Frank Sinatra & Jimmy Durante sing from the heart

Jimmy Durante teaches Frank Sinatra how to sing from the 1947 film "It Happened in Brooklyn" -- even in Russian!

[@JahariAluvis]

I love how he imitates Durante towards the end.

[@mikerobertson4041]

Jimmy Durante was an amazing talent! No entertainers like him around anymore.

[@johnbates4319]

Im 68 and was fortunate to grow up watching both of them. The chemistry between them is so awesome. They're gone now but the music will live on.

[@crispincain9654]

I really miss Jimmy Durante....good night Mrs. Calabash, wherever you are!

[@3myway]

Frank Sinatra loved Jimmy and said he was the sweetest man he ever knew

[@stefandobre5837]

Frank Sinatra + Jimmy Durante =True Love ❤️❤️❤️

[@Lobsterboy300]

I spent half an hour looking for this guy on the internet. I finally just typed in “old singer with big nose and hat” and found out his name is Jimmy Durante. I’ll never forget his name again.

[@tywilliamnash5078]

I love it….. “I could use a longer piano”….. what a HOOT

[@2021kyoto]

Jimmy Durante was an entertainer before my time.I did not know he could play the piano. He was multi talented.

[@1krani]

I'd like to thank Frosty the Snowman and It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World for giving me a lift to this number.

[@songsmith31a]

Adding a smile - two great show biz names doing their thing.

[@mrg7407]

That is True Brotherly Love.

[@exjazzer]

This 68 year old says thank you!

[@benjaminarroyo3032]

My two favorite artists together

[@joey_bonin]

These two were fans of one another. Frank even changed the lyrics to "How About You?" to include "James" Durante.

[@sebastianb.1926]

How can this type of art fill a hole that nothing today can ever fill?

[@evy9439]

Fun Fact: Spike Bulldog's voice and Brooklyn accent was inspired by Durante's.

[@tywilliamnash5078]

I’ve never seen this video clip . I’m glad I stumbled across it. Thank you lovely people out there in KZbinLand. Thank You For Posting….. now I’m crying….

[@Aussiemarco]

I saw the last part of this back in 1973 in "That's Entertainment". It's taken me since then to see this song in full! Thanks!

[@MrElliotc02]

They'll holla brave-o...

[@kayart1792]

Это самый настоящий крутяк!!!!!!

[@brendanbrennan7075]

Absolutely delightful!!!! They’re wonderful and so is the movie.

[@FREEDOM195844]

Love that time period. Such entertainers!

[@ronaldspencer547]

There will never be another Durante!

[@ricarleite]

Never indeed. Plastic surgeons exist.

[@Wigfield84]

Such a lovely musical number, not many put as big of a smile on my face.

[@PeterVantine]

Love this scene...

[@echoecho3108]

Many thanks for sharing this little gem! I had a mad crush in Jimmy when I was a kid. Still do. When people asked me what I wanted to be when I grew up, I'd tell them I wanted to be a Durante Girl. That was what he called the chorus of ladies on his tv show. I used to sneak out of bed and hide behind the couch, so I could watch Jimmy. I wasn't fooling anyone. Mama and Daddy knew I was watching Jimmy, and changed my bedtime so I wouldn't miss his show. I miss those days. I miss those people. RIP, all, and thanks so very very very much for the magic, music, and memories.

[@7ajhubbell]

Thank you.

[@cynthiataylor2051]

Jimmy & Frank opposites in looks, of course, but both made you want to listen!🎹🎹🎼🎼🎧🎧🎧🎧

[@lvelez1999]

Jimmy was adoreable

[@Belloccio172]

Two Legends ❤

[@Mezzotenor]

There's a reason his voice was used twice in the soundtrack "Sleepless in Seattle" - in his own way, he's all about love.

[@StevenTorrey]

"You can sing as good as Bing,,,: One of the great movies! "It Happened In Brooklyn"

[@alikareem123]

غناء من القلب .. اوووه جيمي دورنات

[@catherineharpold9919]

I LOVE this song!!

[@jaimealvarez3756]

Smile es por esa que llegue hasta aca y no me arrepiento de nada

[@katevary9492]

That's great ❤️ очи чёрные очи страстные очи жгучие, КАК ЛУБЛЮ Я ВАС, КАК БОЮС Я ВАЗ❤️❤️

[@pinklady7184]

Can you hear any American accent in those guys' Russian?

[@purplehit]

Великолепно! Френк раскрывается

[@ebraheemm5705]

great scene

[@Mike16011]

Magnífico aporte; alegra la vida.

[@Pizdeckakoi]

Gold voice

[@lvelez1999]

VoiceS :)

[@lvelez1999]

That's right

[@twistertruecrime]

💖✨💖✨💖✨💖✨💖

[@andredesafonoff]

БОЖЕ!!!!ФРЕНКИ ПЕЛ НА РУССКОМ!!!!Я В АУТЕ!!!!

[@tywilliamnash5078]

Ain’t that Nothin’!! I love these guys!

[@Mr300565]

Gentlemen!!!

[@Mmmmmmmrrrkxkdjxj]

It's art that made the mold It's the difference between the big and the small It doesn't have to be witty or smart Just as long as it comes from the heart It doesn't have to be classic or rock Just as long as it comes from the heart Just put more heart into you voice And you'll become the people's choice Just make up your mind from the start That the song's gotta come from the heart Just make up your mind from the start That the song's gotta come from the heart Don't be afraid you'll make your grade Why you can sing as good as Bing That's why I say when you start That the song's gotta come from the heart It doesn't have to be witty or smart Long as it comes from the heart It doesn't have to be classic or rock Long as it comes from the heart I'll give 'em that I'll give 'em this I'll strut away Boy! You can't miss! Just put a star on my chart They won't need this anymore! Cause the song's gonna come from the heart Don't work cheap! On opening nights, your name in lights Why we won't stop, 'til you reach the top We'll order our meal a la carte That's expensive! If the song comes from the heart We'll be tremendous! If the song comes from the heart Can't call up Gable If the song comes from the heart! H-e-a-r-t!

[@echoecho3108]

Thank you!

[@falvo244]

I think that your source material for the lyrics may be incorrect. Whereas the lyrics you found say: "It doesn't have to be classic or 'rock' " I think that Durante sings: "It doesn't have to be classic or art" [I could believe: "... classical art", as well.] I mean, the term "rock & roll" wasn't in use 'till the mid 1950's, & this clip is from 1947.

[@andrewpippa5590]

At :55 Durante sings, ' it doesn't matter if it's classic or rock...' Does he mean rock and roll? Did they have that genre in 1947?

[@curtlewis2795]

it's actually "...classic or art..." so that it rhymes with heart. But with his Manhattan accent (art becomes "aht") and running together the "r" from "or" it does come close to sounding like "rock."

[@vissenekku]

@@curtlewis2795 Thank you. That was really confusing for a moment.

[@jerryhagen5926]

I have a copy of this VHS!

[@Mike16011]

JIMMY DURANTE: el feo encantador.

[@lvelez1999]

No feo

[@echoecho3108]

Ugly? No way. Jimmy is adorable! And one of the sweetest men ever.

[@oakroyal]

Roger Daltrey put it another way: It’s the singer not the song, that makes the music move along.

[@Mr300565]

I discovered him in a Looney Tunes cartoon...

[@vincentdinapoli9399]

The best ever....Only wish they were here today...They are probably turning over in their graves when they see today's ( so called performers ) no talent junk!!

[@pourquoijaimecefilmhelenep7208]

les deux voix du joker

[@angelobianchi3930]

What's the russian folk song after Ochie Chernie called?

[@Graf_Ka-Ka]

This song called "Korobeiniki"( on eng- bagman), by Vadim Kosin.

[@Theyownyou]

большое спасибо за ответ! я искал эта песня! я никогда думал, что я бы найти она.

[@user-tv1co1ps5c]

@@Graf_Ka-Ka это же, вроде, «Эх, распошол!»

[@alexacdc1234]

This scene must have inspired Seth McFarlane it has total family guy vibes

[@frederickthegreatpodcast382]

Blue eyes singing Russian music, wild stuff

[@gmad3387]

Just two italians singing.....

[@quizmaster85]

If the song comes from the heart! 👇 👇 👇 Heart!

[@cappuccinokid6772]

That’s a shnozzle 🫶

[@MetalizedButt]

0:57 What’s an example of classical rock from 1947?

[@oldclassics1923]

The words there are actually "classic or art" I thought it was rock too, until I listened closer :)

[@MetalizedButt]

@@oldclassics1923 thanks!

[@user-kw8qb8qh6m]

Очи черные)

[@imagineaworld]

"You could sing as good as pink"

[@echoecho3108]

Bing. Not Pink. Bing, as in Bing Crosby, the actor/singer.

[@svetlanaveretennikova4020]

А наши не смотрят?

[@luctervoort546]

What does he sing at 1:51

[@DavidBensonActor]

He says 'Let's take the world's great love songs..'

[@luctervoort546]

@@DavidBensonActor I mean the song which he sings couple seconds later

[@TBlev215]

Can anyone name the international songs they sing?

the first is dark eyes (ochi chyornye) i'm still looking for the second one

[@user-tv1co1ps5c]

@ Эх, распошол))

[@Parrotlad]

Why does Danny Devito sound like Jimmy Durante?