Raymond Scott and His Quintet - Ali Baba Goes to Town - 1937 - Twilight in Turkey

[colinbason]

Professor Elemental is a genius to slow this down.

[kingdavidthewicked]

Love this Movie. ALI BABA GOES TO TOWN

[ZiggyKick921]

Ren: "It's discipline that begets love!"

[SilentlyVocal]

@ZiggyKick921 "YOU MUST LEARN YOUR..PLACE!"

[jwellingtonwimpy1]

in my next life i wanna be the guy in the spiky helmet.

[ZDoggMD]

Sucker MDs! I mean Fighting Trousers! I mean...oh, just plain awesome. The original, baby.

[Emelefpi]

In the Bugs Bunny cartoon, "Jack Wabbit and the Beanstalk', they play a segment of this tune (when Bugs falls off giant's head and the giant is trying to catch him)

[DaveScarboroughUK]

Surprisingly stands the test time, great tune!

[Doigyisabenny]

FIGHTING TROUSERS!!!

[TheSnowballEarth]

FYI, Louise Hovick became better known as Gypsy Rose Lee. "Hot Chick" indeed!

[themanfromrussia]

Crazy Man. Before Frank Zappa there was Raymond Scott.

[SIMPFANN]

@themanfromrussia Wow- I was just thinking the same thing right before I read that!

[meatmotor]

The chicks may be hot, but those drums are on fire!!

[rasarx1]

Must have been before fast food. Look at those lean, slender bodies.

[isfahani]

that 'keyboard' that he's 'playing' is far more likely a qanun (kanun, various spellings, many middle eastern countries) and what a great font at the beginning!

[zorach13]

It's so funny to see all six members of the "quintette" with beards and crazy clothing. Note that Scott is "playing" some sort of electronic keyboard, or at least a dummy of one. Hell, this is 1937, and Scott was just barely into the electronic stuff at this time, if at all. John Williams' dad on the big bongo is also a scream!

[Silenxer]

There's a place in france where the naked ladies dance.

There's a hole in the wall where the boys can see it all.

[deadmike2]

@Silenxer

this is europe, you dont even need a hole people are like scoreing everywhere

[kurandatrain]

love raymond scott music

[sirwolfit]

One of my very favourite films of all time!

If you like this try to see the wonderful "Swing is here to sway" number performed by the great Eddie Cantor and the incredible Peters Sisters from the same movie.

[antonfjordson]

who killed sgt pepper?

[slctdmbntwrx]

@antonfjordson

:(

[wilkiemart]

this is so funny/awesome/sexy/goodmusic!!

[ninawillams]

dose your ma drink wine dose she drink it all de time!

[whizbang47]

This is neat! What movie or short is tis from? I'd love to check out the whole thing.

[dronken]

absolutly stonkin, i gotta see this movie!!

[ThatsGoodTellivision]

The drummer is the father of film composer John Williams, who's famous for doing the music for Star Wars, Jaws, and Harry Potter.

[Robusto103]

really?

[ThatsGoodTellivision]

@Robusto103 Yeah.

[CaptBubble]

@ThatsGoodTellivision Wow, cheers for that fact! He is a GREAT drummer and should be far better known. Scott's music is arranged down to the last tonk on the cowbell, and JW plays it all flawlessly and with style.

I have the superb CD "Reckless Nights and Turkish Delights"

I love the music and dancing.

[lnventlve]

Mysteriously reminded of green women from Star Trek... Hmmmmm....

[FakeCowGod]

oh yeah!