Cab Calloway - Minnie the Moocher

[marley54fd]

Fucking giant!!

[Xxmillerx]

This song isn't about weed so stop saying that it is. P.S. this man had swagger

[Atheneastro]

That guy was a powerhouse.

[TheJesusBug]

I dance like that. My friends don't understand me.

[Sonichero151]

MAN this guy can Dance

today's dancers got nothing on this guy

[pegrillo80]

AWESOME... just an artist!!!!!

[dustygrady]

What the fuck is he smoking?

[TheDaBears54]

Did it better in the blues brothers

[PinkMushroom]

lol he looks like he's having a lot of fun!

[MrGad1]

this guy was so fucking high

[Irishcolleen110253]

It's really a shame that we don't have this kind of real entertainment like this anymore. :( Absolutely incredible!

[LazuliScarab]

He loves every minute of everything he does, doesn't he? Awesome.

[DonnyRedNr1]

1:10 - 1:30 ;D. And the finger, yeah!

[ginger8994]

1930!? dang, how were being there while the beatles were born?

[thEannoyingE]

Now THIS is music! Nothing compares to it, I love Cab's face at 2:30 ha ha

[PapaNowel128]

@thEannoyingE

Completely, he looks like Screamin' Jay Hawkins or something ...

Otherwise, everything if perfect in this vid. Specially his crazy dance moves.

[danny100333]

makes you wonder how high this guy was lol.

[TheMostSlyFox]

@danny100333 High on life bro

[JTtheLAR]

@TheMostSlyFox I dunno man, this song in itself is about drugs. And so is reefer man. The best musicians did drugs.

[thomasmoredamian]

THIS guy was moonwalkin' before little Michael was BORN! One of the daddies of scat, jitterbuggin', be-bop...all sorts of things originated at the Cotton Club in NYC, and all sorts of killer players (including the great Dizzy Gillespie) played in Cab's band. Cab performed till he was 86 years old...you can't keep a good jive down!

[hapman89]

'You boys get wise, you boys get to church!'

[enderIngenuo]

@hapman89 Go to see Cleaphus James!

[Iampablothedragon]

@enderIngenuo Down at the Triple Rock!

[Pluruo]

I'm 2 months old and i still listen it on 3467 with my robot friend Bender.

[behindthewolfseyes]

I adore how uninhibited his dancing is!

[wrestlingkid10]

I'm 14 and I like this song thumbs up if you still hear this on 2012

[BleedTheFreak1992]

Tell me that the person who said the guy from the Blues Brothers knows that it was Cab Callaway in The Blues Brothers.

[xxFAiiLEDxx]

Normally, i listen to Dubstep.. but this.. is sooo AMAZING! Cab Calloway was such a great singer.

[gow0304]

The guy in Blues brother mimicked this pretty nicely.

[blibbit1]

@gow0304 That makes sense, considering it's him.

[metalloverdotcom]

an instant million

[MegaElmo64]

I play this in Jazz Band for my school. It's getting there..

[PapaNowel128]

I can't see the video because I constantly repeat the part before he starts singing.

What a man, what an orchestra, what a music ... and what fucking crazy dance moves !

[TheLaredneck]

one of the really great ones

[Dre3K1]

The 16 people that dislike this must've been on something. Cab Calloway is far before my time but I love his music. This was out in the 30's and I was born in '83.

[tilon2000]

@Dre3K1

That is normal here on YouTube. There is always the neanderthal-moron percentage factor in the like-dislike count. Lol

[jajacannoli]

let's see, he could sing, dance, act, and was a great showman ... he also wrote many of the band's arrangements and controlled it all ... talent like that doesn't come around very often.

[MrJNScott]

@jajacannoli "he also wrote many of the band's arrangements" You sure about that?

[TheBenster200]

shh, you win!!

[MitjaShi]

the best thing that happened to the world. not even the big bang comes close.

[TheFireGrows]

He sure knows how to enter on stage, with style!. Great song.

[94clown]

the wildest dancemoves in history!

[318enrico]

Cab: Scoodileevoo Scoodileevoo Scoodileeviddlyviddlyvoo!

Audience: Oowiwiwiwoiwoiowooouuuu Woiwowioiwoiuu woiwoiowioiwoioiiiuuuuuu

[sonique291]

@ tantalus :"kicking the gong around" actually means smoking opium

[OfShadowandSubstance]

Rockin' the coat and tails.

[avaspongeriffic]

"Phew... you win."

wow I can't stop laughing

[buddythecow]

This guy is amazing, but something about him scares the crap out of me.... but really amazing stuff!

[aldotrapaini]

One of the greatest songs of the world

[theairwick]

first heard of him in the blues brothers...

Freaking great performance in this video..

[TimyCovert]

The man had some serious skills, love his crazy moves !

[Dravenswraith]

I first saw him on sesame st

[cryses13]

i love cab calloway

[cryses13]

the best is the song text is easy

[mickeymousetelephone]

epic.

[petergriffin510]

dayum...

[zimluver]

Heppist Hep Cat there every was

[NickyWillz]

This is the epitome of cool.

[baklava151]

DAT INTRO

[tweedmonster]

Wild daddio. Really wild!

[r4babMcCartney]

Thumbs up if you 're listenning to this good music In a world where good music became extinct

[phophjoph]

man every time i watch this video i wish i was that guy who cab gave the low-five to at the end, some of his coolness might have rubbed off on me.

[CherryCh3wingGum]

This is music.

[oel89915b]

Thumbs up if you like when he says: "You win" :D

[xforge]

Notice there's not a mic right in front of him. That means he was projecting well enough to sound that good to a boom mic. In nineteen forty something. Dude could *sing.*

[xforge]

Very special place in Hell for people who click "Dislike" on Cab Calloway.

[Jayee123]

@xforge Agreed! :) Not only could this man sing and lead a band, he had the moves as well. Great artist.

[manofthesouth]

'Phew ! You win.' Awesome touch to the show !

[nintendude1993]

SWAG SWAG SWAG.

[MsOtakuYoshi]

DAT SWAG

[TheMacaroni82]

@spscarter lol yes the 1st black man to put his swag on stage

[KenoKracKen12]

Great performance!!

[Maseh19965]

16 people kicked the gong around.

[magich8ball]

@Maseh19965 16 people were the gong!

[Tantalus52]

"kicking the gong around" in 1930's paralance meant snorting cocaine.

[floydtibbs]

I heard it. That one guy in the audience missed a "scoobidy".

[werdobutt]

bassoon guy wins

[MichaelJackson23451]

Michael Jackson was another wonderful musican.

[dogboy1102]

AMAZING



[MaverickTPGN]

man...what happened to music

[titusand]

who could dislike this?!??!

[MelvinatorX]

everything about this video makes me jealous.

[123exodus123]

Isto será sempre muito muito bom!!!! Faz parte da história da música!

[MelvinatorX]

that was a bassoon right? at the end? was pretty funny.

[MelvinatorX]

watched blues brothers, took me till when he sang this song to realize it was him.

[mattyhodg1]

This is a massive deal.

[karazeetomable]

The dislikes are from filthy, uneducated swine.

This man is one of the greatest performers ever.

[acfinney1]

@karazeetomable That is your opinion and you are entitled to it. The same can be said for the dislikes. I prefer Sinatra.

[karazeetomable]

@acfinney1 Sinatra was another wonderful musician but I think we can both agree that the sort of people that dislike videos like this are only doing it because they can.

His music may not be for you but it's very hard to dislike such charisma!

[Electrifieditize]

@karazeetomable Or they could possibly be from people with different tastes in music... perhaps it is the filthy uneducated swine that suggest different opinions than the ones they hold are wrong?

[Tantalus52]

Micheal Jackson was a freaking PUNK in comparison. What he learned, he learned from Cab

[XxarianarocksxX]

@Tantalus52 Man u better go sumwer talkin bout MJ! Mj may hav learned wat he knows from C.C. but anything these new skool chumps know about music they learned from MJ. So u better CHECK YO SELF FOOL!

[LizabethSnow]

@XxarianarocksxX ...I believe I felt myself lose six IQ points after I read that...

[XxarianarocksxX]

@LizabethSnow they must hav already been gone cuz there waz nothing unintelligent about wat i said at all...

[LizabethSnow]

@XxarianarocksxX Pardon me, I didn't know "Check yo self fool" was proper grammar.

[XxarianarocksxX]

@LizabethSnow Grammar has nothing to do with anything... for all you know that could just be the way my community speaks. For all you know i could be Steven Hawkin's cousin! Either way, I don't believe that was the subject of our little debate. U know what this is stupid! I obviously know MJ was the man, you obviously don't, so why don't we just get on with our lives 'cause this is too dumb and time-consuming to keep up. I don't know 'bout you but i have things to do. Call it truce.

[BadUsernameIsBad]

@XxarianarocksxX I would say that you probably aren't Stephen Hawking's cousin since you misspelled both of his names. As for MJ, I also like Mary Jane but smoke too much of it and it will cloud your judgement of good music. There is more music in a single Cab Calloway tune than Michael Jackson made in his life.

[XxarianarocksxX]

@BadUsernameIsBad Well no dip im not Stephen Hawking's cuzin! And wat the heck is Mary Jane? Ur talking to a kid here! Watever it is you've been smoking loads of it if u think that Cab is better than Mike. I mean anyone can see that Cab is fantastic, but compared to Mike, he's nothing!

[SuperStarsNStripes]

@XxarianarocksxX Michael would slap you a million times if he could hear you saying that about Cab Calloway.

[XxarianarocksxX]

@SuperStarsNStripes I highly doubt it... Mike waz a lover not a fighter. Either way its alright for some1 to have an opinion. Just relax i mean gosh. Its not rite for all u random people to jus tgang up on me. I get it Cab was fantastic! but i happen to think Mike was better! Sorry to offend u but thats the way the wind blows!

[SuperStarsNStripes]

@XxarianarocksxX I didn't mean it literally. Just trying to get through to you. You went on Cab Calloway's page and said "he is nothing" - that's rude. You know his friends, family or fans will be reading that! I saw him perform live in the 1980s and he was amazing. He could just stand there and the crowd went wild cheering and smiling and clapping. Never say someone is nothing when you don't even know what you're saying. OK? It's great that you like Michael, why compare tho? OK peace.

[XxarianarocksxX]

@SuperStarsNStripes I didn't say Cab was nothing! I was saying that Mike, in my opinion, was better than him. Comparing him to something is different than just saying he's nothing because that's completely not true. Cab was incredibly gifted musically... he was a phenomenon! Please stop taking offense to innocent comments! I didn't mean anything by it!

[SuperStarsNStripes]

@XxarianarocksxX You did say he's nothing here's your quote on page 2: " I mean anyone can see that Cab is fantastic, but compared to Mike, he's nothing!" That's what I took offense to, Cab is never nothing. I'm sure Michael would've been a big fan and given Cab credit for all he did. But it sounds like you feel bad about it now so OK. I'm glad you now said some nice things about Cab.

[reisler45]

@karazeetomable I agree, I love Cab....He was the man...One of the Greatest Entertainers in the World... He was under-rated. The people who dislike this video are plain dumb and must like Lil Wayne.

[karazeetomable]

@reisler45 Totally agree!

I especially love him in the Blues Brothers, amazing film.

The man performed til the day he died, he shall be missed.

[cray0752]

he needs a dentist but love listening to him 

[multifrogstar]

Performance then gave it all they had well earned money

[IamSuperDuck]

God help us all, we need another Cab Calloway.

[dynelol]

This guy is a cartoon character. lol

[quest7b]

*phew*. you win.

[Malaika120]

No one performs like this anymore! Too much reliance on technology!!! These are true performers!!! Love you Cab!

[The1066BMJ]

He left out an entire verse!!

[CherryCh3wingGum]

I fucking love Calloway.

[ElectricHaze0]

i wish i was as cool as this guy

[xcesar4impx666]

kooler than the ice it self !!!! what a swag!!

[SydSyd1011]

i just heard this song on dancing with the stars...so i looked it up!

[OneCarLows]

cap you are the best in evry angle or ever

[melissamassagesme]

Love this guy!

[dirtynuke]

Never seen anyone dance like that in my life. Haha

[MrSureshkumar69]

Swing ---the epitome of expressive music , song n dance... Cab beats MJ hands down....

[dmwalker24]

15 people are culturally retarded.

[ilovewiki]

"whew, you win"...fucking classic.

[jidge21190]

Amazing

[Nayef180]

Now that's music

[mojokiss]

thats entertainment

[HeartkeyRose]

you win

[dwilkerson20]

Got introduced to Cab by a friend. I must say im impressed. Cant sleep on music like this. Calloway was a TRUE performer.

[jahrastapack]

how does one hepcat?

[jonasgirlify]

1st grade memeories

[IslandofGlory]

o my god, i got sick!

[mikeyblue70]

man i want the shit cab is taking :)

[MitjaShi]

cab calloway: the greatest man on earth.

[LifeisSweet247]

2:15-2:40 You're amazing Mr. Calloway.

[TheHDH83]

This guy was just fucking cool, simple, people had so much style and swagger in the past.

[cottonzway]

Cab was a bad motherfucker!

[brownmokey]

Man, This guy is great!

[utsux3]

Why does nobody sound like this anymore :(

[jonfoxsv1]

OOOOHHH, He was the First Scatman. lol

[TheAwesomeJonesy]

Swag:

verb (used without object)

6.

to move heavily or unsteadily from side to side or up and down; sway.

7.

to hang loosely and heavily; sink down.

[KillingSuperTime]

in 1968

[spscarter]

God damn, that man had swag.

[RyanReeferBass]

@spscarter your a fucking moron, no dude has swag unless they are faggots.

[RyanOsman1]

@RyanReeferBass I think its you that's a moron, swag simply means he has style, how has that got anything to do with being homosexual...

[birdynumnumski]

@RyanReeferBass get a feckin life mate, who cares if he was a "faggot" or not, get your head from up your own ass and smoke a few more

[steveknows62]

@spscarter

Amen.

That dude was Proper.

[SkorpionOne]

@spscarter Amen to that:):)

[balzirus]

AAAAAAAAAAAWWWWWWWWW phew you win lol

[sonicroxs]

family guy.

[ThatKidMusic]

SCAT MAN JOHN

[bradpittance241]

A work of genius and also The Joker and The Riddler from Batman both owe a lot to this performer.

[edwardhannaby]

Pure cool, and what a showman. Brilliance.

[MrTakeurmedicine]

Wayyyy before my time but the man was a true artist love how animated and into the tune he gets just awesome.

[Manleykt]

funny how much influence from Minstrelsy this must have had, its so very clear and evident, I wonder how Calloway dealt with it. I know Louis got a lot of heat about it, I can imagine Calloway did as well.

[mustang13ful]

14 people don't have taste and obviously don't want to hear about Minie

[1203125]

Ah, times when musicians were true artists. Pity it's a time lost.

[Katzhulk]

@1203125

A huge pity and no that era will never return...now you can just put a guy in a studio with auto tune and bam...he's a star, fucking pity

[Y0utue]

Damn...what an intro...

[PabloZadar01]

King!

[neil73]

My neighbour has a cat called Minnie!

[securitycat11]

this is the real deal Mr. Kool

[alexoldmovies27]

I think he's the only person to make me regret that i'm a woman...not to be able to do these kind of stuff without making miself look like an ass!!

[Pearlygates21]

god he´s a baaaad mother!!!

[SuperUfc09]

No doubt that this guy is the original Michael Jackson.

[IowaEye]

@SuperUfc09 To the best of my knowledge, Cab Calloway never molested little boys.

[DracoFamiliar]

@SuperUfc09 Nope, MJ was a remake of Cab Calloway.

[caseypioli]

@SuperUfc09 wrong kind of music, i see what you were going for though

[minimullet93]

@SuperUfc09 no this is Cab Calloway one of the late great jazz authors like Duke, Count Basie....ect

to say he was like Micheal Jackson is almost an insult

[TheFacelessK]

@minimullet93 lol i just left a comment telling him not to compare mjackson with cab cal and that cab cal is on a whole other level

[TheFacelessK]

@SuperUfc09 please dont compare cab cal with michael j, cab cal is on a whole other level

[Kaalec]

@SuperUfc09 Jackson never had this guy's class.

[steveknows62]

@SuperUfc09

Michael Jackson isn't in his league.

Or even close.

[gilmichelini]

@SuperUfc09 Jackson was a shadow of Calloway

[zamestol]

@gilmichelini

Jackson who ?

[korgulon]

Which 13 people dared to 'dislike' Calloway?

[m260282]

30's? or 40's?

[Corlan0nolabel]

@m260282 1931

[SuperUfc09]

Thumbs up if "The Blues Brothers" brought you here.

[Corlan0nolabel]

@SuperUfc09 Muzical culture brought us here, dude.