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The Muppets (2011): The Rainbow Connection

Vinnie Vegas — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 21:50:33 +0000

A Duet We’ve Been Waiting For Since 1979

Kermit the Frog and Miss Piggy deliver a real crowdpleaser in The Muppets (2011), with their duet of Paul Williams’s memorable song, The Rainbow Connection.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2N2ngLYEoMo

A full review is coming up at The SSC in a couple of days!

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Kung Fu Fighting Singer Arrested For “Racial Aggravation”

Vinnie Vegas — Fri, 29 Apr 2011 21:59:12 +0000

Funky Chinatown Action!

Just when you think that liberals/leftists can’t get nuttier, they come through again! Read this absurd story. I just hope a couple of Chinese guys don’t wander onto this blog entry and get me arrested for racial aggravation!

The story is courtesy of our friends at ThirdAge.com…

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HZGMVKaLLOI

Kung Fu Fighting British Singer Arrested On Grounds Of Racial Aggravation

A ‘Kung Fu Fighting’ singer in Britain has been arrested on the grounds of racial aggravation after apparently offending two passers-by of Chinese origin with his rendition.

British man Simon Ledger says he fears he will end up with a criminal record for performing the 1974 disco classic at a seafront bar on the Isle of Wight in the UK on Sunday, reports The County Press.

The 34-year-old, who lives in Shanklin, regularly features Carl Douglas’ 1974 number one hit in his set when he performs at the Driftwood Beach Bar in Sandown.

But, after striking up the melody in front of customers at the weekend, he noticed a man of Chinese origin walking past with his mother, making gestures at him and taking a picture on his mobile phone.

Later on Sunday evening, Mr Ledger was dining at the Dragon Pearl Chinese restaurant in Shanklin when he received a call from the police saying they wanted to meet him.

He was then arrested and bailed pending further enquiries, The County Press reports.

An Isle of Wight police spokesperson confirmed, “A 34-year-old man from Shanklin was arrested on suspicion of causing harassment, alarm or distress under section 4A of the Public Order Act 1986.”

As a result of his arrest, Mr Ledger has found himself on the front page of British national newspaper The Sun today.

Mr Ledger told The Sun, “We were performing ‘Kung Fu Fighting,’ as we do during all our sets. People of all races were loving it, Chinese people have never been offended before.”

Ledger continued, “I honestly cannot believe how much this has been blown out of all proportion. The last thing I want is to be portrayed as a racist because I certainly am not.”

Singing and performing for more than 20 years, Mr Ledger has played on cruise ships in the past.

He also starred on former British entertainer Michael Barrymore’s popular TV program, ‘My Kind of Music’ several years ago.

The performer said he “couldn’t believe it when I was actually arrested,” reports the County Press.

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Alone With My Baby Tonight (Live)

Vinnie Vegas — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 17:38:56 +0000

The Jeff Jarrett Country Music Classic
My favorite country music song, courtesy of J-E Double F, J-A Double R, E Double T, from WWF In Your House 2.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LQBGbngtv38

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Yes We Can!

Vinnie Vegas — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 05:46:48 +0000

Scott Brown Wins In Massachusetts

Congrats to Scott Brown! Freedom loving peoples everywhere are dancing in the streets! Barry and friends, not so much!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CdvITn5cAVc

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It’s The Most Wonderful Time of the Year

Vinnie Vegas — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 17:58:39 +0000

And tales of the glories of Christmases long, long ago!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gFtb3EtjEic

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Have a Holly Jolly Christmas by Burl Ives

Vinnie Vegas — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 04:29:30 +0000

Big Daddy Never Lets Us Down

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7NieobapuNs

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Little Saint Nick by The Beach Boys

Vinnie Vegas — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 16:51:40 +0000

Run, run, reindeer!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1mm9K8WnOMQ

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Feliz Navidad by Jose Feliciano

Vinnie Vegas — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 20:03:34 +0000

Prospero año y felicidad!

Una de mis canciones favoritas en Español es Feliz Navidad! Gracias, Jose!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xMtuVP8Mj4o

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Frosty The Snowman

Vinnie Vegas — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 15:56:03 +0000

There must have been some magic in the old silk hat they found…

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Pu-bVrndgY

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Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer

Vinnie Vegas — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 03:03:02 +0000

But as for me and Grandpa, we believe!

My favorite Christmas song! And I’ve had the hots for Cousin Nell since 1983, and I’m not embarrassed to say it!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vPaGQEskSKM

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‘Rock Candy Baby’ by Dick Contino

Vinnie Vegas — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 00:18:16 +0000

Rock Candy Baby, You’re Mine!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i0ke3C9geBw

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Gamera’s Theme Song

Vinnie Vegas — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 03:34:31 +0000

Come on, Space Monsters! Bring it on!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B-UACM_8q_Q

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Obama Stumbles & Stammers

Vinnie Vegas — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 13:21:50 +0000

Barry sure isn’t quick on his feet

QUESTION: And to President Obama, you are a proponent of a nuclear-free world, and you’ve stated, first of all, you would like to visit Hiroshima and Nagasaki while in office. Do you have this desire? And what is your understanding of the historical meaning of the A-bombing in Hiroshima and Nagasaki? Do you think that it was the right decision?

Enjoy the answer!

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Ric Flair Wooo Lottery Ticket

Vinnie Vegas — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 15:32:36 +0000

To Be The Man, You Have To Beat The Man

Our friends at the North Carolina Education Lottery have created a great new $5 Lottery Card…

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7OnB_jalI4U

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The Mothra Song

Vinnie Vegas — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 13:19:02 +0000

Peanuts Rule!

It appears that our friends in the Land of the Rising Sun decided to make a brief musical video of one of my wildest fantasies. I am forever grateful! Oh mama!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qUbFX6KendY

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Mama Guitar by Don Cornell

Vinnie Vegas — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 17:15:36 +0000

All we need is young Lee Remick and a baton

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g8ax0Y5zf64

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Godzilla – Blue Oyster Cult

Vinnie Vegas — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 16:03:46 +0000

Oh no, there goes Tokyo!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lVYDA5ko940

Blue Oyster Cult – Godzilla

Lyrics:
With a purposeful grimace and a terrible sound
He pulls the spitting high tension wires down

Helpless people on a subway train
Scream bug-eyed as he looks in on them

He picks up a bus and he throws it back down
As he wades through the buildings toward the center of town

Oh no, they say hes got to go
Go go Godzilla, yeah
Oh no, there goes Tokyo
Go go Godzilla, yeah

Rinji news o moshiagemasu!
Rinji news o moshiagemasu!
Godzilla ga ginza hoomen e mukatte imasu!
Daishkyu hinan shite kudasai!
Daishkyu hinan shite kudasai!

Oh no, they say hes got to go
Go go Godzilla, yeah
Oh no, there goes Tokyo
Go go Godzilla, yeah

History shows again and again
How nature points up the folly of men
Godzilla!

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Swingin’ The Alphabet

Vinnie Vegas — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 04:07:05 +0000

Curly’s a dope!

Moe, Larry and Curly are gas station attendants who blow up an automobile with three foreign professors going to Mildew’s Girl College. The Stooges change into the professors’ clothes and impersonate them at the school. In class, the Stooges teach the girls how to “Swing the Alphabet,” and follow up by teaching Mrs. Catsby how to play basketball, Stooge-style!

Swingin’ The Alphabet is from Violent is the Word for Curly, and proves that the Three Stooges can teach beautiful women anything.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M8Pk1UYkB3I

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Special Dedication To Roman Polanski

Vinnie Vegas — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 03:04:59 +0000

Rot in prison, Junior.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CPXnoLAEUSQ

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Talk to the Animals by Vanda King

Vinnie Vegas — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 00:15:37 +0000

Think of the amazing repartee!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bx6nGZapOYE

Probably the only memorable thing about the 1967 film Dr Dolittle is this song, Talk To The Animals. In the film, it’s performed by Rex Harrison with a slow placed, almost conversational delivery. I prefer the faster paced renditions, like those performed by Sammy Davis Jr. and in this video, Vanda King.

The song is a personal favorite of mine and has been since childhood. I find the lyrics quite clever and the melody infectious. The only problem I have with the song is the same problem I have with the film – both are way too long. Dr Dolittle clocks in at almost three hours when the intermission is included – a brutal exercise, punctuated by the fact that the film is primarily for children. Expecting kids to sit there for 3 hours is just too much, I think.

For years, I have felt that the narrative should have been tweaked and Dr Dolittle should have been presented as two 90 minute films, released a year or so apart. That’s much easier for children to digest, and a lot easier for the adults in the audience, too.

As it stands, the film was enormously expensive and, sadly, a commercial failure, and caused financial mayhem with 20th Century Fox, which continued to feel the pain until almost a decade later when they released Star Wars in May, 1977. Dr Dolittle also marks the beginning of the end of major leading roles for Rex Harrison. 20th Century Fox also launched an all-out marketing blitz for the film, further compromising the bottom line.

In the end, Dr Dolittle has earned a warm spot in the hearts of many fans over the decades. Perhaps its most enduring legacy is that it marked the end of this type of film: a musical children’s adventure that’s nonetheless good for fans of all ages. These days, that niche is dominated by animated films featuring the voices of established stars, a genre that’s grown tedious and tiresome. I’d like to see this type of film make a comeback – I think if it were done well, it could be huge.

So, what courageous filmmaker has the guts to try it?

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The American Dream

Vinnie Vegas — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 01:51:21 +0000

He’s just a common man, workin’ hard for the man!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G8LE69g9lI0

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Kanye West Completes His Heel Turn

Vinnie Vegas — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 14:55:36 +0000

Did Vince McMahon write this?

Kanye West rushes the stage and interrupts Taylor Swift’s accepting a Video Music award, and the slow-witted Swift just stands there speechless – I suppose if the words aren’t on the teleprompter for her, she is lost and doesn’t know what to do.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2yOOPHe3QHU

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You’ve Got To Be A Football Hero

Vinnie Vegas — Sun, 23 Aug 2009 03:10:37 +0000

To get along with the beautiful girls!

One of my favorite old songs, and part of my shower singing repertoire!

And here’s to my favorite trio of football players, the famous Three Horsemen of Boulder Dam, from the short film Three Little Pigskins.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qTXhhkgwcJ0

You’ve Got To Be A Football Hero

You’ve got to be a football hero,
To get along with the beautiful girls,
You’ve got to be a touchdown getter, you bet
If you want to get a baby to pet!

The fact that you are rich or handsome,
Won’t get you anything in curls,
You’ve got to be a football hero,
To get along with the beautiful girls!

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Ann Margrock Tears The House Down

Vinnie Vegas — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 13:16:02 +0000

With a little help from her friends

Call me Curly, but I think this is a much better song than most of what passes for popular music in 2009.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CXCiS2FpmIc

Special Thanks to my pal, Broadway Joe, for passing along the video!

I Ain’t Gunna’ Be Your Fool

I ain’t going to be your fool no more
Cried and cried until my eyes are sore
Gave you all the love I had
Still you tried to treat me bad
I loves you but I ain’t gonna be your fool

I’m sick and tired of all your cheatin’ and lyin’
I’m gonna find myself a boy to keep my heart from cryin’
Then you will be so blue
A weepin’ and a moanin’ and a cryin’ too
I loves you but I ain’t gonna be your fool

Last night I thought about you
About things that we used to do
About the things that we used to say
But that was yesterday
I’m a gonna change my ways
Now it’s my turn to play
Gonna find me somebody new
A-take-a-place-a-you now

I ain’t going to be your fool no more
Cried and cried until my eyes are sore
I gave you all the love I had
Still you tried to treat me bad
I loves you but I ain’t going to be your fool

You’re going to find out just what you’re done wrong
You’re going to wake up in the morning baby I’ll be gone
Each and every day of the week
I can’t eat my dinner and I can’t sleep
I loves you but I ain’t going to be your fool
I loves you but I ain’t gonna be your fool
I loves you but I ain’t gonna be your fool

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The Man Called Flintstone Soundtrack

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Don ‘No Soul’ Simmons: Blame it on the Bossa Nova

Vinnie Vegas — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 13:02:33 +0000

Don ‘No Soul’ Simmons Forever!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=70HbmE7IKq4

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Don “No Soul” Simmons Greatest Love Songs

Vinnie Vegas — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 13:05:21 +0000

The Greatest Album of Love Songs Ever Recorded

Sung by the man who turned a personal affliction into a recording career, Don ‘No Soul’ Simmons.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mPmNxOmMzrk

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Blacks Without Soul PSA

Vinnie Vegas — Sun, 09 Aug 2009 22:53:17 +0000

From Amazon Women on the Moon

David Alan Grier manages to steal the excellent Amazon Women on the Moon from the rest of the cast. I am a huge fan of Don ‘No Soul’ Simmons.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pwGmd_A8O_w

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‘Personality’ by Lloyd Price

Vinnie Vegas — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 03:01:41 +0000

I was born after my time

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kaBYLSujaZg

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The Lawrence Welk Show: Signing Off

Vinnie Vegas — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 13:11:29 +0000

Adios, Au Revoir, Auf Wiedersehn

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bMvqPffzDMQ

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The Lawrence Welk Show: Anything Goes

Vinnie Vegas — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 01:04:18 +0000

A Cole Porter Classic

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LfaU52bV9x8

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Lawrence Welk Show: One Toke Over The Line

Vinnie Vegas — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 13:09:26 +0000

A Modern Spiritual by Gail & Dale

This one really freaks me out, man.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ye3ecDYxOkg

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The Lawrence Welk Show: Melody of Love

Vinnie Vegas — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 01:01:48 +0000

Oh, oh moja droga jacie kocham!

Featuring guest accordionist Joey Schmidt at the accordion!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cRG68N4l9nE

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The Lawrence Welk Show: Sweet Gypsy Rose

Vinnie Vegas — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 13:07:25 +0000

Bob Lido does this favorite justice!

Bob Lido sings a popular hit of the day and is accompanied by Henry Cuesta on clarinet, Bob Havens on trombone and Johnny Zell on trumpet.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yXD1U-wTr8U

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The Lawrence Welk Show: Beer Barrell Polka

Vinnie Vegas — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 01:05:41 +0000

Featuring Myron Floren and The Semonski Sisters! (1976)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4327HSXY56k

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The Lawrence Welk Show: Lullaby of Broadway

Vinnie Vegas — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 13:26:58 +0000

True Champagne Music

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4SEhFa9biWo

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The Lawrence Welk Show: A Kind Of Hush

Vinnie Vegas — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 01:01:21 +0000

The Legendary Lennon Sisters

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iiHicMWHBK4

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The Lawrence Welk Show: Georgy Girl

Vinnie Vegas — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 13:00:06 +0000

Lennon Sisters Style!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A6XoP09ta-U

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Lawrence Welk: Ghost Riders In The Sky

Vinnie Vegas — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 01:01:30 +0000

Featuring Neil LeVang on guitar (1961)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EMdS9ExnW-w

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The Lawrence Welk Show: Hound Dog

Vinnie Vegas — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 13:18:07 +0000

Ken Delo sings, Neil LeVang & Richard Maloof at the electric guitars!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1sAjVroBC58

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The Lawrence Welk Show: Music, Music, Music

Vinnie Vegas — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 13:21:51 +0000

Kicking off Lawrence Welk Week!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mkKlYJ7o-WI

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Happy 4th of July, 2009

Vinnie Vegas — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 13:05:39 +0000

Let Freedom Ring!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sguDebnGCts

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