Well this is as good a place as I'm going to find a satifactory rendition of this disco (?) hit. And at that one that was seen on Soul Train!

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This was really good music back in the day. It still is in fact!

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Porgy and Bess was an opera composed by George Gershwin. He's responsible for that music you might hear when you watch a United Airlines ad. If you're interested that composition was called, A Rhapsody in Blue. The jazzy sound in this vid is delightful, enjoy!

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Another reason I miss the mid-1990s. Raps such as this by Skee-Lo. Enjoy!

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I've been browsing YouTube for music videos this week. Doesn't matter the genre. It could be rap, R&B, soul, funk, rock, new wave, or what have you.

I posted a couple of videos on the 1980s version of Puttin on the Ritz here earlier this year but both of those videos have been deleted from YouTube. This time I think that YouTube isn't likely to bother it so I post it now and delete those other posts that I already have here.

I always though of this song as a nice snappy song. Especially with that nice early 1980s sound (performed by this artist named Taco).

There were two version of this video I should add. This is the controversial version where the permorers here were in blackface. In another version of this video, those sequences with the performers in black face were edited out and in some shots headshots of movie legend Gary Cooper were inserted.

I decided to look up more about this song and found out that originally the lyrics were to reflect the fad of well to do New Yorkers going to black jazz clubs in Harlem. I decided to see if I can find the original lyrics of this song and excuse me if I call this Exhibit A.

Have you seen the well-to-do
Up and down Park Avenue
On that famous thoroughfare
With their noses in the air

High hats and narrow collars
White spats and fifteen dollars
Spending every dime
For a wonderful time

Now, if you're blue
And you don't know where to go to
Why don't you go where Harlem flits
Puttin' on the Ritz
Spangled Gowns upon the bevy of
High browns from down the levy
Always spits
Puttin' on the Ritz

That's where each and every lulu-belle goes
Every Thursday evening with her swell beaus
Rubbin' elbows

Come with me and we'll attend their jubilee
And see them spend
Their last two bits
Puttin' on the Ritz

- short instrumental break -

(Boys, look at that man puttin' on that Ritz)

Now, if you're blue
And you don't know where to go to
Why don't you go where Harlem flits
Puttin' on the Ritz
Spangled Gowns upon the bevy of
High browns from down the levy
All misfits
Puttin' on that certain Ritz

Come with me and we'll attend their jubilee
And see them spend
Their last two bits
Puttin' on the Ritz

Come with me and we'll attend their jubilee
And see them spend
Their last two bits
Puttin' on the Ritz

The song was later rewritten to be generally applicable to going out in the town in style.

“Puttin’ on the Ritz” Original Lyrics(1929)
Puttin' on the Ritz (Wikipedia)
Irving Berlin Lyrics and Chords Puttin on the Ritz

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I'm not really a TuPac fan, but I really enjoy this song California Love. There's a very nice sound when you listen to this. It almost makes me miss what rap music used to be. In a way it's too bad TuPac was killed before his time.

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I miss these days. 1998-99 the year I first discovered and got seriously into Extreme Championship Wrestling or ECW if you prefer. Some of the finest most interesting wrestling programs you could have ever ran into. It was at time more compelling than WWF or even WCW and production values weren't even that great.

So this video I first saw back in 1999. I even recorded it on tape when I saw it on TV one day and it can be considered a great ode to the ECW of old. In fact it can be an ode to one of ECW's greatest stars, Rob Van Damn.

In this video we see a band called Kilgore do a rendition of Pantera's song "Walk" and with all the ECW wrestlers and the ECW action it's worth watching.

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Because I have been able to watch this classic series on Chicago's WWME-TV channel 23, I have become a fan. They really don't make TV series like this anymore. I suppose that's OK because well it gives those of us who came later a chance to miss something.

Anyway what you're going to see is a rendition of the Hawaii Five-0 theme by Brian Setzer, and it's pretty good. Check out this description...

Brian Setzer and his 17-piece orchestra perform "Hawaii Five O" live in Tokyo, Japan 2001.

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This song takes me back. This was certainly my first exposure to the idea of rump-shakin'. Of course what's seen in this video pales in comparison to what I would see as I would progress thru adolescence. If you don't like rump-shakin, I hope you like the tune.

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YouTube description...

T-BAGG laments the loss of "Robert"

A hilarious video. It should have you falling on the floor laughing. There isn't a lot of cursing thank goodness, but some elements might have you scratching your head. Actually the tune of this video is more appealing than most of what I hear in rap today.

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A great rap/hip-hop act from the late 1980s on through the mid-1990s then they did the one thing celebrities (Hollywood stars or musicians) seem to do, drop off the scene. This is one among many of some of their famous songs.

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Well my musical tastes are eclectic. You would think a person like myself would be into rap, R&B, funk and other musical forms. I'm big on classical music myself, but this song by the Beach Boys has a nice tune and rythym. Makes me want to make a visit to the beach...

Round round get around
I get around
Yeah
Get around round round I get around
I get around
Get around round round I get around
From town to town
Get around round round I get around
Im a real cool head
Get around round round I get around
Im makin real good bread

Im gettin bugged driving up and down the same old strip
I gotta finda new place where the kids are hip

My buddies and me are getting real well known
Yeah, the bad guys know us and they leave us alone

I get around
Get around round round I get around
From town to town
Get around round round I get around
Im a real cool head
Get around round round I get around
Im makin real good bread
Get around round round I get around
I get around
Round
Get around round round oooo
Wah wa ooo
Wah wa ooo
Wah wa ooo

We always take my car cause its never been beat
And weve never missed yet with the girls we meet

None of the guys go steady cause it wouldnt be right
To leave their best girl home now on saturday night

I get around
Get around round round I get around
From town to town
Get around round round I get around
Im a real cool head
Get around round round I get around
Im makin real good bread
Get around round round I get around
I get around
Round
Ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah

Round round get around
I get around
Yeah
Get around round round I get around
Get around round round I get around
Wah wa ooo
Get around round round I get around
Oooo ooo ooo
Get around round round I get around
Ahh ooo ooo
Get around round round I get around
Ahh ooo ooo
Get around round round I get around
Ahh ooo ooo

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I never understood the lyrics until now. This is where I got the lyrics from. Go back to the video post and try to follow along.

Artist: George Clinton Lyrics
Song: Atomic Dog Lyrics

Yeah, this is a story of a famous dog
For the dog that chases its tail will be dizzy
These are clapping dogs, rhythmic dogs
Harmonic dogs, house dogs, street dogs
Dog of the world unite
Dancin' dogs
Yeah
Countin' dogs, funky dogs
Nasty dogs (Dog)

Atomic dog
Atomic dog

Like the boys
When they're out there walkin' the streets
May compete
Nothin' but the dog in ya

Bow-wow-wow-yippie-yo-yippie-yeah
Bow-wow-yippie-yo-yippie-yeah
Bow-wow-wow-yippie-yo-yippie-yeah
Bow-wow-yippie-yo-yippie-yeah

Like the boys
When they're out there walkin' the streets
May compete
Nothin' but the dog in ya

Why must I feel like that
Oh, why must I chase the cat

Like the boys
When they're out there walkin' the streets
May compete
Nothin' but the dog in ya

Ruff
Ruff
Ruff

Why must I feel like that
Why must I chase the cat
Nothin' but the dog in me

Why must I feel like that
Why must I chase the cat
Nothin' but the dog in me

Why must I feel like that
Why must I chase the cat
Nothin' but the dog in me

Why must I feel like that
Why must I chase the cat
Nothin' but the dog in me

Do the dogcatcher, dogcatcher
Do the dogcatcher
Do the dogcatcher, dogcatcher
Do the dogcatcher

Do the dogcatcher, baby, do the dogcatcher
Ooh

Why must I feel like that
Why must I chase the cat
Nothin' but the dog in me

Why must I feel like that
Why must I chase the cat
Nothin' but the dog in me

Bow-wow-yippie-yo-yippie-yeah
Bow-wow-wow-yippie-yo-yippie-yeah
Bow-wow-yippie-yo-yippie-yeah

Just walkin' the dog
Oh, atomic dog

Futuristic bow-wow

Ruff

Leader of the pack
Wild dog

Why must I feel like that
Why must I chase the cat
Just the dog in me
Nothin' but the dog in me

Why must I feel like that
Why must I chase the cat
Just the dog in me
Nothin' but the dog in me

Why must I feel like that
Why must I chase the cat
The dog in me (Dog in me)
The dog is in me (Dog in me)

Do the dogcatcher, dogcatcher
Do the dogcatcher
Do you wanna do the dogcatcher
Well, baby, why don't you do it again for me

Dogcatcher, dogcatcher
Do the dogcatcher

House-trained dogs
Wild dogs
Say it again

Why must I feel like that
Why must I chase the cat

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FYI - If you're Greek (a member of the Divine 9) you know who loves the song the most!!! Gotta love funk.

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You know perhaps we should look at a little hip-hop here. I don't mind and this is one example of rap and hip-hop the way it used to be. Perhaps in real life this is exactly what you might want to say to someone who can't help but keep running their mouths.

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Been looking for this for a while. It used to be available at ChicagoBears.com but they do have that link anymore. But it did find it at a fan site for the Bears, BearsPod.com.

They feature audio podcasts or programs for Bears fans everywhere. Also I have a reason to watch the Bears for a change. Perhaps whenever I'm near a computer I should try to listen in on few games online. Especially since I may not be able to watch them on TV here in Atlanta. Ah modern technology.

Oh yeah here's some lyrics and an audio file. I just wish there was a way to save the recording...

Bear down, Chicago Bears, make every play clear the way to victory;
Bear down, Chicago Bears, put up a fight with a might so fearlessly.
We’ll never forget the way you thrilled the nation with your T-formation.
Bear down, Chicago Bears, and let them know why you’re wearing the crown.
You’re the pride and joy of Illinois, Chicago Bears, bear down.

Oh yeah and hear a rendition from the Chicago Symphony Orchestra.

UPDATE: The Bears from 1985 do their Super Bowl Shuffle...

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