The Mills Brothers: Paper Doll with Dean Martin

[wurly1100]

Link for "Live at Tivoli Gardens 1967 and 1981 audio files now in the description. Mp3 format transferred from LP's.

Thanks for all the comments,

Enjoy!



[maxsimmons]

Great vid.. and to retain such memories for all these years is wonderful. thank you technology.



[gardenvarietypenis]

Less is more. Much more.

[terrisonb]

Wow, more style on that stage than in the whole music industry now.

[GinoongJojo]

WTF! is a that television?

[Patchor]

The best group EVER!!! The best song EVER !!!! And that TV set is sooooooooo beautiful !

[mrmanoli]

You can tell that Dean is relly enjoying singing with them!

[jamiliya13]

This is so cute!

[polaroyds]

here´s for showmanship and great music: hoooorayyyy!

[lizzielou73]

This is  lovely.

[hardsly]

what talent i used to watch dean martn every week....jerry was supposed to be the big man BUT Dean was IT!!! the biggest thing on TV!! while jerry went to france.. .The Mills bros spectacualr smooth dean Loved them and styled himself after the brother next to him.Makes me smile!!!!

[Kopil4]

Thank you. 

[crusher1944]

To bad they don't have these rerunds on TV today

[Killeybegs]

__ This Is The Epitome; Of What Great Talent Is and Is Missing From Entertainment Today.. You Dont Have To Dress Like A Tramp & Sing Suggestive B/S. "IF" You Have What These Gentlemen Had"______ Talent"

[gjm1953]

@Killeybegs Truer words were never spoken, my friend.

[Arwensgal]

Take notes kiddies, this is how its done!!! Real talent!!!!! Doesn't get any better!

[GiovanniMariaTommaso]

Some of my favorites The Mills Brothers & Dean, when music was music and singing was a happy time. Giovanni Maria Tommaso

[wendybyrd99]

I used to love to watch the Dean Martin Show with my dad. I was not that old, but I loved to sit with him and watch it.

[Robert4770]

We had this same 1965 RCA set.

[eocarcharia]

That set is glorious. Perfect clip to watch on it, too. :)

[sinbadthekat]

Is it just me or is there anyone else that smiled ear to ear while watching this.

The sound of the Mills Brothers is a mixture of talent and timeful innocence.

Thank you for posting..

[MrWatercolourmike]

I've been looking for clip! How did you combine the video with the old console?we only had black and white until I left home in 72.thanks for posting

[E0N7]

Hey, great entertainment! I randomly went on here and noticed my brother Darko Anton made a comment! I agree no special effects or gimmicks just good real music.

[hajune]

Dean would watch the Mills Brothers when young everytime he could. He said he copied his singing after them.

[surraf]

a spoon full of sugar ,alex

[darkoanton5]

These four fellas sure knew their craft. Class and top drawer stuff.

[ShawtyLikeMe2007]

I want a vintage TV like that! It's so cool, especially with Dean playing :D.

[WindInAWheatfield]

Hi! I apologise if I sound ignorant, but I'm quite young so know nothing about old televisions :P but why is the picture circular? Thanks

[DeniseMH54]

it was the shape of the screen casing

[zante1954]

that was just the way they made them ! something to do with tubes i think !! our first tv was 12 inch in a big wooden case ! i remember watching popeye on it when i was about 4 ! im 55 now ! still watch popeye lol!!

[accomplice55]

@WindInAWheatfield

I don't know, but they all were! :)

[adjam5]

The old TV's were quite limited on technology and that is all the TV makers were able to deliver at that time. Square screens didn't happen until about the mid 70's. The screen was a big vacuum tube.

[bdzmusicprod]

@adjam5 Actually rectangle color tv tubes came out in the 1960's. I remember an old tv commercial for Motorolo where a guy tells his friend that his color tv picture tube is rectangle. His friend doesn't believe him so he takes him home and dismantles the entire set in his living room to prove that the tube IS rectangle.

[CarlLafong01]

@bdzmusicprod We bought our first color set in 1965, when the round tube and rectangular screen sets were both still in the stores. We paid the extra money for the cool rectangular screen. I love this clip of Dean with the Mills Brothers, especially his banter with Harry Mills, standing to his left. When he was once asked who his musical inspiration was, Dean answered that it was Harry Mills. He said that Harry Mills was by far the best he ever heard.

[ruedydude]

very clever and classy video putting the old TV out there

[smedleylt]

Thank you so much, wurly1100, for putting this on a 1965 TV. I put this on full screen and enjoyed the view. (I wish I could put "rabbit ears" on top of my flat screen monitor, just to get the true nostalgia.)

[djdenbo]

wow ...very sharp ... how'd you do that?

Normally, recordings of TV have weird distortion ... very nice job!

[stillleenie18]

No dubing - no special instruments or gimmicks - absolutely beautiful.

[Nessiefan]

Very fun to se!

[buttercupcake27]

I use to play with paper dolls!!!!!!

[EmOwHiTe616]

My dad turned me onto the Mills Brothers and they are so awesome. I can see what you mean by Dean and Harry. My dad sings these songs around the house too. Dean fits in very well. Better than Bing.

[imjaytee]

Wonderful!  Thanks for posting.

[bluegsp]

Some people think that Bing Crosby was Deans influence because they had simalar styles, but it was Harry Mills that was Deans idol and insperation. This video really shows Harry's relaxed style and frasing that has become Deans trademark as well

[bdzmusicprod]

No frills...just plain class! Very few have it today.

Thanks for the wonderful post.

[seawaguy36]

Thanks for posting this! So cool on the ol 65 RCA!!

[MerleOberon]

Roundies rule!

[SwooningCrooner]

cry babies.

[pete0868]

I found this as I have to learn Paper Doll for a play I am in "A View From The Bridge" by Arthur Miller. Bearing in mind that I was not even born when this clip was recorded, I still think it is a fantastic song and only hope that I can do it the justice it deserves. Thanks for making my job a little easier!

[Michaelbos]

Just great

[ken6663]

Boy your so right Dean Imatadiated Harry Mills!!!!! He loved those Guys!! Dean sounded so good with others especially the Mills bros wow great sounds!!!!!!!!!

[Tony7840]

Dean, has ALWAYS considered the Bros. as his absolute heroes.........It's obvious. MAGNIFICENT!!!!!

[stopper1941]

My dad had this on an old 78 and we played it on a Victrola. Like 1948 or 49. Paper Doll was Dad's favorite. WOw what memories this brings back.

Love that TV too.

Thanks

[mybeachshack]

Price-less folks...... Seeing this on the old round-screen TV is the best part for me..... GASP ! Am I that old ?! 'Preciate the efforts to get this up and running.... 5 gold stars !

[saxophoney]

CLASSIC!!!!!!

[Handlethevibe]

I'm crying too!

Not really.

[inoandsasukeluv]

Im crying also. This is what America is all about

[FastHands1504]

My mom used to sing this to us when we were small.  Found this by accident and now Im crying.. she passed from cancer a few years back. Great song and great singers!

[jessicaannjas]

My Dad would love this also....This is great!

[mechanicalhornbird]

My dad used to sing this to me when I was a little girl. He passed away at 90. I have him singing it on a cassette tape from all those years ago.

[earthmother]

FABULOUS!!

[kellyjustus]

wonderful! The tv is great. My Dad would love it.

[hymnsforjesus777]

just great....love it just as much now as back then...tv set is also very cool that might also free up the copyright on this vid...taped as you watched.

[gs85retired]

Brings back memories and boy can they sing. Could remember setting in fron the the TV and seeing my moms and dads feet tapping on the floor. Just a classic time I would love to go back to. These kinda shows puts America Has Talent to same. Wish would could go back to these kinda shows and styles. OH Ya

[876234ABC]

Brilliant...and that's my old TV, there!!!

[kingwoot1]

They just don't make music this good anymore. Thanks for posting this.

[hartnell114]

something tells me u didnt just point a camera at a tv to make this :)

[Solange3000]

I love that TeeVee!

Just how I watched the first time, and want to watch it all the time...

[mplsmn]

I'm a 40 year old guy who thinks this song, the Mills Brothers, and Dean Martin are so awesome......even to this day! Everything about this song is so wonderful and it just illustrates perfectly how good things hold up over time and how much of what passes for music and celebrities today is utter garbage!

[MagicalMikhail]

@mplsmn I'm feeling you, all the way! ....It' just that I'm 20.

[BadboybillyC]

@mplsmn You are so right my friend. It holds up as you correctly say and boy what a lesson in grace.

[barbiefinn]

You made me happy posting this video. Excellent. The love and mutual respect Dean and the The Mills Brothers had for each other was great to see.

[FairwayJack]

Know that you passed along not a little amount of joy today to someone who remembers and appreciates the great music of years gone by. Bravo !!

[M113MAN]

Oh wow I loved this it takes me back....to the living room with my parents.....Thank you...

[vidonweb]

Thanks!!! The TV idea is great!!

[puffymuppet]

The Mills are just classic. Thanks for the video wurly : )

[rocsthedog]

Boy does that me smile, just superb

[nardard]

How could you NOT like that?

[grannie]

I love it-real class act--

[southjk]

great clip

[GMBogart]

Dean said Harry Mills was the guy he patterned himself after (even more than Bing).

You'll note during this song Dean actualy puts his arm around Harry and keeps it there. In all nine years of the variety show, Dean never did this with anyone else (not even with his rumored sometime paramour, Petula Clark).

[bdzmusicprod]

Great presentation!!! Nice touch with the RCA Victor TV.

[nomissimo]

great flair :)

[takaz2]

thats was...Music...Great

[mescalero19]

Beautiful TV and a great act,thanks for posting this!

[TheSpindles]

I had this EXACT Tv as a kid. Great Great memory... I've been looking for one for years with no luck..Where did you find or do you know where I might find one.

I am from New Jersey

[GenericGene]

This is one classic recording - love the TV

[kimberlyKfnOphiEAGLE]

Keeping those old color TV sets working is nothing short of a labor of love. Seeing this reminds me of the old Admiral color set I got to watch as a child.

[emajormarketing]

fantastic choice of videos and watching it on the vintage TV was just great. brilliant idea.

[CarrotCompany]

Thanks so much for this posting. What else can be said about it? It speaks for itself. Anyone with an ounce of perception can see the love and admiration beaming through the TV and now, through the computer screen.

[jradetzky]

Amazing ^_^

[craig1974]

When i was a kid, my grandparents had an old non working RCA New Vista color roundie console in their dining room. I was always curious to see if it worked, but my grandfather said to leave it alone because it smoked. Probably those shitty paper caps were causing it to smoke. I wish that set still existed today!

[wurly1100]

No green screen, The vintage TV is actually playing the video. I wonder how many TV's built today will still work in 40 years?

[supremes1964]

NONE  PERIOD

[CarlLafong01]

@wurly1100 Got that right! Many old round tube sets are still working perfectly. There are even a few of RCA's original 1954 color set, the CT-100 still operating. In fact the CT-100's round 15GP22 picture tube is said to have a richer "technicolor" quality to the color than modern flat panel sets. In fact those old sets make better overall use of the original NTSC color standard than modern sets can deliver.

[cheekyboboganoosh]

Clever way to show the video, did you green screen this or is it actually showing on that old 1960 color tv?

[Katsem]

Thanks. Two of the greatest acts, ever. The Mills Brothers were stellar and inspired others, including the Bee Gees. Very clever way to present this!!! Dean Martin was so darn cool.

[spam3853]

I can't wait until a friend of mine drops by again. She is a singer. She even has her own band. She was born in 1924 and "Paper Doll" was the first song she ever did in public. The croud liked it so much, she started singing regular.

Thanks again: Richard

[avionguy]

When I was listening to rock'n'roll in the '60's, my dad said, "Son, that's not music, THIS is music" as he handed me a "Mills Brothers Greatest Hits" album. My Dad died nearly 20 years ago and he sure was right.

[SK70Ply340]

How can we compare this great music to what they call music today??

[Banshee111harpyeagle]

Fantastic. I loved the TV, it was a great touch.

[moonjumpr]

Brilliant!!  Thank you!!

[anneca1919]

I agree, Thank you Harry Mills for giving Dean the style we all loved!  Anne

[dstatton]

This is what makes YouTube invaluable. Dean spent most of his show goofing off and mugging for the camera, but notice how he plays it straight with the Mills Brothers. It's obvious how much respect he had for them and how much he's enjoying performing with these giants. I understand Dean modeled his style after Harry Mills (the big one on the right).

[plainwain]

AMEN, Pal. YOU really KNOW yo' Dino fer Sho!

[torgman]

Is your set rebuilt?

[MrsDinoCrocetti]

WOW, what a great clip! And I love the tv! THANKS

[59Impala]

Great video, great set, great idea!

Thank you.

[tropicalpancake56]

True quality...legendary talent. Thank you so much for this very special moment.

[bearcub410]

brings me right back to when i was a kid .i was always getting yelled at for messing with the color on the tv!!! my father would go crazy . thanks for the clip wonderful . and they were great!!!!

[deanmartin1066]

Original broadcast date was October 5, 1967. Sorry, but I couldn't resist. Great clip and what a marvelous idea. Bravo.

[lorijorgy]

I can't help but smile when I watch this. The MB are a class act.

[markp1967]

They dont make men like these anymore..very sad. We as a human race were once on the right track but now look what we have...

[Resendiz]

I love this clip. Just seeing Dean and the mills brother is enough to turn my crappy day into a good one!

[cputb1]

Great! Thanks for this video. What a find! And your presentation was perfect. Very cool.

[Indy788]

that's great! thanks for posting.

[LadyKnight72]

What an original idea to tape the clip this way! Love the tv, it's a beauty.