mel Brooks Posted by: voxpopulai
Video duration: 349 seconds A sketch from their very first album, (introduced by a familiar face.) Related: brooks, carl, mel, parody, reiner, sketch, spoof, stand-up |
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Hanukkah in Santa Monica by Tom Lehrer Posted by: voxpopulai
Video duration: 108 seconds Whoever originally put this video together did a great job, but the audio was out of sync, so I fixed that, and changed a few slides, so I hope y'all like it. It's a modern classic by the great Tom Lehrer. Related: chanuka, chanukah, christmas, hanukah, hanukkah, kwanza, lehrer, tom |
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Spike Jones featuring Mickey Katz (1947) Posted by: voxpopulai
Video duration: 218 seconds This clip gives us a rare and wonderful look at Spike Jones hilarity, with the added delight of seeing Mickey Katz (the short, bald guy playing clarinet) goofing around with the band and even doing his trademark "glugg-glugg". Mickey went on from there to write his Yiddish parodies and the rest is history, Related: jones, katz, mickey, spike |
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Tom Lehrer (I Got It From Agnes) Posted by: voxpopulai
Video duration: 97 seconds From The Michael Parkinson Show in England, 4 Oct 1980. A super rare video of the master singing one of his lesser known songs. This goes out with thanks to 6funswede for sharing his Tom Lehrer treasure trove with us! Related: agnes, lehrer, parkinson, satire, tom |
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Annie Ross - Twisted (1959) Posted by: voxpopulai
Video duration: 180 seconds Actress and singer Annie Ross set some hipster jive to a Wardell Grey sax solo and Twisted became a jazz classic. Along with fellow singers Dave Lambert and Jon Hendricks (who sit this one out) the trio Lambert Hendricks and Ross recorded a number of hit albums in the early 60s and is generally regarded as the greatest Jazz vocal group of all time. Related: annie, hendricks, jazz, lamert, ross, vocal, wardell |
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Peter Paul and Mary - When the Ship Comes In Posted by: voxpopulai
Video duration: 172 seconds An early Dylan classic. The opening song of a live concert on Australian TV, 14 June 1967. Brought to you by the good people at British Petroleum. Related: australia, bob, dylan, mary, paul, peter |
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Dan Bern - Jerusalem Posted by: voxpopulai
Video duration: 255 seconds Live in Portland, 10-30-04 Related: bern, dan, dylan, folk, songwriter |
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Lambert Hendricks & Ross (1959) Posted by: voxpopulai
Video duration: 197 seconds LH&R with the Count Basie rhythm section. Scat singing doesn't get any better than this. Related: basie, count, hendricks, jazz, lambert, ross, scat, vocal |
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The 2000 Year Old Man Posted by: voxpopulai
Video duration: 166 seconds Carl Reiner and Mel Brooks. Comedy Trailblazers. Related: 2000, brooks, carl, mel, reiner |
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Bob Dylan - Hazel with The Band (1976) Posted by: voxpopulai
Video duration: 233 seconds This must have been shot from the balcony at The Last Waltz and the audio sync'd, but it works for me. Related: band, bob, dylan, last, the, waltz |
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Jack E. Leonard Posted by: voxpopulai
Video duration: 400 seconds One of the best of the Borsht Belt comics of the 1960s. He did a lot of 'insult humor', which inspired many imitators such as Don Rickles, but Jack E. Leonard did it better. Related: belt, borsht, comedian, stand-up |
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David Bromberg - Demon in Disguise Posted by: voxpopulai
Video duration: 223 seconds The guitar demon himself, with John Sebastian on harp. Iowa State U. 1-22-85 Related: blues, bromberg, david, folk, guitar, john, sebastian |
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Roseanne's Infamous National Anthem Posted by: voxpopulai
Video duration: 76 seconds This is a classic. I stitched it together from 2 sources. If anyone has the entire video, please post it. Related: anthem, national, padres, roseanne, spoof |
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Totie Fields Posted by: voxpopulai
Video duration: 193 seconds One of the very first successful female standup comics, in her heyday. Related: belt, borsht, shtick, standup |
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Allan Sherman - Harvey and Sheila Posted by: voxpopulai
Video duration: 226 seconds Could this be one of the greatest parodies of all time? Compare the beginning to Harry Belafonte's recording of Hava Nagila and you'll see that Sherman was inspired by the original Belafonte version. Hey, it's BETTER than the original IMO. I did the video myself. No big deal, but I hope you enjoy it. Related: allan, hava, nagila, parody, sherman, spoof |
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Kinky Friedman - They Ain't Makin Jews Like Jesus Anymore Posted by: voxpopulai
Video duration: 211 seconds Ah, Kinky...one of the greatest musical satirists of the past half-century...if you like this - and what's not to like? - then buy the DVD "Proud to Be an Asshole from El Paso" at http://www.kinkyfrie dman.com/ Related: country, ethnic, jewboys, jewish, satire, slurs, texas, western |
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Shel Silverstein - Folksinger Blues Posted by: voxpopulai
Video duration: 177 seconds This gem of a song comes from one of Shel's early LPs. The screen shots of Shel are from the Playboy After Dark TV show in the late 60s. Related: folk, jewish, satire, shel, silverstein, song |
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Tom Lehrer (Poisoning Pigeons) Posted by: voxpopulai
Video duration: 144 seconds Recorded in England. Unfortunately there are no other Lehrer in concert videos that I know of, besides the ones on YouTube. Enjoy. Related: humor, lehrer, parody, spoof, tom |
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J. Geils Band - Pack Fair and Square Posted by: voxpopulai
Video duration: 94 seconds Rockpalast Show, Germany, 1979. Great Rock and Roll. Related: blues, peter, rock, wolf |
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Dan Bern - Black Tornado Posted by: voxpopulai
Video duration: 309 seconds Dan can put his finger on the absurdities of life possibly better than anyone, but he's been flying under everybody's radar for a long time. Recorded in Germany, Spring 2007, I think. Related: bernstein, dylan, folk, singer, songwriter, unplugged |
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Shel Silverstein Posted by: voxpopulai
Video duration: 56 seconds Here he is with Johnny Cash, who had a monster hit with Shel's 'A Boy Named Sue'. Shel was a bizarre genius with a heart of gold. Related: cash, johnny, shel, silverstein |
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The Coasters - Charlie Brown Posted by: voxpopulai
Video duration: 35 seconds Does anyone have more of this clip? It's great! Related: 50s, coasters, doowop, leiber, r&b, stoller |

























