yes this is a version of eddie cantor (from roman scandles... with lucille ball's debut). annie does a wonderful ironic version of this... eddie did this in blackface and there is no excuse for that... so all you who don't know 20th centurey history and think it is okay... screw you... not the actors' fault at the time, necessarily.
The song is from the 1930s Eddie Cantor musical called Roman Scandals. Annie does an excellent cover version. Search the song on YouTube and check out the original Eddie Cantor version because it is excellent also. The song was written by Harry Warren. Eddie sings in in blackface so that will go people something else to gripe and moan about. Knowledgeable people understand blackface was a tribute to the great black singers of the time, not a racist act. Read, learn, and then talk.
@erniemanguy Um, you need to read your history. Blackface was not a tribute to black singers of the time. Blackface was used because theatre companies did not want to hire blacks. They were barred from the theatre, and it was also used to mock black people.
@SouthernNYCga Singers like Eddie Cantor and Al Jolson and Fred Astaire who did movies blackface, helped the black entertainers of the time by using them in their movies when others would not. Cantor gave Sammy Davis Jr. his start in show business. In the 1800s it was stereotyping for sure. But in the 30s and 40s movies it was used for a completely different reason. Fred Astaire paid tribute to (Bill Bojangles) Robinson in the movie Swing Time in blackface for example.
Have a great night tomorrow what a wonderful thing to do i knew you could'nt retire it just would'nt be fair"Falling in love again:i never wanted to but;what am i to do i can't help it.
This is great advice for both women AND men. In today's world..more than ever..it's all about physical beauty. Forget about brains..or romance..or money. It's all about physical beauty..with it..you can have the world..without it..the world won't have you. How pathetic the human race has become.
@Nightbird Such a sad truth indeed friend. But, that doesn't mean we have to accept it. There are people out there that can look past such things and see what's really important.
@silentalarmactivated -- agreed. I'm also in awe of the fact that anyone ever sang this and it WASN'T a feminist statement. Next time I'm tempted to complain about how men treat women, I'm gonna keep my lip zipped in honor of how much things have changed. [Then the time after that, I'm going right back to complaining : ) ]
@silentalarmactivated I kinda think that this song was supposed to be sarcastic in the first place... But it is nice to see that cleverly written old songs are still relevant in today's society.
sounds like a very old sond <3
flash2ade 2 weeks ago
and how the hell did eddie cantor give sammy davis jr his start? stupid stupid stupid statement
geoffreystuck75 3 weeks ago
yes this is a version of eddie cantor (from roman scandles... with lucille ball's debut). annie does a wonderful ironic version of this... eddie did this in blackface and there is no excuse for that... so all you who don't know 20th centurey history and think it is okay... screw you... not the actors' fault at the time, necessarily.
geoffreystuck75 3 weeks ago
could have done wiyhout the bloody wings
49mrjd 4 weeks ago
The song is from the 1930s Eddie Cantor musical called Roman Scandals. Annie does an excellent cover version. Search the song on YouTube and check out the original Eddie Cantor version because it is excellent also. The song was written by Harry Warren. Eddie sings in in blackface so that will go people something else to gripe and moan about. Knowledgeable people understand blackface was a tribute to the great black singers of the time, not a racist act. Read, learn, and then talk.
erniemanguy 1 month ago in playlist keep young and beauriful
@erniemanguy Um, you need to read your history. Blackface was not a tribute to black singers of the time. Blackface was used because theatre companies did not want to hire blacks. They were barred from the theatre, and it was also used to mock black people.
SouthernNYCga 1 month ago
@SouthernNYCga Singers like Eddie Cantor and Al Jolson and Fred Astaire who did movies blackface, helped the black entertainers of the time by using them in their movies when others would not. Cantor gave Sammy Davis Jr. his start in show business. In the 1800s it was stereotyping for sure. But in the 30s and 40s movies it was used for a completely different reason. Fred Astaire paid tribute to (Bill Bojangles) Robinson in the movie Swing Time in blackface for example.
erniemanguy 1 month ago
love the song but can it be the worst video ever??? makes no senc
Zanetabo 2 months ago
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jadencore 2 months ago
I love her rendition, wonderful
orlirz65 2 months ago
calm down dears
jagdpanther1944 2 months ago
err, the song is meant to be ironic
jagdpanther1944 2 months ago
"Keep young and beautiful
It's your duty to be beautiful" <3
Orofar666 3 months ago
I think it's a good sarcastic song--a feminist statement for sure."To be loved, you'll have to be beautiful!"...Yeah..Yeah!!!!!
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Happy Birthday Annie Lennox
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Annie the Angel :)
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Have a great night tomorrow what a wonderful thing to do i knew you could'nt retire it just would'nt be fair"Falling in love again:i never wanted to but;what am i to do i can't help it.
MrScotmac 5 months ago
sencillamente FANTASTICA!!!!!!
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shotgunangel13 9 months ago 2
This is great advice for both women AND men. In today's world..more than ever..it's all about physical beauty. Forget about brains..or romance..or money. It's all about physical beauty..with it..you can have the world..without it..the world won't have you. How pathetic the human race has become.
Sad..but true. =(
Nightbird 11 months ago 4
@Nightbird Such a sad truth indeed friend. But, that doesn't mean we have to accept it. There are people out there that can look past such things and see what's really important.
TedLeatherJacket 11 months ago 3
Annie is a Diva!!!
bidibi83 11 months ago
I just love this---as i age--like it was any different at age 20-or-60-
iam still the same as when i started breathing-but the wrinkles came -and here iam.
jimmatera 11 months ago 2
Delightful!!
Direness 1 year ago
Imagine emperor Nero singing this in the amphitheatre in Naples along with Justin Beiber, both in toga and feathers by Jove.
MrAugustus88 1 year ago 6
This is absolutely brilliant. Amazing how she can make a feminist statement about this song without changing a word.
silentalarmactivated 1 year ago 37
@silentalarmactivated -- agreed. I'm also in awe of the fact that anyone ever sang this and it WASN'T a feminist statement. Next time I'm tempted to complain about how men treat women, I'm gonna keep my lip zipped in honor of how much things have changed. [Then the time after that, I'm going right back to complaining : ) ]
thegrammarfairy 11 months ago 2
@silentalarmactivated ............That comment has gone right over my head I'm afraid. Just what feminist statement would that be then. ?.
happychappy12 3 months ago
@happychappy12 By doing a straightfaced version of the song, in 20s style, she shows how outdated that attitude is. At least, that's one view of it.
Vagrarian 3 months ago
@silentalarmactivated I kinda think that this song was supposed to be sarcastic in the first place... But it is nice to see that cleverly written old songs are still relevant in today's society.
quackolako 2 weeks ago
She can sing, but this has nothing on the Eddie Cantor version.
ikill4klondikebars 1 year ago
HAHAHAHA...YEAH LOVE IT!!!
TheVivifire 1 year ago
Funny that Justin Bieber should be staring at me on the left side for this song.
ssotelo 1 year ago 24
@ssotelo LOOOOL
kakaduty 1 year ago
That was so unexpected lol!
eeli1 1 year ago 2
I need this video right now.... lol and to all women out there who are sick and tired of all the b.s., ROCK ON <3
jonibaloniz 1 year ago 2
Nothing beats the professional-grade sound of a MIDI band.
ohlordbabyjesus 1 year ago
victoria's secret got the angel wings idea from here?
SAIDON92 1 year ago
This song has always had a nastalgic charm to it
orlirz65 1 year ago
Eddie Cantor Keep Young and Beautiful is the original I think....
spiritualcat 1 year ago
Great version!
spiritualcat 1 year ago
Keep young and beautiful...
burlacchini 1 year ago
Annie is one of my favorites. Heard this before, but never saw the video~ love it
omustico 1 year ago
Off to see the Wizard...
lespaul260 1 year ago 2
Love this vid...no doubt to be that beautiful and sing that good she must be doing coffee enema 3 times weekly.
peterlows 2 years ago
Wow !! She's super cool and this sooo fits her.
GeorgiaPatriot41 2 years ago
Ohh, Yeah, love her, love her style of music!
You Go Girl !!!
mikeinsf 2 years ago
Love her!
zeta272000 2 years ago
I love this song!
binababie 2 years ago