I'll Be Glad When You're Dead, You Rascal You (1932)

[TheQueenie726]

sigh...all you young people with your talk of drugs missed the signifigance of that bottle of Coca-Cola, which at the time the song was written WAS the real thing -- coca, that is...

PS, public domain for music is pre-1920, last I knew...but, I'm old, and almost remember these things

[domitype]

@TheQueenie726 PD starts at 1922 (and should move up each year if Congress doesn't change the rules again.) More good info at pdinfo dott com about the subject

[MarcBrewer]

Thank god they filmed this - some of the only film of a young Louis. 

[jasobres]

Was this the first filmed appearance of Satchmo?

[Atomicflash500]

don't ya just hate the negative way they depict White people as dogs , clowns and hookers.

[Aggedor1959]

Unfortunate Armstrong had to do some of these things.

[schink24]

@Aggedor1959 It's not too bad, if you only listen to the music it's pretty great! x)

[noeljdun12]

@Aggedor1959 Why unfortunate?

Do not think he was forced to do this. Roll with the times.

Grown men do grown things.

[Aggedor1959]

@noeljdun12 You're right but as a minority it bothers me to see this from this perspective in time and modern social development, i.e. respect for self & others regardless of skin color.

[RetroTony1959]

@Aggedor1959 Maybe you should get a time machine,and go back there and tell them to stop! lol Or just change the history books to accommodate your views.

[flyingtadpole]

...surreal...

[edgarallanpony]

wonder how much smack lou got for this racist gig

[jonnybogue]

@edgarallanpony Louis was not a heroin user (smack). He was however known to enjoy some guage (pot). I don't like your inference that he would do a "racist gig" in exchange for the right amount of any drug. He wasn't that kind of guy, he was a class act, always.

[lisarhoran]

Using this film in a research project about "primitivist" stereotypes in jazz.

[MrNomoniker]

"I'll make a hash and a bologna out of them...." nice!

[TheBigMclargehuge]

Public domain cartoons sure are cheaper than coming up with original content.

[TheLonelyImmortal]

My god.

[Leadman1989]

I'm not high enough to like this... bone sober lol

[Hickorychiclets]

@Leadman1989 You have to be high to enjoy this? man, life must suck fo ya. ;)

[Leadman1989]

@Hickorychiclets

You enjoy this sober? man, life must suck for you... :(

and I meant high on LSD this sucks

[Hickorychiclets]

4:46 Well, You bought my wife a bottle of Coca Cola so you could play on her Vayjola! Ha! Your dog!

Singing Head 3:06

[CuConnacht]

@Hickorychiclets

The word was Victrola.  But you probably have the meaning right.

[Hickorychiclets]

@CuConnacht Thanks for the correction. I miss hear words frequently. But it makes me happy to know Vayjolah if not already used is now used fo certainly. :)

[contradextra]

Only time I heard this song was when Al Broussard did a cover of it. Great find.

[lauchmckenzie]

Check out Taj Mahal's album "Senor Blues" for a terrific, modern rendition of this song.

[abbynormal0ne]

I actually used this in a film editing class!

[ThotherBrother]

Thanks... have you ever seen the Boop about the St. James Infirmary Blues? It is some trippy ass shiznit.

[Goodie2Sleeves]

Wow.

[iamafractal]

that IS sort of odd... it probably contains lots of contextual inside jokes that would make it hilarious for somebody from 1932... i wonder just how many....

[antipax00]

Thanks for this!