Sammy Davis Jr. - The Candy Man (1972)

[caleb6868]

He lost his eye in a car wreck in 1954 on the Santa Ana freeway. He almost died fortunately he did'nt : )

[lilHippo]

i think hes talking about Dope

[heartslad80s]

Cazal glasses?

[heartslad80s]

Can can can

[mississippi7383]

man my mouth hurts from smilin'

[Gwanjeles]

why is this man wearing sunglasses indoors?

[agent6776]

@Gwanjeles why AREN'T you wearing sunglasses indoors???

[renecrod3]

@Gwanjeles Because he was blind in one eye he had a glass eye and always wore sunglasses.

[5710bryantk]

Thank you I appreciate this I agree withannie37618 I'm just glad to see this and thank you tube so we can get these memories.Keep it coming bless you all!

[gracexpeace2011]

Im watchin Madagascar n I heard dis sonqq

[fayboo]

The G.R.O.U.P.

[Battlefionche]

Pascal Légitimus ? :p

[TheAndreimack]

Brilliant, Sammy was a born entertainer.

[carmelo1966]

I want that jacket!!!

[munchkin9851]

feel good song of black folks



[italin]

scrollep.*

[Xer0sama]

It's good, but I like the Willy Wonka version better. It's less repetitive.

Now if Sammy sang that version...

[SuddenSparkles]

Teddy is the Candy Man. But don't tell anyone I told you so. That might cause a ruckus of sorts.

[dx398]

LEGEND.

[TheRelexer]

The volume's only low if you're deaf. Yeah...take that...

[annie37618]

I get so tired of the negative comments. I'm sure if the poster could have made the volume louder he/she would have. These clips are vintage and I'm just glad to be able to see them again. You gripe-y people need to find a copy and repost it yourselves if you have a problem. As for me, I say thanks to DetroitLives313

[DetroitLives313]

@annie37618 You are very welcome Annie and Happy Thanksgiving !

[MrJacksonvill]

@annie37618 thank you for posting..people who are complaining are just bored out their wits..and forget how to be thankful

[edwardhl1]

@annie37618 I agree. And I also have a volume control on my speakers. Merry Christmas to all.

[oldsteamguy]

@annie37618:

you said it sister

[KillKenny09]

sorry i am german and don´t get every word but,

it sounds like the candyman (whatever you combine it with) is the devil himself!

sammy davis was a freemason - think about it

[MrEnlighteneddespot]

He was just so talented! I wish he could have been alive to experience him

[MariaRossiTV]

I LOVE THIS! It is such a happy song!

[Senj1n]

@MariaRossiTV actually its not..

[zenotaddei]

who can make the rainbow?

[xDarkxJonx]

Can't hear anything. Need earphones.

[MonoCabron123]

Wonderful song, wonderful voice, wonderful interpretation

[choosing2lookeast]

I totally remember singing this song all the time as a kid in the schoolyard!

[imaanibargi1]

wats up with the crowd while he is singing... oooooh probably waiting for sammy to give them candy!

[paydaycharlie]

Damn he had the bling bling

[almondy1963]

Such a great talent he was and coolest of cool!

[Grelaon]

geiler nega :D

[dicekpapi18]

i always think of scrubs and malcolm in the middle when i hear this.

[cheeriosinabowl]

What a snazzy suit Sammy has on! What a spazz.

The song is timeless, great too.

[kdemonde]

Loved this song as a child..Loved singing it as a child too LOL!

[mrplayhouse101]

this is better than the movie verson

[leonardnimoylover1]

THE SAMMYMAN CAN !! LOL

[naboten]

He used to smoke a lot and that means a loss of appetite and other things.

We all have our own stories and artist as amazing as this do too.

[LadyScorpio39]

used to love this song as a kid!!

sammi davis was soooo thin. did the man eat?? wow. he;s so frail.

[Lozzeii]

Wow! He has an amazing voice, and just loving the jacket! ! 1970's rules!!!! :)

[shaswords]

CHOOMMP!!! mmm real... CHOOMMP!.real..mmm..good.

[MiguelT2006]

25 years later, Alf Clausen adapted the song for a Simpsons episode, making it 'The Garbage Man', sung by Dan Castellaneta playing Homer Simpson.

[StukInBuf]

This must've been from a "Flip Wilson" show.

[Elliot0k]

My god I love this dude. Just listening to songs like this fills me with happiness.

[asspolice3000]

Sammy looks like he can't wait for the song to finish. Soon as the last note hits, bam, it's "Thank you very much".

[ComicMaster2008]

Sammy looks like a middle class pimp!

[momsher1]

@ComicMaster2008 Those are the double knit clothes from the 70s! LOL

[doublea729]

@ComicMaster2008 SAMMY WAS THE SHIZNIT !!!!!!

[MarSilF]

Best song ever.

[SuperSexyboy1999]

thumbs up if you heard the song in madagascar

[88napolitano]

His rings almost rival The KINGS.

[saidcantave]

hes speaking about his drug dealer of course

[DetroitLives313]

@saidcantave Stop that! hehehehehe.......

[MrScottydabody]

@saidcantave lol...i was thinking the exact same thing before i looked down and saw your comment.....

[MarSilF]

Awesome not Sinatra but awesome.

[grapeswearbikinis]

No one makes music sound this good anymore.

[chockolatejesus]

Look at those FUCK-ing rings!!

[cutiefrogskermit]

people could sing live back then and sound GOOD.

[Jefgg]

Check out the rings on Sammy.

[AndreJansenSr]

Bless YouTube in the first, and YOU in the second place... What can I say?

THANK YOU !!!

[pattiemac1]

my parents had the pleasure of seeing the rat pack way back in the day in vegas. my mom to this day still says sammy davis jr by far was the most talented and most entertaning out of the whole bunch. i have to agree.

[spursboy2010]

I'm 13 I first heard this song at about 6:30 on the Christmas eve morning just gone, it woke me up to a snowy but sunny day I've liked this song since

[guinnesstrail]

I thank you, man, from the bottom of my candy coated heart. Stay groovy.

[RRNYC1998]

Can the volume be any lower?

[BritishAlienCompany]

This is on every friday on radio 2 in the morning! Gets me up in the morning! Wonderful! xx

[TheSkaterboi69]

its 1972. wouldnt they b spraying him with a hose?

oh that made me feel bad : [

[theeshanty4lifey]

@TheSkaterboi69 ...-.-

y would u even bring that up...-.-

[RobKr3wz]

@TheSkaterboi69 no you ignorant fuck, why would they fucking be spraying him with a hose, take a history class and learn something the civil rights movement was over by then

[gropegrape]

Tommy Davdison should play him in a movie

[11Rebell11]

Yeah, Michael Jacksons most influence in dancing! =)

[antscully]

i remember watching this with my gran and grandad happy days gone by........

[princesstila]

wow my first sammy davis jr song and vid...he seems very professional...im definetly going to get into him more

[TheBigsam63]

theeeeee man

[RomDonLom]

I love his Caddyshack jacket.

[jlb8294]

sammy was cool

[toviastriforc4]

i like more the malcolm in the middle version

[JiraiyaTsunade2873]

@detroit lives313 DO YOU REPLY TO EVERYONES COMMENTS?! JEEZ

[DetroitLives313]

@JiraiyaTsunade2873 No, that would not be possible. Why do you ask?

[klickenpod]

the true genius here is at the hands of anthony newley and leslie bricusse. amazing!

[TheKillerofhipies]

I like the old movie version and this one

[BFE1127]

WOW, nobody's thrown out the typical 'it's secretly about drugs' comment yet? Shocking. It's like people can't accept that just sang a song about a guy who happened to sell candy. It's about Willy Wonka, who did seem to sell candy. You can't really make a song out of 'the visionary international confectioner and entrepreneur can.'

[tonymontana1974]

@BFE1127 Well it was about drugs you have to remember it was the 70s so sammy davis would have been doing a load of drugs. The man was great though never went on stage drugged up or drunk or unprofessional.

[novajeff]

Man I miss Sammy Davis Jr.  he was a great entertainer.

[offshoor]

samm y

[Vintage0808]

love this song!

[Glittergurl1313]

he was awesome!

[DetroitLives313]

@Glittergurl1313 that he was and thank you for watching Glittergurl!

[Glittergurl1313]

i met him when i was a kid i was living in the Bronx and he drove up in a limo and was so nice to the kids.....

[Blackjesus3]

@Glittergurl1313 mann ur sooooooooo luckyyyyyy

[DetroitLives313]

@Blackjesus3 thank you for watching Blackjesus3

[Blackjesus3]

@DetroitLives313 anytime :)

[kitsundesu]

This world needs more people like Sammy Davis Jr!

[Blackjesus3]

@kitsundesu yessssssss we do :D

[Fitzhugh1975]

Sammy Davis Jr's manager was an asshole for not letting him appear in the film and do this song.. It would have been monumental

[josevanreyes]

THE KFC MAN CAN! YOU NOT DOING IT RIGHT!

[cupcake101]

Love this guy! You're so missed Sammy.

[Blackjesus3]

i could listen 2 this all day :D

[Blackjesus3]

i love this song

[MondoBeno]

I prefered the version from the movie. But I think they should've given Sammy the part of the candy store clerk.

[choosing2lookeast]

@MondoBeno I agree, but according to the documentary I saw on the making of the movie, the director didn't want any 'known' faces in the movie because he felt it would "date" the movie too much.

[Blackjesus3]

@madtruth8 and do impress and play instruments and act :D

[Blackjesus3]

such a gud song :D

[XslyderX]

I didn't like the song...but Sammy was cool.

[cronosbray]

Not tying to be a hater, but I don't see why people love this guy. He was a great funny guy I know but this isn't singing. Al Green, now that's singn.

[Blackjesus3]

@cronosbray because sammy could sing dance act do impressions play instruments interview people he could do everything :D

[54354618]

one of the best entertainers ever

[CheeseBerger1234]

nobody could ever beat the way that this man sings this. nobody should even try, and hopefully no rapper will ever ruin this amazing song

[frei2006]

NOTHING comes close to the "rat pack"... RIP Sammy, you and the others made music that NO ONE will ever come close too....

[WhiteBoy41]

Nothing like a Groovey Lemon Pie.

Heey Now !

[mattnhelen]

a prick like you

[rabbithog]

keep quiet

[mattnhelen]

RACIST !!

[rabbithog]

BOLLOCKS

[celloprofundo]

I can see Sammy back stage going, "I can't believe out of ALL my songs this piece of shit had to become the most popular !" Truly # 1 on Satan's juke-box from hell.."You can even eat the dishes"...NOOOOO!!

[comet1996]

The coolest cat ever.

[Dadutta]

he was the ORIGINAL PIMP he's all up there with golden rings and fly shades, and at the end he really looks like he wants to start beatboxing or rapping

[stargate121]

Only Sammy could get away with wearing a tablecloth jacket.

[MagikPoo]

Your so missed sammy

[RufusShinra]

I want a groovy lemonpie!

[damone77]

Thanks for this post! I love this song and of course Sammy!

[donniedeezee]

people just dont realize sammy's talents and this was a different time, alot of people from this era re dead or like me were very young but conscious of things around them. Happy Song from a changing era, we didnt have microwave ovens, digital anything, remote controls, most cars didnt evenhave seat belts and were all metal inside.LOL!

[gazoontight]

@donniedeezee And we survived!

[JaradMoney]

@donniedeezee and no auto tune people then actuallly had the voice to sing now anybody can sing

[plagalcadenze]

Good quality video and a great performer.

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[ysbaddaden2003]

What couch did he shoot to get that jacket?

[strafe0080]

my couch....

[ZHM008]

LOL

[quirpco]

@ysbaddaden2003 mine actually.

[quirpco]

That's got to be one of the happiest songs ever written!

[painlessissuicide]

@quirpco haven't you ever head Louis Armstrong's "What a Wonderful World"?

or for that matter, anything by Louis Armstrong!

[berezin99]

@quirpco This song was rumoured to be about a guy who would sell Davis drugs. They called him the Candy Man.

[quirpco]

@berezin99 It would be funny if that's true...being that they used the song in Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory!

[garry3137]

@berezin99 PLEASE COULD WE KEEP SOME RESPECT FOR THE MEN THAT MADE THE MUSIC IND. FULL OFF JOY HOPE & SOUL :; TRY AND FIND THREE MEN THAT CAN SET A BENCH MARK LIKE SAMMY FRANK & DEAN DID & STILL UNDER STAND WHAT THEY ARE SINGING ABOUT ,,,, LITTLE ALONE 30 + YEARS LATTER

[normanvonputz]

@garry3137 true words man. these cats where amazing. the best we ever had and ever will have. i hope one day they will be cloned, i know that their musik will live for ever. same as them, heros live long, but legends live forever.

[doublea729]

@quirpco Sammy was the shiznit !!!!!!!!