Deconstructs "Brotherhood of Man" from How To Succeed in Business Without Really Trying

[@KatiePacyna]

omg...I'm finding this 6 years later...I could watch this ALL DAY. Amazing.

[@janeflip1]

I so agree about the abbreviations! People think they are soooo important they don’t have time to pronounce an entire word!

[@nrandolphsigman6476]

A couple of thoughts: 1) I TOTALLY do Seth's vibrato hand gesture when I hear vibrato in music 2) It looks like something catches fire at about 4:00. 3) Lilias White has made it impossible for me to like any other version of this song

[@mackindle12345]

I died at 8:44 - "Literally I'm from the Mid-West"!! ABSOLUTE GOLD :')

[@neekomax75]

"... Anyway, the point is, people really do clap on the 1 and the 3, and it's not cool." All the lolz.

[@lilliedoubleyou3865]

First time listening to a Seth Rudetsky video. Wow, he talks fast! I particularly enjoy fast talkers - it feels like a mental exercise listening to them. My brain is thoroughly engaged.

[@BobSullivanAKABuffy]

Yup...I can listen to Lillias do this song on repeat for hours and never tire! Now, to go find the Tony footage! Thanks, Seth!

[@angusmackechnie5141]

Her tone on the word 'noble' is simply perfect... it genuinely sounds noble.

[@jimjimmyjames59]

I'm not terribly musical and I learn so much from these videos! This time I learned why it always bothers the hell out of me when I see people clapping along and it doesn't fit the music: 2 and 4, not 1 and 3. Got it.

[@joserosales7219]

Bring these back!!!

[@JerkyPuck]

There is NO OTHER version of this song after this one LOL. They take it right on to school. I also love Billy Porter's "Beauty School Drop Out".....insane.

[@oceansjenny]

THANK YOU SETH I hate all of the abbreviations on the theater message boards as well, I DONT HAVE TIME TO FIGURE OUT WHAT ALL THESE LETTERS MEAN

[@alexeidarling]

1) Friends do not let friends clap on one and three 2) I saw the revival of How To Succeed and Brotherhood wasn't as awesome as it could have been simply because of the lack of Lillias White.

[@samcook6379]

why is no one talking about "blue note, blue note, picasso's blue period"

[@JaySmithmjaysmithjr1978]

The uncle comment was by J.P. Bigley whose nephew was Bud Frump, wasn't it?

[@tomshea8382]

The modulation in front of the second chorus dates from the original version.

[@OliverBeatson]

KZbin suggested this - did it know I saw J-Groff in it on Tuesday? Anyway, awesome video. Hilarious!

[@Shikamaru1212]

By "some of us are uncles," he's referencing to Bud Frump, his nephew.

[@dmnemaine]

Matthew Broderick is a better singer technically than Robert Morse, but Morse brought that something special to the role that no one else has quite captured.

[@kellyalves756]

dmnemaine Morse was flipping daffy. He was a joy to watch.

[@iPyromantic]

THANK YOU. Morse created the role and it became iconic for a reason.

[@gelchert]

If you listen closely to Broderick's versions of "The Company Way" and "Grand Old Ivy," you'll notice he sings the lower harmony on the sustained final note, when Finch is supposed to sing the higher note. That suggests that Broderick couldn't sustain F#4 or G4 for the required length of time, while Morse (and, to his credit, Daniel Radcliffe) could.

[@laurenlundgren252]

Oh and btw (forgive the abbrev'n), thank you, SethBAby for the incredibly thorough, worshipful, joyous insight you give us to music in general and the human voice in particular. I have adored Patti LuPone since I saw her Evita, and now I know why.

[@BicoastalKate]

You were in the show, but don't know that one of the main characters is the nephew Bud Frump? His uncle is the CEO, J.P. Biggley. They make jokes about the nepotism all through the show.

[@bmyra]

Yeah it's a major plot point. But this guy somehow missed it.

[@gelchert]

It's especially funny because Biggley can't stand Bud, but keeps promoting him because his wife (Bud's mother's sister) will nag him if he doesn't.

[@Hikaru7883]

Well, he's not actually reviewing the entire show, he's DECONSTRUCTING one song from the show. While it may be, in your opinion, the worst version of the show, i can't comment cause I've never seen it, this is probably the BEST version of this song thats out there.

[@SethTV]

Thank you!

[@kellyalves756]

I think it really works as an update, because while the performance is updated, the music is still true to the bebop/ swing kind of sound the song is based on.

[@burley234]

4:05 when something sets fire in the background

[@crocostimpy]

How about deconstructing some of the songs from the original 1961 version, especially the Bonnie Scott numbers, like "New Rochelle" or "Paris Original"? PS I plan on watching all your vids through this coming winter...

[@duranddavis7710]

Brilliant. 💥

[@ProfessorSyndicateFranklai]

I prefer the original 1960s in many ways, mostly because Robert Morse can't be beat even though I also love Matthew Broderick especially in *The Producers*, but I just adore Miss Jones in this revival! I'm kind of sad they didn't do that in the revival with grown-up harry potter.

[@brettmastema7056]

Just a couple hours ago I saw someone on a message board call it H2$. What really irritated me was how they wrote the titles out for all the other shows they mentioned. I was like "Thats not the fucking name!". I said nothing though. I took a deep breath and reminded myself that I am only going to alienate myself more with responding like that. I mean, these days I am just grateful to see someone listing favorite shows that arent just Hamilton, Mean Girls, Be More Chill, Heathers, and Beetlejuice. I think Broadway message boards actually can cause me more irritation than the one for the shitty Trump lovin locals near me. They at least dont make me sad for theatre. If you love Trump and are like "not everyone who likes Trump is a shitty person". It only means you dont live in my town. why the fuck am i responding to a hypothetical offended person?

[@Rcity2332]

please deconstruct Promises Promises!!!

[@denniskaydanov8499]

I’m doing this show at my high school. I am man. I kid you not. MAN.

[@RazzleMdazzleM]

Speaking of Phantom, you should deconstruct something from Phantom and Chicago and definitely Love Never Dies. ^_^

[@alexknisely752]

This is superlative ! * * * I miss, I so VERY miss, NYC gay Jewish mastery

[@OliviaAvery]

Personally, I only abbreviate on Twitter because of the character limit.

[@oldbluescott]

Dude, I think the floor is on fire behind you.

[@laurenlundgren252]

It's up to any revival to make the show relevant and accessible to the audience, or why are you reviving it in the first place? So. Whatever the uncle line referred to in 1961, nepotism has been with us since the Greeks (no, not Onassis, Aeschylus). So why not make the uncle line work on that basis? Instead of pushing some retro obscurity? Why not, huh?

[@kellyalves756]

Instant ear worm.

[@kellyalves756]

Also, Broderick has a voice like butterscotch. Smooth.

[@jjarndyce]

Marry me, Seth.

[@chriskeene1788]

Hate this version the original is much better sorry dont get me wrong the performers are all amazing but I've done this show and by far the original version is better

[@tomsparks6099]

A lot of piped-up changes they took on some of the numbers in this revival; (Secretary is Not a Toy -- and WHY do productions cut "Cinderella Darling" -- a great number! ). Except for Megan Mulally, It was such a disappointment. Yeh, and Miss Jones scatting ....ugh. Leave the classics alone.

[@sushicourier]

WHY are you reviewing THE WORST version of this show, the 1995 revival?