Does it ever happen to you that when you discover something new—a song, video, book, etc.—that you associate it with a particular time of year from then on? I first ran across this Vitaphone in late summer or early fall, and every year about this time, I get a subconscious urge to hear it.
The Revelers, 1927
I always flashback to that time in my life.
Whenever I hear Crosby Stills and Nash's self titled or Deja Vu albums, I transport back to the early aughts when I was playing a Super Nintendo game called Donkey Kong Country 2 - Diddy's Kong Quest, specifically the honey bee level. I'd sit on the floor on the red carpet, about 3 feet from the tiny tv and play that game!
You trying to tell me you didn't hear that shriek? That was something trying to get out of its premature grave, and I don't want to be here when it does. - Phantom of the Paradise (1974)
A lot of the videos shared and discussed in this thread are now no longer available, unfortunately...
I wish my life was a non-stop Hollywood movie show
a fantasy world of celluloid villains and heroes
Because celluloid heroes never feel any pain
and celluloid heroes never really die...
The past is a foreign country; they do things differently there.
A lot of the videos shared and discussed in this thread are now no longer available, unfortunately...
Thanks. I've replaced them where I could, but a lot of them are still missing.
You trying to tell me you didn't hear that shriek? That was something trying to get out of its premature grave, and I don't want to be here when it does. - Phantom of the Paradise (1974)
I have to repost this one. I rewatched it recently and that middle song "Dinah" has been stuck in my head for the last 24 hours. I love the arrangement of that one.
Does it ever happen to you that when you discover something new—a song, video, book, etc.—that you associate it with a particular time of year from then on? I first ran across this Vitaphone in late summer or early fall, and every year about this time, I get a subconscious urge to hear it.
This one is a fun musical comedy short to watch. It isn't technically a Vaudeville act, but I'll post it here, as it's a '27 Vitaphone and contains Vaudeville-like elements.
One thing of interest is that it starts William Demorest, who would go on thirty years later to play the crotchety but lovable Uncle Charlie in the popular '60s sitcom My Three Sons.
That is an adorable little skit, though I cringed every time they did the "huh"? bit. I just was too corny for me, and was done too many times imo. But the songs were great, and especially the last one definitely reminded me of the referenced source material.
I always feel fortunate that we have these routines on film. Otherwise they would be lost forever to the recesses of time.
You trying to tell me you didn't hear that shriek? That was something trying to get out of its premature grave, and I don't want to be here when it does. - Phantom of the Paradise (1974)
