Bing Crosby, Bob Hope, Carol Burnett, & Pearl Bailey - "Side by Side by Side"

Pals Bing Crosby, Bob Hope, Carol Burnett, and Pearl Bailey perform "Side By Side By Side/What Would We Do Without You?" on Bing's 2/27/72 show.

[@joycepino9749]

Carol Burnett is still with us. She's in her 90s. Bless her. I grew up with these entertainers. I used to watch variety shows in the 60s when I was a kid. It was a great time.

[@donmcc6573]

Back when Hollywood had talent.

[@edwardharbur4907]

More talent in those four people than all of today's 'stars' combined.

[@alexforest1]

Pearl Bailey is fabulous a real show stopper. I love her improvisation is dynamic and fits her singing so beautifully.

[@TheSuperbeauty24]

I love Pearl Bailey she's so charming graceful and beautiful

[@namj8145]

Amazing they all caught every hat and cane at the end. Wonder how many takes that took? Oh wait, this is when people practiced, rehearsed, and had talent!

[@gtlfb]

And to think that with only three TV networks, we used to get entertainment like this EVERY WEEK! One can only sigh....

[@giteducalme]

So true ....

[@joycepino9749]

And it was quality entertainment too.

[@BayareaGuy06]

R.I.P. Bing Crosby (1903-1977), Pearl Bailey (1918-1990) and Bob Hope (1903-2003). Carol Burnett is the ripe old age of 88 years old. Bing and Pearl died in their early 70's and Bob Hope lived to the ripe old age of 100 years old!!!!!!!!!!!

[@margarett.newman7574]

Thanks to Pearl and Carol, really amusing wry talents played out. Those two guys just did great bold routines. Love them.

[@buckjohnson1119]

Four wonderful Souls. and we were blessed to enjoy and love them. ✨🕊✨

[@Lampshade51]

My God, the talent. And a big production number. Bob, and especially Bing, were getting up there in age, but once on stage they shed years before your eyes.

[@SteveKrampitz]

What a wonderful treasure this video is! Thanks SO much for sharing! There will never be others like these four Great Entertainers! Wow!

[@JLMBme]

..."I'm so glad we had this time together...to just to have a laugh and sing a song...." AH !!!Let's PLEASE....bring back the GOOD OLD DAYS & NIGHTS OF TV & SONG !

[@gabrielcoronado6395]

Janet Bedford EXACTLY!

[@iliesko]

Sondheim baby!! I bet he was so proud that these amazing STARS performed his song from the equally amazing show Company!

[@davidjay47]

Pearl!!

[@girvanpaterson7170]

Bing still looked handsome and fit then, just 5 years before he died!

[@itstheburnz]

I never saw this.. A Bing special.. great talents.... the good old days!

[@sidcjr]

All 4 very talented and missed by the entertainment world!! I think Carols in retirement.

[@leemclaury6251]

Carol’s alive and 88

[@steverector6850]

Always adored Pearl Bailey

[@brandonmackey5209]

Pure class on this stage.

[@giovannikear9211]

Bob Hope lived for 30 more years after this.

[@johnboys4697]

🙄🙄🙄

[@russellcandy9850]

What a magnificent group!! We need these kind of people today!! Please Lord😇!!!!!!!!

[@gabrielcoronado6395]

What a bunch of talented people!

[@SteveStalzle]

Song BY Stephen Sondheim from his musical 'Company' WITH A FEW CHANGED LYRICS.

[@larrydewein401]

I miss all these great performers! So it's great to have these recordings!!

[@roccosophie6498]

Pearl, could sing the note off the page. And I always thought of Carol as a comedian but that woman could, also sing! I miss the days when Hollywood did their job, and simply, entertained with their talent.

[@showtunestarpower]

Wow! These four incredible talents worked HARD on this number. It's almost as if they were performing in an opera. An eight minute musical number put together, probably, in about a day, is no easy feat. I think it's wonderful how the respect the original intention of the number - and still find room to bring their own personalities - and a few old tunes - into the medley. This is definitely on of my KZbin favorites!

[@islezeus]

you know they had background singers in this number, right?

[@showtunestarpower]

Yes. And?

[@islezeus]

Star Sky I doubt they worked HARD on this number. Pearl was phoning that performance in along with fumbling the words... Bob and Carol wereless than stellar with the vocals also, they were good with their signature songs. And Bing wasa little better than the rest, thats because it was his show and he had more time, I suppose

[@CaptainSpalding72]

How do you know what they did? They Phone you up and tell you?

[@CaptainSpalding72]

This was easy for them. They did it all the time. Not dismissing them, just stating facts. Another day at the office.

[@bobhoke595]

Phenomenal!! quartet and song and creator.....what a tv moment!!!!!

[@patrickreynolds6861]

WONDERFUL!!

[@eileenhill9436]

Gosh, I'm 53 and Bob was all over the tv. In The early 80's. I fell in love with the most incredible human (I was 12,). And then my mom surprised me with tickets. I didn't laugh once¡ but I was in total shock, the only child at a nightclub. I wish I wasn't so shy, but hey... I saw him, he read my letter stating "money for me?" While Deloris sang Swonderful. As GREAT as it was, I couldn't ask him for his autograph. I mean, he's my idol, I'm the only 12 yr old at The joint. But hey im546

[@SPORTSNUTIM]

God! So great! No politics! Fantastic

[@matematicafacilnocaderno5588]

Wonderful!

[@leemclaury6251]

As of July 20,2021 Carol Burnett is the only one alive at age 88.

[@sandrapaltani973]

Merveillieux. 👍👏👏👏👏❤❤❤❤

[@penelopeanderson4833]

Could you post the whole show? I can't find it anywhere.

[@arnoldstollar5375]

Great

[@coldwinter5710]

So great this is! 💗

[@mizkel4604]

❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@wilyum1971]

Family entertainment

[@vickieharris9834]

❤

[@BTURNER1961]

Just so you folks know who you are looking at. *Bob has 5 honorary Oscars, Congressional gold medal, Kennedy center honoree, Golden Globe and Cecil DeMille awards, and Presidential medal of Freedom, TV Hall of Fame. *Carol has 6 Emmys, 7 golden globes, 3 tony awards, 3 grammys, 2 peabodys, and a SAG life acheivement, Kennedy Center Honoree, Presidential medal of Freedom, and Mark Twain prize for American Humor. *Pearl has Daytime Emmy, Presidential Medal of Freedom, Donaldson Award, Special tony award, SAG Life Achievement, The Bronze Medallion by New York City, and USO woman of the year 1969. *Bing has a best actor Oscar, 4 traditional grammys and Grammy Global Achievement, 3 separate Hollywood Hall of Fame Stars , he was inducted in the Radio, Hit Parade, Western Music and Popular Music Halls of fame.

[@Jasper7182009]

AND … this was regular TV entertainment! Our golden age, and we did not know it. 😞

[@johnpickford4222]

Brian Turner: Pearl Bailey received an honorary Tony Award for HELLO, DOLLY! and that wasn’t mentioned. But I don’t believe that Carol Burnett as 3 Tony Awards; what shows?

[@BTURNER1961]

@@johnpickford4222 The wiki page I was using, misled me. It says this " She also received 3 Tony Awards and 3 Grammy Awards nominations, winning one of each.[62][63]" If you don't finish the entire sentence you just get "she received 3 tony awards and .... It turns out that she 1. won special award in 1969 (but I have yet to learn exactly what for) . 2. She was nominated for Once Upon a Mattress and 3 nominated for Moon over Buffalo in 1994. I apologize for the confusion.

[@Somelady464]

Back when you had to have talent to be famous!

[@2425eryy]

I wonder why they didn't say how Bing and Bob really met. In front of the Frier's Club in New York.

[@monicamunoz4321]

girls still fall at his feet.. he trips em with his cane :)

[@christianpatriot7439]

Hate to have to say it, but Burnett was outclassed.

[@EdithQuinn-jh9st]

How aq'😅😅😅😢😢 6:54

[@Euphonixs]

I love this video of my aunt Pearl Bailey. I’m Pearl’s nephew and I’m producing a show in NYC in October honoring her and Uncle Louie. Check out at pearlmaebailey . com We are being funded by donations from friends, family and patrons of the arts on GoFundMe.

[@CaptainSpalding72]

Plot twist, Bing beat the shit out of them after the show.

[@unowen334]

I would have watched it, but knowing how untalented Bailey is, I "Walked on By."

[@mzindependent2222]

What makes you think Pearl Bailey is untalented? Maybe you need to listen to some of her music.....

[@unowen334]

mzindependent2222 Have. She was token black actress and a mediocre vocalist.

[@sidcjr]

Pearl stood tall next to any of them, they were all awesome!

[@michaellipschutz3952]

@@unowen334 You are way off base on that. But to each his own. Pearl was a gem.

[@unowen334]

@@michaellipschutz3952 Sorry, a complete hack. What's her legacy?

[@callmeonkeshiasphone]

Bob's fake tap is too funny