Love Power - Lorenzo St. DuBois

[@CaptainBeefheart90]

The entire film is a delivery system for this performance.

[@MrCook1227]

@gears5336, that's what I think. Between his performance here and his maniacal acting in "It's a Mad Mad World" I've often wondered why he never became a major star. I guess he was successful in Las Vegas, but he wasn't prominent in many movies. When he's in his room with a girl dancing in their bathing suits while Ethel Merman is calling him on the phone, he asks the girl, "Do you hear bells baby?" I start to lose it every time. Ethel Merman wants him to go over to the park with the big W and find the $300K, but he won't stop to listen. Crying and yelling, "I'm coming to save you mama" at 100 mph suits him better.

@@MrCook1227 he was hilarious in both movies. are there any more movies where he delivers such funny roles??

[@Suddenlyits1960]

He did star in one film “the Wizard of Baghdad” from 1960 where he plays a Genie. The film was a bomb and got terrible reviews.

[@ihidnan]

So true. What a genius he was. This scene and I want my blanket

[@andrewrudis3039]

Agreed

[@katherinefrost6318]

I just want to imagine that some brave soul in 1968 went to a Doors concert and yelled out 'THAT'S OUR HITLER!'

[@tigonim4232]

The killer awoke before dawn….he put his boots on!😂 Lookudaliddil VLAUWAH!!

[@LoneStarGemini]

“THATS OUR HITLER !!!!” NEVER gets old.😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@Mondomeyer]

"If everyone had a flower instead of a gun, there would be no wars. It would just be one big smell-in!" Simple yet profound.

[@heliotrope3345]

The 1960's Andy Warhol reference with the can of soup around his neck kills me!! LOL!!

[@Orcini]

I love how you hear instruments that aren't there (bass & drums) and see a saxaphone that isn't heard. Brilliant part of the movie.

[@dackmont]

Also liked that flourish at 2:10... perfect little nod to The Doors' sound

[@edd7812]

That's Linda Gillen on the sax, but I think the bass player almost steals the scene from Dick Shawn which is almost impossible! Anybody have any idea who the other two girls in the band are?

[@trinelangohr6661]

Yeah. And here I was thinking Robert Palmer's mis-synching model band in "addicted to love" was bad :D

[@trinelangohr6661]

@@edd7812 There is no bass player. It's a normal six-string guitar, look closely...

[@edd7812]

@@trinelangohr6661 you are correct! I guess I was listening more than watching... but there definitely was a bass player ! Just not on screen 😉👍

[@hopeyglass8540]

This is honestly one of the funniest performances I’ve ever seen. Every time I watch it something new makes me laugh. Those god damn boots!!! 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@kimmoreels7950]

hehe

[@heliotrope3345]

I agree, the funniest thing ever!!

[@samp.8099]

Just as I read that I noticed the can of tomato soup around his neck

[@mollymcashan403]

Dick Shawn, amazing comedian. This scene never fails to make me laugh. A lot of people have made fun of hippies but rarely is it THIS GOOD.

[@Suddenlyits1960]

I agree complete. Dick Shawn should have been a much bigger star than he was.

[@thefriar8883]

Shit, I love this song. So damn much.

[@WytZox1]

* Got to love his Campbell's soup can medallion! 😃

[@jackiepuppet_5324]

an amazing talent who LOVED his mother, ethel merman

[@tubian323]

What makes it funnier is the character LSD is dead serious in his own mind, he thinks it's high art!

[@julianhermanubis6800]

Dick Shawn's performance as LSD never, ever gets old. I laugh as hard at it watching it now for the 20th time maybe as much as I did the first time I saw it.

[@heliotrope3345]

I agree, the funniest thing ever!

[@svartfrasr9755]

First time I showed this movie to a friend, this was the point at which he basically turned into one of the producers reacting to the performance in front of him mouth agape and entranced while I cackled like a madman. Good times lol

[@artiefischel2579]

That's the magic of sharing. ;-)

[@jamesduffy5980]

The bass player in the red dress almost steals the show.

[@peteblueeyes]

I never paid much attention to her until I read your comment. No I can't unsee it, baby! :D

[@stevemonkey6666]

"it goes into the sewer with the ychh running thtough-er" 😃 is one of the great lines in movie history

[@LuckyPigeon1111]

That part of the video actually played while I read your comment lol

[@MrDoctorMabuse]

Took the thought right out of my brain. Maybe the single greatest comedic moment in a film full of them. Inspired lunacy.

[@WesCoastPiano]

This is my favorite Jim Morrison performance

[@gregorylevine1850]

It's definitely a weird scene inside the gold mine.

[@bobspence5322]

thought it was lou reed and david bowie?

[@tigonim4232]

The killer awoke before dawn… he put his boots on… 😂😂😂😂😂 kill kill kill, couldn’t get much HIGHER! Dick Shawn was GOD baby

[@kevinpatrickmacnutt]

Much closer to Eric Burdon of that era.

[@ChuChu353]

"Young man, what is your name?" "ohmanwhatismyname???? Lorenzo baby!!! Lorenzo Saint Dubois, but my friends call me LSD" "And what have you done LSD???" "Oh man about 6 months, but I'm on probation and I'm cool now....." LOL LOL LOL..... funniest stuff EVER

[@KatharineDalton-xv5ud]

Oh, yes!

[@stevenspenneberg7407]

“My group. Cmon fellas. “ All women come out.

[@hoodatdondar2664]

Said at the time. Also, ‘guys’.

[@NewsHistorian]

This and Dick Shawn dancing to “31 Flavors” in “It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad, World” heals the human soul.

[@KatharineDalton-xv5ud]

Oh, yeah, absolutely hilarious scene with "31 Flavors" and he and his zombie-like girlfriend doing the twist. I love it when the phone rings and he says,"Do you hear bells, baby?" Funny, funny stuff!

[@NewsHistorian]

@@KatharineDalton-xv5ud The girl is stunning Barrie Chase who is still with us and turns 90 this year. The last survivor of the original leading cast.

[@abehambino]

You hear bells baby?

[@lechiffre4213]

I think Shawn is channeling Eric Burden in this performance. One of the high points in a perfect film. And the reaction of Zero, Gene & Co to this performance puts into legendary status!

[@krmarlo]

While I love the musical, I sorely missed this character and this song in the stage show. What a classic bit. "That's our Hitlah!!!"

[@MrCook1227]

I never saw the stage show, but who could ever do justice to Dick Shawn except Dick Shawn? Better to leave it out than try to imitate, don't you think?

[@kapple654]

I cannot agree with you more. I was an usher on the Westend premiere of the new musical (2005) in London and Nathan lane and Mathew Broderick played the leads, and Mel brooks came in and brought bagels for everyone in the theatre lol and whilst it was out of this world perfection!!!...hitler in the play was played by the gay director rather than this Charlse Manson hippy (who was written out of the script). strangely conlith hill (the British version of the gay producer) managed to be equally ridiculous as a gay director as well as hitler - not small shoes to fill.

[@Suddenlyits1960]

I can’t stand the remake of this film. It fails in every regard when compared to the original. Even the original score was better. The best part though is that the original film had “LSD” in it. Dick Shawn’s performance was hilarious.

[@tubian323]

Yes said by a Jew!🤣

[@Hamburglarification]

The awkward moment when someone walks in on you belting this at the top of your lungs at work....

[@iamatoaster2693]

That and Springtime for Hitler and Germany. I met my husband that day.😂

[@SC-sf8xt]

Lol might be sent home for being a distraction

[@jezebeljones659]

Oh God, it happened far too many times to count...

[@superafroken]

@@iamatoaster2693 Would love to hear that story

[@jimpayne404]

I don't know if Mel intended it but this is a cracking song....Och of course he did! One of the greatest scenes ever.

[@farnumbp]

LSD is the personification of everything that is groovy and cool in the universe. He is an immortal icon , Lorenzo's spirit is with us forever :)

[@KatharineDalton-xv5ud]

I agree! And his boots and Campbell's Soup can necklace? Groovy, baby, groovy!

[@robynmatkovich4533]

Christopher Hewitt’s facial expressions never get old! This is such a hilarious film from beginning to end. So well-casted and laugh out loud funny. One of the best.

[@barrys4922]

"THAT'S OUR HITLER!!!" Funniest line in movie history.

[@susieq360]

Wow, that's quite the overstatement. lol

[@Wellch]

San Francisco is a smelly smell in.

[@faceoctopus4571]

@@susieq360 What lines are funnier then?

[@susieq360]

@@faceoctopus4571 You can't possibly be dizzy enough to expect me to take the time to list every single line in cinema history that's funnier, but I'll give you one off the top of my head: "I like simple pleasures, like butter in my ass, lollipops in my mouth; that's just me, that's just something that I enjoy." -Boogie Nights But humor is obviously subjective, so do spare me any attempts at debate. I'm allowed to consider the OP's comment an overstatement if I feel like it. 😆

[@kittycatmeowmeow963]

I also agree with him. He's 1 of the best on screen Hitlers.🤣

[@Ninetrickpony]

One of the funniest scenes in the history of film,a masterclass of the hilariously absurd.I like it.

[@KatharineDalton-xv5ud]

Agreed!

[@PrincessSneakyComputer]

This whole movie is a masterclass in delivery

[@weikko79]

I just love the expressions of the spectators as the song gets wilder.

[@agreenidge99]

Every now and then, I have to watch Love Power by LSD. One of my favourite bits of cinema.

[@danielbixel8633]

Whenever I'm down, watching. this just lifts me right up! Brilliant! One big Smell-in!

[@kimmoreels7950]

:)

[@Influx27]

Such a loss to cut LSD out of the Broadway show. 'makes everything so much better.

[@heliotrope3345]

I agree but maybe they cut it because no one but Shawn could have played 'LSD' so brilliantly!

[@kenkinnally6144]

I thought about that but the 60's were long over by the time they did the Broadway show and film remake. Ironically it's a timeless performance, one of the funniest things ever!

[@abehambino]

Nobody could’ve done it.

[@jandrewhearne]

I could imagine a young Robin Williams watching this and picking up on Dick Shawn’s performance.

[@bobspence5322]

he sucked.

[@DangerSuitPrime]

When I saw this movie as a little kid I thought it was Robin Williams.

[@pegleg747]

Greatest audition in HISTORY.

[@chuckfinley6156]

out of all the great music numbers that Mel has in his movies, this is the King. it's good to be the King.

[@GuyWithTheThingOnTheTable]

Watched the movie from beginning to end last night without getting up. Absolutely PERFECT comedy. If Mel Brooks never wrote another word, he still would've been a Hollywood legend for this.

[@islaadele1212]

I don't know how the hell he did this with a straight face, let alone anyone watching. Incredible.

[@darrenroskam]

I love it because it's funny, and because the guy slams it down so hard. It's a great performance, as valid as anything else from the 60s.

[@raokblee2157]

One of the funniest scenes in the history of American cinema.

[@heliotrope3345]

I agree, comedy GOLD!

[@yojimboxxx2805]

& it still last in 2024 ..

[@jmv379]

Why hasn't this been viewed one million times?! I'm talking about LOVE POWER-baby!

[@CarrieDunne2011]

I love Dick Shawn!!!!!! He was terrific here and in "What did you do in the war, Daddy?"

[@Suddenlyits1960]

Gotta love the Campbell's soup can necklace and the Medieval suede Robin Hood boots.

[@Vincek88]

A little history lesson re. the banana: during the Summer of Love when the media were all over the hippie thing, someone pranked the news saying smoking banana peels got you high - in some places bananas sold out at the grocery stores the next day!

[@DonPeyote420]

haha right on! maybe this was also a little jab at Andy Warhol and his band Velvet Underground, which had his banana painting on their album cover

[@rchuso]

@@DonPeyote420 - Don't forget about the soup can - definitely a poke at Andy.

[@blueschewy2558]

Electrical Banana is gonna be a sudden craze.

[@mikedjock]

1st day of class My music professor tells us “I’ll let you in on a secret, smoking banana peels will Not get you high” then he complained our 1130 am Class started too early.

[@lovelyweeburd]

@@blueschewy2558 ahhh, Donovan!

[@tigonim4232]

The killer awoke before dawn…he put his boots on! 😂😂😂😂Loogidaliddle VLAUWAH!! Doors of perception baby!

[@BunWackettBuzzard]

Did anyone else notice he is wearing a can of Campbell's soup around his neck?

[@jezebeljones659]

Andy Warhol probably did.

[@LuckyPigeon1111]

Why is he wearing that?

[@blueschewy2558]

@@LuckyPigeon1111 At the time, Andy Warhol painted cans of Campbell Soup.

[@faceoctopus4571]

The video uploader mentioned it.

[@HolgerRuneFan]

Andy Warhol, buddy.

[@January.]

Dick Shawn was so good-looking and mega talented.

[@KatharineDalton-xv5ud]

I so agree!

[@georgiprenatt8270]

I just love it when a ridiculous character actually has a good point.

[@dananola]

That NEVER gets old! 21 people don't recognize a true artist when they see one at work.

[@terrykennedy4241]

I am 25 years old and the first time me dad made me watch this when a was about 8 and tbh it's even funnier now a can actually understand what's being sung about

[@davidhimself2699]

"Love Power" Love Power I'm talking about Love Power The power of the sweet flower It's going to rule the Earth And they'll be a great rebirth Love is the flower that is mine When I'm walking with my darling and we're, holding hands And life is fine 'Cos she understands Walking down the sunny street Giving pretty flowers, to the people, that we meet And I give a flower to the big fat cop He takes his club and he beats me up I give a flower to the garbage man He stuffs my girl in the garbage can And I give it to the landlord when the rent comes round He throws it in the toilet and he flush it down It goes into the sewer Where the yuck running through her And it runs into the river that we drink Hey world you stink Man it later than you think World(?) you got just one more chance Come-on baby while I dance Love, Love Power I'm talking about, Love Power The power of a, little flower You don't think about the little flowers On no, all you think about is guns If everybody in the world today had a flower instead of a gun There would be no wars There would be one big smell-in.

[@buddhadipmukherjee4255]

that'll be 'girl you got just one more chance' i think

[@jcortese3300]

Thanks, baby ...

[@ZeacorZeppelin]

This scene is one of the greatest scenes ever created.

[@Theakker3B]

Mel Brooks is a master of songwriting, with any genre.

[@clarebear5559]

Watched this film the other night, this bit is the funniest bit in a very funny movie. I had to search what other things some of the actors also did. The directors partner is also an unforgettable character😂

[@TTALeapMonster]

I can watch this over and over again everyday XD It never get old!!! I adore this movie.

[@ArisaKatsu]

LSD! One of the best characters ever. Groovy, man. "Talkin' 'bout, Love Power!"

[@womba68]

jesus, this song was ahead of it's time.

[@DonPeyote420]

it's genuinely a groovy hippie song tho :)

[@Noid111]

100%. Mama and Papas could play that straight.

[@NoahSpurrier]

Isn’t it? That’s what’s epic about this movie. The songs were actually good.

[@johnmcglothin7581]

Exactly that's why I keep rewatching it lol especially when the song climaxed with that beat and he just gets down with it.

[@davidcoleman2796]

This is great . I love this film ! 😂

[@megancassidy4691]

Greatest audition EVER.

[@effremferri4565]

Lorenzo St Dubois is simply The Best... And he will be The Best forever!

[@StuC5]

If there's ever been a better spoof on Eric Burdon, I'd like to see it. 'Now ... what's your name? 'My name ... ? Oh ... oh, man ... my name .... ' Genius. RIP Dick Shawn.

[@CoolKwstas123]

i first watched this when i was 8 ....and now im 18!!! :P FRICKEN EPIC MOVIE!! BEST EVER!!! Im from Greece and was looking for this 10 years!! Treasure found!!!!!

[@b.l.urainbowscout1081]

3:00 God i love those dance moves!

[@bensonbright]

What a perfomance! Dick Shawn is truly is one of the very best entertainers of all time . Why wasn't he a superstar to the public when he clearly was to the pro's?

[@hebneh]

“Sylvester!” This is what happened to Sylvester Marcus after he shifted from drinking beer to using drugs, as the 1960s progressed.

[@DaniraVonK]

agreed, i saw the remake first and HATED it then my best friend showed me this version and i LOVE IT wow!

[@jjryan1352]

The new film with Broderick had a few good scenes and moments. Tiring at times. Keep it Gay was a laugh riot. And Will Ferrell doing the replacement for this scene was actually entertaining, a nice break from his overacting.

[@WillScarlet16]

1:11 - I love the side detail of Carmen quietly squeezing Roger's hand when he says 'Love.'

[@peterandrade3630]

The whole per4mance is a stroke of genius; everything about it. But if I had 2 chose a fav part it would be towards the end when Lorenzo goes into full LSD flashback mode: "Hey man! Whatchu do 2 my flower, man!..."😂 Always gets me. R.I.P., Dick Shawn. & Robin Williams, who I'm sure was influenced. U can see def see it. 👍

[@amyfisher6380]

Dick Shawn collapsed and died while performing on stage. For an actor, that’s the best way to go. 😉

[@seattlepainter]

People in the audience thought it was part of the act. Dick Shawn is immortal!

[@sha11235]

Yeah, that was sad. And he had two other projects that came out after that.

[@TheLadyEve]

This scene reminds me of my dad, because he loved it so much and the sewer line used to make him double over.

[@MarieProvost77]

My life is so much more complete now that I can access this. I owe you many, many luv flowers.

[@sineadbradyfan]

You gotta love those boots. :D

[@Suddenlyits1960]

This is the best scene in “the Producers”. Dick Shawn is absolutely hilarious as “LSD”. I love the part at the end of the song,where he collapses on the floor,peels a banana,tosses the fruit aside then hugs the peel while sucking his thumb. Too bad he never really became a major star. He only had the starring role in one film. “The Wizard of Baghdad” in 1960.

[@redscouse7056]

Wasnt he in its a mad mad world?

[@Madbandit77]

@@redscouse7056 Yes, but that was a supporting role for him.

[@Incognito2.0]

Dude the song is actually good

[@ElvenRaptor]

The whole first minute is easily the most epic fail job interview ever.

[@aaarauz1]

LOL

[@hoodatdondar2664]

So right. Except here, it made him a shoo-in.

[@TheHappychickadee]

This was one of most genius performances ever!

[@RED01SEA]

This is is insanely good , like it way too good , I love it so much

[@therespectedlex9794]

They put so much into that perfect performance.

[@Growler57]

Best comic movie ever

[@vincentbuccieri9305]

Just Brilliant! All You Need is Love!

[@twingoatsinc]

I always crack up at Kenneth Mars' face at 0:23. Everything in this movie is brilliant

[@hoodatdondar2664]

According to Variety, this job interview took place September 8th, 1967. Summer of love, baby!

[@BOOMNERD51]

Loved Dick Shawn! This scene is a great favorite moment. Just talking to Johnny Carson he was so uniquely hilarious.

[@soumage]

Absolutely brilliant-If I could send one movie scene into deep space in the hopes that aliens will find it, it would be this one.

[@addisonmanion9670]

It's the BOOTS for me! I can't stop laughing at them.

[@KatharineDalton-xv5ud]

Wish I owned a pair of those!

[@mkfloyd9131]

No hyperbole when I say this is the greatest song in the world EVER...

[@mujje]

Boomerang baby gotta be a real kick ass show

[@clasystems]

Absolutely. I saw it first-run in a local movie theatre. Pretty much the only time I did so because my FATHER recommended it! [I would have recommended it to him had I saw it first; it was one of the few things we could agree on back then.]

[@LazlosPlane]

Brilliant. Sheer, absolute, brilliance on the part of Brooks and Shawn. Any comparison with Ferrel (wyou may be the least talented comedic actor who ever made a large budget film) cannot be taken seriously. Bravo! Dick Shawn.

[@zoo_animal_on_wheels4800]

Dick knocks it out of the park here: the vocals, the moves, the outfit; lest we forget the finger cymbals and the boots

[@KatharineDalton-xv5ud]

It was definitely a home run!

[@Jellycrusher]

Great musical parody of The Doors :)

[@kevinpatrickmacnutt]

Nah, that is very much later era Animals.

[@5hinkuro]

one of the reasons this scene is so timeless is because it mocks the swinging 60s fashion by taking it to a hilarious extreme. lol brilliant comedy

[@Noid111]

This is the most 60s song ever, captures the self indulgent bullshit of the flower power movement. Just love how he caresses the flowers. If we followed the trajectory of LSD's later life he would have been into disco in the 70s and doing fitness videos in the 80s.

[@MrCook1227]

@Noid111, I doubt it. If ever there was a sincere hipster it was Lorenzo St. Dubois. Everyone wasn't Dewey Cox you know.

[@AlamoOriginal]

You gotta take them to understand that some of these middle aged people was born during Great Depression and WW2, its not their fault to be a little too naive about being pacifist

[@cassiecbaby9256]

What a hilarious film Still makes me laugh every time. That's true comedy

[@danleehagar]

"One big smell in",classic! Thanks for posting.

[@mslitchick]

R.I.P. Duck Shawn. His performance and this film never gets old.

[@davidely7032]

The peak,ofmthe performance. "And it goes into the sewer with the yuch running through her! " Gete me every time and this after years of repetition. 😊

[@sorosan]

what kind of person would thumb this down? that's sick, man

[@mariashelly6392]

That guy was always funny in whatever movie he was in. Also watch "What Did You Do in the War, Daddy?"

[@sha11235]

They should've sung this at Woodstock.

[@KatharineDalton-xv5ud]

Yes, Woodstock would've been the perfect venue for this song!

[@hoodatdondar2664]

@@KatharineDalton-xv5ud specially since they would not see the joke.

[@j.dovales8713]

I often wonder what Frank Zappa may have thought of this.

[@blueschewy2558]

One and one is two, two and two is four, feel so bad cuz I'm losin' the war! RIP DIck Shawn. One of many reasons why I can watch this film ad infinitum.

[@mushymcsquishy]

love power, baby! this is my favorite scene...awesome. thanks!