Rum Tum Tugger music video

[Emzinator1]

This song is about a cat! and its better then the stuff playing on the radio today!

[Emzinator1]

This is Bloody HILARIOUS!

[caseyroary]

This ain't no Mick Jagger yo!!!!! xD

[xtoriepopx]

I'm fourteen and I've been listening to this and watching Cats since I was six. I always swore I'd marry Rum Tum Tugger. I still love this. <3

[Cupcakebeat]

i like how bombalorina sings (:

and the tugger is so .. bad /: john partridge is the one and only tugger !!!

haha but the end is soo awesome :'DDD

[embluvya]

John partridge always wins. Always.

He will always be better. And sexier. Always.

[Cupcakebeat]

@embluvya u are SO right !!!

[TheDieDummis]

the end xDDDDDDDDDDDDD "Abooooooouuuuuuuuuu"

"Meow"

"About it" xDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD

[Chrissus95]

How I love how Bombalorina sings this...much better than Rosemarie!

[Shinglemump]

thumbs up if you rolled your eyes when the music started and thought: you can tell this is from the 80's

[ShamrocksRLucky]

Meow =/

[13Mimzz]

i hate this. he can't sing. or dance.

i'd have partridge any day ;)

[MorganLaFaye666]

Terry still is Tugger in life!

[BrittTHEBrave]

I like how both Mann and Patridge portrayed Rum Tum Tugger. They still kept the 'cool factor' in it. lol

[Skriios]

I LOVE THIS BOMBALURINA!!!!!!! i love rosemarie fords bomba and this one!!!! can anyone tell me the name of the actor playing bomba

[THEteeenROX9GODesss]

@Skriios YUH man me 2 dis bomba seeems WAY younger 2

[100mondschein]

miau?

*lachflash*

[100mondschein]

is there anybody out there who thinks that bomba sounds a little bit too.... soft, too?

[THEteeenROX9GODesss]

LLOOOOOOOLLLLLLL i actuallly like thu choreo in this 1 beta than thu movie

& YO its wwwaaayyyyy mo pop 2!!!

[SummerSmithRussell13]

what's with the dude with the curly hair at the end? :L

[MrMistocats]

@SummerSmithRussell13

He is Terrace Mann

[13Mimzz]

@MrMistocats thanks :) that's my old account. xD

[SummerSmithRussell13]

omg, this is fucking shit. i lovee the actual video with john partridge in it :D

this dudeisnt singing in tune, even.

[TwistedSister09]

@SummerSmithRussell13 then go away

[13Mimzz]

@TwistedSister09 whatever. that was my old account xD

[13Mimzz]

@TwistedSister09 hey, you can't tell me what to do :)

[sheila09092003]

I LOVE this!!

This is like a proper 80s music video,

but it's so stylish as they were dressed up as cats!!

It's so different from Mr. Patrige's, and I don't think it's fair to compare the two,

as they are both bravo in their own terms!!

[shadowfox1383]

If you were a janitor in the theater and you suddenly have catgirls showing up on stage, you would be happy to see them too! LOL!!

[sfeatherdarling]

4:41.... LMFAO XD XD XD XD 

[tantomali]

@gcibbarelli- what are you talking about? Theres only one Victoria. The other is a pale tabby with stribes-that would be Etcetera/Rumpleteazer.

[gcibbarelli]

Arty originals better plus why are there 2 victorias

[littlesongbird1]

@gcibbarelli There aren't I think you are mistaken the gray swing for a second victoria.

[twsbabygirl]

im sry but i dont like this one i like the original one no offense

[AngelAura28]

I remember seeing this show at the Winter Garden in the 80s! Brilliant! Fun! And, as usual, Terrence Mann is hot!

[HammerSmashedCat]

This might be the greatest thing ever. :)

[kangadillo]

Hey, if he's supposed to be a cat, how come toward the end he keeps saying "bow wow?" (hee hee hee)

[Dirschbag]

The beginning of this video looks likes a recurring nightmare I've been having...

[StarZetRaven]

I laughed at the ending. "Meow?" *giggles*

[TheCelticDove]

Who's the gray kitty and the one at 2:06 with Viccy? They're both so adorable! And I'm gonna take a guess and say the one with the orange collar and the pink nose is either Cettie or Sillabub. He's a pretty good Tugger...but my heart belongs to John Partridge. I wouldn't deny any Tugger, though. ;3

[littlesongbird1]

@TheCelticDove I would guess either etectera (who was in the early broadway) or  a swing.

[jacobbrent796]

HE HAS A HUGE SMILE AT 4:42

[jacobbrent796]

NICEEEE MANNNN 

[raintalonwindclan]

What...the...fuck?!?

[miley711999]

reminds me of adam lambert not sure why though. lol

[dapontemozart1989]

Has this man sometimes played Frank'n Furter? It would be perfect...

[modernviolinist]

@dapontemozart1989 He has.

[Cazzah1990]

i just think its amazing to see how much the costumes have changed

[DontBeAZombie]

I love the queen Cats in this :) they all look so fluffy and their dancing is awesome.

Bomba looks so sexy! I love her voice. Cassie to! the makeup and costuming is still better then some modern productions I've see.

I like Tugger, I think he did a great Job! and shouldn't be compared to any other Tuggers ;)

[12Toodles12]

Ohh my god, everyone shut up about John Partridge!!!! If you don't like this one then you don't need to comment! If you like John Partridge so much then go watch the movie version!!! Gosh.

[Fynnie89]

JOHN PARTRIDGE! Nuff said -.-

[TwistedSister09]

@Fynnie89 This is original. Enough said!

[EuropeanGreenfinch]

The first time I watched this I thought it was pretty bad, but now actually like it.Of course the most of us think that John Patridge is way better (I am one of them), but you can't compare them! I don't think that's fair.

I think the dance at 3:47 is awesome!

[TwistedSister09]

@EuropeanGreenfinch Nah this is better...

[Danuveia]

Rum Tum Tugger is supposed to be like a rock star, it was the 80's thats why the video is not up to par. It was on MTV. I've worked with Terrence and I know he worked hard to get that part. He's played several leads such as Beast and Javert in Les Mis, look him up and quit ragging. You don't know what it takes obviously to be on Broadway. You don't get in if you're not good enough.

[13Mimzz]

How can so many people LIKE this video?!

[13Mimzz]

OK. He's butters, and he can't sing. I'd have John Partridge any day.

[Rumpleteazer1021010]

Look people! If you dont have anything nice to say, dont say anything at all! Also, this was done way before John Partridge was even though about being Rum Tum Tugger! Give the people in the video a break!

[PrincessRainbow99]

this ones ok but the one with john partridge is still my favorite

[13Mimzz]

The reasons why this video is so utterly crap:

1. He can't sing

2. He can't dance

3. His costume is crap

4. He's butters and not fit like John Partridge

5. The other cats are no where NEAR as good as the other ones.

6. I hate broadway.

[TwistedSister09]

@13Mimzz John is overrated. Go watch those vids then...

[13Mimzz]

@TwistedSister09 okay

[13Mimzz]

@TwistedSister09 sure ting smelly

[13Mimzz]

This is the worst video I've ever seen.

[spamman14]

they over did it a bit to much

[animallover2047]

It's like someone took David Bowie, Mick Jagger, Elvis, and Gene Simmons and put them all in a cat suit!

[Kitten3475]

Haha! I love this version! Of course, John Partridge does a simply amazing job as well, but this is addicting in the same way~

I am curious, who is the other white cat? I thought it may be Griddlebone but I'm not sure..

[punkucats2]

@Kitten3475

it looks like Victoria to me :)

[Rumpleteazer1021010]

I love this video! At first, it is all creepy and weird but later, it turns into the awesomeness of Thr Rum Tum Tugger!!!

[Mittensshnookums]

i like this one. Its differnt. I like different.

But... As ppl have said before he is not John Partridge (sp?).. but i love John's interpritation of The Rum Tum Tugger..

I still like this.

[SongsJerome]

Nice drum beat

[calloia567]

even though this is the original um like did they reverse the song in the 1998 film version cuz i see a huge difference and this rum tum tugger is all like vincent price with the evil laugh at the end!! i prefer mr. partridge!!! but i think mr. mann rocks too!

[kangadillo]

Some people have commented about the janitor/custodian in this video. You do realize, don't you, that the janitor/custodian is Terrence Mann, the Rum Tum Tugger in the video?

[nichic96]

ahahahahahahahahaha I strangely love this. has me in stiches! <333

[nichic96]

ahahahahahahahahaha I strangely love this <3333

[cinda2030]

well at least mr.mann isn't gay like mr.partridge

[ChrisMagoo99]

@cinda2030 who cares who's gay or not?

[animallover2047]

LOL the end Etcetera's just right there!

[acdclover333]

Gay

[xxSunsetSagexx]

"Abou-awow-awow-awaoAOOOOOOOOO­OOOOOOOWWW"

"...meow"

"ABOUT IT!"

LOL i love that part

[JESUSr00lz]

Lol the janitor looks like Lou Reed.

[catsmusic101]

I like it the costumes!!!

[rockleeisthebomb]

Oh my it's SO 80's! I love love love it!

[theateradic]

i love bombalurina's voice in this

[SuperJillpill]

i like the switch of feeling of this tugger! hes still enegtic and everthing so thats fine

[Tuggersgirl]

People! Stop compairing Mr. Mann to Mr. Partrige! All actors have different views of the characters they become. Plus, this was shot in the 80's, big time gap.

[oxford14]

@Tuggersgirl Andrew Lloyd Weber chose Terry personally for this part. End of story.

[GinaDiBella]

@Tuggersgirl still better thanMr. Partridge. Time gap is not a reason to not compare. It IS. The 80s Tugger is better IMHO. No one even 50 years from now will compare to Mr. Mann.

[frecheswiesel]

@Tuggersgirl

you say ist!

Although i love John most, this first tugger is also good!

[raintalonwindclan]

@Tuggersgirl True, but Mr. Mann is nothing for looks. Partridge definitely beats him in that.

[thegorn68]

@Tuggersgirl Isn't it amazing what our society has turned into with shows like American Idol. Top Ten (Insert whatever...). etc.? Why does everything have to automatically be in competition with something else? No one can just enjoy variety or different versions of things. Where did this incessant "better than" mentality come from? Ridiculous and so freaking annoying. You could look up a video on baking oatmeal cookies and two people would be arguing about preheat temps and bake times.

[mewmiso]

@Tuggersgirl The gap is huge. Plus, the style was different then~

[avielknot]

sooo 80's! love it!

[chernysh2]

wow, this is amazing )

[HyperStrudel]

Hahaha, embrace the 80's campiness! To those who hate this, this is the ORIGINAL BROADWAY TUGGER you're watching! His interpretation of the dude is different from Partridge's. Embrace it, love it, laugh at it if you want! The beat is really catchy though. XD

[Athena908]

If MJ ever had a cat.....

[kate22uk]

He isn't John Partridge...so I don't like it...and weirdly I'm a bit scared! lol

Ooooo I see a link *goes to click on link to see the REAL Tugger* ! :-D

[KefkeWren]

@kate22uk This is the FIRST Tugger...ergo, the REAL Tugger.

[kate22uk]

@KefkeWren Loads of people have played Father Christmas but for me Father Christmas is the guy from 'Santa Claus the Movie'! lol When lots of actors have played a part I'd like to believe the 'REAL' one is the one that captures your heart the first time. For me that's John Partridge for you that's Terrence Mann...it's personal opinion. First doesn't alway mean it's everyones favourite interpretation and with fictional characters there is no 'real'...except with Father Christmas :-D

[starangelbelle]

I like this- and I like Terrence Mann. He's a great singer, actor, and dancer, and so is John Partridge. Lighten up, people. Partridge is fantastic, but you're missing out on a lot of other talent if he's the ONLY Tugger you can accept.

And you know that this is the OBC- of course it's not gonna be perfect. The costumes/makeup were good for what they were and the London OBC's was their only inspiration- which wasn't much better either at the time.

[Medusa0999]

It's starts off like a horror movie! O.o and the make-up is so ugly. Thank goodness its improved.

[cutemimzyx00]

OK. Let's just say he is CRAP CRAP CRAP. His outfitis crap, voice crap face crap ass crap not singing properly, not singing in sync. Shame . .

[redwolffclaw]

@cutemimzyx00 This is like Tugger version 1.0. The first person EVER to play Tugger. They still had not worked out all the kinks and also they had to make it a bit more rock video for this. He obviously does not come screaming through a brick wall in the musical. This is just promo.

[rvan218]

Is any one else thinking thinking he looks slightly like Macavity at the beginning of the song?

[gateaumocha]

Haha this is the heavy metal RTT. I like hearing different versions. John Partridge is still my fave, though.

[RumTumTugress]

4:42... meow?

[RumTumTugress]

I WANT THIS FOR MY RINGTONE!

[darkchar3]

i dont know what everyone is hating on... this shit is BRILLIANT! come one it was the 80's for goodness sake! this is fabulous for the time- and is still fabulous as a watch it! Work ya'll!!

[littlenelllie]

The janitor looks so happy, like "my job finally paid off"

[mrstugger1996]

He is a sucky rum tum tugger and he freaks me out!

[HunterHuiet105]

Awesome music video!!! I hope that "CATS" will return to broadway for a fantastic revival

[sound2503]

Haha! I actually like this. You can definately tell its from the 80's! He has an amazing voice.

[CosplayCore]

I giggled when he blasted the wall. xD Maybe the actors and actresses aren't my favorites here, but I love the way they did this music video. xD Its neat how it kind of shows the kitties "morph" into the Cats. xD It kind of supports my point on another video where someone commented "I wonder if humans in the play see the Cats the way they appear to us on stage?" in a way. Because I answered "Well, probably not. Just like in Free Collars Kingdom the manga series.".

[p0k3r143]

He reminds me of David Bowie

[Tuggersgirl]

@p0k3r143 me 2

[Kimseynation]

@p0k3r143 no never will he be David Bowie

[GinaDiBella]

This is SOOOOOOO Rum RUm Tugger.... Much better than Partridge. This is the original.

[Boonedaba]

His carrer is shot. He's playing a supporting role in The Addams Family Musical.

[scipwraec]

@Boonedaba His what now?

Terry Mann is pushing 60, his career has spanned 40 years and two Tony nominations, he's in the ensemble cast for the most popular show on Broadway at the moment, and he's teaching the next generation at WCU. I think he's fairly secured.

[Boonedaba]

@scipwraec HIS CAREER. Angela Lansburry is a relic compared to him and she's headlining on broadway still. He's a supporting role! Anyone can play that charecter. Nothing againt the Addams Family, I'm dieing to see it. But If he WASNT slowing down, he'd be staring in something.

[scipwraec]

@Boonedaba Angela is wonderful. She's also not raising two little kids and swapping showbiz/parenting back and forth with a spouse who is a prominent stage performer too.

[Boonedaba]

@scipwraec She is. When you bring children into the picture, that changes things. Also, how do you know this?

[scipwraec]

@Boonedaba Terrence Mann is married to actress Charlotte D'Amboise (who, incidentally, is playing Cassandra in this particular 'Cats' video.) Their daughters were at the Addams premiere. Mann and D'Amboise both teach as well as perform and they've spoken about their family in interviews, etc.

[naiterfreak209]

compared to the movie, this one sucks

[EvilMimiko]

The custodian in the beginning looks like that guy from Zoey 101. o_O

Yeah, anyway... I like this version of the song, it's very 80s-like! But nobody can compare to John Partridge's portrayal of Tugger. <3

[Barbybaby22]

Sztem John Partrigdes-dzsal jobb:) De ez sem rossz:)

[JaydeZilla]

this is so not Rum Tum Tugger!

[CheetoTheCatsMeow]

my idol meow

[italianmango08]

80s-tastic!!!

[Jailbreak49]

Terrence Mann in spandex Now i've seen everything

[Jailbreak49]

OH MY GOSH!!! This is soooo funny. But yet again Terrence mann owned the rocker scream.

[constan1678]

WOW O_O AWESOME jejejeje XD !!!!!

[Gothicvampyressgwen1]

Some of the interesting things I noticed is the some of the make-up,costume/wig designs and choreagraphy is still used in some productions.

[maebaby282]

OMG!! that ending is like thriller SCARYY

[SpazAlert004]

I won't lie, this actually used to scare me xD Love it now, though.

[cats080599]

it's cool

[bluemonday02]

haha! great! greetings from the eightys! love it

[bluemonday02]

haha! great! greetings from the eightys! love it

[bluemonday02]

haha! great! greetings from the eightys! love it

[tyagofsantos]

By the love of god people, if you're coming here to talk about Partridge, S.T.F.U.

This is a video about the ORIGINAL BROADWAY ACTOR, 1982, not the film version. Don't get me wrong, I love John's performance, but this guy is amazing too.

If any of you think you can do better than an original Broadway actor, GOOD LUCK WITH THAT.

[mimi8675]

O.o

That was life changing!!! The movie was SO MUCH BETTER

[rololayloo]

This is Terrance Mann who was the original Broadway Tugger. I love this video, they played it on MTV in the 80's not long after Cats was a hit. I think Partridge (movie Tugger) is a better dancer but he doesn't pull off the attitude as well as Mann. Both are great and you can't judge Mann solely on this video, he was The Man.

[21tiger12]

fail on millions of different levels. John Partridge any day please :] movie version is epic

[stiffkittens101]

This does nothing for me. Whoever this guy is..he FAILS.

[Stantzs]

This is insane,

[txweises]

the movie's is better a LOT LOT LOT LOT better.

[gaarasbloodyshadow14]

i like the movie's rum tum tugger better. but this is good too

[meowool]

he reminds me of cat from red dwarf.

[VengeanceFan001]

but i think he is gay but he is really gooud though

[cutemimzyx00]

the problems with this video.

1) It has nothing to do with the actual show.

2) The costume is crap.

3) He can't sing.

4) He isn't singing it right.

WORST OF ALL

5) HE - OR NO ONE WILL EVER REPLACE GEORGEOUS JOHN PARTRIDGE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

He is so fucking sexy! I want to wrap my arms around him (definitely his ass) and never let go.

[BlazeluvsPouncival]

Sorry, I love Pouncival more then Tugger..so you can have him :D

[cutemimzyx00]

yay :)

add me as a friend plz

[cutemimzyx00]

u love pouncival more than TUGGER?? omfg icant believe im hearing this!!!!!!!

[Imorphien]

yeah, being that I actually know Terry Mann and have worked with him, I'm going to have to respectfully (and perhaps disrespectfully) disagree with you here.

Terry is an absolutely wonderful man, he's very kind, personable, has no ego and is extremely talented.

He also happens to be a wonderful father btw.

[cutemimzyx00]

terry mann is a nipple. cant sing, is ugly, not singing it right, has nothing to do with the actual show, and the costume is crap. (all as said b4.) you dont think johnpartridge is fit?! I FUCKING THINK SO!!!

[Imorphien]

lets just forget the fact that he was actually the original Rum Tum Tugger on broadway, or that he originated a role in Barnum, Scarlet Pimpernel, and was the original Beast in Beauty and the Beast, as well as multiple film credits and that it's from the 80s.

And we can also forget your crazy, obsessive, agonizingly annoying fangirl garbage. Oh, and we can also forget that I have worked with him in person and know that he is an all around good man.

Then yes. You may in fact be correct...

[cutemimzyx00]

be correct about what?

[Imorphien]

your sheer stupidity amazes me...

[CosplayCore]

@Imorphien

I believe you about the whole "hes a good man" thing, and I probably would LOVE to see him play the Beast. But, the fangirl stuff is not "garbage". At least, not to me. I'm not sure what to call it. All I know is that lots of people set their standards to the first version of something that they ever get to see, and my first ever viewing of CATS was the VHS/DVD one, at its probably the same for naiter, so please don't call us out. We can't help what version we might have seen first.

[ThenameisDenise]

I actually think it isn't that bad...

[BellaVamp39]

Wow.. I agree with meowool, the idea is f-ing cool. But this.. HORRIBLE :P

[cutemimzyx00]

i totally agree with you.

[meowool]

I like the idea, but the actual thing, is rubbish!!! And also he can't lipsync properly.

[cutemimzyx00]

exactly.

[cutemimzyx00]

that was the most crappest vid i have ever seen. He is nothing to compared to smoking hot partridge!!!!!!!!!!!!

no offence to the person that put this vid on here, you have no taste. that was crap.