GOD HELP US 19-25 YEAR OLD GUYS FIND GIRLS LIKE DOROTHY DANDRIDGE TO MARRY TO KEEP US IN GOOD SPIRITS!!!! TOGETHER WE SAY AMEN!!!!!! MAY GOD HELP US ALL.
This clip was in a performance movie that I saw on Cinemax in the 80s. Does anybody know the name of the video??? Fats Waller was in it and others that I can't remember or describe. It was an awesome movie and I'd love to get a copy. I THINK the Mills bros might have been in it also.
I loves Colored Music .... Its the best .. thats why the white boys tries to do likes the negroe people did .... White ies jus dont do this music no good no nohow .. ( was that a tripple negative ) lol ...
@blogengezer Don't know if you noticed, but this was made in 1942. "No gummint Projects"? Are you kidding? This was the middle of World War II, the biggest single "gummint project" of all time, and we'd just come out of the Depression, during which "gummint projects" kept the entire economy going. Learn some history.
@babyfods18 That's funny bc I said the same thing. Halle is cute but she looks more like Tamara Mowry, than Halle. It wouldd've been more realistic is was played by Tamara, and if u look at the chattonooga chu chu song it looks just like her,
@babyfods18 That's funny bc I said the same thing. Halle is cute but she looks more like Tamara Mowry, than Halle. It wouldd've been more realistic is was played by Tamara, and if u look at the chattanooga choo choo song, you can really see the resemblance.
When I say EVERYBODY, I mean Everybody loved Dorothy Dandridge. We all watched every film she made back then, in the days before PC, subsidized housing, welfare and it's predictable companion DRUGS. Great Society leftist 'Progressives' have made the US so Drug addicted that Mexicans are slaughtering each other to be our Dealers. Enjoy these old days on YT, they were really great. BTW NO hell on earth 'Gummint Projects'..
@Blogengezer Yeah...thats why most of the European countries with MUCH more comprehensive Wellfare programs pale in comparision to the Problems here int he US...not just with Drugs but everything else, including just plain quality of life. USA Ranking on Quality of Life Survey: 13 (1 Ireland and 2 Switzerland) ---TheEconomist Magazine ... Yep, its all our Wellfare program....glad you cleared that up. You are a GENIUS!
YeeeHaw! Oh, this is great! That li'l dress is a killer, and the singing is 5 star. Wish they'd shown the orchestra- the harmonica woulda been worth watching.
Omg! Screw all this racist stuff! Can we focus on Dorothy please?! It's bad enough she had to face the issue of race when she was alive, can we just focus on her talent & her beauty in ONE video!
I adore this woman so much & it irritates me 2 see ppl just pick, pick, pick about IRRELEVANT stuff! Just watch the damn video! Like or dislike!
Let's ALL f ry to dig the talent, and leave the race problem to someone else...Dandridge was a genius of a singer/dancer (if you haven't checked out her dancing with the Nicholas Brothers doin' "Chatanooga Choo -Choo" with the Glenn MIler Orchestra, you haven't lived)...leave the race thing out of it, and enjoy the talent: there ain't much authentic/ non-robotic talent around today, sadly enough...
Absolutely true that whites copied black music and made a bundle off it - when most blacks were restricted from the mainstream entertainment market. But in this case it is a little more complicated than that. The first to record this song was Ella Mae Morse, a white woman - but she was singing in a "black" style (claimed she learned to sing from black neighbors in her home town). The most popular recording was by Ella Fitzgerald - so at least in that case a black person got credit - and profit .
I remember this when it first appeared musically. And I miss Dandridge terribly! Ella Fitzgerald is given credit for the lyrics. Now someone tell me who wrote the melody, please.
@Godisgood818 Did you catch her singing "Undecided" as one of the Dandridge Sisters? I wish now that Dot hadn't gone to Hollywood, since they didn't know how to package her. They didn't take advantage of either her singing or dancing styles. But for the color problem of the time, she would've gone on to be a popular as Betty Grable.
@Godisgood818 I do so hate to sound snobby. But Dandridge, so much like Lena Horne and opera star Shirley Verrett, was a charter member of the African American gentry, so much so that many were shocked by her taking her life in an hour of gripping need, what with so many of the well heeled black gentry ready to assist her. At this writing, I do not know the whereabouts of Harilyn, her only child by Harold Nicholas.
Dandridge was talented and a treasure, but THIS film short is not support for the concept of stealing anything from African Americans. Song written in 1941 by writers employed by a movie studio for (but not used in) the Abbott & Costello movie, Ride 'Em Cowboy. And, you folks in Europe definitely know something about imperialism - we learned that lesson from you!
US is nothing to love,it has long long traditions of imperialism and slavery,attacking everything that moves,we in europe has a perspective of that cruel country, no body outside US loves it.Wake up and catch the facts,
Dang, I can't believe people are debating racism in these comments when the only topic for discussion should be how incredibly sexy Miss Dandridge's dance moves are - especially considering the era this filmed. I like it when all the girls behind her do that riding motion too. Yippy kay ay mother ------!
@Bumblebee38 quote from albino salif keita on wikipedia....But you know my brother, there are things that still go on in Africa that are hidden, that we can't say, and that make us ashamed, but that you see up to the present. People take the blood of albinos to use in rituals. We never talk about that. I say that. Even now in Mali, there someone who is in court for that. In court for killing a fat albino child., says it all don,t you think?
There will always be a distinction between black and white music, just as there is a distinction between black and white people and their experiences here in America. If there weren't. whites would have created Jazz, Rock-n-Roll, Blues, etc., but they could not. Although they copied, they did not create. Blacks operate @ a higher energy level than whites, and therefore create a different music. Just compare Little RIchard singing his song Tutti-Fruitti to Jerry Lee Lewis's version.
@Backtrackin1234 There's no need 2 B vulgar! The difference I refer 2 is the difference between creator (Little Richard) and imitator. Blacks historically have always brought a higher energy to the endeavor, particularly when it comes to music and dance.
@2dasimmons well thats subjective, cossack dancing and flamenco guitar and dance spring too mind? i stick to my reasonable original comment that music is organic...
@Backtrackin1234 Not @ all since that dance and music have not transcended cultural bounds as has the black music. The music and dance with highest energy will transcend cultural boundaries for mass appeal. People of other cultures may gravitate towards flamenco music and dance and cossack dancing, but not nearly to the extent that they have gravitated towards Jazz, Lindy Hop, Blues, Rock-n-Roll even Hip-Hop rap, and other black music and dance. All music =spiritual manifestation=energy.
@Backtrackin1234 --why do some whites hate to admit the mistreatment of blacks?
We can't change the pas,t all we can do is face reality. They put covers on alot of black music, especially in the 50's But , some of the same things goes on today.
As far as other races adapting our styles and trends, rap music, hair braiding, tanning , trying to look like the black people, false rear ends, lip injections and etc. Black people sets the trends, face it !
@Backtrackin1234 Hissy b38 Ur the racist idiot. People like U R quick to deny the truth about the past, If U lived 4 the next 100 years you'd deny slavery ever existed. Face reality, listen to the music N SHUT THE HELL UP!!!
@prettyblackgirl10 i don,t deny the past, my ancesters were used as slaves in the past by the romans, vikings the french but shit happens, read charles dickens and find out what it was like barely 100 years ago here
@Bumblebee38 -hissyB38 UR the racist idiot who point fingers when someone simply speak the truth, The name of the game 4 U is deny, deny , deny that helps U 2 deal with reality better
@zholland1 no comment from you on the hardanger fiddle then? as for your other observations, 1.rap, we were doing that in uk 100 years ago, its called cockney rhyming slang, 2 braiding, yeh right, as seen in braveheart on the scots. 3.rear ends, some people will do anything they think is in fashion,even hair straightning, their gonna get fat arses after having kids anyhow, idiots.4. music, how come it took you 2000 years to come up with the twelve bar blues? 5. sport, we invented football, twat
@Backtrackin1234Get your facts right! Cockney is not the same as rap. Cockney was used by the english as hidden words to relate to one another. Poetry was alive before that. And before that Jesus spoke in parables to his disciples! A fake rear end is not the same as natural. African drums made unique beats.
@Backtrackin1234 - many blacks are mixed with Indians heritage that creates long blk straight hair like mine, Chris-'Toe' fur Columbus landed in someone's back yard and made claims. You talk bull but I see UR hovering over this music for a blk. woman, TYPICAL! Zholland didn't respond back 2 UR ignorant ass, I won't either!
Poor Dudley Dickerson seems to be afraid of the prop guns, but that makes his bit even funnier. If you watch The Three Stooges disorder in the court, Curly also seems afraid of the prop gun. His character is supposed to believe the gun isn't loaded, but the actor flinches and looks nervous.
@tf2whackyengineer Not for nothing, a little fear of guns is a bit healthy, I think..Remember, Bruce Lee's son, Brandon, was accidently killed by a blank pistol..
@zipper179 True, enough to be careful and use them safely is smart. I'm pretty well practiced with a few models, but still treat them with respect.
I was just noticing that actors from the era were apparently afraid of the bang. It doesn't diminish their performance any, but watch Disorder in the Court (One of the best stooges shorts) and watch the scene where Curly thinks the gun is unloaded and pulls the trigger. Of course, Curly shot himself in the foot as a kid, so it could be nerves.
@dowrap It shouldn't be about race. I'm white, but prefer this version to Ella Mae's, although I really enjoyed her music. And I think Herb Jeffries is just as good a singing cowboy as Roy Rogers. It's about the music...and the entertainer. No matter race or culture.
@dowrap please do not turn racism into something that just "happens" its not a light matter. I do agree to not look for racism when racism isnt there, but still if its blantanly obvious, DO NOT turn your head as if its just history because racism still lives.
Ms. Dandrige is beautiful and a great singer, but oddly, Ella Mae Morse has more of a soulful blues feeling to her song. This version is enjoyable, but sounds more Hollywood to me.
The whites were stealing all their acts,moves and music back in those days and were getting credit and awards for what they stoled. Dorothy deserved more than what was giving to her. No offense to anyone who is white. But in those days they stold everything right down to our rock and roll yes it is true
@Dietpepsivanilla -- Lo.L ... You got that right!!! that crazzzzzzzzzy mess is all yours! lol dark evil makeup......black clothes and all! L.O.L. scary sounding music. secret hidden messages in the music , biting the heads off of bats! That crazy, sadistic mess!
@zholland1 no you got that wrong, first time i saw that kind of stuff was screamin jay hawkins singing i put a spell on you, complete with a skelitons head, now thats what i call sadistic, it was probably an albino that you guys kill and then eat to improve your virility i hear its still a big problem still in africa, check it out muppet
@Backtrackin1234-SHUT THE HELL UP! JEFFERY DAHMER LOVER! Think before U speak. If U got something to talk about speak about all of U serial killing, child molesting bastards! Ya maamy's the MUPPET
@NigerianKingGansta 'A mouthful of wire wool?' What kind of racist remark is that?
I don't get some people, they always slander black people but are always trying to be right in the midst of us. I hate jealous- hearted envious people!
@Dietpepsivanilla -----Hmmm, I'm reading a lot of good and negative post about my family member. I'll keep reading to see which ones got their facts right and those that did'nt!
@lilsauke First off.. "Borrowed" Not "stold"... And be glad they did. Other wise "The White Mass'es"(i.e. TEENAGERS) , Would not have heard some of the finest music ever recorded.!!
@lilsauke If you haven't noticed, all cultures in the world "steal" from each other. It's called the sharing of ideas. Thank you for traffic lights, now get that chip off your shoulder because you are not your great-grandpa and you didn't earn your right to have it.
PS, if you wanna get your black pride on might I suggest not being a fan of people like "Pit Bull", who do nothing but continue to promote (via acting out) every negative stereotype anyone's ever come up with?
@lilsauke I do agree in those times there was a lot of stealing going on, but also a lot of sharing, Bull Moose Jackson Covers Wayne Raney's "Why Dont You Haul Off and Love Me" song originally a Hillbilly song! Plus Ella Mae Morse sings like a sista, she blows this song outta the water!
@dothejive Who sings it better is not the point. The point is that the art made by Dorothy was claimed as others and She did not get as much praise as they did simply because of skin color.
She knew how talented she was as a singer, actress and dancer. But she was caught in a social universe impossible to overcome. In memory she is highly respected and revered.
Nah, she doesn't look like Janet Jackson. If anything, she looks like Tia and Tamera Morwy in this clip. Dorothy is also in blackface which was a common practice for light skinned black actresses back in the old days of hollywood.
Light Skinned Black actresses like Nina Mae Mckinney, Fredi Washington, Lena Horne and Dorothy Dandridge were often required to wear brown makeup in certain films so they would look more ethnic on the screen. In the Earl Mills book on Dorothy, it talks about how the white producers of Bright Road required Dorothy to don brown makeup because they didn't think she photographed dark enough on film to convincingly play a nergo woman.
Jada, I fell in love with Debbie Reynolds on "That's Entertainment" when she referred to the practice of darkening fair complexioned women of color as "tropical makeup." I don't like "blackface!"
Now that you mention it, Jackson does resemble Dandridge. Now I know why I didn't feel the role should've gone to Berry. Janet Jackson should've been the star of choice. Beyonce would've made an excellent choice, also.
no, not beyonce... janet reaaaally looks like dorothy, especially in her younger days/ i was wayching different srokes, you know when willis was dating her (on the show) and i thot dangshe really looks like dorothy dandridge. janet really didnt need any plastic surgery!
You're so right!!! Jackson has a certain quality about her that makes her a standout. By the way, I was just watching "Island in the Sun" yesterday and perhaps that's the only "Hollywood" characterization that suited her. Again, I wish H'wood had taken advantage of her singing and tap abilities. I do miss Dandridge!!!
Check Her out in the video Chatanooga Choo Choo with Nicholas Brothers one of whom was Her husband. Its from a 20th Century movie with the Glenn Miller band.
This song has always been a favorite of mine, but I did not know this video existed. Thanks much!
Have you seen the music video with the singing cows doing the Cow Cow Boogie? It's hoot! Can anyone tell me who the female singer is on that one? Is it also Dorothy Dandridge?
Without a doubt the sexiest version of this song ever recorded. She wasn't really known as a jazz singer, but this version tops Ella Mae Morse's and even Ella Fitzgerald's. By the way, I would pay a week's salary for one night in that saloon! And they even have a jazz harmonica player!
IF I HAD A GIRL LIKE THAT I WOULD MAKE HER MY WIFE. I WOULD NOT LET ANY OTHER GUY GET HER. I WOULDN'T BREAK-UP WITH HER, I MEAN.
Godisgood818 1 month ago
WE (GUYS LIKE MYSELF) AND GALS ARE ALL TALKING ABOUT THIS: BLACKS, WHITES, JAMAICANS, ETC... THE RACE THING DOES NOT MATTER!!!
Godisgood818 1 month ago
finest dancing i have seen from any beautiful girl!
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GOD HELP US 19-25 YEAR OLD GUYS FIND GIRLS LIKE DOROTHY DANDRIDGE TO MARRY TO KEEP US IN GOOD SPIRITS!!!! TOGETHER WE SAY AMEN!!!!!! MAY GOD HELP US ALL.
GOOD LUCK GENTLEMEN!!!!
Godisgood818 1 month ago
I THINK WHEREVER SHE SET FOOT SHE CREATED DRAMA BECAUSE SHE WAS SO BEAUTIFUL. HOW MANY 20 YEAR OLD GIRLS CAN DO THAT TODAY? I HAVE NOT SEEN IT!!
Godisgood818 1 month ago
I love the mix of the songs delicious innocence and the fact that this might have pissed off a few rascist rednecks mightly....I sure hope so
Morthund 1 month ago
This clip was in a performance movie that I saw on Cinemax in the 80s. Does anybody know the name of the video??? Fats Waller was in it and others that I can't remember or describe. It was an awesome movie and I'd love to get a copy. I THINK the Mills bros might have been in it also.
Jody07984 2 months ago
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Jody07984 2 months ago
dorothy dandridge is my role model....OMG
dazzyle 3 months ago
You need to catch her doing "The Shotgun Boogie"...with her 16 gauge. An early variant of a pole-dance...with gun powder!
zuzulo56 3 months ago
Didnt halle berry play her in a movie?
lovejohnniebear24 5 months ago
@lovejohnniebear24 yes and she was the perfect fit for the role
IamDottieDandridge 2 months ago
Dorothy is perfect. She actually moves very little in this, yet is the most packed thing in the house. I love the moment at 2:07.
MrDarwinsDog 5 months ago
The gunslinger got fired after this gig. Missed his cue.
woodbell67 6 months ago
Love an CHERISH This ; )
Pearlyquenuknuk 6 months ago
Earliest Music video I have ever seen
TheCosmicGroove 7 months ago
Bite Me!
dowrap1 9 months ago
I love watching Dorothy Dandridge perform!! She was so beautiful and talented!!!
TheCalebson 9 months ago 2
What a great talented singer she was !
royerikson 10 months ago
@royerikson
I second that emotion! Not only a gorgeous lady but a fine singer, actress & dancer. She left us much too soon. THANKS for your comment! :-)
JubalCalif 7 months ago
I loves Colored Music .... Its the best .. thats why the white boys tries to do likes the negroe people did .... White ies jus dont do this music no good no nohow .. ( was that a tripple negative ) lol ...
pwea1 10 months ago
@pwea1 No it isn't a negative. It's the trueth.
JAQUANATV 10 months ago
@pwea1 hahahahah
doodiddy03 7 months ago
If you like this, you will like Ida James doing SHOO SHOO BABY. Ida James was another little knockout from the 1940's. It's on U-Tube.
zbelzanger 11 months ago 2
@blogengezer Don't know if you noticed, but this was made in 1942. "No gummint Projects"? Are you kidding? This was the middle of World War II, the biggest single "gummint project" of all time, and we'd just come out of the Depression, during which "gummint projects" kept the entire economy going. Learn some history.
ShenSpirit 11 months ago
they should redo the movie so tia or tamara can play her
Aleyia3389 1 year ago 2
not a bad one, but I think the Ella Fitzgerald (with The Ink Spots) version is best
Meikel1968 1 year ago
She looks like Tia And Tamera from sister sister....one of them should plau her...or both.
babyfods18 1 year ago
@babyfods18 That's funny bc I said the same thing. Halle is cute but she looks more like Tamara Mowry, than Halle. It wouldd've been more realistic is was played by Tamara, and if u look at the chattonooga chu chu song it looks just like her,
nettasuperstar 1 year ago
@babyfods18 That's funny bc I said the same thing. Halle is cute but she looks more like Tamara Mowry, than Halle. It wouldd've been more realistic is was played by Tamara, and if u look at the chattanooga choo choo song, you can really see the resemblance.
nettasuperstar 1 year ago
Wow! The lady knew EXACTLY what she was doing and she was doing it right! Total entertainment - leaves me wanting more. Think I'll watch it again!
Pantages98382 1 year ago 2
@Pantages98382 MOST GUYS WHO WATCH THIS EXACT VIDEO WANT TO WATCH IT AGAIN. THAT'S WHAT I DID AFTER I ACIDDENTALLY SAW IT.
Godisgood818 1 month ago
When I say EVERYBODY, I mean Everybody loved Dorothy Dandridge. We all watched every film she made back then, in the days before PC, subsidized housing, welfare and it's predictable companion DRUGS. Great Society leftist 'Progressives' have made the US so Drug addicted that Mexicans are slaughtering each other to be our Dealers. Enjoy these old days on YT, they were really great. BTW NO hell on earth 'Gummint Projects'..
Blogengezer 1 year ago
@Blogengezer Yeah...thats why most of the European countries with MUCH more comprehensive Wellfare programs pale in comparision to the Problems here int he US...not just with Drugs but everything else, including just plain quality of life. USA Ranking on Quality of Life Survey: 13 (1 Ireland and 2 Switzerland) ---TheEconomist Magazine ... Yep, its all our Wellfare program....glad you cleared that up. You are a GENIUS!
frankensteinmoneymac 11 months ago
That gun shooting part was racial comedy. Hey, maybe people were more okay with things back then than they are today?
deaddoc 1 year ago
YeeeHaw! Oh, this is great! That li'l dress is a killer, and the singing is 5 star. Wish they'd shown the orchestra- the harmonica woulda been worth watching.
RandyTheBee 1 year ago
How do you say cow cow boogie in a normal way?
drchen054 1 year ago
1:44 is where beyonce got her moves from! ;-)
babyberr1 1 year ago
Omg! Screw all this racist stuff! Can we focus on Dorothy please?! It's bad enough she had to face the issue of race when she was alive, can we just focus on her talent & her beauty in ONE video!
I adore this woman so much & it irritates me 2 see ppl just pick, pick, pick about IRRELEVANT stuff! Just watch the damn video! Like or dislike!
awarren92 1 year ago 2
@awarren92 - couldn't agree more!
the1musiclad 1 year ago
Let's ALL f ry to dig the talent, and leave the race problem to someone else...Dandridge was a genius of a singer/dancer (if you haven't checked out her dancing with the Nicholas Brothers doin' "Chatanooga Choo -Choo" with the Glenn MIler Orchestra, you haven't lived)...leave the race thing out of it, and enjoy the talent: there ain't much authentic/ non-robotic talent around today, sadly enough...
thomasmoredamian 1 year ago
Absolutely true that whites copied black music and made a bundle off it - when most blacks were restricted from the mainstream entertainment market. But in this case it is a little more complicated than that. The first to record this song was Ella Mae Morse, a white woman - but she was singing in a "black" style (claimed she learned to sing from black neighbors in her home town). The most popular recording was by Ella Fitzgerald - so at least in that case a black person got credit - and profit .
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lkmkuwaruma 1 year ago
I remember this when it first appeared musically. And I miss Dandridge terribly! Ella Fitzgerald is given credit for the lyrics. Now someone tell me who wrote the melody, please.
ccaammiiittoo1 1 year ago
@ccaammiiittoo1 I BELIEVE SHE DID. BEAUTIFUL MELODY TOO!!
Godisgood818 1 month ago
@Godisgood818 Did you catch her singing "Undecided" as one of the Dandridge Sisters? I wish now that Dot hadn't gone to Hollywood, since they didn't know how to package her. They didn't take advantage of either her singing or dancing styles. But for the color problem of the time, she would've gone on to be a popular as Betty Grable.
ccaammiiittoo1 1 month ago
@ccaammiiittoo1 No i have not, but i will check it out.
Godisgood818 1 month ago
@Godisgood818 I do so hate to sound snobby. But Dandridge, so much like Lena Horne and opera star Shirley Verrett, was a charter member of the African American gentry, so much so that many were shocked by her taking her life in an hour of gripping need, what with so many of the well heeled black gentry ready to assist her. At this writing, I do not know the whereabouts of Harilyn, her only child by Harold Nicholas.
ccaammiiittoo1 1 month ago
Dandridge was talented and a treasure, but THIS film short is not support for the concept of stealing anything from African Americans. Song written in 1941 by writers employed by a movie studio for (but not used in) the Abbott & Costello movie, Ride 'Em Cowboy. And, you folks in Europe definitely know something about imperialism - we learned that lesson from you!
wmnoyt 1 year ago 7
She had style in her music
1dawnesha 1 year ago 2
yup all the Liberals see race in everything, guess they hate America oh well. great song and singer..
zeak62 1 year ago
@zeak62
US is nothing to love,it has long long traditions of imperialism and slavery,attacking everything that moves,we in europe has a perspective of that cruel country, no body outside US loves it.Wake up and catch the facts,
Saree3 1 year ago
She is divine: what a voice, what a body (check out those hips!) Once she starts, you can't take your eyes off 'er! Divine!
thomasmoredamian 1 year ago 3
Dang, I can't believe people are debating racism in these comments when the only topic for discussion should be how incredibly sexy Miss Dandridge's dance moves are - especially considering the era this filmed. I like it when all the girls behind her do that riding motion too. Yippy kay ay mother ------!
jazmaan 1 year ago 2
Why can't girls be this sexy anymore? lol
levar1979 1 year ago
It's good , but I lean a bit towards the Ella Mae Morse / Freddie Slack version.
MrRJDB1969 1 year ago
@MrRJDB1969 lean away, my good sir! i lean the other way :)
firestartertwistedfi 1 year ago
@firestartertwistedfi : To each his own.
MrRJDB1969 1 year ago
She was truly beautiful, and a classy lady.
I love her voice, and the way that she danced.
Her videos brighten my day!
LionessDeWinter 1 year ago
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LionessDeWinter 1 year ago
fantastic.
beccahday 1 year ago
Under the Doctrines of the Order of Woodcraft Chivalry I hearby convene a Folkmoot. All Rights Reserved.
LittleErnieWise 1 year ago 2
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Why do we worry about what color she is? Shes beautiful .Period.
Lets move past this kind of stuff.
mshortstop 1 year ago
Why do we worry about what color she is? Shes beautiful .Period.
Lets move past this kind of stuff.
mshortstop 1 year ago
What is all this SHIT about Black people and RACISM ?
Beeing born and raised in AFRICA I do not understand the MOTHER FUCKERS who are expressing themselves on this forum
Bumblebee38 1 year ago
@Bumblebee38 quote from albino salif keita on wikipedia....But you know my brother, there are things that still go on in Africa that are hidden, that we can't say, and that make us ashamed, but that you see up to the present. People take the blood of albinos to use in rituals. We never talk about that. I say that. Even now in Mali, there someone who is in court for that. In court for killing a fat albino child., says it all don,t you think?
Backtrackin1234 1 year ago
@Bumblebee38 - I'm glad someone's got sense.
the1musiclad 1 year ago
@the1musiclad
Thank you !!!
Bumblebee38 1 year ago
i love her smile and how expressive she is when she sings
reeseleebaby 1 year ago
Dorothy is a hot mama jamma!
dowrap 1 year ago
There will always be a distinction between black and white music, just as there is a distinction between black and white people and their experiences here in America. If there weren't. whites would have created Jazz, Rock-n-Roll, Blues, etc., but they could not. Although they copied, they did not create. Blacks operate @ a higher energy level than whites, and therefore create a different music. Just compare Little RIchard singing his song Tutti-Fruitti to Jerry Lee Lewis's version.
2dasimmons 1 year ago
@2dasimmons little richards version does sound differant, he was being fucked at the time, awababalube , ahhhh. is that the level you meant?
Backtrackin1234 1 year ago
@Backtrackin1234 There's no need 2 B vulgar! The difference I refer 2 is the difference between creator (Little Richard) and imitator. Blacks historically have always brought a higher energy to the endeavor, particularly when it comes to music and dance.
2dasimmons 1 year ago
@2dasimmons well thats subjective, cossack dancing and flamenco guitar and dance spring too mind? i stick to my reasonable original comment that music is organic...
Backtrackin1234 1 year ago
@Backtrackin1234 Not @ all since that dance and music have not transcended cultural bounds as has the black music. The music and dance with highest energy will transcend cultural boundaries for mass appeal. People of other cultures may gravitate towards flamenco music and dance and cossack dancing, but not nearly to the extent that they have gravitated towards Jazz, Lindy Hop, Blues, Rock-n-Roll even Hip-Hop rap, and other black music and dance. All music =spiritual manifestation=energy.
2dasimmons 1 year ago
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Backtrackin1234 1 year ago
love this....what wonderful history of a beautiful performer.
lifetulip1 1 year ago
DAN BURLEY is at thepiano for sure !!!!!!!!!!!
Bumblebee38 1 year ago
STOLEN,? i dont think so. music is organic, it grows, PS listen to a hardanger fiddle and tell me what it influenced.
Backtrackin1234 1 year ago
@Backtrackin1234 --why do some whites hate to admit the mistreatment of blacks?
We can't change the pas,t all we can do is face reality. They put covers on alot of black music, especially in the 50's But , some of the same things goes on today.
As far as other races adapting our styles and trends, rap music, hair braiding, tanning , trying to look like the black people, false rear ends, lip injections and etc. Black people sets the trends, face it !
zholland1 1 year ago
@zholland1
Because they are RACISTS bastards !!!!!!!!!!!!
Bumblebee38 1 year ago
@Bumblebee38 personly , to me zholland is racist, and an idiot
Backtrackin1234 1 year ago
@Backtrackin1234 Hissy b38 Ur the racist idiot. People like U R quick to deny the truth about the past, If U lived 4 the next 100 years you'd deny slavery ever existed. Face reality, listen to the music N SHUT THE HELL UP!!!
prettyblackgirl100 1 year ago
@prettyblackgirl10 i don,t deny the past, my ancesters were used as slaves in the past by the romans, vikings the french but shit happens, read charles dickens and find out what it was like barely 100 years ago here
Backtrackin1234 1 year ago
@Backtrackin1234 ---Personally...P.E.R.S.O.N.A.L.L.Y
NigerianKingGansta 1 year ago
@Backtrackin1234- KEEP YOUR HANDS AND BREATH OFF THE BLACK QUEENS!
NigerianKingGansta 1 year ago
@NigerianKingGansta ha great name for a teenager and what do i want with a mouthfull of wire wool
Backtrackin1234 1 year ago
@Backtrackin1234- You talk shit and hate to be wrong. She set your ass straight that's the reason you're pissed.
NigerianKingGansta 1 year ago
@Bumblebee38 -hissyB38 UR the racist idiot who point fingers when someone simply speak the truth, The name of the game 4 U is deny, deny , deny that helps U 2 deal with reality better
prettyblackgirl100 1 year ago
@Bumblebee38 -personally...P.E.R.S.O.N.A.L.L.Y !
NigerianKingGansta 1 year ago
@Bumblebee38- You are the racist skank!!!
NigerianKingGansta 1 year ago
@zholland1 no comment from you on the hardanger fiddle then? as for your other observations, 1.rap, we were doing that in uk 100 years ago, its called cockney rhyming slang, 2 braiding, yeh right, as seen in braveheart on the scots. 3.rear ends, some people will do anything they think is in fashion,even hair straightning, their gonna get fat arses after having kids anyhow, idiots.4. music, how come it took you 2000 years to come up with the twelve bar blues? 5. sport, we invented football, twat
Backtrackin1234 1 year ago
@Backtrackin1234Get your facts right! Cockney is not the same as rap. Cockney was used by the english as hidden words to relate to one another. Poetry was alive before that. And before that Jesus spoke in parables to his disciples! A fake rear end is not the same as natural. African drums made unique beats.
prettyblackgirl100 1 year ago 3
@Backtrackin1234 - many blacks are mixed with Indians heritage that creates long blk straight hair like mine, Chris-'Toe' fur Columbus landed in someone's back yard and made claims. You talk bull but I see UR hovering over this music for a blk. woman, TYPICAL! Zholland didn't respond back 2 UR ignorant ass, I won't either!
prettyblackgirl100 1 year ago
@Backtrackin1234- We can sit down and discuss how you're dissin my black queens Where do you want to meet ? Just a nice friendly chat!
NigerianKingGansta 1 year ago
hihghway lady49 if you will read my comment one more time,,, that was my point!
dowrap 1 year ago
Poor Dudley Dickerson seems to be afraid of the prop guns, but that makes his bit even funnier. If you watch The Three Stooges disorder in the court, Curly also seems afraid of the prop gun. His character is supposed to believe the gun isn't loaded, but the actor flinches and looks nervous.
tf2whackyengineer 1 year ago
@tf2whackyengineer Not for nothing, a little fear of guns is a bit healthy, I think..Remember, Bruce Lee's son, Brandon, was accidently killed by a blank pistol..
zipper179 1 year ago
@zipper179 True, enough to be careful and use them safely is smart. I'm pretty well practiced with a few models, but still treat them with respect.
I was just noticing that actors from the era were apparently afraid of the bang. It doesn't diminish their performance any, but watch Disorder in the Court (One of the best stooges shorts) and watch the scene where Curly thinks the gun is unloaded and pulls the trigger. Of course, Curly shot himself in the foot as a kid, so it could be nerves.
tf2whackyengineer 1 year ago
@tf2whackyengineer That's cool..
zipper179 1 year ago
christ even this has turned into a racist thing get over it
dowrap 1 year ago 45
@dowrap It shouldn't be about race. I'm white, but prefer this version to Ella Mae's, although I really enjoyed her music. And I think Herb Jeffries is just as good a singing cowboy as Roy Rogers. It's about the music...and the entertainer. No matter race or culture.
HiWayLady49 1 year ago
@dowrap with most of the stuff from back then its always like the huge elephant in the room just because of how wrong things were handled back then
Gerod05 1 year ago
@dowrap please do not turn racism into something that just "happens" its not a light matter. I do agree to not look for racism when racism isnt there, but still if its blantanly obvious, DO NOT turn your head as if its just history because racism still lives.
smbanks08 9 months ago
Ms. Dandrige is beautiful and a great singer, but oddly, Ella Mae Morse has more of a soulful blues feeling to her song. This version is enjoyable, but sounds more Hollywood to me.
somersetdc 1 year ago
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The whites were stealing all their acts,moves and music back in those days and were getting credit and awards for what they stoled. Dorothy deserved more than what was giving to her. No offense to anyone who is white. But in those days they stold everything right down to our rock and roll yes it is true
lilsauke 2 years ago 28
True there was a lot stolen, but we didn't steal heavy metal.
Dietpepsivanilla 1 year ago 2
@Dietpepsivanilla -- Lo.L ... You got that right!!! that crazzzzzzzzzy mess is all yours! lol dark evil makeup......black clothes and all! L.O.L. scary sounding music. secret hidden messages in the music , biting the heads off of bats! That crazy, sadistic mess!
zholland1 1 year ago
@zholland1 no you got that wrong, first time i saw that kind of stuff was screamin jay hawkins singing i put a spell on you, complete with a skelitons head, now thats what i call sadistic, it was probably an albino that you guys kill and then eat to improve your virility i hear its still a big problem still in africa, check it out muppet
Backtrackin1234 1 year ago
@Backtrackin1234-SHUT THE HELL UP! JEFFERY DAHMER LOVER! Think before U speak. If U got something to talk about speak about all of U serial killing, child molesting bastards! Ya maamy's the MUPPET
prettyblackgirl100 1 year ago
@prettyblackgirl100 --Hey prettyblackgirl, Have you ever heard that rap song called,
If the punk keep talking shit about a black queen he might get got!
Look at all of those beautiful black babes in her video
NigerianKingGansta 1 year ago
@NigerianKingGansta 'A mouthful of wire wool?' What kind of racist remark is that?
I don't get some people, they always slander black people but are always trying to be right in the midst of us. I hate jealous- hearted envious people!
"He's a crack nut!!"
misshoneydip11 1 year ago
@misshoneydip11 He was raised on local weed
He's what you call a swing half breed,...even the songs racist, yippity yi yi ya, haha
Backtrackin1234 1 year ago
@misshoneydip11 nigerian internet scammer
Backtrackin1234 1 year ago
@prettyblackgirl100 who told you that you were pretty? pretty vacant more like
Backtrackin1234 1 year ago
@Dietpepsivanilla -----Hmmm, I'm reading a lot of good and negative post about my family member. I'll keep reading to see which ones got their facts right and those that did'nt!
zholland1 1 year ago 2
@lilsauke First off.. "Borrowed" Not "stold"... And be glad they did. Other wise "The White Mass'es"(i.e. TEENAGERS) , Would not have heard some of the finest music ever recorded.!!
bigman1916 1 year ago 3
@lilsauke that what whites do, it make you want to punch once of them.
90rashad 1 year ago
@lilsauke If you haven't noticed, all cultures in the world "steal" from each other. It's called the sharing of ideas. Thank you for traffic lights, now get that chip off your shoulder because you are not your great-grandpa and you didn't earn your right to have it.
PS, if you wanna get your black pride on might I suggest not being a fan of people like "Pit Bull", who do nothing but continue to promote (via acting out) every negative stereotype anyone's ever come up with?
panicxitsxbrea 1 year ago
@lilsauke I do agree in those times there was a lot of stealing going on, but also a lot of sharing, Bull Moose Jackson Covers Wayne Raney's "Why Dont You Haul Off and Love Me" song originally a Hillbilly song! Plus Ella Mae Morse sings like a sista, she blows this song outta the water!
dothejive 1 year ago
@dothejive Who sings it better is not the point. The point is that the art made by Dorothy was claimed as others and She did not get as much praise as they did simply because of skin color.
Luvagirl2008 1 year ago
I'm doing a project on Dorothy Dandridge.... she is soooo pretty!
MrsAllieJonas264 2 years ago 14
that's great,is it a video project?
LaDiaFerguson 1 year ago
"he was raised on locoweed"...
love it...
thescreamingid 2 years ago
This Woman Is My 4th Cousin. I never Got To See Her.
iSupportSelenaGSite 2 years ago
Ayo really does favor her(alot)...(=
KhrysMISSMe 2 years ago
One of my Grandmas favorite songs from '42!
gregoryagogo 2 years ago
She knew how talented she was as a singer, actress and dancer. But she was caught in a social universe impossible to overcome. In memory she is highly respected and revered.
waynebrasler 2 years ago
'train kept a rollin' was lifted from this tune.
dickravis 2 years ago
I like this one a lot, but I think I prefer Ella Mae Morse's version.
kenaco2009 2 years ago
I have to agree with Kenaco2009 - Funny how the white girl, Ella Mae More has more R&B feel!
Ella Mae laid down some incredible near-Rock & Roll songs in the 1940s. Her versions were often the originals, and were covered by black performers.
TubeNumber1 2 years ago 3
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i have had this song stuck in my head all day...lol
dhousegirl626 2 years ago
Very cute a precursor to music videos actually called "soundies"
Geezyone 2 years ago
all the women in the video are beautiful. black beauty.
RRRemix 2 years ago 6
If I didn't know this was from the 1940's,
them back-up dancers could be from today's videos.
The more things change, the more things stay the same.
nognilk 2 years ago 4
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shes annoying
NaturesWildFlower 2 years ago
Sure !!! They sang LOCO WEED, but in some place one I heard that was banned and changed for LOCAL WAYS
whitefalcon64 2 years ago
yes, loco weed.
daymude63 2 years ago
He was raised on local weed? lol
StilettosAndLipstick 2 years ago
I think when she said that she meant local music, you kind of get that with the line she says after that.
AprilTaylor89 2 years ago
I think the lyric is "loco weed'
mxp299l 2 years ago
Dorothy reminds me of Kim Fields from "Living Single" and Janet Jackson in this
MiamiChicky 2 years ago
Nah, she doesn't look like Janet Jackson. If anything, she looks like Tia and Tamera Morwy in this clip. Dorothy is also in blackface which was a common practice for light skinned black actresses back in the old days of hollywood.
JadaFan4life 2 years ago 2
Hi. Why did lightskin actresses do blackface?
mcnuggetssmcnuggetss 2 years ago
Light Skinned Black actresses like Nina Mae Mckinney, Fredi Washington, Lena Horne and Dorothy Dandridge were often required to wear brown makeup in certain films so they would look more ethnic on the screen. In the Earl Mills book on Dorothy, it talks about how the white producers of Bright Road required Dorothy to don brown makeup because they didn't think she photographed dark enough on film to convincingly play a nergo woman.
JadaFan4life 2 years ago
Thanks Good info :)
mcnuggetssmcnuggetss 2 years ago
no matter how light u are, you are still black.
ladyheiress 2 years ago
If you are biracial then your both.You cant be one without the other.
mcnuggetssmcnuggetss 2 years ago
Jada, I fell in love with Debbie Reynolds on "That's Entertainment" when she referred to the practice of darkening fair complexioned women of color as "tropical makeup." I don't like "blackface!"
ccaammiiittoo1 2 years ago
she looks just like janet jackson, check out her vid "Twenty Foreplay"
benjaminjanet 2 years ago
Now that you mention it, Jackson does resemble Dandridge. Now I know why I didn't feel the role should've gone to Berry. Janet Jackson should've been the star of choice. Beyonce would've made an excellent choice, also.
ccaammiiittoo1 2 years ago
no, not beyonce... janet reaaaally looks like dorothy, especially in her younger days/ i was wayching different srokes, you know when willis was dating her (on the show) and i thot dangshe really looks like dorothy dandridge. janet really didnt need any plastic surgery!
ladyheiress 2 years ago 2
You're so right!!! Jackson has a certain quality about her that makes her a standout. By the way, I was just watching "Island in the Sun" yesterday and perhaps that's the only "Hollywood" characterization that suited her. Again, I wish H'wood had taken advantage of her singing and tap abilities. I do miss Dandridge!!!
ccaammiiittoo1 2 years ago
The sound goes off 'after' the guy shoots his gun and seems to scares the hell outta' him. His reaction is priceless! - LMAO!
vidnut222 2 years ago
LOL
denoise 2 years ago
Check Her out in the video Chatanooga Choo Choo with Nicholas Brothers one of whom was Her husband. Its from a 20th Century movie with the Glenn Miller band.
Georgewos 2 years ago
Solid as a brick wall!
mrgoodvibrations 2 years ago
country jive and they thought it was a first when rap/rock merged. lol
poppinfresh79 2 years ago
aww i love this its so cute and i love her voice its so graceful
Discoverbaby6 2 years ago
She is absolutely adorable. Her voice is so cute in this clip. So underrated.
redrosebutterfly13 2 years ago
Dandridge was so young and sexy!!!!
476892 2 years ago
This song has always been a favorite of mine, but I did not know this video existed. Thanks much!
Have you seen the music video with the singing cows doing the Cow Cow Boogie? It's hoot! Can anyone tell me who the female singer is on that one? Is it also Dorothy Dandridge?
JiveDadson 3 years ago
Here's s link to the cows singing the song. (close up the gaps in the URL)
ht tp : // crackle . com/c/Funny /Cow_Cow_Boogie /1478311
davidls11 2 years ago
Could the pianist be Dan Burley ?
Does any one know ?
Thanks
Bumblebee38 3 years ago
I LOVE HER!!!!!!!
0AngelFan0 3 years ago
She fine as hell
countrylivin090 3 years ago
lol check out in zoot suit soundie.... gorgeous!
K5GIXX 3 years ago
She is so preety. And incredible talent!!!!
010Red010 3 years ago 2
dorothy was one of the cutiest girl ever !
funkzoid 3 years ago 3
omg...she's fucking beautiful and can sing..and those legs.
egocrusher 3 years ago 2
Is Dudley Dickerson the cook in the Three Stooges plumbing disaster episode who says , " This house sure gone crazy!" ?
HARMONIMONSTER 3 years ago
Yes, that's Dudley in A-PLUMBING WE WILL GO. He also appears in other short comedies with the Stooges.
horrormovieshows 3 years ago
That's how you do a feature spot! Those poor other girls didn't even get a close-up!
Could somebody PLEASE post "Easy Street"?
"East Street. I'm telling everyone I meet. If I could just live on Easy Street. I wouldn't need a job today."
Love me some Dorothy Dandridge!
gta1221 3 years ago
Without a doubt the sexiest version of this song ever recorded. She wasn't really known as a jazz singer, but this version tops Ella Mae Morse's and even Ella Fitzgerald's. By the way, I would pay a week's salary for one night in that saloon! And they even have a jazz harmonica player!
jazmaan 3 years ago
I love her dance in this video!!!..lol
54spiritedwill54 3 years ago