@agrowingtime You made a magnificent point about how Sammy and other singers from his era actually told stories with their songs. And although we were certainly fans of the singers, the song-the story, was what we loved most! After I read ur comment, I realized that I, too, felt the same way, but I just couldn't ever find the words that best described how I felt. You, my friend, did. Thank you!
Sammy communicated the song...It was about the song. Today it is about the performer...the self-endulgent performer...who communicates their self-love message of "envy me" through the display of neurotic eroticism and outlandish freak shows (Lady Gaga- No thank you very much) to the masses of young people. 'Just sayin'
I caught his show in Phoenix many years ago. Theater in the round, very intimate. Absolutely fabulous. But he blew it. He had the audience on their feet cheering. Problem was there were three more numbers in his set. You could see mentally kick himself. He did his last three and the audience never left their feet.
he was uncle tom and at point running with those honkies in the rat pack but end end you came around and marched in the civil right movement. no matter what he owned that stage.
@MrCalculus999 I thought Sammy was an uncle Tom too. Hangin with whites, loving whites & jews too much, getting involved in their freaky orgy parties, delving into satanism & judaism, which is worse than christianity .. After reading Why Me & Yes I Can and listening closely to his interviews it was clear that Sammy played a role. He was a showman. Sammy knew that it was jews who controlled show biz and his becoming a jew to make jokes about being a one eyed colored jew was part of the plan.
@BlackVoicesOnFilm Even his marrying the swedish woman for controversy. White women have always been used to send social & political messages. Being a black man in a white man's world he knew he had to have a good hustle goin & be the best of the best. In his mid age he got his ass with his species half. Sad that he died just as most child stars do--broke & in debt.
Mr. Davis cannot be compared to any other. He was in an Orbit of his one. As they all were from that group. They sparkled like the stars they were and still are.
Do not try and compare him to someone else, as there is no one like him.
In Scotland sammy is a entertainer who changed the world. Love him in everything he did and it was great to see his star on Hollywood boulevard if anyone deserved one it is sammy Davis jnr
Man I really do wish music was still like this today. I get laughed at by people for not liking a lot of the new age music scenes but can you blame me? The same mediocre crap being churned out. I miss talent!
@balletbubble2011 I'm 31, and I am old enough to remember the last 2 years of Sammy's life. I miss talent. The garbage today is not what's happening. People like you and me are ahead of the curve. The other 95 percent hopefully will wake up and see what they are being fed.
@revilogmail no in those days they new how to throw their voices and the stages where made to acoustically make them nice and loud man I miss the Vaudeville days and I wasn't even there.
Excelente interpretación, Sammy canta, baila y vive el personaje, un gran artista. Dios te bendiga Sammy, no entiendo nada lo que dices, pero me ha conmovido tu interpretación!!!!!!
I love you for all you went through as a entertainer... Just to share all the talent God gave you..I am Irish and German-Jewish, you let all of us say I'm me and you can like me or you can leave my life-but I am what God made me....i AM..So Sammy you and your talent love for your fans and you. Philillie USA
@tvphilo I honestly think entertainers from the 80s + and pre-80's cant be compared because of the technology that evolved later on. but yeah, him and the other members of the rat pack were the greatest. Other Amazing entertaineres like Michael Jackson wouldn't exist without Sammy DAvis Jr and the others.
@tvphilo Tap dancer extrodinare he was indeed. He was a big influence on the late great Gregory Hines who took the tradition of Jazz dancing to a new generation and in turn inspired the latest standard bearer, Savion Glover. But as for who is the greatest hoofer, that is debatable. Personally I consider The Nicholas Brothers as the greatest exponents of Tap, but Sammy is in great company.
@bolder2009 The Nicholas Brothers may well be the gold standard. Two observations: At his '60th Anniversary Celebration', Gregory Hines, so highly acclaimed that a movie was made for him to showcase his talent, performed on the show. Sammy got up and matched his talent. Not only was he over 60 he left the hospital bed to come to the event (he died a couple months after). Secondly, everyone else at the top devoted their lives to tapping. Sam invested less than half the time they did.
@tvphilo Yeah I know the footage you are refering to, and I agree. Sammy himself made the same point. Sammy said he was "the Michael Jackson of the 50's" as far as dance is concerned. If he had chosen to strictly devout his proffessional career to that area of his talent then we would have missed out on some of his other talents. Sammy's genius is that he could do it all. An exceptional singer, dancer, actor, multi-instrumentalist, comic. He's the Leonardo da Vinci of 20th Century Entertainment.
In those times most african americans had no choice but to perform in blackface as entertainment because they where considered inferior. The real "Mr. Bojangles died wearing tap shoes....wood on wood.......watch spike lee's movie "Bamboozled" ...brought a tear to my eye
OMG I took in every word and every move he made. At the end of it I realized my face was tilted to the right a bit with eyebrows furrowed paying full attention to the guy. I cried man. OMG OMG I can't believe it! I cried to songs like these!!
In every profession there are those great ones that never make it to their fullest potential because of lifes issues. Be it sports or some other profession, those great ones that we celebrate will tell you that there were those who were better than they ever could be. Well, Mr. Bojangles is not a particular individual. He represents those entertainers who due to their being born during a time when they weren't allow to display their talents as men and women do today. So Sammy pays tribute.
AAHHH !! Samy in his prime please can we get more entertainewrs like him if the modern wanta bees could have even 1/3 of his talent and love of proforming well then this world would truley be getting better thanks for posting this vid
Sammy was truly one of a kind. He truly knew how to entertain and tell a story. Today's singers need to watch this to take a lesson on what performing is. Sammy was truly amazing.
Beat me with a stick, my feet are made of clay and we all can see how the demise of Yammy Freeseed has changed the face of music for everyone. Yammy has covered all genres of music and has sold out lounges across the States, I miss Yammy, I saw him on Arbor day back home while visiting my Ex-Wife's Step-Mother, the times were memorable, but if it wasn't for Bojangles, our son Granlomong wouldn't be here and my life would be a free world for me.
@TheTheeggmann You so realise what Mr. Bojangles is don't you? So you are saying that if you weren't in Heroin withdrawal, you wouldn't have your son? Well given you named him Granlomong, I can believe you indulge in the odd drug or two. I hope you find him a nickname before he starts school or I guarantee you the other kids will just call him "Mong" (as in Mongoloid) and be done with it. Harsh as that is, I'm a mother and girl with an usual name who knows how cruel kids were to me.
The very best version of Mr. Bojangles. I did his version of this in a variety show I was in and it went well but Sammy is THE MASTER. I bow to his level of performance.
What's amazing is that he (Sammy) was able to transcend the color line of his era and go places and perform where so many others could not. The only other African in America to pull off such a feat was Charlie Pride. DANCE Mr. Davis! DANCE!!!
You just cry at this great talent, really why is,nt there this kind about today? I think Sammy was the greatest! This was "timing" at it,s finest, watch those heels "click" to the symbol, wow! bloody wow! God rest Sammy. Love A fan Tony from Brighton, England.
Love this! =D Mr. Sammy Davis Jr., very underrated. Hey, what tv show is this from? Also, if you really like Mr. Davis, check out the All in the Family episode where he played himself. Classic - Sammy and Archie Bunker! (I think it's from 1972)
@taylormpowell no he did'nt your right it was wrote by jerry jeff walker but who cares sammie sing's it so well and gives such a great performance when doin it. although i do like jerry's original version aswell i think sammie and frank both sang this great. :)
Growing up in Brazil i always found this song so touching even though i couldn't speak or understand english. We were farmers and i had to move to a small town about 100 miles away to go to high school. About the same time, my only sister was terminally ill and every time i went to visit her and my parents, on my way back i'd hitchhike.One time, this big truck stopped and the driver asked me where r u going my son..i said next town. As i got inside the car, this song's playing...cont
Sinatra and Martin knew how talented this guy was and thought it a crime how blacks weren't allowed to be patrons in most casinos. So the whole Rat Pack got together and boycotted with this simple demand:
Either blacks get quality service like everyone else, or the Rat Pack doesn't play at your casino. Lo and behold blacks were soon to be allowed in just about every casino worth hearing about. Keep singin' Sammy, cuz we're listening.
One question. Why has Hollywood not made a story about this man's life? They are totally sleeping on this one. It would take a special actor to play him and a special actress to play his wife Altovise. A few requests, please don't get Jamie Foxx to do it or even Don Cheadle. Cheadle was decent playing him in that movie "The Rat Pack" but nowhere near good enough.
I am a ballet teacher and have been trying to get the students to understand "feeling"
I played them this on my ipod and suddenly things have changed...........Thannkyou so much Mr. Sammy Davis Jnr. Forever the entertainer. From a grateful teacher!
Mr Sammy Davies JR was by far the best entertainer this world has ever seen, he felt every minuet of the songs and sung them with feeling and meaning this song just show this all off
Tummen ifall du bara var tvungen att kolla upp vem Sammy Davis Jr. var efter du hört Movits! låt "Sammy Davis Jr."... plus att du blev lite paff över hans kläder :s
WONDERFUL MR SAMMY DAVIS .. TRUELY WE THANK YOU AS A BLACK MAN FOR OPENING THOSE DOORS SO THE ONES THAT CAME AFTER YOU DID'NT HAVE TO GO THROUGH WHAT YOU DID.. TALENT HAS NO COLOR....AND GREATNESS IS TIMELESS..REMEMBER SEEING THIS AS A KID IN THE 1970'S RIP.. SAMMY
Let's be honest, it doesn't get much better than that. Completely changed my opinion of him. Fantastic stuff.
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never mind what anyone says no one does it better. great stuff sammy
sammydj54 20 hours ago
never mind what anyone says no one does it better. great stuff sammy
sammydj54 20 hours ago
I saw this the night that it was aired on the Flip Wilson Show. I was a little boy then...WOW!!!!
ehyeh0077 1 week ago
Awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
dougemack1 1 week ago in playlist More videos from pmorgan987
31 people are complete idiots.
1wearytraveller 1 week ago
Wasn't he in his 60's when he did. that jump.
ts5dude 1 week ago
one of the rat pack.....those guys originated cool. thank god for their talent
cutta1966 1 week ago
Is this the original?? if not who did the original??
brawlerwoods 1 week ago
I don't know if an Idol can be underrated but if they can then he is.
JdwayneWilliams 1 week ago
this makes me feel happy and sad at the same time...
mattachu26 1 week ago
Loved it!! Great entertainer!!!
GINUWINESOUL 2 weeks ago
man i miss my dog Bud so much - he was the greatest, he really was
BLUFISH61 2 weeks ago
Cynical, poignant parable of life down but full of pure poetry. Great interpretation of Sammy ...
MrTheBigwave 2 weeks ago
Sammy Davis Jr. was a REAL musician! He was an artist through and through.
MowgliX 3 weeks ago
Seems like Sammy is Mr Bojangles...
kenneth1584 3 weeks ago
Esta por demás decir que es uno de los más grandes artistas jamás vistos...
licgarer 1 month ago
Simply amazing!
magnum3946 1 month ago
@agrowingtime You made a magnificent point about how Sammy and other singers from his era actually told stories with their songs. And although we were certainly fans of the singers, the song-the story, was what we loved most! After I read ur comment, I realized that I, too, felt the same way, but I just couldn't ever find the words that best described how I felt. You, my friend, did. Thank you!
Racingirl911 1 month ago
Ho - ly- sh - it @4:44 !!!
kingofmilwaukee6969 1 month ago
what? he takes his hat off?
oldsteamguy 2 weeks ago
Sammy communicated the song...It was about the song. Today it is about the performer...the self-endulgent performer...who communicates their self-love message of "envy me" through the display of neurotic eroticism and outlandish freak shows (Lady Gaga- No thank you very much) to the masses of young people. 'Just sayin'
agrowingtime 1 month ago 4
That's how you tell a story. str8 up.
leostrats88 1 month ago 2
@leostrats88,
I caught his show in Phoenix many years ago. Theater in the round, very intimate. Absolutely fabulous. But he blew it. He had the audience on their feet cheering. Problem was there were three more numbers in his set. You could see mentally kick himself. He did his last three and the audience never left their feet.
roylofquist 1 month ago
its christmas! thumbs up!
chromer123 1 month ago
Song full of life suffered, lived, loved and mourned. Painfully beautiful ...
Great Sammy!!!
MrTheBigwave 1 month ago
...he is so great and tall in this song !!! LES
lesleypaul59 1 month ago
WHAT A JUMP SUIT LOL
kenny56ism 1 month ago
i can't watch this......this make me wanna cry for some reason
Holloway6151975 1 month ago 11
@Holloway6151975 IKR.! IT MADE ME CRY TO!!
littlea1024 1 month ago
@Holloway6151975 I would cry if not for my glass eyes
Hermunkle 1 month ago in playlist Favorite videos
This man is a true star.
sorr3nto 1 month ago 2
feliz cumple Sammy!!!
juliolazzagonzalez 1 month ago
The moment he walked out, my heart hurt. So beautiful.
firekitty500 1 month ago
OMG!!! @ 4:44 !!
kingofmilwaukee6969 1 month ago
he was uncle tom and at point running with those honkies in the rat pack but end end you came around and marched in the civil right movement. no matter what he owned that stage.
MrCalculus999 1 month ago in playlist YouTube Mix for Sammy Davis, Jr.
@MrCalculus999 I thought Sammy was an uncle Tom too. Hangin with whites, loving whites & jews too much, getting involved in their freaky orgy parties, delving into satanism & judaism, which is worse than christianity .. After reading Why Me & Yes I Can and listening closely to his interviews it was clear that Sammy played a role. He was a showman. Sammy knew that it was jews who controlled show biz and his becoming a jew to make jokes about being a one eyed colored jew was part of the plan.
BlackVoicesOnFilm 1 month ago
@BlackVoicesOnFilm Even his marrying the swedish woman for controversy. White women have always been used to send social & political messages. Being a black man in a white man's world he knew he had to have a good hustle goin & be the best of the best. In his mid age he got his ass with his species half. Sad that he died just as most child stars do--broke & in debt.
BlackVoicesOnFilm 1 month ago
Classic all the way
ecraycroft 2 months ago
my favorite note in the song is at 4:46
yankeefan42 2 months ago in playlist Favorite videos
Watch the Jim Carrey impersonation of this guy it's hilarious
griffmundo 2 months ago
Sammy is the best!
lucky44124 2 months ago
Can you imagine being in that audience of the Flip Wilson show watching that? They were the luckiest folks in the World to see that live.
wildturkey1960 2 months ago
This man is one of "The Great Ones' .... Love this video AweSome Outfit he wears it well.
Orieoggnie 2 months ago
jim carrey does the best impersonation of him
afr0b0t589 2 months ago
Sammy was the dog's bollocks!
noelht1 2 months ago
Mr. Davis cannot be compared to any other. He was in an Orbit of his one. As they all were from that group. They sparkled like the stars they were and still are.
Do not try and compare him to someone else, as there is no one like him.
Stiglaa x
stiglaa 2 months ago
That costume is just wrong, very very wrong.
baldurus1 2 months ago
I love this song, I can feel the pain of mr bojangels loosing his dog. I will grieve for 20 years when mine dies.
freddytk421 2 months ago in playlist Sammy Davies Mr Bojangles
I've been listening to this for three days in a row now.. He makes living look easy, fun and effortless, this man truly is a legend..
aleksnerandzicaleks 2 months ago
He really was the coolest.
melizmatea 3 months ago
nice moose knuckle
BCHIP19 3 months ago 12
oh, Mr. Bojangles, why won't you come back and dance?
BroadcastingMischief 3 months ago in playlist Old Classics
I could beat the hell out of the 26 people that didn't like this, LOL
VerbalGodz 3 months ago in playlist Mr Bojangles Sammy Davis Jr 1989
In Scotland sammy is a entertainer who changed the world. Love him in everything he did and it was great to see his star on Hollywood boulevard if anyone deserved one it is sammy Davis jnr
pigeonprojector 3 months ago
Please can someone tell me where this performance took place and in what year? Thank you! :)
ASTAIRESS 3 months ago
@ASTAIRESS I don't remember if it is 1972 or 73, but it's on the Flip Wilson Show.
FrostyTheOatmealBoy 3 months ago
Pure Class
tstyle25 3 months ago
Im young...and Im crazy about this song and this man! =')
AnimeGoddessTai 3 months ago
Man I really do wish music was still like this today. I get laughed at by people for not liking a lot of the new age music scenes but can you blame me? The same mediocre crap being churned out. I miss talent!
balletbubble2011 3 months ago
@balletbubble2011 I'm 31, and I am old enough to remember the last 2 years of Sammy's life. I miss talent. The garbage today is not what's happening. People like you and me are ahead of the curve. The other 95 percent hopefully will wake up and see what they are being fed.
MIKESOWELL 3 months ago
The Hines brothers, Ben Vereen, MJ, and Usher have all studied Mr. Davis and the Nicholas Brothers. This is why Sammy is one of the G.O.A.T.S.
autsim 3 months ago
THANK U MER DAVIS.. ALL THE ENTERTAINERS OWE U MUCH.. YOU ENDURED ..THINGS I AS A BLACK PERSON CANNOT IMAGINE ... YOU OPENED THAT DOOR ...RIP SAMMY
sierria64 3 months ago
This man sounds like a BEST Friend to me when I was a child! Sharon Edmark
MsPokeyman 3 months ago
Obviously he is great performer and singer regardless, but was this performance a lip sync?
revilogmail 3 months ago
@revilogmail no in those days they new how to throw their voices and the stages where made to acoustically make them nice and loud man I miss the Vaudeville days and I wasn't even there.
RoyOslittlegirl 3 months ago
3 years ago my 7th grade teacher showed me this and i was breathless
iv always loved Sammy and this was just pure amazing.
ConradJarvonsk 3 months ago
that was really good it made me cry jk but it s still good
ayyooooking 3 months ago
beautiful
yellowbaybe 4 months ago
Excelente interpretación, Sammy canta, baila y vive el personaje, un gran artista. Dios te bendiga Sammy, no entiendo nada lo que dices, pero me ha conmovido tu interpretación!!!!!!
luchuni766 4 months ago
Love this song, check out my swing bands cover!
DavidMitchellMiller 4 months ago
I love you for all you went through as a entertainer... Just to share all the talent God gave you..I am Irish and German-Jewish, you let all of us say I'm me and you can like me or you can leave my life-but I am what God made me....i AM..So Sammy you and your talent love for your fans and you. Philillie USA
philillie 4 months ago in playlist philillie's Favorited Videos
If I'd just find a matching playback I'd do the best I can to his honour and it would surely not be enough. Great man. Performer. Singer.
singstar1982 4 months ago
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zippadido 4 months ago
best ever version,god bless mr sammy davis jr xx
fernleababe 4 months ago 2
met him, my godmother had a lovely romance with him, a great memory!
bernardotime 4 months ago
This folks is entertainment
1963SLD 4 months ago
One of the greatest songs of all time. From one of the greatest preformers of all time.
Spacedrodent 4 months ago
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Spacedrodent 4 months ago
A real mench
BobKaye 4 months ago
Lélekemelő, csodálatos muzsika ! ! !
Bandita330 4 months ago
Best Song Ever!!!
r2mtherapperofemmen 4 months ago
Amazing. That was so great!
icesport89 4 months ago
rodrigo lombardi ai tu mi quebra rsrsrsrrsrsrsrsrsrsrrssrsrsrrsr
fabricio7749 4 months ago
You can argue all day long who the second best entertainer of all time is, but there is no debate who is number one... Sammy Davis Jr.
He didn't just sing well, he sold the song.
He wasn't just a good dancer of all forms of dance, he was a world class tap dancer... perhaps the best ever.
He could play a multiple number of instruments.
He could act, do impressions quite well, tell jokes.
Heck, the guy could do tricks with pistols.
Mr. Davis is THE CAT. And now packing the house in Heaven.
tvphilo 4 months ago 47
@tvphilo I honestly think entertainers from the 80s + and pre-80's cant be compared because of the technology that evolved later on. but yeah, him and the other members of the rat pack were the greatest. Other Amazing entertaineres like Michael Jackson wouldn't exist without Sammy DAvis Jr and the others.
DJMoonX3 4 months ago
@tvphilo and he can whistle like a god....
i wish i could whistle like him :(
imountaintop 2 months ago
@tvphilo Tap dancer extrodinare he was indeed. He was a big influence on the late great Gregory Hines who took the tradition of Jazz dancing to a new generation and in turn inspired the latest standard bearer, Savion Glover. But as for who is the greatest hoofer, that is debatable. Personally I consider The Nicholas Brothers as the greatest exponents of Tap, but Sammy is in great company.
bolder2009 1 month ago
@bolder2009 The Nicholas Brothers may well be the gold standard. Two observations: At his '60th Anniversary Celebration', Gregory Hines, so highly acclaimed that a movie was made for him to showcase his talent, performed on the show. Sammy got up and matched his talent. Not only was he over 60 he left the hospital bed to come to the event (he died a couple months after). Secondly, everyone else at the top devoted their lives to tapping. Sam invested less than half the time they did.
tvphilo 1 month ago
@tvphilo Yeah I know the footage you are refering to, and I agree. Sammy himself made the same point. Sammy said he was "the Michael Jackson of the 50's" as far as dance is concerned. If he had chosen to strictly devout his proffessional career to that area of his talent then we would have missed out on some of his other talents. Sammy's genius is that he could do it all. An exceptional singer, dancer, actor, multi-instrumentalist, comic. He's the Leonardo da Vinci of 20th Century Entertainment.
bolder2009 1 month ago 4
@tvphilo Very well said.I love you just for that.
JunkieProduce 1 month ago
@tvphilo
In those times most african americans had no choice but to perform in blackface as entertainment because they where considered inferior. The real "Mr. Bojangles died wearing tap shoes....wood on wood.......watch spike lee's movie "Bamboozled" ...brought a tear to my eye
Holloway6151975 1 month ago
@tvphilo abolutely agree with you
rockover13 1 month ago
@tvphilo The words you speak have nothing but TRUTH behind all of them I personally cant wait to see Mr Davis performing in the heavens above!
MrDragNuts 1 month ago in playlist Sammy Davis Jr.
@tvphilo I totally agree, although I believe that Sammy would even agree that Bojangles was the best tap dancer
44t56 1 month ago
@tvphilo no debate? are other peoples opinions not worth anything?
shewi13 1 month ago
who dislike this song has no soul inside.
goklasmichael2008 4 months ago
beautiful and touching.
brainsareus 4 months ago
Boy michael took a lot from him
Goldirezo 4 months ago
One of the greatest :-)
yahoo1119 5 months ago
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Check out this English kid, Ryan Kirwan, singing this,... He is unbelievable!
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AJGallichan 5 months ago
he even WHISTLES like a God...
BrotherHugo500 5 months ago
OMG I took in every word and every move he made. At the end of it I realized my face was tilted to the right a bit with eyebrows furrowed paying full attention to the guy. I cried man. OMG OMG I can't believe it! I cried to songs like these!!
spiritfired 5 months ago
In every profession there are those great ones that never make it to their fullest potential because of lifes issues. Be it sports or some other profession, those great ones that we celebrate will tell you that there were those who were better than they ever could be. Well, Mr. Bojangles is not a particular individual. He represents those entertainers who due to their being born during a time when they weren't allow to display their talents as men and women do today. So Sammy pays tribute.
oleskool27 5 months ago
Class
TheScoobytom 5 months ago
Oh man, the way he looks up at the camera and says "You see son, I drinks a bit." Brilliant
cotchery 5 months ago 2
he's not nearly as hilarious as comedians made him out to be.
iweargoggles2 5 months ago
legend , nuff said !
M24REDARMY 5 months ago
Wow, now that is what you call a showman! Amazing!!
taozen1 5 months ago
this song reminds me of Michael Jackson...pls Michael come back and dance....
DianaMJLOVE 5 months ago in playlist beautiful flaws
i get goose bumps watching this. i remember seeing him perform in vegas. thanks for this video.
TheNewyorkfashion 5 months ago 9
I love when he jumps up and clicks his heels.
redmr2na 5 months ago
This is when singer's actually had talent and it wasn't about the image.
baddamanben09 5 months ago 2
Nothing else to say, other than LEGEND.
dazzac46 5 months ago
Like a boss
lgonggr 5 months ago
I give Mr. Sammy Davis "Baddest Mother Fucker Ever Jr., a one man standing ovation. Well done Sir.
redmr2na 5 months ago
Haha. When he says "baggy pants" he looks down at his in an almost mournful way as if he was thinking "I wish I had a pair". Lol.
twiddlemyfiddle 5 months ago
I don't think those trousers are tight enough.
twiddlemyfiddle 5 months ago
@5Keynote - I don't think MJ was around then..
KCourtz 5 months ago
What a class act.
Israeltekhelet 5 months ago 2
1:24 MJ inspired!!
5Keynote 5 months ago
This song makes me think of my dad. It bring tears to my eyes, because he could never express his feelings like this song does but he loved it.
Iketurner77 5 months ago 2
Only a true performer can come out in an outift such as that.
IncredibleStan 5 months ago
Sammy is in my opinion was and is one of the baddest Mother Fuckers ever.
redmr2na 5 months ago
You have to be a dick to dislike this song. 24 dicks out there.
justinroc10 5 months ago
AAHHH !! Samy in his prime please can we get more entertainewrs like him if the modern wanta bees could have even 1/3 of his talent and love of proforming well then this world would truley be getting better thanks for posting this vid
kipperdude1 6 months ago
Holy crap that shirts collars have a bigger wingspan than a B52 0_0
GeneralG1810 6 months ago
Thats glorious art!
GeniusMycroft 6 months ago
As cornball as it gets. Where's the cigarette?
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alabski 6 months ago
Think that the shadow on the spotlight behind him is supposed to symbolive the bars of the cell in the story?
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Song of the Late Morn'.
ENJOY!!!
Matthew 19:14
Jesus said, ";Let the little children come to me,
and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these.";
morninggloryone 6 months ago
Sammy Davis Jr <3 <3 <3
AlisaPhenom 6 months ago
Sammy was truly one of a kind. He truly knew how to entertain and tell a story. Today's singers need to watch this to take a lesson on what performing is. Sammy was truly amazing.
ftloperry 6 months ago
Why can't I find his version of "sweet gingerbread man" anywhere, I been looking so hard.
Sanovax 6 months ago
waynes world 2 anyone =)
thumbs?
xxuncexx 6 months ago
this is one of the greatest songs ive ever heard.
mycard100 6 months ago
Beat me with a stick, my feet are made of clay and we all can see how the demise of Yammy Freeseed has changed the face of music for everyone. Yammy has covered all genres of music and has sold out lounges across the States, I miss Yammy, I saw him on Arbor day back home while visiting my Ex-Wife's Step-Mother, the times were memorable, but if it wasn't for Bojangles, our son Granlomong wouldn't be here and my life would be a free world for me.
TheTheeggmann 6 months ago
@TheTheeggmann You so realise what Mr. Bojangles is don't you? So you are saying that if you weren't in Heroin withdrawal, you wouldn't have your son? Well given you named him Granlomong, I can believe you indulge in the odd drug or two. I hope you find him a nickname before he starts school or I guarantee you the other kids will just call him "Mong" (as in Mongoloid) and be done with it. Harsh as that is, I'm a mother and girl with an usual name who knows how cruel kids were to me.
ShayLee0501 6 months ago
The very best version of Mr. Bojangles. I did his version of this in a variety show I was in and it went well but Sammy is THE MASTER. I bow to his level of performance.
kerrybush000 6 months ago 16
NYYankeeFanInNJ .... Thanks much for that information. = D
peopleratrip 6 months ago
What's amazing is that he (Sammy) was able to transcend the color line of his era and go places and perform where so many others could not. The only other African in America to pull off such a feat was Charlie Pride. DANCE Mr. Davis! DANCE!!!
oleskool27 6 months ago
Quite brilliant, nobody today to touch him, sinking a nice glass of red, sammy god bless
cassy2802 6 months ago
Simply put..A Giant !
musicmatty67 6 months ago
You gotta love that outfit
Marc82193 6 months ago
You just cry at this great talent, really why is,nt there this kind about today? I think Sammy was the greatest! This was "timing" at it,s finest, watch those heels "click" to the symbol, wow! bloody wow! God rest Sammy. Love A fan Tony from Brighton, England.
fortynine23 6 months ago
Love this! =D Mr. Sammy Davis Jr., very underrated. Hey, what tv show is this from? Also, if you really like Mr. Davis, check out the All in the Family episode where he played himself. Classic - Sammy and Archie Bunker! (I think it's from 1972)
peopleratrip 6 months ago
@peopleratrip I think it's The Flip Wilson Show.
NYYankeeFanInNJ 6 months ago
needs some proper beats and a thumpin bassline
Swaggs303 6 months ago
@Swaggs303 just in case you didn't know, you're an idiot
Tigerwarhawk 6 months ago
he did not write this song !!
taylormpowell 7 months ago
@taylormpowell no he did'nt your right it was wrote by jerry jeff walker but who cares sammie sing's it so well and gives such a great performance when doin it. although i do like jerry's original version aswell i think sammie and frank both sang this great. :)
sirsmokey1984 7 months ago
Wow, his music touches your soul!! He was very serious about is craft.......love it :)
ADOREREDD 7 months ago
This song is Amazing
Nonsenseregime 7 months ago
Growing up in Brazil i always found this song so touching even though i couldn't speak or understand english. We were farmers and i had to move to a small town about 100 miles away to go to high school. About the same time, my only sister was terminally ill and every time i went to visit her and my parents, on my way back i'd hitchhike.One time, this big truck stopped and the driver asked me where r u going my son..i said next town. As i got inside the car, this song's playing...cont
NaguibRafael 7 months ago
Sinatra and Martin knew how talented this guy was and thought it a crime how blacks weren't allowed to be patrons in most casinos. So the whole Rat Pack got together and boycotted with this simple demand:
Either blacks get quality service like everyone else, or the Rat Pack doesn't play at your casino. Lo and behold blacks were soon to be allowed in just about every casino worth hearing about. Keep singin' Sammy, cuz we're listening.
SpartanSniper3 7 months ago 60
@SpartanSniper3yes sammy
97carded 4 months ago
Love it xx
bigsia83 7 months ago
The entertainers of today should aspire to be 1/4 as good as this man. This is how it should be done, even today.
starr522 7 months ago 2
He was absolutely the very best. So much talent in a small frame....singer, actor, impressionist, dancer, AND musician!
valdancer52 7 months ago
Fantastic. Nough said...
suzhog 7 months ago
Thats so wonderful. Thank you for sharing
Greetings from Bavaria
momo8865 7 months ago in playlist SAMMY DAVIS JR, JERRY LEWIS
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Bravo, Mr. Davis. Brilliant performer, the likes of which are rarely seen.
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paintedladiestv 7 months ago
Bravo, Mr. Davis. Brilliant performer, the likes of which are rarely seen.
paintedladiestv 7 months ago
And Thats Life. Great Human Being, never been forgoten.
dyno1316 7 months ago
Twenty-four people's dog up and died.
TomCanaday 7 months ago
the greatest ever <3 love him
snowdown081162 7 months ago
One question. Why has Hollywood not made a story about this man's life? They are totally sleeping on this one. It would take a special actor to play him and a special actress to play his wife Altovise. A few requests, please don't get Jamie Foxx to do it or even Don Cheadle. Cheadle was decent playing him in that movie "The Rat Pack" but nowhere near good enough.
kittytr99 7 months ago
He was fluent...
MrBrandon330 7 months ago
I am a ballet teacher and have been trying to get the students to understand "feeling"
I played them this on my ipod and suddenly things have changed...........Thannkyou so much Mr. Sammy Davis Jnr. Forever the entertainer. From a grateful teacher!
rusiluck 7 months ago
saw him live singing this song...you could have heard a pin drop!!! awsome man...
6671margaretjackson 7 months ago
Talent, handsome, class and the man knew what to do with a hat! Love him and his music. Truly don't make them anymore like this.
susancm1234 7 months ago
Mr Sammy Davies JR was by far the best entertainer this world has ever seen, he felt every minuet of the songs and sung them with feeling and meaning this song just show this all off
neilhenry1 7 months ago 2
That was fantastic!
cbiddulph1 7 months ago
Tummen ifall du bara var tvungen att kolla upp vem Sammy Davis Jr. var efter du hört Movits! låt "Sammy Davis Jr."... plus att du blev lite paff över hans kläder :s
WideProduction8 7 months ago
OMG SWAGG ON A HUNDRED TRILLION .. LMFAO
13NATAS13 7 months ago
WONDERFUL MR SAMMY DAVIS .. TRUELY WE THANK YOU AS A BLACK MAN FOR OPENING THOSE DOORS SO THE ONES THAT CAME AFTER YOU DID'NT HAVE TO GO THROUGH WHAT YOU DID.. TALENT HAS NO COLOR....AND GREATNESS IS TIMELESS..REMEMBER SEEING THIS AS A KID IN THE 1970'S RIP.. SAMMY
sierria64 7 months ago
His shlong is HUGE!
rhrhllc 7 months ago 2
Does he really even need a belt to hold up those pants?
denzelsnipes69 7 months ago