Recorded and cowritten by cab calloway and his orchestra. Minnie the moocher starts innocently enough but quickly spins off on a bizarre tangent featuring alcoholic skeletons, a cab calloway voiced walrus, and ghosts being executed reexecuted. In 1932, there was a mixed film and animated version of minnie the moocher created by max fleischer, the creator of popeye the sailor, that opened with calloway actually doing his rubberman dance with moonwalk gestures before it morphs into the betty boop cartoon. In the new york metroarea the film airs sunday, february 26 at 8 p. Information from its description page there is shown below. Turner classic movies presents the greatest motion pictures of all time from one of the largest film libraries in the world. Calloway appears early in the film when jake and elwood visit the nuns and he joins them during their fundraising show at the conclusion where. In 1976, calloway wrote his autobiography, an engaging if not entirely candid work, titled of minnie the moocher and me.
Minnie the moocher cotton club ost 1984 by summerfan81. Steve brodner draws cab calloway to minnie the moocher pbs. Minnie the moocher 1932 is a betty boop cartoon produced by fleischer studios and released by paramount pictures. Lyrics to minnie the moocher by the blues brothers from the the blues brothers complete album including song video, artist biography, translations and more. Her body was found blanketed with snow under a porch during the recordbreaking blizzard of 1899. Filmography for cab calloway turner classic movies. The blues brothers soundtrack music complete song list. However, calloways performance is so intoxicating, and the fleischers sense of humor so mesmerizing, it remains a joy to watch the cartoon throughout. Calloway performed minnie the moocherboth with his orchestra and a standinin the 1980 film the blues. Minnie the moocher is a jazz song first recorded in 1931 by cab calloway and his orchestra, selling over 1 million copies.
Cab calloway minnie the moocher 1978, vinyl discogs. The movie who framed roger rabbit turned 30 in 2018. Brodners completed sketch comes alives and dances alongside. The big highlight of this short is that cab calloway and his cotton club orchestra play a big part in it. Minnie the moocher is a jazz song first recorded in 1931 by cab calloway and his orchestra, selling over a million copies. It was also featured in episode 34 of famed animator max fleischers talkartoons from 1932.
You may recognize that as the title of the signature song for singer cab calloway. In 1955 a show called rhythm and blues revue, in which calloway sang minnie the moocher, was filmed in apollo theatre. This cd is just so energetic and a whole lot of fun to listen to. Its a great for introducing one to the music of cab calloway and i am thoroughly enjoying it. Betty boop episode 11 1931 minnie the moocher hd 1080p. Minnie pays smokeys bail, but he abandons her there. Minnie the moocher is most famous for its nonsensical ad libbed scat lyrics. Also i used to live one block from cabel calloway park in rochester. Before and after cab calloways minnie the moocher, theres. Minnie the moocher also features a genuinely hilarious joke. Stever brodner creates a sketch of cab to minnie the moocher with.
And he never seemed tired of performing his signature tune, minnie the moocher, as he continued to sing it in various films up to the blues brothers in 1980. Minnie the moocher film jump to navigation jump to search. I am now a fan and plan to purchase more of his cds. Folks heres the story bout minnie the moocher she was a lowdown hoocie coocher she was the roughest toughest frail but minnie had a heart as big as a whale. They dont get too far when they run into a group of ghosts. Betty boop cartoons such as minnie the moocher 1932, some of which started with real. It stars john belushi and dan aykroyd as joliet jake and elwood blues, characters developed from the blues brothers recurring musical sketch on the nbc variety series saturday night live.
When youre in love 1937 movie clip minnie the moocher. A jazz classic that has stood the test of time, this arrangement captures all the magic of this great cab calloway tune from the 1930s. Cab calloway led one of the top bands of the swing era and became one of americas first black superstars. Minnie the moocher was inducted into the grammy hall of fame in 1999. Minnie the moocher 1932 directed by dave fleischer. If anybody is a fan, minnie the moocher is a must watch, and perhaps even people not so hot on her might get a lot of value out of it.
Lo and behold, a generation later, forbidden zone seems to be growing exponentially in popularity. Below are comments about this cartoon submitted by people who have seen this show. He was among the first africanamerican celebrities in an age when performers in blackface. Hey folks heres a story bout minnie the moocher, she was a low down hoochie coocher, she was the roughest, toughest frail, but minnie had a heart as big as a whale. I had heard of cab calloway infrequently in my life and had always wondered about his music. I had the recent pleasure of digitally colorizing the film with the masters at legend films. Stream minnie the moocher by brothers moving from desktop or your mobile device. Also known as the hideeho song, it was repopularized by cab himself in a 1970s comedy film that featured two. The guy she was in love with was a coke head, and he took her to chinatown and taught her how to smoke opium. Danny elfman, who wrote all the the songs for nightmare, is a rabid calloway fan.
In 1999 minnie the moocher was given a grammy hall of fame award. Nov 21, 2015 provided to youtube by universal music group minnie the moocher big bad voodoo daddy how big can you get the music of cab calloway. Most likely youve at least seen his performance of the song in the blues. The film is set in and around chicago, illinois, where it was filmed. The film s screenplay was written by aykroyd and landis. Dorky movie quotes summary in an alternate universe, harveys still a lawyer but mikes not a pot runner hes a deliveryman for rollos pizza and ribs, which happens to. The outfits worn, and the song choice is all based and inspired by a family video of myself as a child dancing to minnie the moocher by cab calloway, in my living. Calloway ruled the cotton club, was featured in cartoons, had movie roles, and even played sportin life, the very character that gershwin based on him in porgy and bess. Minnie the moocher by cab calloway on amazon music. It seems this is quite a rare video so i decided to upload it in case youtube takes it down again. Cotton club stomp bratislava hot serenaders live in prague by moresupnick. The rotoscoping process, in which animated figures are drawn directly over actual filmed images, was invented by the fleischer brothers. That said, i was so happy when cab calloway sang minnie the moocher at my college graduation in 93. Words and music by cab calloway and irving mills arr.
Find video, photos, forums, blogs and shop for some of the best movies ever made only at tcm. Nicknamed the hideho man, cab calloway was arguably the most flamboyant showman to emerge from the american swing era. Minnie the moocher play on apple music minnie the moocher download on itunes. A nostalgic tour through the great harlem jazz clubs of the 1930s and 40s, led by harlem.
Much later, when he was 73 years old in 1980, he performed this song in the blues brothers. In a word, he was cool before the old school was even built. I purchased the cd minnie the moocher and was so pleasantly surprised by just how talented he was, what a lovely voice. Calloways song minnie the moocher is set to life using betty, her friend bimbo and an odd assortment of ghosts, though i really. You know, cab calloway was quite an entertainer who ended up pleasing generations of audiences until he passed away in 1994. His memoir was partially named in honor of his hit record, minnie the moocher, which he produced on march 3, 1931. Cab calloway minnie the moocher sheet music in e minor. Minnie the moocher 1932 fleischer studios talkartoon musical short, famously featuring cab calloway and his rendition of minnie the moocher, a performer and song which audiences from the early 80s would recognize from his show stopping number from the blues brothers 1980. How roger rabbit changed the game for cartoon movies topic. Find all 34 songs in the blues brothers soundtrack, with scene descriptions. The blues brothers is not really one of my favourite movies, but i give them a helluva lot of credit for this killer version of minnie the moocher, and also the. This, along with a host of other songs in the 1930s new york jazz scene, are.
Rating is available when the video has been rented. Minnie the moocher reefer man riffipedia the stoner. Betty boop minnie the moocher 1931 banned cartoons. Minnie the moocher 1932 out of 4 betty boop gets yelled at by her parents so her and bimbo decide to run away. Also known as the hideeho song, it was repopularized by cab himself in a 1970s comedy film that.
Minnie the moocher 1932 minnie the moocher 1932 user. Betty runs away from home with bimbo and winds up in a haunted cave where a spectral walrus sings minnie the moocher with the accompaniment of various ghostly choruses awesome. Minnie the moocher 1932 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Soundcloud minnie the moocher by brothers moving published on 20820t09. Minnie the moocher title taken from the famous cab calloway song is quintessential betty boop. Oct 24, 20 the title of todays film does not seem like it fits in a halloween series. Cab writes his first big hit and theme song minnie the moocher. Webm audiovideo file, vp8vorbis, length 7 min 46 s, 322. Calloway was a master showman with fine musical instincts who nurtured such jazz greats as dizzy gillespie, doc. Here is the full uncut version of minnie the moocher from the blues brothers movie. Dear universal studios, your classic monster movies should be continued.
He is joined in the performance by various ghosts, goblins, skeletons and other frightening things. Nov 14, 2014 cabs definitely underrated, and minnie the moocher played a big role in that people remember him as the big showman, and forget him as the sharp bandleader. Betty boop minnie the moocher 1931 banned cartoons full episode report. Minnie the moocher makes little sense, and is not as good as the later snow white, which also stars calloway. According to wikipedia, she appears in a number of his songs, and he had more than one album named minnie the moocher. Listen to trailer music, ost, original score, and the full list of popular songs in the film. Minnie the moocher pisk remix features the one and only, truly original cab calloway of cotton club speakeasy fame from 1920s harlem nyc. Jan 07, 2017 provided to youtube by cdbaby minnie the moocher tejon street corner thieves every last drop. In the new york metro area the film airs sunday, february 26 at 8 p. Also in 1980 minnie the moocher was presented by a band the mystic knights of the oingo boingo in a cult film the forbidden zone. Minnie the moocher is a 78rpm shellac released in february 1934 with reefer man as its bside, performed by cab calloway and his orchestra sometimes known as cab calloway and his cotton club orchestra.
Cab calloway minnie the moocher lyrics genius lyrics. A great early bety boop, with a real life intro by cab calloway and his orchestra, with cab cutting some mean steps as the band plays. The arrangement details tab gives you detailed information about this particular arrangement of minnie the moocher not necessarily the song. Oct 05, 2018 march 31st marks the 86th anniversary of minnie the moocher. Minnie the moocher 1932 talkartoons theatrical cartoon series. In the 1980 movie the blues brothers, they brilliantly bring back the then 73 year old cab calloway for yet another version of minnie the moocher, and he nails it one more time. In the previous deletion discussion, several arguments. Dec 24, 20 minnie the moocher is an expanded version of pointlesss 2012 production of the same name, and the pantomime, featuring puppets and masked actors, is structured like a concert. Betty boop runs away from home with her friend, bimbo the dog. Cab calloway minnie the moocher the blues brothers 1980. The film tells the story of chronos, the personification of time and the inability to realize. An instrumental figure on the harlem jazz scene during the end of prohibition, he not only helped to popularize the jive with his millionselling hit minnie the moocher and energetic scat singing style, but he was also an accomplished band leader who gave a whole crop of. Calloways performance of minnie the moocher in the classic 1980 film blues brothers, directed by john landis, was his final movie appearance, although he lived for another 14 years and kept on performing right to the end. Its a betty boop cartoon from 1932 called minnie the moocher.
Hidehidehidehi hidehidehidehi hodehodehodeho hodehodehodeho hedehedehedehe hedehedehedehe hidehidehideho hidehidehideho she messed around with a bloke named smokie. Calloway appeared in the 1980 film the blues brothers and sang a newlyrecorded version minnie the moocher, in the original style of big. The library of congress provides access to these materials for educational and research purposes and makes no warranty with regard to their use for other purposes. Minnie the moocher by brothers moving free listening on.
The title of todays film does not seem like it fits in a halloween series. They end up in a cave where a walrus, with cab calloways voice, sings minnie the moocher and dances to the melancholy song. Minnie the moocher and opium use in the old west the smell. Calloway was introduced to a new generation when he appeared in the 1980 film the blues brothers performing minnie the moocher. Lindsay ellis is creating video essays and other nondescript content. Minnie the moocher is a 1932 betty boop cartoon produced by fleischer studios and released by paramount pictures. It will consist of 5 different skill games such as crosswords.
The oogie boogie song is a direct reference to the cab calloway song minnie the moocher, and the situation in which sandy claws is during the song is similar to the betty boop movie. Moocher definition of moocher by the free dictionary. She was a hoochiecoocher, a kind of provocative dancer, and the first verse says that even though she was all rough and tough she was very kind. General commentthe meaning for the full version as posted by minutewalt. The walruss dancing figure was rotoscoped over film footage of cab calloway. A spectral walrus appears and begins to sing minnie the moocher. In his prime he was best known for performing at the cotton club in harlem during the 1930s. Its a bit fuzzy and the ratio is wrong but if you download it and show it in 16. Check out minnie the moocher by cab calloway on amazon music. He was strongly associated with the cotton club in harlem, new york city, where he was a regular performer. Here are five things about the first jazz song to move one million copies. We want to know what you think, too feel free to share your own opinion we do want to hear from you. It was a smash hit and he soon was appearing alongside bing crosby in the. Calloway, cab 43 nmaahc collections search national museum.
Cab calloway minnie the moocher lyrics songmeanings. The blues brothers is a 1980 american musical comedy film directed by john landis. Folks, heres a story bout minnie the moocher she was a red hot hoochiecoocher she was the roughest toughest frail but minnie had a heart as big as a whale hi. Nov 30, 2016 minnie the moocher makes little sense, and is not as good as the later snow white, which also stars calloway. Cab calloway performing minnie the moocher in the 1980 film the blues brothers. Minnie the moocher is a 1932 cartoon starring two of fleischer studios most famous characters, betty boop. The bands name was inspired by 1950s film serials featuring the character commando cody and from a feature version of an earlier serial, king of the rocket men, released under the title lost planet airmen. Iirc cab calloway was a guest on sesame street in the 1980s and his appearance included a performance of minnie the moocher startling in that context, because even though trimmed down a bit for the occasion the song can hardly be sung at all without at least some of the vintage doper lingo intact. Commander cody and his lost planet airmen was formed in 1967 in ann arbor, michigan. Modern audiences probably know him best for his performance of minnie the moocher, his most popular song, in the 1980 movie the blues brothers.
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