Bob Fosse and Gwen Verdon in Damn Yankees - Who's Got the Pain

[ncvbc1cutie]

Dead serious, I wish I could dance like Gwen Verdon. I really wish I could

[WytZox1]

I believe Gwen's last role was as retired Texas Ranger C D Parker's gal pal on Walker, Texas Ranger.

[wondermusic63]

Gwen Verdon is absolutely superb! The best talent on Broadway.

[LilNYMama]

ERP!



[lasktguy]

And to think Fosse always said that he didn't think he was a very good dancer.

[broadwaybound246]

3:00

Bob and Gwen were the graceful gazelles of the dance world.

[GavinHughODonnell]

Oh Fosse.....Nothing short of a legend. 

[fazilsaycraze]

for some of fosse's choreos, i don't know if the credit should go to the choreo or the dancers...

[isitfunthere1]

@fazilsaycraze both, of course! It takes a choreographer blessed with genius such as Fosse's to produce such brilliant moves, and an equally deft, masterful dancer to do them justice! Especially some of his muses, Gwen V, Ann R, the list goes on...... He's a master. They are all masters. There will never be another Fosse.

[missvintagedreamer]

i want to learn that dance!!!

[marklindsayfan1]

great dancer

[TheBrennanashley]

I friggin' love this dance! Love this show! Love Gwen! And I love Fosse! So yeah...they are amazing! and I wanna learn this! haha

[vinylflowersss]

Sometimes my brain makes up things like this to make me laugh at inappropriate times, like.... all alone at the doctor's office, during emotional moments of silence, alone on a crowded bus, you get the picture.

[musicsinga]

OHMYGOD FOSSE!! XD

[TheLeasmusic]

9 people have the pain.

[marklbetya]

OK, I agree the song is lame. As a fan of this musical from way back as a kid, I had no idea why this was even here. Then I learned that it was added for the movie and I'm glad it was. It was just an opportunity to capture on film two legends doing a rare dance together. Does it add to this particular show? No. But it's good to have.

[LexiTheShortOne]

what is this song even about?!

[PraySingLove]

@LexiTheShortOne

I am in this musical right now, and last night at rehearsal we were singing this. One of my friends raised his hand and said, "Why is this song even in this show?" It really has no point at all.

[iloveJacobLogan]

SYTYCD SONG 

[Blahblobify]

i guess the dance routine is good but I can'rt get past the stupit fucking lyrics

"when they go erp"? WTF is that shit?

[ElizaMogha]

this performance is so cartoonistic! the music reminds me of warner bros cartoons, the choreography and its performance too! it's so humourous, so aplty performed, just brings joy to one's eyes. wish i had watched this live in a theatre... Glorious!

[playgirlc]

i love musicals but for some reason have never seen this (have heard of it though)... i'm 42 and have never seen it listed on british tv.... hmm....

[KARINAREITSCH]

wenn man ihn so tanzen sieht, kann man sein Leben irgendwie schon verstehen. die Lust sieht man ihm an!

[riverdaughter3]

Weird, they are both fantastic dancers but they seem mismatched. She's bold, percussive and loud. He's precise, graceful and soft. She stomps, he floats. The effect of both of them together is disorienting. I want to watch them both but not together.

[vet725]

@riverdaughter3 "mismatched"...... let me guess? YOU'RE CRAZY, RIGHT? stomps, floats, disorienting.......

yeah what the heck, critique fosse and gwen, what the hell do i know? maybe they needed your expert instruction back in the day.....

Could you go and tell us what garland, kelly, baras, mikhail should do or done better? i'm sure they could use your expertise...

[Jayjen35]

@riverdaughter3 It has to do with the fact that the routine has to "star" Gwen Verdon's character even though her partner, is her very fabulous choreographer/director husband Bob Fosse. This isn't a recital where everyone is supposed to blend into a seamless mass, its a play, a performance. And here Gwen is the star, her character IS forward, dynamic, dangerous - kinda, she stands out because she is SUPPOSED to!

[innernerd1]

I've heard that this is one of the most studied pieces of dance ever. That people spend hour upon hour getting the moves right. As a dancer I think it's like a right of passage to be able to do this number.

[ShashiFSSAficionada]

That. Was. AMAZING. I really enjoyed this :) SO sharing

[kigger622]

most random number in the play haha

[plethorya]

Who's got the pain when they do the mambo? Who's got the pain when they go DERP

[Degachandra]

:) AMAZING.. !

[aleferom]

SO F*CKING ERP AMAZING :) i really love it & the song makes me wanna dance it :)

[ireallydontcare3384]

5 People get the pain when they do the mambo and when they go ERP. 

[creepydoll666]

Erp!

[deeenosaur]

My high school is doing this for the spring musical...the pit music is so much fun to play! :)

[xHAYxLEYx]

did bob fosse choreograph this piece also?

[BKDBrian2]

What language is the annotation at 2:07-2:12 written in?

[BryndisSnae]

@BKDBrian2 It's Polish and means "Enter your text here" :)

[tonystheclick]

Excellent!

[dancetillidi]

Oh My Gosh!! soooo amazing, Bob Fosse is a genius. Love his style!!!

[AdamEfimoff]

the only better was a chorus line when Music and the Mirror was done

[AdamEfimoff]

Jane was good but Gwen can do stuff that a lot of tony winners would have problem doing.

[TheLeadCreator]

3:15 she is strong as hell!

[TheLeadCreator]

2:58 that looks just like toooo much fuuun!!!!

[TheLeadCreator]

1:52 THEY ARE GETTIN IT IN!!!!!!!

[cynicalgirl67]

they're both so cute in this!

[GeorgeVreelandHill]

Excellent number done by two real talented pros.

Gwen is a true legend and will always be loved by lovers of the stage.

I'm one of her fans.

George Vreeland Hill

[SuperSundance7]

Most people could practice for years and never achieve the level of perfection of Fosse & Verdon. I think you are born with this talent and can only improve it with years of work. A joy to watch, both, sadly, gone too soon.

[kinglear]

People forget how attractive Fosse was. His slim figure is gorgeous. So slinky.

[OhSoSwingin60s]

The most interesting part of the movie

[GuineaPigFreak034]

3 people cant go erp

[letchugo]

Incredible! If u look at all the footwork and how many times their feet r in turnout u rlly see how influenced mj wus by fosse

[MrFalconford]

Gwen was cute with Bob but I prefer Carol Haney and Bob.

[SupportWeThePeopleKB]

Ignore those who need to try and imitate before they can appreciate what Fosse & Verdon did here. Such complexity and precision. The transitions that required complete synchronicity to not have one or the other falling on the floor are breathtaking. All this skill and they created a festive mood to boot! (Kudos to the costume designers for outfits as zany as the song.)

[zolluuu]

Nice dancing, but this is a lousy song.

[Kcat524]

@Nf9456... Umm. Dude.. I can dance farely well... Just nawt any of this gayy kind of dancing... Like.. Actual fun dancing.. And how do u find this beautiful?... And r u a girl. Or guy?.. Just wondering .. Either way yer still.... Nevermind...... And this is the worst art i have ever seen... Itz gross, weird, uncool, and really stupid.

[Jayjen35]

@Kcat524 Umm, dude, if you don't know your Fosse then I wouldn't brag about what a "great" dancer you are. What the hell do you do that THIS is considered gross? Clogging?? Gotta agree with katATL here. You're (for your sake I hope) a six year old who has no idea what dance outside of your neighborhood dance teacher's studio is.

[alexis13thirteen]

Go Bob Fosse! He's a brilliant choreographer and a great dancer.

[Kcat524]

@MrGrevy... Excuse me?.. I dont think i deserved that kind of language young.. Person.. Very innapropriate of you.. And im serious!!.. Who listenz to this crap anymore!!!.. Listen to screamo, rock, alternative, techno, screamo techno!.. Any of those r good.. Just nawt this.. Yer wasting yer life with this..

[c004857]

Only Bob Fosse can wear a tilted hat like that.

[preyaswolves]

bahahahah i love it!!!!

[ericmusiconline]

this is so entertaining ERR! :)

[Kcat524]

Well knew...

[Kcat524]

How old r u ppl?... In the 90'z?... The only reason whyy i kno this song is cause we have to dance to it in dance class... Oh and mah dance teacher knoz Bob Fosse personaly... Still dusnt make mah teacher any cooler tho.... I mean.. Rlly... Itz Bob Fosse.. No one like Andy Six who can rlly rock out!

[MrGrevy]

@Kcat524 stfu you mincing illiterate jackass.

[Nf9456]

@Kcat524 You really must be a terrible dancer if you can't even see how amazing this kind of stuff is. honestly you sound stupid when you speak like that. this is art and it is beautiful. if you don't appreciate it then don't watch. listen to all the screamo crap you want.

[bwaycraz3d84]

@Kcat524 All the things you like now wouldn't have happened if it had been for Fosse or all the other greats out there. I don't think I've seen ANYONE win THREE MAJOR AWARDS (Golden Globe, Emmy, and Tony) in ONE year, especially in this day & age. Might I add - Beyonce's "Single Ladies" choreography was inspired by him, she said so herself. When I was 5, I even liked Fosse's moves. He was a brilliant choreographer. Take your disrespect somewhere else, please.

[lasktguy]

@Kcat524 your dance teacher knows Fosse? That's a good trick. Fosse's been dead for over 20 years.

[tehWolf39]

lol the funny thing is that I know Bob Fosse's grandchild and he hates dancing! Ironic right?

[Eyllek2]

They were incredible. I think Verdon was the better dancer, but she couldn't have been as great without his choreography and vice-versa.

[haleytownsend1]

My dance instructor showed me and another girl this routine on VHS and said "I want you all to do this in the recital - let's start learning". It didn't look exactly like this - but I think we did alright!!

[mchammar416]

my school did this show and afterwords everyone was asking me what was the point of this song? and to this day i still have no clue

[bunnyfoofoo4fun]

@mchammar416 Im doing this show for my school now, my director just said that its just for entertainment and good dancing, yeah , idk.

[SniperQuickPurple]

@mchammar416 The point is for the hell of it. Just have the fun!

[avenueyay]

freaking amazing dance routine

[broadwaytrekkie]

they're fabulous.

[mileyfankiki]

was this bob fosse dancing with her?

[Jayjen35]

@mileyfankiki yes that was Bob Fosse.

[Urhoboman5]

Didn't beyonce steal some of these dance moves for single ladies?

[melavzla]

@Urhoboman5 she didn't steal, she was influenced by... you don't still moves from Bob Fosse you get inspired by him!!!

[juulescarp]

Bob Fosse, you're a genius. RIP

[kdheithaus]

what synchronicity!

[cpramir]

Fosse is simply amazing as is Gwen Verdon

[Sh2theB]

love !!!!

[SLisGAYmhm]

this is just amazing

[mcmullet2]

So wonderful. We just watched the whole movie, and thank you for saving this to YouTube. Incredible dancing, singing, choreography, plus I laughed so hard I had to wipe my tears several times.

[greengirlloveswicked]

i am doing this song 4 yabc

[Indio156]

When I was a kid, I saw Gwen Verdon on B'way -- EVERY show she did. I WORSHIPPED her. But now, I watch Fosse dancing in different tapes, and I can SEE why Gwen was his one and only muse. But really, HE was the ONLY ONE who could REALLY do his steps to PERFECTION. He was BRILLIANT. No one can EVER be another Fosse.

[Babyhowdy233]

@Indio156

I agree!

[yukonesian]

Yabbledudet, this is bob fosse. LEGIT. It says Bobby at the end because his name is BOB fosse. Just sayin.

[yabbledudet]

There's no possible way that is Bob Fosse. Most of his limbs were visibly turned in. You would be able to tell. And at the end the man says "Good work, Bobby!" not Fosse.

[splinky45]

@yabbledudet Sorry, you're wrong. That is Bob Fosse. I've seen the clip many times.

[dancinfool25]

@yabbledudet you're...haha nvm Trust the 50,000+ views... this is Fosse

[mediagy]

@yabbledudet Sorry...it IS Fosse. He and she did the number on several TV shows of the 50's and there are ample kinescopes of them performing it in the shows. On the BIGGGGGGGGGGGGG screen you can see Fosse's face clearly through the entire number. He choreographed it for Verdon in the show and agreed to do the movie which was directed by George Abbot who had also directed it on Broadway. They used most of the Broadway cast, including the dancers.

[oldixe]

That's how the movies get by with having "big names" in the film versions of Broadway musicals. They can doctor their mistakes.

[RLFosse]

I sometimes forget how brilliant he is! Wow no wonder he's my fav! <3

[avalonmystic]

Now that's dancing! The one and only Fosse and Verdon. They along with Fred Astaire and Gene Kelly take my breath away when they dance. Wouldn't it be great if movies like this were made now. But I'm thankful we've got the classics.

[vet725]

always enjoy the classic line by Tab, "THAT'S TERRIFIC FOSSE"......... 

[woody0900]

great quality for 1958. ^.^

[theatrebug]

this is probably the worst musical ever. totally boring, no plot, nothing.

[Fendolis]

I don't get it.... what's an "ERP?"

[HippieGirlofLove]

A sound of pain is what I'm guessing. Like ow or ouch

[dancinman17]

@Fendolis ///As in Wyatt? I always kidded that doin this number/// I think it was just a fun BIT that made cute yet somehow sexy sounds! Just my guess! Love it!  THE BEST OF THE BEST!!!!!!!!!!! the Dancin Man

[lasktguy]

Gwen Verdon wa sbeing interviewed about this number once and there was one thing she said that I really loved. She says she can't jump very high so whenever they are doing jumps in this number, you can't hear it of course but Fosse is yelling..jump!!..at her.

[LindyHoppers1994]

Haha!=)

AWSEOME!

[missnatalie821]

ahh! i gotta do this dance in my skool play with some kid from my block haha! we cant top fosse and verdon tho, they r the power couple!

[songwriter0081]

my best friend is doing this in my skool play with one of my guy friends i hope they look this good!

[ElizaMogha]

that was terrific indeed!!!! very very entertaining!! wish they made more of this quality art today

[runex3grl]

I love how Fossee is in this as well. This dance is amazing!!! I'm not doing the exact dance but i am doing the flip part on " is there a doctor in the house?" SO EXCITED.

[violetgrr]

love!

[revacoop]

I've seen this probably 40 times, never tire of it. Absolutely superb comedy and virtuosity all in one. Two great artists.

[daeelly]

This is so funny! Great dancing and a ridiculous song...It makes me smile an forget about anykind of pain.

[avalonmystic]

Now THAT's DANCING.

[pickettsgirl]

great dance vid. i love it

[jeangary]

My favorite movie / musical.  Great performances throughout.

[seismotronik]

this dance routine is toooooooooo amazing!!!!

[whatabitch88]

I miss when dance movies were made like this. You can see the choreography and see how talented they are. I feel like dance sequences now have too many cuts, making it impossible to see what the dancers are actually doing. I love watching these old movie clips!

[RayPointer]

@whatabitch88 Absolutely! The DPs (Directors of Photography) don't seem to know how to shoot dance numbers, and neither do the directors. It actually is more work and takes more time to shoot all of those unnecessary cutaways and Close-Ups. In some cases its a means of disguising the weak dancing skills of the performers. The television production of THE MUSIC MAN with Matthew Broderick is a prime example.

[BowBerni]

@whatabitch88 Actually, it seems that Fred Astaire made the same complaint about movie musicals from the era before his (Busby Berkeley, e.g.). He didn't like cuts in his performances, and that was a change from what they used to do.

[AdamEfimoff]

@whatabitch88 I would hate to be the replacement

[RobNLynchburgVA]

@whatabitch88 I agree, check out my favorites or do a search for Joan McCracken in "Good News" "Pass that Peace Pipe," one of the best choreographed dance numbers I've ever seen. McCraken only made like 3 major films what a shame she was such a great dancer.

[Jayjen35]

@whatabitch88 I agree with you absolutely 100%!! I hate it when dance sequences are shot with those horrific cuts every few seconds. There are shows right now (not counting dancing with the stars 'cause really, who cares) but other "dance" shows that have constant cuts throughout entire dance. It is exasperating.

The only reason anyone should need cuts is to disguise the fact that either the choreography or dancing is below par. Really wish they'd stop doing it all together!

[emncaity]

@Jayjen35

Triple ditto. Can we also just get together and email SYTYCD and talk to them about the constantly MOVING cameras also? Who the hell choreographs with moving cameras in mind? Who choreographs with closeups of one dancer when it's a synced pas de deux of some kind, or when the footwork is critical, or when there's a huge stagey face expression that is appropriate for normal stage distance but looks completely ridiculous in a closeup or medium shot?

[Nellersz]

who's got the pain when they go "urrp"!! i love that part. this is such a great dance! i wanna learn it <3

[simone190805]

PERFEITO!!!!

[singdancexo]

I love Gwen & Fosse :D

[lavietesp]

This is such feel-good stuff!

[drunkonworkahol]

One of my favorites.

[cornflaked]

Their limbs appear to be like rubber, but every movement is perfectly controlled... ahh so wonderful!

[tarynactress]

I know.. right? :-)

[dancergirl22100]

i dance to this song at me studio. its such a fun dance

[mca1218]

Note at the end Tab Hunter says "That was terrific, Fosse!!"

An amazingly dance duet which is comic, athletic, and sexy all at the same time- and a clever way to integrate a cameo appearance by the genius responsible for all the brilliant choreography. And even doing high kicks (at 2:56) in tight black pants, Gwen Verdon is a sexy beast.

[AdamEfimoff]

@mca1218 954 Tony Awards Actress, Supporting or Featured (Musical) Winner - Gwen Verdon (Can-Can) 1956 Actress (Musical) Winner - Gwen Verdon (Damn Yankees) 1958 Actress (Musical) Winners (tie) - Thelma Ritter (New Girl In Town) Gwen Verdon (New Girl In Town) Nominees: Gwen Verdon (New Girl In Town) 1959 Actress (Musical) Winner - Gwen Verdon (Redhead) 1966 Actress (Musical) Nominees: Gwen Verdon (Sweet Charity) 1976 Actress (Musical) Nominees: Gwen Verdon (Chicago)

[Indio156]

Gwen Verdon was my idol as a kid. I saw her on Bway in Sweet Charity, and Chicago, etc. But in this dance, my eyes were on Fosse. He not only created the moves, but he perfected them in motion! He is even more flawless than my idol!

[sensy316]

omg icant believe ilike this lol

[loveurcat]

This is my favorite dance routine of all times. Fun music, fantastic moves. Bob Fosse was a genius. I was so happy to find this on youtube.

[tommyrall3]

Ahuuu,supreme

[foxycuts]

Thank you SO MUCH for posting this!

[thejrad123]

bob fosse is amazing. enough said.