Victor Borge on Sesame Street

[YouVRay]

LOL fasten your seatbelts wherever you play xD

I love the very last part hahaha

[TaiGekTou]

LMAO man gotta love his expression at the end.

[courtjunk7]

there are a lot of musicians today that have classical training, and use that in the composition of their music, granted this isnt really music you'd hear on kiss fm, but generalizing all popular music as garbage, stock, or easy is very ignorant.

[HCShannon]

It's a real shame, kids today don't know anything about music unless it's manufactured pop garbage!

[SirArky]

Yes. I am a young teenager myself, and yes it is a shame that most other teenagers or other younger people have no interest in Classical or any other types of music along those lines.

[madrista4ever]

consider ourselves lucky, we grew up watching Classic Sesame Street =)

[Souleyone]

I disagree with you.

Just because we are not listening to Classic, it doesnt mean we don't know anything about music.

Most of todays popmusic, aswell as dance and electro has so much content and details that it isnt just simple productions manufactured on a pc by unskilled musicians.

I can see where your going, but apparently it seems like you have got no experience with todays genres.

Btw i got nothing against Classic.

[Randimony]

agreed. I listen to a lot of music. I grew up on classical music but i also love a lot of modern and traditional styles.

The reason why I listen to such a variety of things is I think that all styles of music have good and bad aspects.

There is increadable musicicanship in some modern styles of music such as some types of metal, there is the beauty of simplicity in certain modern rock bands or pop artists. People who presume that new music is rubbish are worse than teen who avoid classical.

[maja30311]

yeah thats true. im a teen & i LOVE classical music asa much as i like listening to pop or rock or w.e. but most people my age dnt & i would actually love to go see an orcastra or an opera, but ppl just think dats weird. i love mozart-hes my fave composer.. oh&also charlie chaplin movies? i love those old classics, but my friends dnt find it funny. we watched it once & i was laughing so hard i couldnt control myself lol, but they ddnt get any of it...lol so yeah..i agree.. hehe xD

[emagen303]

i was think the same thing then notice someone posted.

haha

[Chicky1601]

I couldn't agree more.

I'm a young teenager as well and I'm so glad I have grounded parents to introduce me to all of these magnificent performers and youtube to find all of these lost gems.

We need to bring back this kind of comedy, I'm getting really sick of comedians and musicians today that have to swear and belittle themselves and others to get a laugh.

I love Mr. Borge, true comedian and fantastic musician. :)

[musikenergy]

AMEN...AND AMEN AGAIN!

[chopinandliszt]

I think Victor borge's "what does a conductor do ?" is funny, but this one's really boring.

[DarkShadowheroia]

Its also for little kids ;)

[ANDYGUITARRITA]

Y esto es mejor que les luthiers.. por favorrrrrrrrrrr

[luc294]

yo sabia que algun dia iba a encontrarme un comentario pelotudo como el tuyo en un video de Borge...

[princesstana1]

i didn't know he was on Sesame street!!! i love the seat belt thing...funny!

[filmidioten]

RIP Victor. Saw him live in Oslo in the fall of 1999. I was 23. It was amazing, hilarious and he was in GREAT form. Even then (at 89) he pretended to fall of the piano chair, just like in this clip, and yes even then he got out the seatbelts :D He was scheduled for a second show in May of 2000 and I got tickets for that as well, but then it was cancelled because he was ill. Six months later he died :(

[baptistic]

that's pretty cool how good his shape was... maybe it was purely genetic or he really took care of himself, who knows

[Randimony]

I think it might have something to do with playing the piano so much. Concert pianists have to be fit; just look at how much they often sweat while they are playing. Piano is an instrument that takes more than just your fingers.

[StingrayForLife]

Hes a genius

[uofmrules1]

I never knew who he was until I saw an ad for one of his concerts where he turned his sheet music upside dow, and did the seat belt thing.

[zacandtaylorrule]

Victor Borge was hilarious. "Always remember to wear your seat belt." When he performed with Marilyn Mulvey it was just priceless.

[DBarns7]

You should see the video of Victor Borge and Dean Martin. This was so funny, I was almost in tears. Borge left quite a legacy behind. He'll be missed.

[lxr0913]

there has to be audience with him

[advarcher]

chopin polonaise op.40 no.1 military

[loveutoto]

I love the appearance he made with Oscar. Victor demonstrated the way to handle a grouch: by being grouchier than he is!

[Gorsegrower]

Did he ever, just once, finish Claire de Lune?

[ekim53]

remember, Claire de Lune clears the room

[esteger1]

I thought it meant Clear the Saloon.

[Asquaredx2]

Yeah, it's on Youtube, as well. I really liked it.

[TomBarrister]

Claire De Lune was the serious work he generally played at many of his concerts; that or Liszt's Liebestraum. He rarely played them as-written, usually improvising and/or embellishing on each.

[jeffkahl]

one of Denmark's proudest exports and rightfully so!

[teknoboy421]

Comic genius like this is sorely lacking now.

Hooray!

[leviathon74]

Ive got all his appearences he ever had filmed, hes a legend.

[themusicman428]

haha, i love the bench belt gag

[dispatcher484]

The Great Dane. Like the original Sesame Street, there will never be another like him.

[OboeBirdie]

Amen

[rcktmanil]

He was such a gem. I always enjoyed seeing him peform.