Nick Lucas - Tip Toe Thru The Tulips (1944)

[RoCKerCrunCH]

scary because it's old it brings mysteries in the future.rawrrrr,..

[DrStrangefate]

It's the higher octave that Tiny Tim uses that adds that "creepy pedo" vibe to it.

[FreznoAce]

This song gives me nightmares..

[Lillenorah]

Love to sharpen my claws while listening to this song

[tomcrook1010]

thumps up even though its a happy song on insidious its still scary

[trimetaler]

Gorgeous Guitar Rhythm, Gorgeous Guitar Solo, Gorgeous Song, Gorgeous Man :D It's sad that this will never happen again :(

[Sammanben]

God damn that was an intense peice of listening... Such a tasty guitar lick and heavy lyrics...

[alexroxduh711]

This song is effing amazing! :D -3

[joeyoung91]

Dude wtf it's not a sick or morbid song. That stupid movie made people think it was. Well that was the awful TT version and doesn't count as a song. Lol it's just a love song from the late 20's.

[TheOneThatFlewOver]

This is among the most morbid songs I've ever heard. He's going to kill that poor girl and bury her under tulips.

[Godryu17]

they shoude put this song on fallout 3 or new vegas lol

[fr3ds4t]

Since insidious is a crappy horror movie that does not scare at all and uses the same old tricks, this is a totally relaxing song to me even after seeing it.

[CrazyBeatlesFanatic]

My God, if I had $25,000 to spend, I'd buy a Nick Lucas Special guitar.

Ahh, God...

[NefariousNarcissist7]

This is art!!

[looneymania123]

Hahaha every time I hear this song I ALWAYS think of pepe le pew XD LOL

[FatScotishguy]

I love this song i love it when Tiny tim sings it and this version as well

[7Seven1OneThree3]

i like this version WAY better than the Tiny Tim ONE !

[iwuvzyou2]

@7Seven1OneThree3 No kidding,Tiny Tim is scary as hell. & I thought that BEFORE Insidious.

[dreamforeveryoung]

like if Insidious brought you here

[MrHoward0007]

FUCK YES

[freehee2]

What a lovely song..timeless.

[MLGful]

this is m grandma's uncle, im dead ass

[realmsofabhorrence]

Hearing Tiny Tims version of this in Insidious was the only good part of the movie. The rest of the movie sucked ass!

[Fuckingflesheater]

@realmsofabhorrence out of all th ehorror movies that have come out. It's the best horror movie that I've seen in a while. Nothing will surpass rosemaries baby to me. But the first half of the movie is better than the second half. The director and the writer have a lot of potential. They made the first saw which was th eonly good saw and dead silence which sucked ass but they finally got it right with insidious. You have to give them props for not remaking the blob because there sick of remakes

[captainmcspanky]

if you raise any song up in pitch and add an assload of reverb its going to sound creepy. Just listen to the song. im pretty sure tiptoeing through tulips is the FURTHEST thing from being scary.

[Kaneownzu]

i believe he preformed this song in 1929?



[melodymansdream]

@Kaneownzu - Originally, yes he performed it in the Warner Bros 1929 film GOLD DIGGERS OF BROADWAY. He recorded it for the Brunswick record label May 9, 1929, his biggest selling record of all, with sells from the Brunswick 78 going over the three million mark.

[PhelanVelvel]

I think it's fine if people discovered this song through Insidious. After all, Tiny Tim liked paying homage to and bringing back older, classic tunes. And the fact that this song was in a film not too long ago shows how timeless it is. People should just stop saying that this song is "scary" now. The song isn't scary, the imagery from the film you probably still associate it with might be scary to you. But you can still appreciate the song.

[PsychicOz666]

@PhelanVelvel shut da fuck up

[TheMontgomerymen]

@PsychicOz666 they have a point, insidious did kinda demonize the some. but it was for good dramatic effect.

[PsychicOz666]

@TheMontgomerymen Yes very true. I just felt like being a douche ^_^ lol

[xxcaution210xx]

i like Chevalier version honestly.... but my favorite actually is Tiny Tim... and yes insidious made it freaky but you must admit tiny tim always had a bit of the creepyness in him... nontheless gr8 musician

[667Atlas]

I wish they made a time machine already i hate the society now i love the what i call The War Years i wish i was there i call the people now retarded but well im 14 so i cant know any better

[rissergirl2]

If I could only find a guy to sing/play this for me.....I'd be very happy...

[CSwagJDFL]

thumbs up if u found this from lookin at insidious videos

[PsychicOz666]

@CSwagJDFL thumbs up if your a fucking faggot

[CSwagJDFL]

@PsychicOz666 haha very funny but hell no!

[frenchfriesism]

I guess that dancing qualifies as tip toeing..lol. Love the song.

[beliebigerusername]

1:53 Rockstar!

[GHOSTOFBASHER702]

only if i know how to play a guitar

[GHOSTOFBASHER702]

why cant music be like this now

[chumbersdee]

I love old music

[XxHeartagramHeavenxX]

Can yall shut the fuck up about Insidious "ruining" the song? It's really not that serious, yall.

Tiny Tim's was cool, too.

[CityLimitsNowadays1]

Now when i sing this to my Girlfriend she runs screaming, and a little swedish kid comes in and starts dancing. thanks Insidious!

[bbylyssey]

this is way better than the creepy version in insidious

[marshall7277]

this was in insideous

[55DepotStreet]

I used to play this for my grandfather on the piano. He would just laugh and smile. What a classic song, by a wonderful tenor!

[kingsora555]

Thank insidious to make me know Fuckin perfect song !

[3bbotellaquim]

insidious make me hate this song!!!

[tehsmarty]

Okay can we please get over the fact tiny tim's rendition was in Insidious, Both versions are good for their own reasons. but saying that you heard of this song because of insidious is like saying you discovered the Cthulhu Mythos because of The Coon episodes of southpark.

[gusatron51]

I hate this song because of insidious:/

[lukealanprice]

how ridiculous is the girls dancing haha :]

[clockguy2]

Great song! Tiny Tim almost ruined it and the ukulele too.

[xxxjakeyboixxx1]

insidious totally ruined this song for me

[chickensaurusrex711]

finally a song i can play in my big white van when i slowly drive by the school yard

[GDI109]

@chickensaurusrex711 OMG LOL!!!!!!!!

[zom247]

@chickensaurusrex711

Lol Priceless



[rokkerdude8]

@chickensaurusrex711 Windowless van i hope?

[KittyKim14]

If i didnt saw the movie Insidious and hear this song or the one by Tiny Tim, maybe it wouldnt be too bad or creepy, but no its Creepy now! but catchy(:

[accordiancole]

My Grandfather knew Nick Lucas. I love this song :)

[mackhomie]

@kayla121097 there is nothing creepy about this song. you are probably afraid of clowns also

[mackhomie]

arg, what the hell is this 'insidious' bullshit that everybody keeps babbling about

super annoying.

"thumbs up if insidious brought you here"

why the fuck would you care if people thumbs upped your comment?

[courtney17464]

This song is the creepiest thing after insidious

[wizzofwater101]

@courtney17464 Only when Tiny Tim sings it. This version is much more pleasant.

[jordanissmilingful]

Such a great song. I'm trying to learn it on ukulele... but now I'm concerned because all of this ridiculous Insidious junk. Dang, way to ruin a great song for my generation.

[Rubiicon]

Insidious anyone?

[swantonbomb967]

@Rubiicon the insidious one is from tiny tim

[Yaseo0]

this guy doesn't creep me out singing it lol tiny tim does.. specially after insidious o _ o

[ClarasBeau]

Remember, this is a song that harkens to a time long gone... It has nothing to do with Tiny Tim... So for those of us who remember, or choose to study the the time period, it's an interesting, and even touching, moment. Try to open your mind... Thanks - -

[efradeanda]

this song is creepy now cuz insidious scared the crap outta me!!

[mackhomie]

@efradeanda dont fucking care

shut it, wigger

[OohJoy]

they should have used this version in 'insidious' besides the tiny tim version. it would have been much creepier.

[borbetomagus]

@OohJoy  Maybe if it was a Jandek version....

[happymarkkj]

@OohJoy agreed but the tt version made a comic relief for two scenes

[yumane1]

@OohJoy yea, ur right the fact that its old and original would have scared the shit outta me



[jordanissmilingful]

@OohJoy I know! Tiny Tim is just awesome, I think. :D

[Stomaray]

Tiny Tim Is Weird.! D:

[happymarkkj]

@Stomaray no he isnt you jack ass

[XxDEADxxChosen1]

thanks to insidious, every time i hear this song i will be very afraid...

[yoyozohan]

@XxDEADxxChosen1 tiny tim makes it creepy

[techsupport299]

This song is really creepy in insidious

[yoyozohan]

@techsupport299 you can thank tiny tim

[Karu720]

I heard Tiny Tim sing this then i heard this, He sounds nice, But i love the Tiny tim Version better ^^ its just so fun when Tiny tim sings, But this is very good ^^ I agree that this song's Version is what you'd sing to a girl, But Tiny's is fun and upbeat :)

[MsAsianguy]

otto waalkes sang this song,too ; )

[Rkerekes13]

I rank this as the number 1 worst, most gosh awful song of all time!

[TacoFishlol]

@Rkerekes13 You fail at life.

[Rkerekes13]

@TacoFishlol No, I don't!

[Assafro]

This movie's from 1929, not 1944

[tricolorpicks]

@Assafro This is a Soundies short from 1944-the 1929 movie was a Warner Brothers film entitled Gold Diggers of Broadway; two different films.

[seanthepiper]

@jimkanuk

Back in the 1970s, Music stores used to sell Nick Lucas Guitar Picks that he designed.

I never bought one, because I don't use Picks

when I play my Guitar.

[americanqueer]

very cool

[nicwallaceqawsed]

you know what i think??? i think marilyn manson should redo this song...

[IrapedGod666]

Tiny Tim sings it better

[jimkanuk]

@IrapedGod666 wrong answer ....a man who take a femal voice oufffff hard for the ears thats my opinion and No need to send a reply

[Mduenisch]

@jimkanuk TIny Tim's high octave voice isn't intended as singing as a woman, it's just singing at a high octave. On his wikipedia page it mentions he learned to play the ukelele and sing, and realized one day he could sing quit highly, and when he does he gets more attention positive, than he did for singing normally. Interesting stuff there.

[Hoopermazing]

This dude was a crooner, but he was no Alfalfa!

[seanthepiper]

I met Nick Lucas at the Mayfair Music Hall in Santa Monica in May 1974.

I was playing the Scots Lowland Pipes, the Piano Accordion, and the

Irish "Uilleann" Pipes, accompanied by my Fiddler, Dave Gussett.

We followed Nick in the bill. He sang "Tulips" then intro-ed us as

"A Couple of Young Irish Lads". I'll never forget it !

RIP Nick Lucas, You were GREAT !!!

[aroyn7]

@seanthepiper Thats one great memory. 

[jimkanuk]

@seanthepiper  lucky person

[nostalgiajunkie70]

I absolutley love the way he recreates his scene from The Gold Diggers of Broadway! I wonder if the film had been lost by this time? We are so lucky that this scene from the movie was discovered!

[NYSteamerMan]

i thought the dancing was great as well...

[coolanddark]

Par Excellance!!

[63filmbuff]

I always wondered why Tiny Tim left the original opening lyrics out of his version of the song.

[JimmyDeLocke]

Classic -- What a fine picker and beautiful soul.

[Homade79]

Tip Toe Through The Tulips or Die Hard

[serabell1]

wow this is totally Bruce Willi's great grandfather!!!

[mrmorteman]

this man is bruce willis.

[gregl311]

I like the Tiny tim version better. It makes me laaugh. Great song either way.

[wierdcrazyrandomness]

I did a monolgue about a woman driving in her car who hit another woman who was riding her bicycle, all while listening to this song. Thank you for putting up this video, it helped me act out the piece well

[caradamata]

didn't even know there was a decent version of this song, tiny tim killed it, yet i think was responsible for making the song "refamous" for future generations, lol. dig the guitar playing--that was very early on to have someone featured as a singer AND a guitar player on a show.

[PureifyMe]

i know someone who sings this in the shower...

[lolcat13243]

i do.

[PopppaBlue59]

@PureifyMe Hello, my name is Carter. Now you know two people who sing this in the shower!

[goldamatthias]

@PureifyMe I do too!

[realhxq]

@PureifyMe no , just in my car

[brittanybug10]

@PureifyMe Who, me?

[iamelvisman68]

@PureifyMe i know someone who sings this in the shower... and its me

[MrCreampuffofdoom]

@PureifyMe its me right?

[onionknight777]

@PureifyMe As do I, lolz myself. :D

Awesome to know how times less this song is! Love it!

[oldtones]

GREAT tune

[realhxq]

if i could only win a girl by learning this song .

i would marry happy.

[kde777]

@realhxq i'm pretty sure Tiny Tim won his wife this way

[gengarjetty]

@realhxq :

or if a girl sang it to you in tiny tim's voice?

[jimkanuk]

@realhxq lol, today its impossible the time for the romance is far behind 

[realhxq]

@jimkanuk don't crush my dreams.

[Mduenisch]

@realhxq yeah but then ya gotta keep beating what you did before... or constantly to simple romantic things to keep her interested. In short, women are like parking meters.

[omgbetch]

@realhxq You totally could! You just need to pick the right kind of girl to woo.

[J03hb]

@realhxq You wouldn't want someone who's won over by a simple song....

[Stldetrl]

@realhxq Tom Cruise once tried to win the affections of Brad Pitt with this song.

[realhxq]

@Stldetrl you must be Brad Pitt!

[HunterMann]

We have the original Tiny Tim art car in our museum(car: Miss Vicky, museum: Art Car World)

[pinkstarburst95]

Tiny Tim?

[dmeanr99]

Tiny Tim covered it..

[joegogo]

very nice~

my girl friend called Tulip as well~~~

[charliejazzythumpy]

soooo good love it

[tama14crazy]

love it