Sammy Davis Junior Sings Showtunes

[PalJoey]

Sammy Davis Junior Sings Showtunes#1

Posted: 7/24/07 at 10:40pm

"I Am What I Am"...slip a dress on him and he'd be great in a jazzy La Cage. No?

http://youtube.com/watch?v=6bODaW2duZ4

Updated On: 7/24/07 at 10:40 PM

[PalJoey]

re: Sammy Davis Junior Sings Showtunes#2

Posted: 7/24/07 at 10:43pm

"I Dreamed a Dream"...the last song Sammy ever sang on television.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=6eWvcQQuceE

Wow, when he gets to "But life has killed the dream I dreamed"...

[PalJoey]

re: Sammy Davis Junior Sings Showtunes#2

Posted: 7/24/07 at 10:48pm

A very lounge-y "Hello Young Lovers" leads (why not?) into "The Lady Is a Tramp"

http://youtube.com/watch?v=4dPQxM3ZAd4

You fly down that street
One the chance that you will meet,
And you meet--
But it ain't by nooooooooo chance!

[PalJoey]

re: Sammy Davis Junior Sings Showtunes#3

Posted: 7/24/07 at 10:51pm

Steve Allen plays, Sammy sings and dances on top of the piano to an ultra-cool "I Could Have Danced All Night"--just the way they did at a party.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w6PUChwlk34

Way cool.

[PalJoey]

re: Sammy Davis Junior Sings Showtunes#4

Posted: 7/24/07 at 10:57pm

Julie Andrews and Sammy do "Trouble (in River City)" as a duet.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=wjKPwZdpcBw

[PalJoey]

re: Sammy Davis Junior Sings Showtunes#5

Posted: 7/24/07 at 10:59pm

Sammy as Tevye. "If I Were a Rich Man"

http://youtube.com/watch?v=R3PzXowtl78

[PalJoey]

re: Sammy Davis Junior Sings Showtunes#6

Posted: 7/24/07 at 11:04pm

Sammy as ... the Phantom.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=O4JZDKCitsw

[PalJoey]

re: Sammy Davis Junior Sings Showtunes#7

Posted: 7/25/07 at 7:53am

Groovy good morning, Sammy fans!

[best12bars]

re: Sammy Davis Junior Sings Showtunes#8

Posted: 7/25/07 at 8:54am

These are wonderful, PJ!

"Jaws is the Citizen Kane of movies."

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[doodlenyc]

re: Sammy Davis Junior Sings Showtunes#9

Posted: 7/25/07 at 9:34am

His "And I Am Telling You..." is priceless.

"And I am telling yewwww..."

"Carson has combined his passion for helping children with his love for one of Cincinnati's favorite past times - cornhole - to create a unique and exciting event perfect for a corporate outing, entertaining clients or family fun."

"In Oz, the verb is douchifizzation." PRS

[Auggie27]

re: Sammy Davis Junior Sings Showtunes#10

Posted: 7/25/07 at 10:11am

Too bad he wasn't with us long enough to do "Who Will Love Me As I Am?" Which could've been his 2nd theme song.

"I'm a comedian, but in my spare time, things bother me." Garry Shandling

[best12bars]

re: Sammy Davis Junior Sings Showtunes#11

Posted: 7/25/07 at 10:14am

...or to hear his take on "I'll Cover You" from Rent.

"Jaws is the Citizen Kane of movies."

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[doodlenyc]

re: Sammy Davis Junior Sings Showtunes#12

Posted: 7/25/07 at 10:16am

...or anything from "See What I Want to See"

"Carson has combined his passion for helping children with his love for one of Cincinnati's favorite past times - cornhole - to create a unique and exciting event perfect for a corporate outing, entertaining clients or family fun."

"In Oz, the verb is douchifizzation." PRS

[best12bars]

re: Sammy Davis Junior Sings Showtunes#13

Posted: 7/25/07 at 10:36am

...and of course, he would KILL with "Another Winter in a Summer Town."

"Jaws is the Citizen Kane of movies."

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[Mother's Younger Brother]

re: Sammy Davis Junior Sings Showtunes#14

Posted: 7/25/07 at 11:49am

Does anyone have the Reprise set of studio recordings of South Pacific, Finian's Rainbow, Guys & Dolls, and Kiss Me Kate?

Sammy's "You've Got To Be Taught" and "Sit Down, You're Rockin' the Boat" are incredible.

[PalJoey]

re: Sammy Davis Junior Sings Showtunes#15

Posted: 7/25/07 at 12:43pm

Especially that "You've Got to Be Taught"--wow!

[Timmerbo]

re: Sammy Davis Junior Sings Showtunes#16

Posted: 7/25/07 at 6:31pm

Though I didn't think much of his 'And I Am Telling You...' as a whole, the little run he does at the ending is effin' nuts... He goes from a high B flat to a low F in the same breath. It's freaking insane.

[PalJoey]

re: Sammy Davis Junior Sings Showtunes#17

Posted: 7/25/07 at 7:01pm

To know Sammy is to love that he's freakin' nuts.

He EARNED those nuts!