The Rat Pack: When Cool Was King

[peppalabaja]

This is a great video!! I understand this music wasn't your first choice but it's still cool and goes with the feel of the video. Makes me wanna put on my pointy toe pumps and deep red lipstick (lol) Great Job!!!!!!!!

[videomania100]

Do you miss the Rat Pack? If so, check out this L.A. band that has the vibe and style down!

they are the coolest! you will think you are back in 1960.

search

cinnamon doll

[bill1957111]

In all the video is great, music doesn't go with the video, let alone does it go with the Pack

[jazzynet1]

right on!

[tubesoxabc]

pour yourself a dry martini and listen to a band that would make Frankie & the Pack proud! they are 7 Jetsetter Jazzniks with a singer who has a Sinatra vibe. ck them out.

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[ozarkmafia]

@tubesoxabc I looked them up and you're right, they do sound really good.

[innesco1]

Ottimo lavoro! Grazie!

[LoreneJordanjf699]

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[RoninsAO]

You still got a very cool vid man. I saw the old one and think this music is quite appropriate. Good Job!

[tubesoxabc]

rat pack lives! just saw this band and ring a ding ding - they are some cool cats!

ck 'em out -- search cinnamon doll jazz

they are a little bit rat pack, a little bit hipster and a whole lotta talent.

hope you dig them.

[PerfectSaga]

The only reason I like living here is because of this city's association with some of the greatest musicians of its era. Everything else about Vegas sucks.

[donkelmcn1]

I wish I'd been old enough for Vegas when the Rat Pack ruled Vegas!

[yoyoyo749174]

I still love the song they replaced the original with :)

[yoyoyo749174]

Damn you old people. You had it all, in the musical sense.

[proximo441]

sheer class....vegas in the 60's

[LimeGreenFever]

If time travel is ever invented I'm pulling a Biff. Betting on sports games, getting rich and going to Vegas to chill with Frank and Sammy and Dean! Smoke some unfiltered cigarettes in swanky lounge!

[seansredshirt]

i'd sell my house to buy a ticket to see these guys in there prime.....class and cool come together

[riverdale999]

When cheezy crap was king.

[Tukarama]

WMG is a bunch of @#%#@^&!  Read Ben Franklins ideas about copyright and patents. He said a 10 year max! People would get paid for their creations but couldn't just rest on their laurels.

[asterion000]

what is the name of the song? When Cool Was King?

[bks1979]

killer clip!!!! Keep the memory alive .May it return one day somewhere in our universe.What a time.

[ratpackpartygirl]

You were not abused as a women so how would you know any thing about abuse of women? You are just trying to make Sence of the whole world saying women are doing OK? We are only making 75cents to A DOLLER. YOU ARE MAKING A DOLLER? SO WHY DO YOU THINK ALL GIRLS HAVE A CHOSE WHEN THERE ARE GUYS LIKE YOU THAT THINK PROSTITUTION IS OK? yOU SPREAD YOUR ASS AND SEE HOW MANY MEN YOU CAN TAKE ON?

[hardbossa]

Classy and cool video.

[backtraxmusic]

Way to go WMG. You certainly wouldn't want anyone hearing that music, becoming interested in it and actually going out and BUYING it.

[GeordyColeman]

ah this is back when cool was cool, take it easy, lay back, role with it, have some fun, make some music and a few bucks as your doing it.

Now the music of today, god, turn off that radio, delete that top 40's crap off your computer, blow off that old vinal record, give a listen to some old, smooth, goodness and relax with the best of them... im 23 years old hahaha

[sothpau]

@GeordyColeman good to know some youngsters out there know what cool really is! never forget these days! Tell your children and grandchildren what class and cool really is all about!

[ratpackpartygirl]

@GeordyColeman Yes that time was Sp much fun. I was Franks Sinatra's arm candy back in the 60's I was with him every time he came to Las Vegas . I was with him in his hotel room and at dinners and at his shows. My name back then was Jane Harvey My name now is Jane McCormick . just google my name and you will see me with the boys. i had to get it all down on paper so I had a writer lady help me write my true life story called Breaking My Silence:

[TheCoxblox]

@ratpackpartygirl

Translation: I knew famous people and figured I could make some money by association by spilling my guts about anything seedy that they may have done.

People like you need to be shot.

[ratpackpartygirl]

@TheCoxblox You are some peace of work ? You are such a short minded person. I speak at Organized crime and help girls that get in to prostitution . I am a fighter for the women. And think all men that pay a girl for sex should go to jail. and the pimps are the scum of this earth. So go on your stupid way of thinking they were hore mongers get over it.

[TheCoxblox]

Okay first off, women seem to be doing okay these days. Last time I checked they out numbed men in universities world wide. It's not like women are being chained to the stove and beaten with their children these days , so I shit on that whole "i'm a fighter for the women" bs u just spouted.

Secondly, it's the year 2010. Women have all the rights and choices men do these days, and some of them still choose to sell their asses. I would have to say that falls under the whole "right of free choice"

[voice940]

F*&$ You, WMG! Friggin' Copyright Nazis.

[peakoilprepare]

The Rat Pack & I am the year of the Rat(1972)! Yes! These guys defined cool - now it's a bunch of sissies. There's no more elegance, class, style, or romance. Vegas tore down the good stuff & that is really lame.

[r59691]

sorry fellow hoodies.... but this music is awesome

my family and associates tease me, but i LOVE THIS MUSIC

[MrEnforcer911]

I wish maybe not..I love their time.without prejuduce...like the 20`s..its fantantic..you dont`t now aday..I here dead?

[hymiehymie]

Cool. So that music is not Ahmad Jamal now, right? Find and enjoy our video, THE REAL LAS VEGAS RAT PACK

[MeGaDeAnMaRtiNFaN]

Does anyone know how to make a time machine? I would give anything to go back in time to see these cool swinging cats! Coolness personified

[mminer58]

@MeGaDeAnMaRtiNFaN That's exactly how I feel! These cats were before my time but I know great music and I can just feel how "cool" it must have been in those days to be young. Today's youth have no clue. I grew up in the Beatles era and I loved it, but I would give my life to see The Rat Pack, Frank, Dean, Sammy, and the rest.

[MeGaDeAnMaRtiNFaN]

@mminer58 Well I'm only 13 and I would give anything to have lived back in this era!!

[r59691]

@MeGaDeAnMaRtiNFaN

YOU HAVE TASTE KID

[jessie7378]

We missed out on this era but fortunately we've been to the Sahara where Frank performed and that was awesome. I just wish I could have seen the Sands and the Dunes casino and hotels before they were demolished. What a waste of history.

[clarkewi]

This is some cool shit. My grandmother worked in Vegas playing at a piano bar from 1950 until 1970. She was from Chicago so I know the mob gave her the job. Whoever that "Don" was that gave my grandmother a job - you have my eternal respect. Fortunately, as a kid and teenager, I got to visit her many times from 1959 onwards and got to witness this "golden" era in Vegas. Frank, Sammy, Dino, Joey and the rest - what talent, style and class. My heroes. Nothing now compares.

[MrHarry46]

Vegas died when all these men died. its over

[calif562]

@MrHarry46 So true...so true.

[hutch592000]

I loved it. This was awesome. Back when cool was cool! Thank-you

[dnt9217]

Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jr, and Frank Sinatra were the coolest guys ever.

[yaigetmoney]

might name my first son sinatra.... my last name is surridge... i just love frank that much. sinatra surridge. ring a ding ding

[SgtLenehan]

@yaigetmoney I say go for it. That does have a ring a ding ding to it :)

[americangirl564]

Wonderful video you have here. Love the Rat Pack,and the music you selcted for this video is fantastic. This video is just my style. Thank you very much for posting!

[mybtrflyz]

This was the "Ultimate" The basic foundation of music! Everything about it, especially the BRASS! Love some Dean Martin.... :)

[mikegallegos7]

Cool.

[johnbarleycornmd]

Hey! Ahmad's Blues. Can't beat that though. With Ray crawford on guitar. Fantastic!

[q1966]

this music is pretty good

[reddyredder]

God was good to allow them to be like that.

[ratpackpartygirl]

I was in that one shot of me holding the que cards for the boys. My book is called Breaking My Silence:

I am the girl on the left Jane McCormick .

I was ask by Frank to fill in for the show girl So there you have it. Be cool Frank and I were always cool toghther. Jane

[Shazzie2]

@ratpackpartygirl ya Janey.. I'm so glad I found that one for you..

Stella

[smccoli230]

That. Is. So. Cool.

Incredible. I'm jealous on so many levels.

[queenoftheprom]

The song is Ahmad's Blues by The Ahmad Jamal Trio.

[guitarpick66]

anyone know the original song that was on here?

[jearley2424]

it makes me laugh i had similar problem, but they dont mind sticking adds over the top of it! so there still earning from your video....idiots when will the likes of WMG realise that your are endorsing the music not stealing it!

[riddleswings]

Most of them sang w/Nelson Riddle. Concerts, albums, etc.

Just like their tailors, he fit the song for them. Class and Money. That's old Vegas!

[yegsmitty22]

That was cool...Now fools think over tanning and freaky hair is cool.

[reklessabandoned]

@yegsmitty22 lmfao..so true especially to the over tanning

[jaybou263]

perfect choice of music. Ahmad..does not get any better.

[ilikedrumming]

DOWN WITH WMG!

[C1rob]

WMG is lame baby.

[jpenna]

I just took my 17 year old son to Vegas - we stayed at the Golden Nugget and saw "The Rat Pack is Back" at the Plaza. I taught him all about old school Vegas and those cool cats who started it all!

[kingdingle]

I just got back from Vegas and saw that show too...stayed at the Nugget as well. Amazing seeing the old pictures and some of the old signs that still exist....and what is WMG by the way?

[nmalhotra90]

wats the name of the instrumental being played ?

[AlottaStuff]

You mean the piano?

[capatga]

wonderful video, music was very fitting, I thought for a minute that I was there, Thanks

[lovelyzoe99]

cooler music please....it does not justice ...

[Grimrl]

5uck WMG in the head

[missmicheleo]

The rat pack rules. Never be another like them.

rat pack fan!

[meedmo42]

Even with this music, which isn't half bad, I loved this slide show. This is the 'Vegas I remember.....the terrific hotels and great performers of the 60's. Good job!!

[zen52blues]

What's the name of this instrumental?

[markymustang]

there is a reason for copywrites though. The creative people who we all enjoy should still get paid for being creative. Even if they are no longer with us the families should still see the profits of their relatives efforts when they were alive.

[aldomilo]

@markymustang

why should the families make money on something they had no part of? just because frank sang a song, doesn't mean some cousin's kid should get money (i don't know who he has surviving him) just because some one married the right person. i love the pack.

[thehallcop1]

@markymustang but the video is not for profit and therefor he can use the music in it but if he earns any money from it wmv has every right to take down the video

[Royallas]

I love the vid , man...really cool. I live in Las Vegas, love it love it love it....thanx

[mikekirk345]

classic cool

[jimmydcap]

I would love to go back in time and see the RAT PACK in all their GLORY!!!

[doggysector]

You and me both. I did get to see Dean in 1987 as he was still going strong, just before his son died. Got to shake his hand and say thanks. These guys were the epitome of cool. I really miss them all.

[Jayll1984]

@jimmydcap AMEN!Tho i dont care a great deal about Frank

[jimmydcap]

@Jayll1984 Frank was the Chairman of the board! He broke the Color barrier with Sammy Davis JR.

Like he told Las Vegas casinos Sammy walks through the front door with the rest of us. Or NONE of us come through that door.

[jimmydcap]

@Jayll1984 Frank was the Chairman of the board! He broke the Color barrier with Sammy Davis JR.

Like he told Las Vegas casinos Sammy walks through the front door with the rest of us. Or NONE of us come through that door.

[Jayll1984]

@jimmydcap

That can be so..i just dont like his style,humor nor his voice.It all comes down to taste I guess.It can be a wonderfull person and all....But as an entertainer i dont have much with him as imo Sammy is way more talented and an all round entertainer.And Dean is just untouchable i think :) but as i said before..it all comes down to taste :)

[maria1130]

@jimmydcap Me too!!!! I¨m 20 and my mom says that my taste for music is the same as my grandpa!! ahahaha

[nagee76]

@jimmydcap Me too ! i think it was American culture's Golden Age when the Rat Pack was around....all of them are such incredible icons in their own right....and they remained good friends......their talent as individuals or as a group is incomparable...

[elegance954]

Great Video! I love the Ratpack! They rule! I used to live in Miami Beach and was a regular patron at another one of their haunts the elegant Fontainebleau Hotel. Recently restored too and still going strong. I was in the old La Ronde room(now a club at the Fontainebleau) and could just feel their presence there on the stage.

[megatsyazlee]

man the rat pack are so cool.

[clarkewi]

The rat pack rules. Sammy's "Old Black Magic" from Ocean's Eleven. Now THAT'S music!!!

[terribletimthepirate]

Fuck Warner! They are both the dinosaur, and the asteroid.

[VolcomStone128]

1:52 sammy davis jr. :D

[sasuology]

i wish i could hear what you had originally posted up

[Managuense1]

Love it! Really awesome!

[jarheadPC93]

Is there any way you could sent the original soundtrack to my email please? I really want to know what it sounds like ?

[tvufo]

Out Standing Thank You

Will add to my YT Site

Ring A Ding Ding

cosmo...)

[ew1951]

totally agree with the annotated comment of the showgirl in this video.

This music you used for this works extremely well (even though the earlier version might have been better). This is my first viewing of this video and I think you did an amazing in making this.

Thanks for creating and posting.

[TheFreestyler999]

The rat pack each had nick names dean-Dino-Sammy Davis jr-Smokey-Frank sinatra - King-Joey bishop-The hub of the big wheel. It is very unique that these entertainers had nicknames they deserved Get ready sinatra fans a sinatra movie is coming up sooo get ready !

[steve27612006]

Outstanding post, ring a ding video, very cool ahmad jamal

[lfallis62]

Thanx for the post, I lived in Las Vegas when the pix were taken. Sent me down memory lane.

[mekore]

what is ring a ding ding??

[QUEENCZAR]

ohhhhh avenutolo...im sorry that happened cause that song that was here was the shit. can they stop pissin in their pants...were just sharing greatness.

[SuPREM3k1NG]

what song was it

[martinimerlin]

Thanks for the great images of the true Vegas. A great line by Alec Baldwin's character in "The Cooler" -- Baldwin runs an old school casino and is resisting the changes by the corporate bean counters.

"This town used to be a great lady -- like a high class hooker. Then that prick Steve Wynn came to town and knocked her up and put her in a family way!!!"

[willacww]

Thanks for the memories. The pics bring back the memories of the late fifties and 60's on up thru about 10 years ago. I traveled to and thru LV many times as a teen an adult. The old signs and pics are missing now. It's no longer my Las Vegas. Thanks again. Allen Williams

[hj351]

Youtube has gone all anal retentive. they don't know nuthin about cool.

[jameszerukjr]

Fuck YouTube!

We want the Pack!

[lightningr0d]

The Rat Pack was the best

[mynameismic]

what a great video 5***** to bad all the 50s hotels are gone il never go back to vegas

[wildballerina18]

did they sing this?

[scotlad219]

MAN! I wish I appreciated them then ,as much as I do now.............Such Wonderful Memories...........

[SKITANK]

where can i get the songtext???

[GMBogart]

Did it ever get any better than this?

[laughingman1138]

Cool has died with these guys.

Ah, the good old days...how sweet it was.

[oldfartinthewind]

@laughingman1138 cool truly has died with them.....there will never be another rat pack no matter how many shows there are in Vegas trying to imitate them.

[BuckshotLaFunke]

@laughingman1138 This goes back to ancient Egypt, when people complained that the grain was too expensive and youngsters were rotten.

[celt67]

Cool as ice.

[Veggieman87]

It's a shame there's no video of the whole Rat Pack in action at the Sands...

[inkey2]

QUESTION: what was the deal with "Sammy" losing his "eye"? Cancer, accident?....anyone know?

[mcmonkey001]

It was a car accident, I believe.

[volts120]

Yeah he almost died in that wreck

[displayfireworks1]

Who had more fun than these guys. Great video. thanks

[DrewD1966]

How come NOBODY has video from the Sands in 63 those were THE BEST performances EVER !!!

shooting Oceans 11 and drinking and playing for our Grandparents at The Sands Those were Studs .....Period.

[lord1blink]

Good old days, ;)

[martinimerlin]

Thanks for this pallie!!!! Great line from the Vegas film "The Cooler". "Vegas was like a beautiful high class hooker, then Steve Wynn came to town and knocked her up and put her in a family way"

Screw the volcano and the roller coasters!!!

Martini Merlin (club Paul at Yahoo Groups)

[furrowin]

*swing it daddy lol

[shanejod]

im gunna live till i die

[kvdijck123]

What's the name is the song Frank is singing?

[Michaelbos]

That's when there was class in Vegas.

[franktribute]

Great vintage images and editing. Nice Video!

[vinniebaby1]

You got that right. There will never be a bad ass crew like this......ever again. This is vintage Las Vegas, it was their town and those times are lost to the ages and wll never be repeated.

[NihonShorty]

ahh yeah

music isnt what it was

i miss i was born when they reigned :D

[NihonShorty]

oops wish not miss

[Veggieman87]

I think that was their theme song...

[hawkssens]

What's the title of the song you used?

Thanks!

I wish I could go back in time!

[hawkssens]

Wait, I found out about it already!

Thanks for the video!

[asterion000]

and what is the name of the song?

please answer! thanks in advance

[Lonnie3d]

DAMN, I love those guys!

[bmtimv]

what a badass crew

[sirioooooooo]

wow the song is amazing and so is your video, keep going

[marksgtv]

Super Cool! Great job Anthony