[SAMMY DAVIS JR., spoken]
Have you a saloon song, Mr. Rhodes?
(sung)
It's quarter to three
There's no one in the place
Except you and me
So set 'em up Joe
(spoken)
That's all I need: to be a colored Jewish feygele. That's what I really need
Ladies and gentleman, this song "One for my Baby and One for the Road" has been around an awfully long time. And we got to thinking one day about for whom different songs were originally written for. This song was written for Fred Astaire, in a film made during the Second World War called "The Sky's the Limit," by Harold Arlen and Johnny Mercer. Now, I happen to be more than just a fan of Mr. Astaire's, I happen to sort of idolize this man. I do not know him on a personal basis; I've met him once. And he, to me, in our vernacular, is some'in' else. And just to see him walk down the street, to me, is worth the price of admission
(sung, in the style of Fred Astaire)
It's quarter to three
There's no one in the place
Except you and me
So set 'em up Joe
Got a little story
You oughta know
(spoken)
Would you do that thing again? Such kvelling I tell you!
Now of course when Sinatra does this song, his approach is completely different, because he has- well, instead of telling you about it, may we sort of, briefly, satirically show it to you. The style of Frank Sinatra:
Have you a saloon song, Mr. Rhodes?
(sung)
It's quarter to three
There's no one in the place
Except you and me
So set 'em up Joe
(spoken)
That's all I need: to be a colored Jewish feygele. That's what I really need
Ladies and gentleman, this song "One for my Baby and One for the Road" has been around an awfully long time. And we got to thinking one day about for whom different songs were originally written for. This song was written for Fred Astaire, in a film made during the Second World War called "The Sky's the Limit," by Harold Arlen and Johnny Mercer. Now, I happen to be more than just a fan of Mr. Astaire's, I happen to sort of idolize this man. I do not know him on a personal basis; I've met him once. And he, to me, in our vernacular, is some'in' else. And just to see him walk down the street, to me, is worth the price of admission
(sung, in the style of Fred Astaire)
It's quarter to three
There's no one in the place
Except you and me
So set 'em up Joe
Got a little story
You oughta know
(spoken)
Would you do that thing again? Such kvelling I tell you!
Now of course when Sinatra does this song, his approach is completely different, because he has- well, instead of telling you about it, may we sort of, briefly, satirically show it to you. The style of Frank Sinatra:
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