Wake Jimmy Up Before You Go Go!

80s pop and Cagney?? ...YES! So. There. No, really I wanted to make a tribute montage to dancing Cagney, so I was going through my songs, and this one seemed to really fit it nicely. Yeah - FOR SOME REASON. It's entertaining though, right??

Song is the 1984 "Wake Me Up Before You Go Go" performed by Wham! - Written by George Michael.

Featuring clips from the following Cagney films:

Boy Meets Girl / West Point Story
Yankee Doodle Dandy / Footlight Parade
Taxi! / Seven Little Foys
Hard to Handle / Picture Snatcher
Captains of the Clouds / Something to Sing About


With cameos by: Pat O'Brien, Bob Hope, Doris Day, Virginia Mayo, Alan Hale, and Jimmy Cagney's sister Jeanne.

(All movies are property of Warner Bros Pictures, Grand National Pictures (Something to Sing About), and Paramount Pictures (Seven Little Foys) I own nothing except my right to edit. If this violates copyright infringement, DO let me know and I will gladly remove it. Please don't jeopardize my account. Thank you.)

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[deucesinger]

wow! thought i was gonna hear jim cagney singing!,, was totally blind sided & mislead,,when g. michael started singing,, i figured the uploader must have unscrewed the seat off their barstool & sat down,,,up,down,up,down,up,down­,,,to create this, then to my amazement!,,, a gal,/Mel, put this together,,,then i thought geez,, i could be wrong,,(but still think i'm right) look if i wanted to hear g. michael I would have went to his website via the back door! don't piss on my leg & say it's rain.

[igvmyslf1000pts]

@deucesinger

I really wish I understood what you are getting at.

[WeirdThing]

What's the film at 0:23 ?

[igvmyslf1000pts]

@WeirdThing

"Boy Meets Girl"

[theroone]

This is fabulous Melanie - I was looking for Cagney clips on You Tube and stumbled on this. On the 2nd viewing I saw where you put the Doris Day film clip in when WHAM sings Doris Day - EXPERT job on editing! Thanks also for including part of "Something to Sing About." Cagney opening number in that is to die for. Thank you for showing that he was first and foremost a hoofer and not just the actor who played a gangster. he did everything well and I loved him!

[LieutenantEO]

'He makes you glad your mom and dad took the time to conceive you.' ...that he does.

[9162vb48]

There are but a few artists who when you see them perform touch something elemental in you -- make you happy you're alive!

Louie Armstrong, Billie Holiday, Luciano Pavarotti, and of course, Jimmy Cagney.

He makes you glad your mom & dad took the time to conceive you. So full of life, so full of piss & vingear. ... A great guy, a true artist. ... Impossible not to like.

Thank you to whomever posted this video -- great job of synching the music to Jimmy's every irresisitble move!

[jclifftone50]

Loved this! Mr. Cagney saw himself as a "hoofer" as well. Mr. Cagney the epitome of a man with grace, elegance and yet a "tough guy". He did it all. Glad we have these clips so a new generation can appreciate him.

[confederatecharlie]

From now on when i hear this song, I will picture James Cagney.

[qt8625]

What great film! He was the master

[hairypolack]

this is so awful uits brilliant!

[WilliamHoldenfan]

Great video well done!.Anyone who thinks he could only play crazy gangsters needs to check out his musicals,Jimmy had a whole other talent too.Great music choice aswell thanks for posting.

[Dravenswraith]

Never gets old like jim never really did at heart

[stretch4859]

I think that James Cagney was multi talented, he could sing, dance and act. But I wish there was a clip of James Cagney and Alan Hale when James was dancing and James belted Alan one, I seen that you had this in the clip, but I was hoping that someone had uploaded this particular video clip alone. Thanks enjoyed the video clip.

[ksol1460tv]

Oh man, this is SO CLASSIC. I wish TCM could use it for a promo, it is THAT GOOD.