Ruth Brown, If I can't sell it, I'll sit on it

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15 жыл бұрын

View this and others, from the Great Musical, Black and Blue Revue.

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@karriemtarver3129 5 жыл бұрын

What a beautiful song she ain't talking about no damn chair lol cracking up

@Haneefa341 5 жыл бұрын

Check out Loetta devine doingher rendition of this when she was younger. I love both versions. There is only one Ruth but Loretta sings it and it is nice too.

@michellecatchings6138 Жыл бұрын

😂😂😂

@traneanadavenport1041 3 ай бұрын

😂😂😂😂

@Ogsonofgroo 5 жыл бұрын

Classics that would be otherwise lost to the dusts of history, thank you posters who revive and keep alive such gems, many kudos!

@starrproshows 5 жыл бұрын

I met Ruth Brown many years ago...when she would come see us in "La Cage" at the Riviera...what a wonderful woman! So sweet. After she had a stroke, she made a come back at a local restaurant and show club right off the strip in Las Vegas. She was there with her family and us, and there was a combo band playing that night.....when we all walked in with RUTH BROWN...they were thrilled.....even though she was not quite recovered she got up and sang...WHAT a night! She got her confidence back and the crowd couldn't believe they got to see THE Ruth Brown!! Miss you girl!!

@Maynke 3 жыл бұрын

What a great experience, I envy you! To meet such a goddess as Ms Ruth Brown!

@TheBlkBoiGeorge 3 жыл бұрын

How old is she

@letakeokuk5446 3 жыл бұрын

What a great memory! I lived in. Vegas back in the day and met a few notables. Aww, the memories 🤗

@cocobee4453 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing!💖

@bmw3842 Жыл бұрын

Ruth Brown & Dinah Washington (Dr.Long John) and Sippie Wallace ( Woman Be Wise) are the best .

@MsFlipfantasia 10 жыл бұрын

Double entendre at its finest!

@PoppaBlue59 10 жыл бұрын

Think Ms. Ruth might have been...double entendred....once or twice? I know that was crude and uncooth, but I just couldn't pass that one up. Best Wishes from Texas!

@andrewpatterson5479 6 жыл бұрын

Well, if she asked for a double entendre, would you give her one?

@MrBillybonkers 5 жыл бұрын

I'd let her have both of 'em....

@cotswoldcuckoo775 5 жыл бұрын

I'm your backdoor man is a good one too.

@jong0000 3 жыл бұрын

See Lucille Bogan for single entendre...

@greylance473 3 жыл бұрын

I want this played at my funeral!!

@JiveDadson Жыл бұрын

Or else ... ?

@Quasibabe1 9 жыл бұрын

Humor finds its way through the worst of times. Thank God for humor.

@ethelstevenslove2957 8 жыл бұрын

+Bill Craig Yes it does, humor is everywhere........

@Rhythmicons 5 жыл бұрын

This is a great song about a chair.

@techielabteacher 4 жыл бұрын

She is not talking about a chair. She's talking about her goods.

@itsnoahonfire 4 жыл бұрын

@@techielabteacher they were being sarcastic lol

@kikilicious99 4 жыл бұрын

Right!😏👌😂

@deedavis6635 3 жыл бұрын

😂😂😂😂😂😂

@roberthernandez782 3 жыл бұрын

@@Rhythmicons I thought it was about a recliner

@richardmbowman 8 жыл бұрын

In the 1950's & early '60's...Etta James was the talk of the town. Her and others. THIS was one of them....one of the best.

@mechcavandy986 7 жыл бұрын

Richard Marshall Bowman Johnny Otis used to carry a padlock and a door hinge on the road. He'd LOCK Etta James in her motel room!

@richardmbowman 7 жыл бұрын

As he should've,Indian Andy...! lol And somebody should've kept an eye on this one too! A coupla cool "papa stoppas!"

@jamesbrazzle1058 11 жыл бұрын

this is the great rakim best rapper/lyricst aunt

@jordanalia4595 3 ай бұрын

Word?! All the greats seem to be related 🤔

@Js16108 3 ай бұрын

What, seriously? Edit: yes seriously! That’s cool as hell

@mmastiff734 14 күн бұрын

Holy shit I didn’t know that!

@gwenpookie 11 жыл бұрын

this is awesome, even back then she was singing about you have pay to play...love it...lol

@nikkieyoung8961 10 күн бұрын

😂and that's what the female rappers rap about... this is what it comes from

@mikebordeaux8218 5 жыл бұрын

The dirty blues.

@spiceysauce 3 жыл бұрын

Every man should pay well for quality furniture. 🙌🙌🙌

@dan5660 9 күн бұрын

LOL!!😅

@astrophileaisle 10 жыл бұрын

"If I can't Sell it, I'm gonna keep sittin' on it" ~Ruth Brown

@1314mass 13 жыл бұрын

My grandmother used to tell me about Ol' Ruth Brown. What a performer. Thank you whoever posted this.

@BigTony2Guns 8 ай бұрын

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@photohoot Ай бұрын

It's 2024 and I agree. Every female should listen and learn. It's not about prostitution, it's about respect. Sing it!

@melanievotaw1303 3 жыл бұрын

I had the privilege of seeing this performance in Black and Blue. It was just a few minutes of my life, but I will NEVER forget it.

@torresongs2 13 жыл бұрын

Fantastic! One of the classic double entendre songs! Ruth made this her own!

@ralphjones8243 9 жыл бұрын

Saw the Black & Blue revue three times with Ruth Brown, Linda Hopkins and Carrie Smith and others... What an entertaining evening and this particular song always brings a smile to my face. RIP Ruth...

@guttersnype00 13 жыл бұрын

Oh lawd!!! An all-time classic! This footage is rare and special. Now to find footage of "Cabbage Head"...

@BOOBABYJLG 4 жыл бұрын

A Facebook post about Cardi and Meg's W.A.P. bought me here. I love this💜💜💜 Im a 91' baby and have never heard this 🤷🏾

@jasminedean6972 4 жыл бұрын

Same, i’m 97 baby tho lol

@louisthomas492 3 жыл бұрын

Shit I'm a 75' baby and I ain't ever heard it! True everyday you learn something. Peace and blessings

@certifiedyaminspector-dadd6224 3 жыл бұрын

This song is wholesome compared to Lucille Bogan lol

@najirahburgess35 2 жыл бұрын

I'ma 90 baby nd Instagram brought me here

@confusedbadger6275 3 ай бұрын

No you don't

@kimthesim9242 4 жыл бұрын

I mean lyrically, it's genius 👌

@sheryl9967 8 жыл бұрын

Tell it sister. That how I feel.

@jameshayden2538 7 жыл бұрын

Ol' School Sister Talk...I Miss My Aunts And Grandmother Geneva Whow!!

@charlesross9260 4 жыл бұрын

Hell yeah. Signed Boomer Vet

@Ezrooke77 Жыл бұрын

Timeless performance...timeless....love this

@oucutie1 5 жыл бұрын

Well, well, well!!! First time I’ve hearrd this tune. Goodness gracious!!!

@wendyedgington422 6 жыл бұрын

What a performer & what a great BLUES!

@tommytramp 3 жыл бұрын

RUTH BROWN IS A ROCK STAR I have her narrating a Bo Diddly radio show from the early 90s on a cassette tape ..AWWWW man She IS CLASSY LADY ...SHE IS BLUES ROYALTY

@chelseapeterson9654 Жыл бұрын

I can imagine my great aunt listening to this. Imagine those types of women back then! Trail blazers for all of us!

@tooslimnc 14 жыл бұрын

I heard this on XM radio today, what a treat! Ruth, keeping sellin' it!!

@ShroomNana Жыл бұрын

A true queen. 💜

@jillsharpe312 5 жыл бұрын

Played this in public once. I loved it but the audience couldn't handle it. I love this song. and I love the way she does it even more.

@erossinema8797 Жыл бұрын

They couldn't handle it because she's not even singing, she is just incoherently yelling and screaming. And her voice is like nails on a chalkboard

@firstmkb 5 ай бұрын

It’s a shame about the audience.

@JXNMADE Жыл бұрын

Della Reese Harlem nights vibes 😂⭐️

@paulcohen2394 Жыл бұрын

I saw Black and Blue twice on Broadway because it was SPECTACULAR! Unfortunately the video cuts before the sparkling backdrop releases and it's the train of her gown. It knocked me out!! 😍😍😍

@exheads 7 жыл бұрын

Now we know where Tim Curry got the attitude for Rocky Horror Picture Show!

@emmakwall 7 жыл бұрын

Great comment!

@sabrinagregory4646 7 жыл бұрын

Ruth Brown the song Sam

@JayJay-pu2gx 7 жыл бұрын

This is exactly what I was thinking.

@surf1ncybersis 6 жыл бұрын

Rod Arbogast chmkhmznb v

@thomaskingschillerlein7843 5 жыл бұрын

Fuck, yeah!

@cbkspa 14 жыл бұрын

Who could that one person be...who didnt like this ?...Its absolutely marvelous... : )

@SaxtondonaldBuddha 7 жыл бұрын

She did this song Excellent!! I've heard other versions by other performers including a Drag Queen, but this is just honest innuendo!!

@King_Flippy_Nips 2 жыл бұрын

you have to pay to put it in her end tho

@donaldcarew1 8 жыл бұрын

SHE BEAUTIFUL, ONE OF THE BEST , bujt at the wrong time in her life, she got a rottern deal

@layde1 14 жыл бұрын

What a great performance. Fantastic.

@user-lj8pf3ke9e 4 ай бұрын

Priceless, thanks for sharing and bringing this gem to us

@mjones20054 14 жыл бұрын

I've been searching for the Black and Blue Revue for 25 years. I first saw Ruth Brown on a late night show. I was hooked!!!

@swinginkatz 13 жыл бұрын

I agree. I was smart enough to keep old records, and now a lot of them are on swinginkatz, as well as early TV. Thanks for watching.

@yaya4now2 11 жыл бұрын

Talk about classy! One classy lady that Miss Ruth Brown . Thanks for sharing!

@BeverlyHowell 4 жыл бұрын

Blowing kisses to heaven for Miss Rhythm. She was a treasure.

@LifeOfJimbo 6 жыл бұрын

"it's only been used once or twice. But it's still nice and tight" Euphemism?

@malayahcamron1914 6 жыл бұрын

James Carson the whole song is a euphemism

@snowstrobe 6 жыл бұрын

The rest of the song was double entendre... but that was the one line that wasn't...

@yltraviole 5 жыл бұрын

Barely...

@mckayterry658 5 жыл бұрын

Duh.

@jasperchance3382 4 жыл бұрын

naaaa...

@carmenalexis4787 6 жыл бұрын

I loooove this! I want to perform it at a drag show!

@LIZZIE-lizzie 8 жыл бұрын

THIS IS PHENOMENAL!!! Haven't listened to this in a while and WHO says this is humour? OH, iz funny, good thing 'cause sometimes the truth hurts! These numbers aren't dirty, They are subtle, enDEARing even , the fun iz all over the place. I find this setting a much nicer place to be.

@mamabearcher2685 8 жыл бұрын

She was GORGEOUS

@soulvaccination8679 6 жыл бұрын

LIZZIE SANGI Sangi well then how much are you selling your seat for?

@1psoas9 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you !

@Coratime 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for introducing me to this wonderful song

@carrotjuse 13 жыл бұрын

Miss Brown tells it like it is! She was smoking in her day! Thanks for posting this.

@richardchambers3533 5 ай бұрын

You'll pay. Either up front or on the back end. But make no mistake, you WILL pay.

@mckayterry658 6 жыл бұрын

Bessie Smith sang “I got what it takes but it breaks my heart to give it away.”

@Zamigirl 3 жыл бұрын

Like Mae West, she knew how to use that double-entendre! You little devil you!

@nezterrell5616 2 жыл бұрын

She reminds me of Della Reese's character in Harlem Nights ☺️

@ronalddegoeij8046 4 ай бұрын

Saw her and met her in hemsby rock and roll weekender in england. Early 90

@alaskaroy 10 жыл бұрын

"Read my lips: No free trips." Perhaps the origin of George Bush the elder and his oft-repeated line.

@theactorjohnlarroquette 3 жыл бұрын

I rlly do wonder

@Daviej5700 2 жыл бұрын

A classic, wonderful..

@jakeizlove 12 жыл бұрын

Just plain awesome!

@ellabruce230 5 жыл бұрын

Love her! Love this!

@lemontadams3029 3 ай бұрын

It ain't free until it don't work no more than you can't give it away 😅

@DanielPOURSACCONFOLENS 9 жыл бұрын

Ruth Brown est a elle seul une légende sa étais une des première a enregistrer en microsillon

@bumpolice 10 ай бұрын

Amazing sound recording

@ccaammiinniiito2 11 жыл бұрын

This is just a gem!

@greenvortex7 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks for this post! So much loving this!

@orchidlilly7518 3 ай бұрын

God that was great, thank-you*

@alexalot23 12 жыл бұрын

LOVE THE LYRICS THAT HAVE TWO DIFFERENT MEANINGS. VERY CLEVER. DINAH WASHINGTON'S " LONG JOHN BLUES " IS THAT TYPE OF SONG.

@bettegregory4960 4 жыл бұрын

Absolutely love her !👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏❤️💋

@playgirlc 8 жыл бұрын

41 people unable to sit down

@KingfishStevens-di9ji 4 ай бұрын

Finally, an honest one.

@swinginkatz 13 жыл бұрын

Thank You many times

@floridaboicheese 11 жыл бұрын

I love it!

@laundeeb.8928 3 жыл бұрын

I asked Alexa to play this and she redirected me to Furniture City🤣

@zinesilol88 10 жыл бұрын

Love it !!!!

@candicedgordon7531 6 жыл бұрын

Poetry 🎓 is Respected ....2018

@oaktreebrannon7375 7 жыл бұрын

I love this! Go Momma go!

@davidanthonystone5165 4 жыл бұрын

One of the best. I saw her doing clubs in the day

@berzerker1100 11 жыл бұрын

Oh Darn, This woman was amazing, great vid. thanks..

@urbanlegendsandtrivia2023 4 жыл бұрын

The Queen of R & B.

@lillanakitten 6 жыл бұрын

Love this!

@roberthunerberg1509 Жыл бұрын

I have heard the fabulous Ruth Brown on B B King Bluesville on Sirius XM 😊

@marie3548 11 жыл бұрын

I remember first hearing this played in detroit by Ramone WQBH I had no idea she was talkin about a chair. Clever Song.

@missk1942 6 жыл бұрын

Amazing !

@richyrich5049 6 жыл бұрын

This song came on the Jazz station at about 5:30 AM a few months ago. I called to ask if they knew what they were playing!!!

@ethelstevenslove2957 8 жыл бұрын

What a great classic........

@davidmiller4078 10 ай бұрын

Wow i know Bonnie Raitt has always said Ruth Brown was one oher many idols and you can see why And those horns swelling up so good Bonnie is a musical link hersel to Ruth Etta and Aretha in my book loved this clip of Ruth cheers

@washawnbryant3951 4 жыл бұрын

My great great granny said I bet not give my kitty away for free 🤣😂🤣😂🤣

@Squaw02 13 жыл бұрын

I LOVE THIS!!!!!!!!!!

@theskeptic8489 6 жыл бұрын

Genius

@mac469 11 жыл бұрын

I love it. Mark

@brucemartin704 11 жыл бұрын

Fabulous!

@feralbluee 3 ай бұрын

OMG - i love this woman !! imagine singing this one in one of those bar places. i don’t think they’d even have the music though, do you? 🤣😂😋🌷🌱 Thank you, my love. makes me feel a lot better about ‘meself’. :)