James Horner — Sing, Sing, Sing
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Floor toms are my favorite drum! 
Kilgoretrout wrote:
I Agree.
Another song that makes me wish there was a "play it again" button.
I Agree.
Another song that makes me wish there was a "play it again" button.
parryboi wrote:
Don't resist. You could hurt yourself!
Can't... stop... tapping... my.... Foot... Must.... Resist...
Don't resist. You could hurt yourself!
Great version but nothing can beat Benny Goodman with Gene Krupa live at Carnegie Hall.
A solid 10 in my book. This is an amazing composition and a faithful, respectful recreation.
If you haven’t seen, “Swing Kids,” do so! This song makes me wished I’d learned those crazy dance moves! Wow! What a tune! Thanks, RP!!
If you haven’t seen, “Swing Kids,” do so! This song makes me wished I’d learned those crazy dance moves! Wow! What a tune! Thanks, RP!!
Ooh, those horns! BLARP!BLARP! A proper full- bodied big band with all the instruments playing their parts with gusto. A sound which has almost died off live in these days of techno, though to his credit Jools Holland runs a big-ish band.
Disclaimer: I played horn in school band, and though I was rubbish I loved the experience :)
Disclaimer: I played horn in school band, and though I was rubbish I loved the experience :)
GREAT!!! It would be extremely difficult to be able to screw this tune up! ....with or without vocals! 
justin4kick wrote:
I hear early roots of rock'n'roll in this.
I hear early roots of rock'n'roll in this.
justin4kick wrote:
YES!
YES!
One in a million!
eileenomurphy wrote:
YES!! And you forgot the Los Straitjackets version, which is also GREAT!!
KILLER!!! Actually composed by Louis Prima, with vocals and made famous by Benny Goodman! There are great videos on You Tube of Prima & Goodman with their orchestras playing this tune! ...And, a great version was used in the dance/ fight scene in the movie 1941 with John Belushi!
YES!! And you forgot the Los Straitjackets version, which is also GREAT!!
just have to dance !!! this is such a mind boost !! love it !
Nice...
I just love floor toms!! Prima version, Goodman version & Los Straitjackets version!! You Tube has great versions of Goodman, Prima & their orchestras!
Proclivities wrote:
Are you the person who saw the movie "1941"?
Yes!! 3 times! Silly movie, but funny!
Are you the person who saw the movie "1941"?
Yes!! 3 times! Silly movie, but funny!
Prius wrote:
Not your call, mate.... (Thank BillG)
Not in RP please...
Not your call, mate.... (Thank BillG)
Thanks!
one of my faves! Thx for playing. Play "In the Mood" too, if you don't mind.
LizK wrote:
Love this rendering by James Horner, but this idea gives me goosebumps of joy.
PS. love the clarinet part.
Thanks for this! How about playing the 1939 Benny Goodman concert - that would be Gene Krupa on drums, Lionel Hampton on xylophone, Benny on clarinet, well, all the great ones.
Love this rendering by James Horner, but this idea gives me goosebumps of joy.
PS. love the clarinet part.
smartn1 wrote:
Only reason why I didn't give this a 10. I probably should still give it a 10. They play it just fine.
Ah hell. 10
Only reason why I didn't give this a 10. I probably should still give it a 10. They play it just fine.
Ah hell. 10
Used so often in the 1990s and 2000s in TV advertisements for dentures and life insurance. 
Wish we had a way of preventing important cultural art from being used in advertisements... that's just not cool.
When i get low...
The beginnings of rock n roll, no guitars and better dancers....!
eileenomurphy wrote:
Are you the person who saw the movie "1941"?
KILLER!!! Actually composed by Louis Prima, with vocals and made famous by Benny Goodman! There are great videos on You Tube of Prima & Goodman with their orchestras playing this tune! ...And, a great version was used in the dance/ fight scene in the movie 1941 with John Belushi!
Are you the person who saw the movie "1941"?
KILLER!!! Actually composed by Louis Prima, with vocals and made famous by Benny Goodman! There are great videos on You Tube of Prima & Goodman with their orchestras playing this tune! ...And, a great version was used in the dance/ fight scene in the movie 1941 with John Belushi!
LizK wrote:
Only reason why I didn't give this a 10. I probably should still give it a 10. They play it just fine.
Thanks for this! How about playing the 1939 Benny Goodman concert - that would be Gene Krupa on drums, Lionel Hampton on xylophone, Benny on clarinet, well, all the great ones.
Only reason why I didn't give this a 10. I probably should still give it a 10. They play it just fine.
Love hearing big band stuff like this
Everlasting !
wildmanfromSB wrote:
Benny Goodman's charts & a pretty faithful rendition -- but a new recording.
why is this song credited to James Horner? This IS the benny goodman version with gene krupa and the whole shebang. I have been listening to this recording for 70 years.
this version is about 3 minutes shorter seems to me.
Benny Goodman's charts & a pretty faithful rendition -- but a new recording.
thewiseking wrote:
IMO this was probably recorded just for the movie with the tempo to match the choreography. This is a Jazz Standard so I imagine there are tons of recordings out there.
Why was this cover approved for upload? IS there any original aspect of this cover? What does it add to Benny Goodman's classic?
IMO this was probably recorded just for the movie with the tempo to match the choreography. This is a Jazz Standard so I imagine there are tons of recordings out there.
Makes me want to cut a rug!
thewiseking wrote:
This is an excellent and heartfelt cover of a piece of musical history. Would I like Bill to also play the original? Absolutely! But this version is no reason to get into a snit over the lack.
Why was this cover approved for upload? IS there any original aspect of this cover? What does it add to Benny Goodman's classic?
This is an excellent and heartfelt cover of a piece of musical history. Would I like Bill to also play the original? Absolutely! But this version is no reason to get into a snit over the lack.
YES!!!! And we should remember this is a Louis Prima song!
And the Swing Kids movie is pretty good, too - and scarily relevant today.
And the Swing Kids movie is pretty good, too - and scarily relevant today.
Why was this cover approved for upload? IS there any original aspect of this cover? What does it add to Benny Goodman's classic?
Love this drumming especially after watching the movie Whiplash.
LizK wrote:
I have that one on vinyl, part of my father's collection. I swiped it and brought it to college back in the 1980's and my friends loved it.
Thanks for this! How about playing the 1939 Benny Goodman concert - that would be Gene Krupa on drums, Lionel Hampton on xylophone, Benny on clarinet, well, all the great ones.
I have that one on vinyl, part of my father's collection. I swiped it and brought it to college back in the 1980's and my friends loved it.
Possibly the best song of the big band era, certainly up there with the top 5. Benny Goodman... the real deal. And Krupa!! swing, baby, swing.
even faster
even faster
why is this song credited to James Horner? This IS the benny goodman version with gene krupa and the whole shebang. I have been listening to this recording for 70 years.
this version is about 3 minutes shorter seems to me.
this version is about 3 minutes shorter seems to me.
oldsaxon wrote:
Eight years later, you won't like what you see. Dance faster!
1936 this was written. There are a few rap songs, some rock tunes that will be this good after that many years, but the thing about swing is it wants you to dance...that's all, just dance. The world is in a great big mess, the economy is just starting to recover a bit, and there's stuff going on in Europe that seems unsettling, but come dance and spend some cash and feel good...Don't think about the mess in Europe, don't fret about the Fascists. Prohibition has been repealed...Time to party...let's dance!
Eight years later, you won't like what you see. Dance faster!
Sad, just read about his death in the wiki link.
And it even has some Cowbell! Great stuff. 10
PERFECT!!!
justin4kick wrote:
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aaronm wrote:
RP a legend in it's own time!
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RP a legend in it's own time!
nevar23 wrote:
c.
Cranking that volume for them drums!
Still doesn't compare to Gene Krupa...c.
Cranking that volume for them drums!
GREAT TUNE! Composed by Louis Prima! Also covered and made famous by Benny Goodman!
Yabadabba-do!
Had to switch this one up to a 10. The gods were definitely rocking out at Valhalla when they first put this one on. Also, nice and faithful to the original but with all the advantages of modern recording, though the drums are not quite as rockin' as in the original.
steady_steve wrote:
THE perfect GIF animation for this song. I watched the entire 4 seconds over and over and never got tired of it!
THE perfect GIF animation for this song. I watched the entire 4 seconds over and over and never got tired of it!
justin4kick wrote:
oldsaxon wrote:
I remember something of a debate with my college roommate about the longevity of music. We were listening to some Beethoven and he questioned whether anyone would still be listening to "today's" music in 100 years. I opined that people would still be listening to Beatles songs then, just the first thing that popped into my head. He snorted like it was the stupidest thing he'd ever heard.
It's a bet that can't be settled in our lifetimes, but I'm sure I'm right. That's the thing about music. There are infinite ways to put it together and there will always be timeless pieces being composed. They may not sound anything alike, but creativity certainly did not cease to exist with the onset of the 20th century, or the 21st.
1936 this was written. There are a few rap songs, some rock tunes that will be this good after that many years, but the thing about swing is it wants you to dance...that's all, just dance. The world is in a great big mess, the economy is just starting to recover a bit, and there's stuff going on in Europe that seems unsettling, but come dance and spend some cash and feel good...Don't think about the mess in Europe, don't fret about the Fascists. Prohibition has been repealed...Time to party...let's dance!
I remember something of a debate with my college roommate about the longevity of music. We were listening to some Beethoven and he questioned whether anyone would still be listening to "today's" music in 100 years. I opined that people would still be listening to Beatles songs then, just the first thing that popped into my head. He snorted like it was the stupidest thing he'd ever heard.
It's a bet that can't be settled in our lifetimes, but I'm sure I'm right. That's the thing about music. There are infinite ways to put it together and there will always be timeless pieces being composed. They may not sound anything alike, but creativity certainly did not cease to exist with the onset of the 20th century, or the 21st.
Go Daddy-O!!!
Love this shit.
This was my fathers favorite song. He would put on Benny Goodman's album and the whole family would "get a move on". It was a gas.
-John
-John
If you haven't seen Swing Kids you should. What a fantastic sound and amazing American export!
FamilyMan wrote:
They weren't dancing to this song; they were being chased around the ship by Nazis while a song very inspired by this one was playing in the background. Mulder had gone through a time-warp in the Bermuda Triangle.
Do I remember correctly... It seems that in an episode of "X Files", Scully and Mulder were trapped in a time warp; passengers on a ghost ocean-faring luxury liner, back in a time which may have been contemporary to this song. It was a dark and foggy night and the ship was slowly disintegrating. My memory fails as to how, but eventually other passengers appeared. And the plot twisted to make it possible for Scully and Mulder to dance to this song. Do you remember? Or is it just wishful thinking?
They weren't dancing to this song; they were being chased around the ship by Nazis while a song very inspired by this one was playing in the background. Mulder had gone through a time-warp in the Bermuda Triangle.
this is the sound of happiness...
a pure mood booster
a pure mood booster
As the highest I can rate this is 10, *sigh*
what does that say about all of the lesser songs I've rated "10" over the years?
edit: Something from Shakespeare puts me at ease: "Comparisons are odious."
Sssssmokin'!
I'm thinking Jim Carrey in "The Mask"...
If that doesn't get your toes a'tappin nothing will. A solid 9 from me
FamilyMan wrote:
I don't remember it, but I can see the scene in my head as I write
Do I remember correctly... It seems that in an episode of "X Files", Scully and Mulder were trapped in a time warp; passengers on a ghost ocean-faring luxury liner, back in a time which may have been contemporary to this song. It was a dark and foggy night and the ship was slowly disintegrating. My memory fails as to how, but eventually other passengers appeared. And the plot twisted to make it possible for Scully and Mulder to dance to this song. Do you remember? Or is it just wishful thinking?
I don't remember it, but I can see the scene in my head as I write
Do I remember correctly... It seems that in an episode of "X Files", Scully and Mulder were trapped in a time warp; passengers on a ghost ocean-faring luxury liner, back in a time which may have been contemporary to this song. It was a dark and foggy night and the ship was slowly disintegrating. My memory fails as to how, but eventually other passengers appeared. And the plot twisted to make it possible for Scully and Mulder to dance to this song. Do you remember? Or is it just wishful thinking?
that drum...that drum! wowowowowowowowowow
This song must make everyone to dance.
I'm dancing in my chair at work.
I'm dancing in my chair at work.
If this does not turn your crank then stick to Opera!
IndyDoug wrote:
written and originally recorded in 1936 after Prohibition so maybe Great Depression Music?
Prohibition music!
written and originally recorded in 1936 after Prohibition so maybe Great Depression Music?
https://www.timeout.com/london/bars-pubs/londons-best-speakeasies
Prohibition music!
Can't... stop... tapping... my.... Foot... Must.... Resist...
Just goes to show that good music is good music, regardless the era where it first originated.....
Wild drumming I can imagine the bobby soxers being thrown in the air and having a wild time, hot dancing all around
Good thing there isn't an apartment below me, I tend to heal-tap (as opposed to toe-tap), and my calves are tired after 'drumming' through this song! :-)
Chair dancin'.
Well, THAT is a seque. From Ben Harper to this.
Bill & Becca be trippin.
Bill & Becca be trippin.
...inspired the drumming in In a Gada Da Vida and She Drives Funny Cars.
I've had a crap day, and this is joyous respite from it.
Dig it! Totally!
Stan
Stan
rmaple53 wrote:
Funny,so did my dad. ;-)
Loved this piece since my dad would pull out his Benny Goodman live album. He'd say "Listen to that Gene Krupa drumming!!!!!!" How about Benny's version on RP.
Funny,so did my dad. ;-)
A nice sorbet between the courses of the main meal...Thanks.
Agreed, DrLex. Some listeners clearly do not comprehend the range of what "eclectic" means. Personally, I "dig" this tune...
25demayo wrote:
Why? Because this has more pep and go than your Prius?
Loved this piece since my dad would pull out his Benny Goodman live album. He'd say "Listen to that Gene Krupa drumming!!!!!!" How about Benny's version on RP.
Prius wrote:
Why? Because this has more pep and go than your Prius?
Not in RP please...
Why? Because this has more pep and go than your Prius?
Can't. Stop. Legs. and. Feet.
Prius wrote:
I think you are missing the point of the ‘eclectic’ concept.
Not in RP please...
I think you are missing the point of the ‘eclectic’ concept.
awesome rhythm laid down on this cover & brutalizing harmonics - a sweet nod to Benny's orchestration. Hey when is Troy Andrews going to take this one on?
Not in RP please...
michel_zws wrote:
We got something a little stronger out back
Ask for Joe
not my cup of tea
We got something a little stronger out back
Ask for Joe
not my cup of tea
This one NEVER gets old!
How can I work with a song like this?
good cover
The ironic thing is that nobody is singing.
Incredible !
But, NOT to be played by a marching band.
But, NOT to be played by a marching band.
Every generation. .... A 10 .
Grammarcop wrote:
Now I know where "Let there be drums" got their machinations.
Drum, Drum, Drum?
Now I know where "Let there be drums" got their machinations.
Why I love RP.
paulera wrote:
oh yeah!
oh yeah!
Thanks for this! How about playing the 1939 Benny Goodman concert - that would be Gene Krupa on drums, Lionel Hampton on xylophone, Benny on clarinet, well, all the great ones.
paulera wrote:
Oh Yeah 
This song is great, but I wish I didn't associate it with a Chips Ahoy commercial!
perfect ten
What was I thinking! 6 -> 8
Beastie wrote:
Agreed! high energy blast!
Brilliant!
Agreed! high energy blast!
Haha - I needed this!
Brilliant!
Worst part about a DCI show here in Normal, Illinois on the beautiful campus of Illinois State University: The competition was halted because of lightening. Sent the rest of the "shows" into stuffy old Horton Field House.
Best part: Listening to the Blue Devils playing this in the cavernous gymnasium!
Best part: Listening to the Blue Devils playing this in the cavernous gymnasium!
On_The_Beach wrote:
Did you need to adjust the flux capacitor?
Did you need to adjust the flux capacitor?
nevar23 wrote:
What a talent the world lost. I think this and the Glory soundtrack are my favs of his.
Yes. 
What a talent the world lost. I think this and the Glory soundtrack are my favs of his.
wow thought it was Benny Goodman, Krupa, etc!!!
Rest in peace, Mr. Horner.
jhorton wrote:
Did you need to adjust the flux capacitor?
Wow, recently switched to the 192k Ogg Vorbis stream through Vox on a standard Mimi Mac sound card, straight through the headphone jack to an Arcam A80 integrated pre-amp amp, to my eighties vintage Klipsch's. (edit)
Did you need to adjust the flux capacitor?