Taco - Puttin' On The Ritz (Official Video)

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To celebrate 40 Years of 'After Eight' and 'Puttin' On The Ritz', here's the official video for Taco's timeless hit single.
The 40th Anniversary Edition of 'After Eight' is OUT NOW containing the remastered album, instrumentals, bonus tracks, outtakes and demos as well as the very special 'Live In Detroit' show from 1983.
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@gabe_s_videos Жыл бұрын

Fun fact: Irving Berlin was still alive in 1983 when this cover was released, which made him, at 95, the oldest living songwriter to have a hit on the Billboard Charts during his lifetime.

@HowToKillAliens Жыл бұрын

well,what did he think about this version of his song?

@gabe_s_videos Жыл бұрын

@@HowToKillAliens idk, I never asked him.

@jonathanbenavidez201 Жыл бұрын

@@gabe_s_videosI did. And he told me his thoughts on his deathbed. But I swore secrecy 🤐

@tchittenden1 Жыл бұрын

He said it left him feeling gay. Take that as you will.

@blazingstar9638 Жыл бұрын

Cool!

@hipstertrash2293 Жыл бұрын

This dude is like a fusion between Tim Curry's Frank N Furter (Rocky Horror) and Tim Curry's characters in Clue and Home Alone 2. Tim Curry levels unparallelled by mere mortals.

@MissShembre Жыл бұрын

I noticed that too!

@grabble7605 Жыл бұрын

*Tim Curry's character in The Worst Witch kzfaq.info/get/bejne/hruYqLOfncXIYIU.html

@hipstertrash2293 Жыл бұрын

@@grabble7605 Tim Curry is a legend... and a character in Legend (1985)

@redzgaming6880 Жыл бұрын

Don't forget when he was Stalin in Red Alert 2

@SUPERMAN3309 Жыл бұрын

More like the joker.

@madzod0076 4 ай бұрын

I can see him being one of the friendlier spirits of the Overlook Hotel.

@jasongrelli9134 3 ай бұрын

So do I

@johnhewitt564 Ай бұрын

There are several inspirational themes going on in the video.😂

@emmaspeight5933 Ай бұрын

You win the internet today with that comment 😅

@Giblets0000 23 күн бұрын

He was definitely in the dog costume at the end.

@sonjaevans3858 18 күн бұрын

Danny turns a corner on his Big Wheel and Taco is at the end of the hallway tap dancing lol

@mallrat9500 4 ай бұрын

Hello from Moscow, remember how my father played me this song on a pirated cassette on an old tape recorder, and this one was my favorite, I constantly sang along, although I didn’t know a single word) Today firstly saw the clip) Still listen almostly every day, it sends me back to those bright times of calmness, when everything in life was good... 🖤

@Taco 4 ай бұрын

Spaciba,nice to hear about your memories!Enjoy my youtube channel,more is coming soon!

@mallrat9500 4 ай бұрын

New hits - it's never too late! Waiting with love)

@JujuBennie 3 ай бұрын

@@TacoActually, it’s “spasibo”; And Moscow can mean the city in Idaho, not just Russia!

@mallrat9500 3 ай бұрын

actually, im from moscow in russia)

@Oleskii 3 ай бұрын

True. This song was very popular in ussr and post-ussr countries.

@randomnessthe3rd Жыл бұрын

I love how fever dreamy 80’s music videos are

@spencerallison3196 Жыл бұрын

Try anything by Stan Ridgeway

@antoniosethias9948 Жыл бұрын

I see the original of this video, without edited. Searching for the original of this clip. The dark side, bad side of unedited version of this video is the "black faces"... I wanted the or also censured version without "black faces".

@peterbelanger4094 Жыл бұрын

MTV was a new thing and the music industry got quite experimental with the new "music video" format. A lot of you just take the idea of a "music video" for granted, but in 1983, it was still a novel concept. And in the 1980's MTV actually DID play music videos!!! 😳 (I know, sounds crazy)

@riskvideos Жыл бұрын

There's a reason putting Vaseline on the camera is a trope.

@LightBeing369 Жыл бұрын

Nobody escapes the bad part of the Trip 😄

@FoxBullet Жыл бұрын

This has such an 80's vampire "recruitment" vibe, I LOVE IT

@ErevanDB Жыл бұрын

Honestly going to use this for this exact scenario in a dnd campaign.

@Mariodash23 Жыл бұрын

This seems like the kinda thing a Toreador from VtM would do. Probably to have more high class humans in clubs for vamps to drink some fancy blood.

@IMCcanTWEESTED Жыл бұрын

Yeah. Made in 1982. Taco has become an overstuffed Burrito in the meantime.

@starlepus9437 Жыл бұрын

@@IMCcanTWEESTED that seems a bit rude. the dude is old

@smiley4995 Жыл бұрын

@@IMCcanTWEESTED I just looked him up and he looks good

@jf9096 3 ай бұрын

Hey Taco, I was an 80's kid, I'm 56 now...this song brings me back to the best time of my life, Thanks for being a part of that.

@mattg1611 3 ай бұрын

So was my dad, prob two years younger than you. He showed me this song when I was 6, now I’m 21 and I still think this song is a banger😂

@user-rk8hu2px4p 3 ай бұрын

Thanks I'm part of 10,524 as well. This is awesome!!!! 2CTheNeWorldOrder. Heil Captain Klink!

@HawksenDoom-sn7wy 3 ай бұрын

52 checkin in'

@dominiquepilon5910 3 ай бұрын

Me too im 52 years old the 1980 s music was the best we are generation x ers

@travisadams4470 3 ай бұрын

58 checking in

@robdixson196 3 ай бұрын

A a kid i found this sort of unsettling. I can see what they were doing here now. It is comparing the elite to vampires, and it is still unsettling.

@Taco 3 ай бұрын

BINGO!😜

@KCB05_Cosplays 9 ай бұрын

This song will never get old! Taco's appearance gives off heavy Tim Curry vibes!

@waynegoodman4787 9 ай бұрын

My wife and I were just thinking the same thing about him looking like and vibing like Tim

@goldilox369 9 ай бұрын

I've always felt that way. It's a real thing.

@MegaDchamp 9 ай бұрын

Agreed.

@myoldmate 9 ай бұрын

Nail on the head.

@Lin17ful 9 ай бұрын

That's exactly what I thought!

@XMattingly 3 ай бұрын

“Trying hard to look like Gary Cooper… _super duper!_ “ gets me every time 😂

@paktype 3 ай бұрын

Another oddball song from the ‘80s. Part of why that decade had the best music.

@martinpascoe5904 2 ай бұрын

another classic green screen , very unlike this but also 80s is : ENYA Orinocco Flow, FALCO Der Kommisar & SIMPLE MINDS All the things she said ! but yes this is a one off work of Genius

@lukejbarnett1 2 ай бұрын

i just wrote here that that is why the '80s is the best decade of music of all time the fact that they allowed this to become a pop hit and it's bc the '80s was so diverse with the music being made.

@freddyfurrah3789 Ай бұрын

It was written in 1927 by Irving Berlin.

@jeffsinfinitygaminglounge2099 Жыл бұрын

This guy has the same energy I have creeping around my apartment at 4 am drunk off busch lite after work

@jonathanbenavidez201 Жыл бұрын

😂 this is great!

@hayteren Жыл бұрын

You over estimate your drunk charm

@ResidentWiseacre Жыл бұрын

This is oddly specific.

@jeffsinfinitygaminglounge2099 Жыл бұрын

Same energy (in my mind)

@ImmortalMEDIAYT Жыл бұрын

Oh god must be charming

@elinatpwk Жыл бұрын

This song is so addicting for some reason

@Exrylint Жыл бұрын

IT IS VERY

@austinrhodes7650 Жыл бұрын

Yes very much so

@ND-nt5dt Жыл бұрын

I listen to it a least 4 times a day.

@starlight_maven Жыл бұрын

I couldn't agree more!

@funtimesatthefunhouse Жыл бұрын

@@starlight_maven Same

@user-kd4wy8iq2i 21 күн бұрын

Who is listening in 2024 to this classic masterpiece!

@pdumpsterful 21 күн бұрын

@JoeSmith-nz9jp 20 күн бұрын

Ich auch

@nasifali1982 20 күн бұрын

i am

@kerbalspaceinstitute 18 күн бұрын

Absolutely me

@marbeyabeyran6035 17 күн бұрын

Meeee!!!, simple marvellous! ⚓💯

@janprah5655 7 күн бұрын

I am 18 years old but this song was really popular on a radio I used to listen when I was 9. I remember I was really happy when it played 😊

@chrisp1601 5 ай бұрын

This song was written in the 1920s, now it’s the 2020s. Still relevant after all these years. This version will always be from the future.

@TheRealSandorClegane 5 ай бұрын

Relevant? Its not that deep lol

@chrisp1601 5 ай бұрын

@@TheRealSandorClegane the wealth divide today is probably far greater than in 1939. So yes.

@travellover3373 5 ай бұрын

⁠@@AnedimeRelevant is relative. Perhaps you should follow your own advice?

@liammeech3702 5 ай бұрын

Still waiting for art-deco to make a comeback

@TheRealSandorClegane 5 ай бұрын

@@chrisp1601 the song isnt makong any deep statements about the damn wealth divide 😂 stfu

@momoftwo7701 11 ай бұрын

Taco is beyond fabulous. His mouth sings one song and his face and body sing along. 😍

@Taco 11 ай бұрын

how sweet of you!

@momoftwo7701 11 ай бұрын

@Taco I'm having a major fan-girl moment right now!

@Taco 11 ай бұрын

hahahahahahahahaha@@momoftwo7701

@DanielAppleton-lr9eq 10 ай бұрын

@@Taco I heard a snatch of " Another One Bites the Dust " in there, I swear.

@s.hocker9222 10 ай бұрын

@@DanielAppleton-lr9eq Same here, but the synths, vocal style, and video are more like Human League.

@douglas2902 4 ай бұрын

First time hearing this since the 80's takes me back in time. I never thought id be listening to this 40 years later

@shortsio5657 4 ай бұрын

awesome

@tacomas9602 4 ай бұрын

This song is much older than I (2002) and it is a fucking bop. I play this while I'm blazin down these farm back roads at 35mph lol

@douglas2902 4 ай бұрын

@tacomas9602 came out In 1982 or 1983

@TheApplesauce1992 Ай бұрын

this song was so far ahead of its time. so amazing.

@lollollolskeet Жыл бұрын

For anyone who has seen this and noticed something off, they took out the clips of the dancers in black face and used alternative footage of Taco during the Super-duper lyrics. The original video is archived online for people to view but its understandable why youtube didn't want it up

@dmullinax1000 Жыл бұрын

I liked that version a lot better. It was creepy, and weird. I liked it.

@artemisvega8940 Жыл бұрын

Pathetic revisionism. Are people really so fucking terribly hurt by a bit of archive footage? Taco himself is multi racial and stated it was never meant to be racist and played into the meaning of the song. Should we wipe out or redo everything in the past just because some current political/social trend (which is what it is) is obsessed with making everything baby level safe for people? If so I demand we redo every fucking nasty lgbt etc reference ever because I might be offended. Context is everything. Revisionism is dangerous, that's entering really dangerous territory, like Chinese citizens not knowing about Tiannmen square. The past is the past, good or bad, you can't erase it no matter how hard you try. The response has nothing to do with racism, it's a knee jerk response from social manipulators. It's in the same bucket as pretending Star Trek has never been "diverse" enough or that for some idiotic reason Doctor Who or James Bond should be a woman. Or a black woman. Fuck off. It's fake as shit. Let history be what it is, it's not as if society hasn't improved dramatically. Also it's a fucking cool version of song that pokes fun of privilege. What the fuck more do people want?

@damanyocum149 Жыл бұрын

F You Tube and their censorship

@morkeljakeson9438 Жыл бұрын

This version of the video is fantastic anyway

@L1701 Жыл бұрын

Yeah, that is for the best.

@Eric4471066 Жыл бұрын

This song was Taco's one and only Top 40 crossover dance hit in America. The song did peaked at the #1 spot on the Billboard Dance chart and it peaked at the #4 spot on the Billboard Hot 100 chart during the summer of 1983. Originally, this song was written by Irving Berlin in the early 1930s. I love that Taco put an terrific spin on this classic song. This song is a definitely banger indeed!!! Taco is the man!!!

@grantjohnson2049 Жыл бұрын

Late 20s.

@user-rf8gp4xw2w Жыл бұрын

I heard first arrangement of the song in 1983 and it was more pretty for me.

@laurieberry4814 Жыл бұрын

Boys from tap dancing wore lipstick because that’s what the teacher wanted. The next year there were only girls in the class. I thought that Taco was a model. Yes, tap takes stamina and it’s tiring.

@flyguy5941 Жыл бұрын

He did a video with folks in blackface. It must have been pulled.

@killercan10 Жыл бұрын

@@flyguy5941 Correct. 1:45 to about 3:08 is edited heavily. The entire tapdance part had 2 or 3 dancers in blackface in the original and there was some more beyond that point.

@Nurdse_326 Жыл бұрын

This song and video has always struck me as creepy, catchy, unsettling, fun, and disturbing. And I'm here for all of it.

@02chevyguy Жыл бұрын

His make-up is a bit too creepy.

@BioHaggard Жыл бұрын

I used to be so scared of the mime!

@rustybricks1924 Жыл бұрын

In combination with the music video it's like a dystopian feeling coupled with a facade of vanity.

@charliegabs Жыл бұрын

In short, vain vampire vibes

@colleen4ever Жыл бұрын

@@charliegabs Have you seen Ed Sheeran;s video for 'Bad Habits'? Think he was influenced by this video.

@-KillaWatt- 2 ай бұрын

Always got to appreciate when an artist engages with their audience. Every time I come back to this song I see new comments and Taco engaging with people.

@alleystar7779 3 ай бұрын

I just feel like taco would be an amazing guy and down for whatever. Like you could take him to a dive bar and he would become everyone’s friend dancing around with a tuxedo and a cane. Likeable dude.

@cameronphenix2096 Жыл бұрын

I don't know if the original was anything other than just a catchy song, but Taco's version with the music video completely re-contextualizes it into pointing out the absurdity of vanity driven fashion and materialism. Absolutely love it.

@ElNeroDiablo Жыл бұрын

The original song was from the 1930's... which was it's own weird time with vanity, money, and social classes.

@PBJECTIVE Жыл бұрын

It was. The original 1930s version was about fashionable but poor African-Americans living/going out in Harlem (Lennox Ave[Malcolm X blvd]). Using all the money they had to party on their day off, pretending to be more wealthy then they are. In the 1940s it was re-written for Fred Astaire in the movie Blue Skies, which changed the lyrics to Park Ave and took out many references of the original referencing Harlem. Added references to famous white people, Gary Cooper/Rockefeller. And became a satirize about affluent white people instead. Many people only really know the Astaire version of the song as the "original" so in that case it was always meant to be about the materialism but the real is slightly more complex, especially with it being almost 100 years ago.

@cheryldeboissiere1851 Жыл бұрын

Can you believe the absolute garbage 💩 Taco had to put up with because he put the song in its real context? They definitely did like all the Homeless people and it was so appropriate since the Homeless had arrived in America. This was actually a plea to help them, which didn’t happen and still hasn’t happened under Biden.

@gerrydooley951 Жыл бұрын

you must love crap

@dawne6419 Жыл бұрын

@Sonia - There's an episode of Jeeves & Wooster where Wooster is trying to learn what I assume is the actual original version and having a hard time of it. Jeeves disapproves, as he seems to do to all of Wooster's musical choices, but offers a suggestion on the tempo(?) that makes it singable. Fry and Laurie, of course. Your explanation clears a few things up for me in that bit. "...with due expediency, putting on the Regency..."

@lidarman2 Жыл бұрын

A song right in the transition of disco, rap, and and new wave.

@createnewhandle_ Жыл бұрын

Don’t forget the swing revival

@riskvideos Жыл бұрын

Couldn't have come at a better time

@brasstacks5319 Жыл бұрын

Yes! And it is as weird and fun to younger people as it it was to the rest of us when it first came out. Im glad that this new classic of a classic is getting another spin! 😁

@soulscanner66 Жыл бұрын

techno and house too

@GroovyDoom Жыл бұрын

@@YohanesGavraHutajulu 2:48

@nolamisskel 2 ай бұрын

I tap danced to this song in a dance recital as a child in the 80s . We had the black and white costumes and canes. Core memory unlocked.

@rosieeecostello 26 күн бұрын

I remember my stepdad showing me this music video when I was six or seven. Fourteen now and I still love it! Absolutely nostalgic! ✨

@JessicaSmith-kj6zi 11 ай бұрын

"dressed up like a million dollar trooper trying hard to look like gary cooper" gets me every time. i love his song sm.

@user-ix4hb4mt1i 6 ай бұрын

Me too...lol.😂

@ChuegnzGG7118 6 ай бұрын

Putting on the ritz

@sharonbraselton3135 5 ай бұрын

Gary Cooper mario Koopa bfreom briwserr beach

@FriskDrinksBrisk 5 ай бұрын

SUPER DUPER

@tinfoil1225 29 күн бұрын

It's trouper

@kevingoss635 7 ай бұрын

That little side to side "head slide" that he does is so... hypnotic ✌

@Taco 7 ай бұрын

Bollywood inspiration!

@sharonbraselton4302 6 ай бұрын

yess he smdise reak hyórtonic magic sowell

@est1989x Ай бұрын

It’s weird lol

@PrimyFritzellz 3 ай бұрын

This song is such a vibe. It's truly a timeless song.

@casedistorted 3 ай бұрын

orly

@Thatfoxatthebowlinglane. 2 ай бұрын

One of the best songs from the 80s without a doubt!

@babygerald4645 Жыл бұрын

This was all over the radio that summer of '83. This song, Gary Numan's 'Cars' and Murray Head's 'One Night In Bangkok' left a massive impression on my 10-year-old self. My tape collection was all synth pop. This song still sounds ahead of its time with that mix out. Great to see the original video finally here in great quality.

@RobinFlysHigh Жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing! Prompted me to listen to One night in Bangkok again. I'll be listening Cars next although I don't think I like it quite as much

@raylopez99 Жыл бұрын

Yeah nowadays everything is synthetic but back then it was radical.

@timetravellingone Жыл бұрын

And Men Without Hats "Safety dance"

@ItsAsparageese Жыл бұрын

I NEVER see anyone mention "One Night in Bangkok"! I grew up bonkers about the musical CHESS so I was thrilled once I discovered that song was a pop hit & thus more widely known, but past my parents' generation it's still way too obscure lol

@onii747 Жыл бұрын

Not quite the original because they cut out the minstrels in this version

@StLProgressive Жыл бұрын

My best friend loved this song. I remember her singing it while we were doing balance beams in gym class. She died in 2000. I can’t hear this without thinking of her. So many early 80’s songs are like that. RIP, Debbie. 🙏🏻

@Finallybianca Жыл бұрын

So sorry for your loss.

@canonegro666 Жыл бұрын

Some pain never fades

@toohot2trott322 Жыл бұрын

❤❤❤🙏🏾

@shaggynwhitt6672 Жыл бұрын

Truly sorry for your loss

@StLProgressive Жыл бұрын

@@shaggynwhitt6672 Thank you. 🙏🏻

@ms.vintagequeenRodriguez 3 күн бұрын

Mid 20s feel 40s flare with 80s magic 🪄 a classic and still is today ❤️⭐️🙏🏽

@mcgannahanskyjellyfetti6854 2 ай бұрын

I want this song to be played at my funeral...

@user-dx3gm2pc7g 2 ай бұрын

Same except by Fred astaire

@Duckcalculator 14 күн бұрын

Same except by Leo Reisman

@thefool2007 Жыл бұрын

I loved this song at age 12...and still do at age 52. No wonder I love synthesizers. Taco is way cool.

@kathyscott9555 11 ай бұрын

😂we same age..creepy song it had a Halloween feel

@Matelk 11 ай бұрын

35 and it's a banger, something about it just hits right

@bradthomson4830 11 ай бұрын

ditto, 59 here and any friday night sittn with friends, Beer and MTV

@exceptionallyriso 11 ай бұрын

Wow how does it feel to be over half a century old

@lisalamb4559 9 ай бұрын

i was 14

@jman041987 Жыл бұрын

I am 35 and this song has lived rent free in my brain since I was a kid

@PabloPerez-ed9gp Жыл бұрын

Agree😢🤪

@johnbacus4245 Жыл бұрын

so big deal

@sanaaniz Жыл бұрын

@@johnbacus4245 pretty sure he wasn’t stating it for your approval 🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡

@justinmajors2872 Жыл бұрын

Super Duper

@annidez Жыл бұрын

Me too, ever since I saw Young Frankenstein.

@briancomiskey9824 15 күн бұрын

This song, like a fine wine, only gets better by the year?

@javierrivera9024 4 ай бұрын

He looks like a real vampire.

@Lord-Me 11 ай бұрын

This dude has off the charts charisma

@jo2lovid 11 ай бұрын

All done in an age before Auto-Tune as well!

@swamifakkananda4043 10 ай бұрын

So do you!! Not if the chart is upside down, though.❤😂

@GassedCider 8 ай бұрын

The original singer fred astaire has got more charisma he is the original rizzler.

@swamifakkananda4043 8 ай бұрын

@@GassedCider but u have more ritz than all of them!!

@zirconalian 6 ай бұрын

bro maxing out the charisma in his special

@dibujante2.071 9 ай бұрын

Can we talk about how flamboyant that guy looks??? He looks like the living definition of charisma and fashion. Plus the song rocks!1!1

@carminemurray6624 4 ай бұрын

Hot Stuff, hotter than Red Hot 🥵 🔥 Chilli 🌶 peppers 🌶

@arthurchadwell9267 Ай бұрын

The Reagan era was styling!

@aramayismusheghyan5595 4 ай бұрын

I love the old version of this video.

@hellhawk221 19 сағат бұрын

I would listen to this in the car with my mom all the time and I love coming back to it and having it flood memories of a better time in my life

@awkwardsavage Жыл бұрын

Played this on a jukebox in a bar last weekend. Everybody in the bar was roughly in their early to late 20s….whole place was jumping. Classic song that has withstood the test of time. “Downtown, Uptown, get your kicks at the Ritz.”

@user-tp5yb4hr4w Жыл бұрын

I like the beginning of this song mostly, but towards the middle and or end, it gets kind of weird and creepy and cringy lol, funny enough still like the song even though the creepy weird cringy stuff is involved.

@homersimpson2159 Жыл бұрын

You forgot to mention you were at a gay bar

@awkwardsavage Жыл бұрын

@@homersimpson2159 glad you remembered

@homersimpson2159 Жыл бұрын

@@awkwardsavage It was a deduction not a memory.

@awkwardsavage Жыл бұрын

@@homersimpson2159 more like ducking from the truth lol

@agungadhiasto3642 9 ай бұрын

Whenever I am running out of good horror movies to watch, I just go watch this

@Taco 9 ай бұрын

scares the f. outa me too!

@mariacespedes3707 9 ай бұрын

LMAO

@Twilight_Light_Lord 8 ай бұрын

@@Tacothe creator scared with his own creation? That's a masterpiece

@thatsmyera 8 ай бұрын

AHAHAHA! You nailed it!

@thierrylangford5199 8 ай бұрын

I’d pay good money to see the horror film adapted from this 😂😂😂

@limabravo0001 4 ай бұрын

Two words. 1. TIMELESS. 2. BRILLIANT.

@YOKOSHIBAHARA-ko2my Күн бұрын

I've listened to this song more than 10 times. It's a song I can't forget once I've heard it. It's impressive.

@RedBear-wb1hi Жыл бұрын

This song is so addictive. I just can't stop thinking about it after listening. His voice is so smooth and then the funky music just goes so well together.

@davidtsmith33 10 ай бұрын

True.

@lanabuttacavoli9619 10 ай бұрын

I know

@magicmoonart 10 ай бұрын

I can't stop singing it myself!

@gordonmills2748 Жыл бұрын

The thing I love about this is that it came out at a time when everyone was trying to figure out what this whole "music video" thing was and where it was going. So many creatives throwing ideas against the wall and hoping they would stick. It was a new frontier. The wild west. Other euphemisms. But the songs were good.

@vanityscar424 Жыл бұрын

even the ones with actual structure and some effort put into it sitting atop a fairly decent production value turned into an untranslatable mess in the end. they weren't exactly Tarkovsky, ya know....

@koolarooo Жыл бұрын

Keep in mind this isn’t the original music video. It’s edited because the original had blackface.

@xxfrosty609xx3 Жыл бұрын

@@koolaroooit was removed after the 2020 protests

@jjgeoffphhcinkkllee Жыл бұрын

@@xxfrosty609xx3 which is hilariously unrelated in any way, oh well

@flazzorb Жыл бұрын

@@xxfrosty609xx3 It changed around the end of 2022.

@scottradio9663 2 ай бұрын

I remember requesting this on a radio station and staying up all night waiting for them to play it. ❤

@user-qq9xu9le5u 2 ай бұрын

this song regularly pops into my head unprompted and i have to listen to it every time not that i'm complaining, mind you

@est1989x Ай бұрын

Same!

@electraheart7745 10 ай бұрын

Nothing beats this 80s synth

@laurahall3094 8 ай бұрын

So great ! The original is great too, this just takes it to 11!!

@abbb4460 6 ай бұрын

I was just listening to Jungkook's song Standing Next To You Band Version, I knew there was something familiar. It was this song!😮😊 -90's baby listening to everything from the rat pack, to the gogos, Fred Astaire, to even Paramore, and The Beatles, and yes, even BTS and even Day6, and the rest of Kpop.😁😅

@Jellysem_06 6 ай бұрын

_super duper_

@wren__7 6 ай бұрын

@@abbb4460I’ve literally come here just from listening to SNTY because I kept getting reminded of the cool instrumental in this song!! army’s 🔛🔝

@nathanrobinson3116 4 ай бұрын

Uhhhlot of things do.

@ombra711 Жыл бұрын

The layers to this song..I didn't realize how iconic it actually was till now. This is a masterclass of playful musicality and smooth genre fusions done right!

@Happypuppyz 2 ай бұрын

Why are songs in the 80s way better then songs today

@neverendinglute3125 17 күн бұрын

They simply weren’t afraid of playing songs about sexy women in steam, traditional composers, references to sci-fi books or 1930’s/40’s covers. + I think the Cold War just did something to their brains via clinging to the ridiculous due to stress

@Alancio8 13 күн бұрын

they just always are,

@oldgrinchyclaus 10 күн бұрын

Damn the 80s were fun..

@OscarBravoUSA 9 ай бұрын

Starting at 3:06, snippets of four Irving Berlin songs. A musical tribute, I suppose. "Always" "White Christmas" "Alexander's Ragtime Band" "There's No Business Like Show Business" Very well done.

@Taco 9 ай бұрын

YEP!U nailed it!

@bradleycotton3237 6 ай бұрын

I didn’t know what the first song was until now.

@toddb8951 Жыл бұрын

Timeless. A piece of music culture of the 80s. Tell me you head or foot isn't keeping beat. Taco always wins!!

@AshleyH420 Жыл бұрын

That's why you shouldn't tamper with its original depiction that the artist intended to portray

@ademirmochi5423 Жыл бұрын

only it's not from the 80's though

@burstvgc Жыл бұрын

Nah this thing is already verging on outdated. Who the hell is Gary Cooper? Why does the singer wanna look like him?

@parsnipguy2986 Жыл бұрын

puttin' on the ritz more like going off the shitz

@robertmoffit1135 Жыл бұрын

Ella's version is the best

@soonerorlaterok Ай бұрын

One time I was at my cousins house, late one night and he starts playing this song over a speaker. I’ve been addicted since! Also love the twist Taco put on it

@jlion31685 2 ай бұрын

Nostalgia is a hell of drug

@Peridot_-fan Жыл бұрын

93 years and its still a banger

@PabloPerez-ed9gp Жыл бұрын

😎✨✨✨

@vikcxi6666 Жыл бұрын

for real!

@D4rkF4ll 9 ай бұрын

I can't tell which one impresses me more. The way he sings and his body sings along, his elegant demeanor or how amazing this song is.

@laurahall3094 7 ай бұрын

The song was written in the 30s or 40s. Irving Berlin.

@sharonbraselton3135 6 ай бұрын

Yes. He illusionist like David coprr fikd n agic in hewsrts

@cameronrashaudunlimited 2 ай бұрын

The combination of the rhythm and the atmosphere of this song definitely hype up the vibes.

@johnmay1109 3 ай бұрын

Amazingly theatrical performance. Very talented.

@ChaosAngelMoon Жыл бұрын

His appearance gives me Dr Frank N. Furter vibes and I'm here for it! I love his expressions and gestures!

@KodieTheAussieBrony94 Жыл бұрын

Me too

@sarahmelody4204 Жыл бұрын

Honestly, I hear this song, my mind goes straight to Young Frankenstein.... And I LOVE IT!

@GrubWarp 2 ай бұрын

real ones know that is is not the official video.

@TheWumpMan Ай бұрын

What's the official video then?

@MrZackavelli Ай бұрын

Was it the one back in like 2006 with the simple dude just lip syncing and the lyrics on a pale blue background? If I'm right, I apologize for spelling out the joke

@Willow-rq8np Ай бұрын

Are you ok?

@caliginouspixie Ай бұрын

It's.... Edited from the original... This isn't the original...

@Johnortman422 Ай бұрын

The original had the black face

@deborahmagana5039 3 күн бұрын

I will always love this performance. Thanks.

@shakes307 Жыл бұрын

As a boy I loved tap. My mum couldn't afford the lessons so I sat outside the room (primary school hall" On Saturday afternoon and I tried to tap what i heard. I could nail the tap solo in this song. Sucks to grow up in poverty. This song still moves me ty

@01dirtydirk Жыл бұрын

Too bad you didn’t have more drive... You could have really made something of yourself

@Dear_Lola Жыл бұрын

I’m a teenager and my family is poor. I’ve never had real lessons since I was 3-4 years old. I just try to look at videos and learn from them.

@n.aragil Жыл бұрын

@@Dear_Lola you can look into coursera financial aid :)

@sharonbraselton4302 6 ай бұрын

yiu need $30000 b9nus

@jerradwilson 11 ай бұрын

I had a lucid dream and woke up with this song in my head. I haven't listened to it since I was a little kid 30+ years ago. Amazing song.

@user-cl5in4jz9x 6 ай бұрын

Baby Genius

@sharonbraselton4302 6 ай бұрын

hyóritzing you magic zpeekl

@sharonbraselton3135 6 ай бұрын

Hyortized you nagic speerll

@martinaubut5027 5 ай бұрын

Lucid dream... or acid induced delirium ?

@ipekshev 2 ай бұрын

Taco is the best! ❤

@AprilDees-kg2ti 4 күн бұрын

Iv been to the ritz in Palm springs California ❤🎉❤❤❤😊

@JulieR73 Жыл бұрын

This song and Rock Me Amadeus by Falco were huge in the 80’s!

@anthony7564 11 ай бұрын

I never sat down to watch this video from beginning to end before and ... wow! That synth is timeless and this guy's charisma + vision was way ahead of his time. Fantastic energy and attention to detail in every frame of the video which you rarely see even today. I'm extremely impressed.

@sireuchre 11 ай бұрын

The original version was a bit... controversial. Don't think you'll find it on KZfaq.

@robertwiles8106 10 ай бұрын

@@sireuchre has it been wiped? That's too bad. I saw the old version with all the blacklit blackface on youtube, not all that long ago. In the last 5 years.

@jessicaolsen7582 10 ай бұрын

This shit never gets old!❤😂❤ 2:31

@demonpoison13 10 ай бұрын

It's a beautiful song n great video

@ajaugenti1976 9 ай бұрын

I love it too!!!!!!!💃🎶

@Abfallkannibale 4 ай бұрын

You know a song and its video are awesome when they make you think "this belongs in some kind of movie. Tim Burton maybe." That groove is just... It just IS.

@lubixoriginal Ай бұрын

That guy could have played a good Joker. Kinda gives off these vibes

@justinratcliffe947 13 күн бұрын

I said that myself

@xj770HUN 8 ай бұрын

I love how Taco takes care about his fan base! He is still checking the comments

@longWriter Жыл бұрын

Tap-dancing in a creepy dark 80s music video that's based on a much much older hit song. ...Yes. Thank you, yes, yes. EDIT: Irving Berlin is one of the legends of the 20th century; I'm glad you gave him a hot sendoff by making him the oldest living songwriter to get his song in the top ten!

@stringdream 4 ай бұрын

Man the 80s produced some great arrangements

@allaussiegarbo4274 4 ай бұрын

Taco is One of the greatest singers off all time in my opinion i love this song i listen to it everyday im listening to it all the way from Australia thanks for this masterpiece Taco hope your going well

@unitedstatesofsmash3638 Жыл бұрын

I love the way Taco moves, and this song is one of my favorites from the 80s. ♥️

@themisfitbrigade Жыл бұрын

In reality it is from the 1930s

@THEWallyWarbles 11 ай бұрын

@@themisfitbrigade It was written in the 1920s, and was first sung in 1930.

@d.a.elliottjr.367 Жыл бұрын

I am 60 & this song has lived rent free in my brain since I was 20.

@Queen_Cnidarian 4 ай бұрын

Love the choreography. He moves so slowly, but very deliberately and calmly. It’s perfect for the character in this song!

@redneckextraordinaire3073 7 ай бұрын

Here we are in 2023, exactly 40 years, and this song is still a crowd pleaser. Music, lyrics, costumes, backdrops, and a tapdance to boot! Perfection in a nutshell...

@0TenshiNoAkuma0 6 ай бұрын

Lot more than 40 years from the original

@sharonbraselton3135 6 ай бұрын

Buy. She'll game magic. Trick kit

@sharonbraselton4302 6 ай бұрын

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@sharonbraselton4302 6 ай бұрын

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@anmnou 4 ай бұрын

Almost one hundred years from the original! 😯@@0TenshiNoAkuma0

@Valyrus 5 ай бұрын

I never get tired of listening to this song, it's almost magical.

@Xhmsxfn 4 ай бұрын

I completely agree!!!

@mariasparano9860 Ай бұрын

My grandmother loved this song

@user-if6qn9ew7x 4 ай бұрын

I Love song Puttin on The Ritz !!

@lavinagann3610 Ай бұрын

31 & still one of my favorite songs to just have fun with my kiddo’s it uplifts our spirits and help with my depression 🎉

@evilkadeebles Жыл бұрын

The bass line has an "Another One Bites the Dust" feel at certain points, I dig it

@s.hocker9222 Жыл бұрын

@Salt Goodman When I first heard "One Night in Bangkok" in 1985, Taco's "Puttin' on the Ritz" instantly came to mind of what it sounded like.

@LaggingLeland 5 ай бұрын

Criminally underrated song.

@kellysmith7357 3 ай бұрын

this needs to be preserved for all eternity

@chesterstewartdrawers5149 2 күн бұрын

His name is Taco. Think about that. Taco! That so awesome! Everything else is bonus. Always loved his take on the song. Cool tap sequence.

@hgbugalou Жыл бұрын

I wish pop music was like this today. Quirky and unique, not the same thing over and over.

@jackson5116 Жыл бұрын

so, repeat a song from over 50 years ealier?

@hgbugalou Жыл бұрын

@@jackson5116 I mean its rewritten and presented completely different so I am not sure this is a completely fair assessment.

@georgepruitt637 Жыл бұрын

@@hgbugalou Look for the uncensored original on a google search, then compare.

@BrookseyJay Жыл бұрын

It can never be done again, because everybody gets offended or pretends to be offended! I see people complaining about black face in the original version. Black people do not get offended by that unless they’re looking for money or clout!

@LexusLFA554 Жыл бұрын

Sadly that time is over. Modern music is designed and crafted so it is a guaranteed success, because a "demo" song could break the bank. Awful thinking, and it results in very monotone and boring "hits". Even funnier is that we just can't seem to leave the great 3 decades, 70s, 80s and 90s behind. In modern music there is a wannabe cover there (I'm good - Bebe Rexha - God, I hate that song), another sample there (2 die 4 by Tove Lo includes a sample from the riff of Hot Butters Popcorn version) or the original artists even make a new version of it (Summer Remix version of Liquido's Narcotic that has nothing to do with the original anymore, the whole vibe is just gone)

@Rain-Dirt 11 ай бұрын

I'm glad Taco revived/revamped this song. The cover is not only a nice production/interpretation, but it also is a lovely piece of parody on "history". The original song was officially registered as an unpublished song in 1927, so it is almost 100 years old!

@mishroeder9490 10 ай бұрын

I believe a family member of mine had the original on record, guess it was my grandma! good remake tho

@brewcitymike1 10 ай бұрын

i thought it was originally done by Irving Berlin?

@Rain-Dirt 10 ай бұрын

@@brewcitymike1 Irving made the song indeed in 1927, albeit still unpublished. That is still correct. Harry Richman and Fred Astaire also made a recording during the time Irving finished his movie with the song in it. (coins coins coins) Taco made his own version in 1982.

@laurenmontgomery421 12 күн бұрын

This song is so much more amazing than I remember. Everytime I watch it it feels like I'm watching what Death would do to comfort the souls of the damned into a peaceful afterlife. You suffered in the end, but now it's time to enjoy the high life. So Amazing!!!!!

@Taco 12 күн бұрын

Deeply impressed! lol

@Mike-zj3zj 3 ай бұрын

Thank you Taco for absolutely rocking this

@redc0rvette 10 ай бұрын

The first time I listened to this song I felt an electric shock go through my body, this is the only song that's made me feel euphoric. I absolutely adore his expressions and body movements, it all just works perfectly. This song will continue to make my day everytime I listen to it.

@sharonbraselton4302 6 ай бұрын

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@sharonbraselton4302 6 ай бұрын

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@sharonbraselton4302 6 ай бұрын

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