Chantmania: The Benzedrine Monks of Santo Damonico - PT 1

This "Monkumentary" probably should have been titled "A Gag Too Far". It expanded on the brief Gregorian Chant fad in the early 90's and features members of the Rhino Records band Big Daddy chanting songs. The video stars Judy Tenuta, Jaime Widdoes, Brett Hudson, Jeff Altman and Andy Kindler. Jeanne Basone is the bikini babe in one video. They perform Do Ya Think I'm Sexy, Hey Hey We're The Monks and Losing My Religion among others. Directed and Produced by Brent Carpenter, Written by Dylan Brody. Copyright 1994.

[@darylfan]

Cute film...heard about it but never saw it before. Nice to see Brett Hudson in something filmed after 1979. :-) Thanks for posting this!!

[@juliantreidiii]

I came up with and did that Monk/The Monkees parity in the 1980's!

[@Instinctual]

Man that Judy Tenuta still can get my motor runnin! Vroom! Vroom! Dan from Coursera.

[@gr8bahsofia]

Directed here from Coursera. This really spoofs the music industry using the Chants as the medium to deliver how manipulative the industry can be when the dollar is at stake.

[@03heyjude]

Also directed here from Coursera. Not sure of relevance to our course, but a clever satire on what Chant was "offering". In fact I thought it cleverly but not too subtly satirised the integrity & honesty of the music industry music & the RC Church.

[@MARIECARMEN55]

I'm here from Coursera! Long Island, New York.

[@tamayagarner1542]

love it!

[@SuperDfrancois]

Here from Coursera - this is pretty funny!

[@cybergran]

Moi! This is sacrilegiously hilarious! I laughed till my stomach hurt! What a sendup!

[@thepolymathmusic]

Damn, you beat me to it.

[@capicoa]

Enjoying Coursera from Colombia.

[@michelefromcoursera5271]

At least Coursera is exposing us to new things! This gave me my laugh of the day!

[@BobofBigDaddy]

Hi: Bob Wayne here from the band BIG DADDY aka THE BENZEDRINE MONKS... I wanted to let you all know that you can pre-order our new album and lots of other cool stuff on Kickstarter. Search for Big Daddy Smashing Songs

[@JJtheSOLOIST]

This is the last thing I thought I'd be looking up when I signed up for the Coursera class Haha

[@jessienilo]

Also here from Coursera!

[@ChaosTherum]

This is awesome I love Corsera very alternative teaching style

[@BobofBigDaddy]

Hey BIG DADDY Fans…(aka Benzedrine Monks) Thanks for your support here on You Tube. We are trying to put together a new album through Kickstarter and are now in the final two days of the campaign. If you’d like to see us record again, here is your chance… There are some great rewards available for contributing including some one of a kind & recently discounted. …Go to kickstarter and search for "Big Daddy, Smashing Songs" for all the details…Thanks, Bob Wayne,

[@cdfdt304]

Coursera from the Netherlands :-)

[@edenproject1]

Oh Brother! Humorous but over the top for me.

[@chasmodaimorris9813]

here from Coursera!

[@pgsmith21]

Here from Coursera: An American in Jakarta, Indonesia.

[@rickybeatkillahVEVO]

Coursera from Georgia!!!

[@MissJB1985]

Coursera from Australia - that car phone is redick!

[@VeraZyryanova]

Holy Water Home Purification System! haha! I want to buy it now!! Thanks a lot to Prof. Muller for this link!! This video shows exactly what I was thinking about after the 1st one. The only thing I regret is that I've added 1 more view to this video. Moreover, now I know that "Pussy Riot" didn't do ANYTHING bad with their performance!

[@BobofBigDaddy]

EXCITING NEWS coming soon from “BIG DADDY, The Band of ‘59”…three of us, Marty, Don and me were also "The Benzedrine Monks" in this video and the CD that it is taken from.

[@victorvelazquezmoreno3435]

From Coursera in Monterrey, Mexico

[@claudiamnunes7384]

I'm from Coursera!!

[@lulita79]

Also Coursera! (from Argentina).

[@ClodoaldoLeiteJunior]

coursera from Brazil

[@AUilocks]

here from Coursera too

[@superdamalia]

OK, I got the idea. I won't watch it the 14 minutes.

[@angelaghircoias7925]

Coursera from Romania

[@IrinkaYoga]

so silly, I am from coursera too, hope we have links with beautiful music in the class not just rubbish

[@FranklinKostas]

Look at that car phone!

[@Lyesszzgg]

Coursera from Lebanon :D

[@HaydenJoseph22]

Rhino records rule . Strange Coursera class this one.

[@SinderellaxD]

From Coursera in NYC as well... and this was pretty painful to watch.

[@conscarcdr]

OK, I don't see why Frau Muller sent us here.

[@dariochin]

Coursera!

[@wwsherwin]

Coursera from San Francisco :)

[@elenakulikova2172]

Coursera from Las Vegas

[@jellyfishsundae]

coursera!

[@soloflame12791]

I agree that this is plain silly. Not especially funny. I like the original CHANT.....very soothing in this hectic world. Sue from Coursera....from USA

[@dariochin]

this is funny

[@rosemary479]

I was beginning to get bored and then Mr. Keydick shows up with his HWHPS and holy wafer lite with the same amount of holy spirit. Hilarious!

[@soloflame12791]

Sue again from Coursera. I understand this is a spoof. To my way of thinking though, humor is not humor when it attempts to poke fun at the expense of other peoples beliefs, religion, ethnicity, color, sex, physical atttibutes. etc. There's even a snide remark about midgets. Gregorian chant is considered a form of sacred music ,a liturgical music. No one is forced to listen to it. The Benzedrines saw a moneymaking opportunity.

[@bumru]

Kraków from Coursera :D

[@erncasa]

Coursera from Peru, greetings. A foolish video !!

[@juhghg3732]

What is coursera?

[@PrinceAderele]

I am @ Pripra32 Great Film

[@elisecunningham5239]

Here from Coursera...OK a little funny...but 2 minutes is enough. I happen to like the original chant.

[@viviano48]

is this guy from the wizards of waverly place???? o_o

[@mbh22390]

I guess it's a little out of what we're used to. Not bad, just silly.

[@deborahsanders8023]

Has a Monkees Song....but not the Monkees singing/chanting it. Not correct information. Kinda disapointing. Coursera, PA

[@carleelightel6367]

ditto LOL

[@vanessarcrc]

Hi from Brazil.... this video is silly....

[@saraicastro151]

I do not care for parodies. Gregorian chants are meant to be seek the communion with God thorugh music.

[@anapaz2173]

Monks and Therapist...

[@decorn2]

me

[@Elleblanchet]

Didn't think it was funny...I'm with CeliaSikorski.

[@Anastasis102]

I am @pripra32

[@rozannesteinhoff1349]

From Coursera -- I don't find it funny

[@wannuhsu]

im not against any religion but this is so creepy...

[@CeliaSikorski]

I don't understand the humor presented in this video. What's the message here? Lost my time.

[@cynthiahernandez8088]

I enjoy mediation so I would probably enjoy chant but this is just silly and unnecessary.

[@thepolymathmusic]

Some of the worst jokes are on this video.