Victor Borge - William Tell Backwards

[Marsuvees1298]

Such a bright piano.

[zachattack19942]

HA HA HA, LOL, and so many great more too! Rossini also would have died of laughter too.

[orzqq]

LOL

[jackalhunt1]

Very clever and very amusing :3

[Emimilykity]

my dads got one of those baby boesendorfers.

I threw raisins all around it to piss him off ;D

[ngzcaz]

One of the few individuals that got better with age. How I would have liked to see him in person.

[cogidubnus1953]

Sheer class!

[themurph2000]

There are 8 people out there with absolutely no sense of humor.

[xvbaronvx]

How can you not laugh at Victor Borge?? The man is one of the funniest and most innovative comedians ever to have performed!!!! If you dislike this, then you have absolutely no sense of humor and really need to see if Wal-Mart has one on sale that you can pick up!!!!!

[TheBookWorm1718]

Man, I remember the TV ads for the tape of The Best of Victor Borge, I was 4 years old at the time, I wanted to see it, this was one of the key jokes in the commercials, and about 14 years later, I finally got the tape, and I LAAAAAAUGHED the whole way through. God bless Victor Borge, he was a VERY funny man!

[fatg1t]

I made a dislike vote! the reason being THERE ARE ONLY 27 SECONDS OF THE VIDEO!!!!!!!! WHERE IS THE REST OF IT?!?!?!?!?

[hrothgar64]

So simple, yet so brilliant.

[WSenator1]

Incredibly funny man. Made me laugh many a day, back in the day.

[littleangel12344]

How can anyone dislike this?

[christopher5361]

Awesome.

[MasterSeanyboyy]

Now 5 people dislike life.

[3805abc]

最高級の面白さ！ﾓｰｾﾞも腹抱えて笑っていますな！

[JustinSterzer]

I'm playing Bumble Boogie in my teachers recital and I am gonna do something like this, hope it surprises her... :D

[SmarticleAbhi]

Now, That's talent!

[cjdjtmwt]

Denmark happiest place on earth

[TheJCJexe]

LOL!

[anebaynes1]

I think you mean "upside down"!

[MrPet99er]

My dear fellow countryman Victor Borge, seriously, how can you not love this guy?

[Warscarblackbelt]

I want to find the sheet music to play William Tell backwards.

[IvanMoneypants]

4 people read the page upside down...

[aliciajohn]

It would be fabulous to have a dvd that has all of Victor Borge's great's in it. I'll certainly purchase it!!! :-)

[MichaelHansenFUN]

i wonder if you can accually play a piece upside down and accually make it work

[huzzzzzzahh]

@MichaelHansenFUN it depends but usually the bass clef and treble clef switching makes it sound terrible

[MichaelHansenFUN]

@huzzzzzzahh i wioudl stil love to hear that

remember when he played 'chinese music'?

[rashad9607]

@MichaelHansenFUN Never heard of upside down, but check some of Bach's fugues. He does crazy stuff e.g. No. 10, the "Mobius strip" fugue.

[rashad9607]

He is playing one of the highest quality pianos made...

fyi

[samuelkeshon]

@rashad9607 Whats the name of the brand?

[rashad9607]

@samuelkeshon bosendorfer

[themadmallard]

@rashad9607 and having the most fun possible ;p

[icekat83]

Where's the rest??? I love this guy. Humour without being crass.

[SPOOKSTR]

Mad respect from Australia

[0musicluva0]

hes not actually playing it backwards lol, only put the first 3 notes in a higher octave and the next 3 notes backwards. if he actually plays it backwards it'll sound weird.

still genius tho, haha

[MultiRosie12]

4 people have no sense of humor

[zaldude]

This isn't actually the same song backwards... It's just different, but sounds similar.

[Alphakoka]

@zaldude He played it from the end to the beginning.

[lhhm19]

@zaldude Was it? I don't mean anything. I'm just not really sure about the first piece he played. I have just learnt that It was a composing technique?

[Mullenaround]

Lucky to have seen him on stage at the Barbican in London

[RampagingSpaceMarine]

4 people dislike life.

[hXc232]

@RampagingSpaceMarine at least one person strongly dislikes you (Hint: Me)

[wagneristhebest]

not strictly backwards but im not going to ruin it

[yoshicatx]

Epic!

[pianojakeo]

why in every good video is there always someone who dislikes it??? how could you not like this?

[UncleMikeNJ]

I saw him do it at Carnegie Hall in 1987 -- I wonder if he practiced?

[syncm]

His facial expressions are so funny, reminds me of Leslie Nielsen. :-D

Borge was fantastic, nice to see so many videos on youtube.

[alwayshitty585]

OMG that's hilarious mr borge

[matthew623210]

Haha thats pretty funny.

[ES350ES350]

I never got tired of watching this ...

[loewe0210]

Love it!

[Anubiste]

People need to chill with the "don't need to be rude" comments. Victor Borge is hilarious but if every comedian was clean like him we'd have 100 Ken Dodds and wouldn't have our Carr's, Gervais's, Izzards and Evan's. There's a place for everyone in comedy =) Variety is one of the most exciting things about it.

[DiesIrae676]

@Anubiste Dont forget Robin William's in the dirty (non-clean) comedians... he could be one of the best....worst.....best..... worst... you know what I mean :)

[MaskedMan66]

@Anubiste I'd prefer 100 Ken Dodds over all those others. Heck, I'd prefer one Borge over 100 each of those others.

[Strymn]

see you don't have to make sex jokes just to get people to laugh

[bluebill0124]

@Strymn So true...

[MoltenPlastic]

@Strymn But it helps.

[Strymn]

@MoltenPlastic well sure sex jokes work if you actually really suck and fail as a comedian

[armanika]

@Strymn But for that you need to be a freaking genius

[lusteraliaszero]

@Strymn nothing wrong with that, tho.

[JazzKeyboardist1]

@Strymn I agree, but most jokes actually make fun of someone,, which is alot easier than writing actual comedy

[TheAnGerman]

true art doesnt need to insult people or some special effects. Simple and brilliant.

[HrOvergaard]

How can someone make something that simple that funny. Brilliant. Proud to be a Dane and the comedy world miss you Victor Borge

[HrOvergaard]

How can someone make something that simple that funny. Brilliant. Proud to be a Dane and the comedy world miss you Victor Borge

[anko8aug]

hahaha thats was funny

[Inphectus]

Han var godt nok sjov. Nyder stadig at se hans ting :)

[Jadebluek]

Now that us good clean humor. Bravo!

[rifftrader]

I remember my father showing me a video of his years ago when I was a kid... I remember the "Happy Birthday" pieces, and remember thinking that it was pure genius. I couldn't remember what his name was or anything more specific other than his Happy Birthday pieces but somehow managed to find him. Youtube definitely has its uses, and I still think that this man was a genius.

[caljones]

@rifftrader same for me but i recalled his phonetic punctuation.

[happygoth2272]

what a sad day it was wen he passed ),: he will be missed

[alcicek46]

JONAS wenn du das liest bist eine SCHWUCHTEL haha du SCHWUCHTEL

[AdmiralJaden]

one of my favorite jokes right here lol.

[killbill123ish]

hes awesome to bad he passed

[handenbinder0]

This man was the funniest professional piano-player, i have ever seen and heard playing the piano!!! He was amazing and a very good musician!!!

A true inspiration for many other musicians and comedians alike to combine these things together!! Two great examples nowadays who has stepped in their own way in his footsteps are Andre Rieu and Hans Liberg !!! But Victor Borge still remains the master! :-) Along with another great person not from Sweden, but from the usa namely Danny Kaye!!

[TheSonder]

@handenbinder0 u do realise that viktor is from denmark, right?

just to be sure.....

[handenbinder0]

@TheSonder Oops, your so right!! My apologies and thx for correcting this!!!

Anyway it still remains he was among the greatest artists of this world!!

(Is my asumption correct your danish too? lol)

[TheSonder]

@handenbinder0 its ok :) sweden is close to denmark anyways

[tvaahervaara]

Actually it's not bacwards -it's upside down... Great anyway!

[robertmmack1]

This guy is the best.

[aaron9099]

What a genio, how incredibly lucky for us to see such talent, and not only talent, but mighty humorous talent.

[Puzzoozoo]

Simple comedy is genius comedy.

[RosesofWillows]

i love this guy! i wish we had more simple, appropriate, and genuine humor like Borge's today.

[mikkifly]

legend

[ElectricPriest]

William Tell upside down.

[Prospro8]

@ElectricPriest Yes, it's not backwards, it's a musical 'inversion'.

[JakeTuckerFamilyGuy]

@ElectricPriest sıɥʇ ʎɐld uɐɔ ı sǝʎ

[LegionLives]

@JakeTuckerFamilyGuy wait... how did... what the deuce... HOLD UP THERE!

[JakeTuckerFamilyGuy]

@LegionLives ¿noʎ ʇɐɥʇ sı ǝıʍǝʇs ʎɥʍ

¿ǝɔnǝp ǝɥʇ ʇɐɥʍ

[LegionLives]

@JakeTuckerFamilyGuy Maybe...

[SakuraHaruno34]

lmfao love it!

[ThePianoman1422]

we miss you??

[NigelCJones]

a true classic, and you're right...a genius

[GrlwhoKnowSummat]

his fingers look soo noodley!!!

[nighthellfire123]

simply....he's a genuis

[dehro]

the joke is hilarious and I appreciate it for what it's worth (i.e. I laughed like an idiot)

that said..forgive me if I'm wrong but is the higher note not a direct consequence of having the staff upside down? I mean...if you phisically went and turned the page upside down, the tempo would be the same, but the notes all different..wouldn't they?

[Ladyluck229]

Yep, so he's not exactly playing it "backwards" but upside-down.

Still, like you said, it's hilarious!

[razoramon989]

@Ladyluck229 isn't he playing it upside down and backwards, a low note would be a high note and so on?

[Ladyluck229]

Yeah, it's a mix of both. Lol, now I want to play it upside down! I couldn't pull it off as well as he did, of course. XD

[otherjoe1234]

wow!!!!

[DBarns7]

rofl> This was hilarious. It was like 'Oops...Got it upside down'. Borge was a genius. Thanks for posting this.

[MusikIsMyLife92]

rückwärts gespielt klingt es aber auch nicht schlecht :-)

[NavinJohnson90]

Wow so this is where family guy stole this from...

[mikeward1701]

Family guy do a lot of brilliant musical skits, can you be more specific?

[NavinJohnson90]

Haha you remember, when they were having auditions for the church organist, and Jake Tucker started to play something that sounded godawful, and then Tom Tucker ran up and turned the music upside down, and then he played the William Tell Overture. I think this is where Seth MacFarlane got da idea.

[Dolphindream15]

sorry for my miss spelled words and miss spelling his name,,,but I think I got the message out,,

[Dolphindream15]

victer had a style all his own there will never be any one else like him,,,he made people laugh he made people cry,,,the piano keys were his voice,,victer made the piano talk to people ,,,every time his hands went on the keys,,he was a master at what he did,,no one else could top victer in his stylish way,,no one else like him,,,victer  was a perfectionest,,,he did everything right,,thats why he was so popular,,thats why people liked him,,for who he was

[Eorzean]

what an utterly stupid remark. you think he cares about perfection while he's delivering a joke?

[MEPLUSMEEQUALSME]

Dude.. are you serious? ITS SUPPOSED TO BE FUNNY. Thats why the mistakes are there! His a COMEDIAN PIANIST. What the hell is wrong with people these days come on ..........

[CtrlAltDaLEET]

why are you pointing out mistakes if you like him as a comedian?

flawless logic

[GDripple27]

Wow, it's weird that this was recommended to watch because I just watched Victor's funniest moments on tape last night!

[theolerios]

I grew up listening to this wonderful pianist! Thank you mom and dad...for filling my life with these happy memories! Good to know many people are still listening to him play.

[coffeecorn]

i think victor broge is the one who inspired cartoon character playing funny piano like Tom and Jerry or Bugs Bunny

[hmeldgaard]

hes was not that old, and he was a musician genius,

[BaroquePearl419]

And I wish the cartoons today would use more classical music!

[iwilshooti]

lmfao thats halirious

[libertatus]

Isn't it nice to know that Victor Borge isn't forgotten?

[lightcloud435]

that's awesome!

[Filip983]

Genius! One of a kind!

[experthowto]

It's not supposed to be technically correct, it's just for show.

[ldcramer6887]

that is great but here's just a little help to you. U might want to put video caption as William Tell upside down.. (smile)

[PralinkovaPrincezna]

It is upside down, not backwards.

[makienxhemmiktar]

he plays it backwards

[rhenrichs]

No, he does not play it backwards.

[nbharakey]

It's a JOKE!

[trackstar789]

@makienxhemmiktar no he played it in a higher note not backwards

[jlaurson]

inverted, actually.

[siriusblack9999]

it's... most definitely backwards, wilhelm tell starts low, and goes up, what he played started high, and became lower, rythm is off, sure, but still, it's not just a higher note

[Jewelrylover111]

How did he do that????

[Biferne]

I would like to see what comes after this. It is a shame that it's such a short video. But it is great anyway :D

[MadHatter3479]

It takes incredible skill to play something so ridiculous. Victor is the man!

[hazyd1amond]

he is an amazing musician as well as totally hillarious. We should have more comedians of this sort. :)

[carrotstick24601]

So simple... yet so brilliant! Thanks for posting.

[Seraliena]

God what a genius =D

[drsdino]

@Seraliena No kidding! He's that rarest of artists, a pianist and a goofball.

[henryandadam]

i wish i was as talented.... he is definatly missed ;)

[agbmoe]

The name of this piece is the William Tell Overture

[Voldemortistheshit]

title says "William Tell" no?

har har.

[todavi123j4]

LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOOOLLLL

[OfTheShire]

Gosh, he's so awesome!! Doesn't even stop to laugh at his own joke, just keeps on going. LOVE IT

[Rookdmc]

classic

[XxooTEMPLARooxX]

If only there was more of this video, anyone know if there is a longer version?

[Ropieroo]

He's a GENIUS!!!