Old Commercials

[RealJimbo]

BTW - Did anyone notice that Lemon Henderson had passed in the last few months? He was the Broadway Ford guy with "and that ain't no bull" motto, along with "you auto buy now".

[Jim Kyle]

No, I don't.

It came out in the very late 40s or early 50s, right at the start of his career, and may well have been what put him into the big time so fast. The closest I can come to categorizing it is that is was sorta like a talking blues, words over a background melody that was vaguely passionate. The whole thing had just two words, alternated, with various emotional inflections. The words were "John" and "Marsha" and the whole package screamed of a passionate seduction, yet nothing in it could have lifted the eyebrows of Boston's most puritanical censor.

Freberg at his best, taunting the established conventions!

EDIT: Hear it now: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KkfwmB8jeSU

[Prunepicker]

It came out in the very late 40s or early 50s, right at the start of his career, and may
well have been what put him into the big time so fast... et al

Thanks for the scoop. I'll check out the url you provided. Stan Freberg was
a genius and contributed to much of the comedy to come. Especially Bullwinkle.

Thanx!

[Prunepicker]

JimKyle,
I just listened to the link you provided. Yes, I remember the "John and Marsha"
recording. It was DECADES ago when I heard it. An entire dialog with only
two words. Amazing.

As Count Basie said, "Less is More!"

Oh JimKyle, I mean John... I mean...

[ctchandler]

It came out in the very late 40s or early 50s, right at the start of his career, and may well have been what put him into the big time so fast. The closest I can come to categorizing it is that is was sorta like a talking blues, words over a background melody that was vaguely passionate. The whole thing had just two words, alternated, with various emotional inflections. The words were "John" and "Marsha" and the whole package screamed of a passionate seduction, yet nothing in it could have lifted the eyebrows of Boston's most puritanical censor.

Freberg at his best, taunting the established conventions!

EDIT: Hear it now: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KkfwmB8jeSU

Jim,
Off subject, but somewhat related, did "Have Some Madeira, M'dear" rattle the Bostonians? PrunePicker should love this since the singer/narrator is playing the bass fiddle.
C. T.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vrbAyHVVYgI

[Prunepicker]

Jim,
Off subject, but somewhat related, did "Have Some Madeira, M'dear" rattle the
Bostonians? PrunePicker should love this since the singer/narrator is playing the bass fiddle.
C. T.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vrbAyHVVYgI

LOL,
That was Lou Gottlieb (sp). I loved the references to the bass at the beginning,
i.e. vile and base. The bass is a viol.

Thanx for the laugh.

[ctchandler]

LOL,
That was Lou Gottlieb (sp). I loved the references to the bass at the beginning,
i.e. vile and base. The bass is a viol.

Thanx for the laugh.

PP,
When I was learning to play the violin, we (our instructor) called it the bass violin. Of course, it was played with a bow, not the fingers.
C. T.

[Prunepicker]

PP,
When I was learning to play the violin, we (our instructor) called it the bass violin.
Of course, it was played with a bow, not the fingers.
C. T.

In reality the Bass isn't a bass violin. It's a Viol which is a completely
different shape and configuration. Violins, violas and cellos all have
virtually the same dimensions. The bass is completely different.

I played the bass in a professional orchestra for over 30 years. A lot of
bow work.

I've also played the bass with the fingers (pizz) while playing jazz. However,
I use the bow as much as possible in order to bring out the true sound of
the instrument.

[Jim Kyle]

"Have Some Madeira, M'dear" was originally written by Flanders and Swann. More of their material can be found here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mVHbF0jAzMw

[Prunepicker]

There's a photo of Lou Gottlieb on the You Tube video. I'll listen to it
tomorrow.