Benny Hill often used the minor-key parts of "Russian Rag" to underscore his sketches, so this tune has a kind of "Lone Ranger" effect. Anyone who's watched "The Benny Hill Show" extensively will be unable to listen to "Russian Rag" without imagining Benny and his cohorts trying to deliver a letter from Charles I, or trying to rescue a lady on her way to the Bastille, or any number of silly routines.
best performance of this song on youtube ^^
paulinemusic 2 years ago
@paulinemusic That'll be Steve Spracklen my friend. ;)
TheNiceAnders 11 months ago
Benny Hill often used the minor-key parts of "Russian Rag" to underscore his sketches, so this tune has a kind of "Lone Ranger" effect. Anyone who's watched "The Benny Hill Show" extensively will be unable to listen to "Russian Rag" without imagining Benny and his cohorts trying to deliver a letter from Charles I, or trying to rescue a lady on her way to the Bastille, or any number of silly routines.
OofusTwillip 3 years ago
I sence a bit rachmaninoff xD
somedudeplayingpiano 3 years ago
Awesome! I like your arrangement of this rag =)
stienwayz 3 years ago
very very beautiful
bajetownrep 4 years ago