Belvedere Castle in Central Park NYC! This was filmed in 1977 when the Castle, as well as the rest of the park and City was in a serious state of disrepair. Some of the Castle windows were boarded up, Some masonry was missing, Grafitti covered much of it, and it's corners made for good lavatories and drug dens.
@Drchainsaw77 It's harmonic minor (natural 6th, raised 7th). I could never keep them straight until I remembered that in minor harmonies, the 7th is raised so there's a leading tone, but in melodies the 6th is also raised to avoid the augmented second :)
Thanks for posting! This song reminds me of when my kids were little - been looking for it. So much fun to hear it again! Oop, break's over, gotta run, thx!
Belvedere's Castle is awesome! I went there to meet The Count and help him count the Castle stones but he was not home!!
jimamia77 1 month ago
0:53-1:05... that part kicks ass!
JeffK1980 2 months ago
This was my first exposure to the concept of the "harmonic minor" scale.
fherrick1 5 months ago 2
Belvedere Castle in Central Park NYC! This was filmed in 1977 when the Castle, as well as the rest of the park and City was in a serious state of disrepair. Some of the Castle windows were boarded up, Some masonry was missing, Grafitti covered much of it, and it's corners made for good lavatories and drug dens.
jimamia77 6 months ago
Klezmer ruulz!
marasu66 6 months ago
This is always one of my favourite Count skits. 5 stars
HarshPTHESNAKEFIST 8 months ago
I always loved when they showed The Count's castle. :-D
zangazoo2007 8 months ago
The song sounds like Jewish.
mpis 8 months ago
Hm. So that's a melodic minor scale, right? I can never keep those two straight....*sight*
Drchainsaw77 1 year ago
@Drchainsaw77 It's harmonic minor (natural 6th, raised 7th). I could never keep them straight until I remembered that in minor harmonies, the 7th is raised so there's a leading tone, but in melodies the 6th is also raised to avoid the augmented second :)
illudwinnepooh4 1 year ago
I'm contemplating actually being the count for halloween this year
Bigben1984 1 year ago
They should have a female vampire dancing to that belly dancing music LOL!!!
lycanthrope1962 1 year ago 2
I watched this with one of my nephews, had a blast. Thanks for the memories. The count rules!!!
lycanthrope1962 1 year ago
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Eisblume80 1 year ago
Thanks for reposting this.
finnishminnow 1 year ago
Thanks for posting! This song reminds me of when my kids were little - been looking for it. So much fun to hear it again! Oop, break's over, gotta run, thx!
adabee 1 year ago
Nice song.
Count von Count's songs are like Jewish and Romani.
"Eight Beautiful Notes" sound like a Jewish and Roma hora.
mpis 1 year ago
This is one of my favorite songs from the old "Numbers" record, which I believe is one of the few Sesame Street LPs to make the transition to CD.
AnnainCA 1 year ago
Very catchy song!
antsamthompson9 1 year ago
@antsamthompson9 No kidding Silly one LOL!!!
lycanthrope1962 1 year ago
@lycanthrope1962 Yep.
antsamthompson9 1 year ago
@antsamthompson9 You are so goofy!!! LOL!!! I have a friend who laughs like the count, when he does I start to howl and he gets pissed!!!
lycanthrope1962 1 year ago
@lycanthrope1962 Funny.
antsamthompson9 1 year ago
@antsamthompson9 HA_HA_HAAAA
lycanthrope1962 1 year ago