Perry Como - Round and Round - with roller skaters!

[@merrillye4817]

I'm 76. I remember this as if it was yesterday! I watched it with my mom and we were in stitches! Perry did a lot of devilish things - they were always funny, but this one had us rolling on the floor!

[@frankmorton1626]

This sounds like dementia mentally ill old farts like Biden an trump would listen too🤣😂

[@kimberlystubbings5594]

I cant help but LOVE Perry Como such an uplifting voice... BRILLIANT

[@toniclark2953]

I am 75, wonderful memories, great voice

[@margaretjiantonio939]

We got the pleasure of seeing him every week.

[@TobyJae]

What a funny organized mess of a production number. I can imagine my Parents and Grandparents all sitting together in the living room, laughing out loud while watching this all unfold! Loved the lip sync, cue cards, camera, skates and Mr. Como's timing. I always thought the shows of this type were more serious in the 50's. So glad to know that I am wrong! This was so adorable. Loved it ! Thank You!

[@rubygracemoseley8144]

This would be so fun and cool to watch. I can’t imagine how much fun it would be to be in that performance

[@verak66]

Completely charming, thank you. Beautiful voice.

[@francisalanwormald6328]

AN UNUSUAL PERRY PERFORMANCE,BUT HE WAS STILL THE PERRY WE KNEW & LOVED...

[@jackkennedy_1963]

"Take a ring, and then another ring and another ring and then you've got three rings...Ballentine!"

[@MelancoliaI]

LMAO I love the self-deprecating humor of it all, so relaxed and funny. I wonder if it was choreographed to look so chaotic or if they just let a lack of rehearsal take its course, either way this is great

[@BillyBoyd-y3k]

Voice is so soothing

[@Juliaflo]

I'll take Perry Como over Justin Bieber any day, now more than ever. May I get a second, please?

[@mrob75]

Amen to that, Julia!

[@XCuppoX]

Why it always has to be JB? Miley Cyrus is way worse than him...

[@mrob75]

XCuppoX they're both equally pathetic (Bieber / Cyrus)

[@KentuckyJet]

Perry is far better then Sinatra

[@juliant123]

you 100% correct

[@philipbuckley759]

he was a truly impressive individual....

[@sauquoit13456]

On this day in 1957 {March 8th} Perry Como performed "Round and Round" on his NBC-TV program 'The Perry Como Show'... One month earlier on February 23rd it entered Billboard's Top 100 chart; and on April 6th it peaked at #1 {for 2 weeks} on Billboard's Best Selling chart and spent over a half-year on the Top 100 {29 weeks}... The song was featured in the 1999 movie 'Blast from the Past'... Perry Como passed away on May 12th, 2001 at age 88 R.I.P. Mr. C.

[@keythdanielsen5533]

Thanks for the info. I love trivia like this.

[@rubygracemoseley8144]

I love how chaotic and crazy this performance is but it makes it so much fun! It makes it seem so realistic. Like they don’t have everything together they’re just having fun

[@StevenTorrey]

I remember watching the Perry Como show on Saturday evenings....along with Lawrence Welk...

[@jackkennedy_1963]

Perry Como could save America!

[@ConradSpoke]

That was totally nuts! [1957 version]

[@hebneh]

Odd, but funny. The sound of the roller skate wheels, which he specifically points out at the start of this number, precluded him being able to sing this song live. It's quite unusual for the '50s to acknowledge that a performer was lip-synching, but he intentionally shows that off before the skaters appear to then justify the gag of having the cue card and TV camera come onto the set with him.

[@GarethInSA]

Great entertainment! A powerhouse of talent.

[@frisco21]

Those were simpler times.

[@mark11770011]

@annrp1 If you watch and listen closely, you can see that Perry is lip syncing to a recording when he starts singing. He is visibly out of sync at times, and this is what the audience is laughing at. And Perry is loving every minute of it!

[@xanthia9536]

Perry did it intentionally.

[@gvxrlole]

@mark11770011 You're right! It's easy to see why this number had to be lip synced. Even if the sound crew had been able to follow Perry with an overhead boom microphone as he danced around the stage they'd still be picking up the loud rumble of all those roller skates. This was likely explained to the audience beforehand, which was why they were laughing in a couple of spots when Perry intentionally moved his lips way out of sync with the music.

[@gvxrlole]

Also, it does look and sound like he actually does pick up singing live at the closing part after the roller skaters have departed the stage.

[@MrMottamichel]

Grande perry! Fantastico

[@wilsonwei567]

Legend radio song!!

[@mrob75]

Perry Como was a TOTAL CLASS ACT!!!! Give me Perry ANY DAY over Lady Gaga and her ilk!

[@allenmurray7893]

Now that was clever.

[@mark11770011]

Awesome!

[@장순국-u6b]

조회수 99,862회... 잘 보고 들었습니다.

[@BillyT531]

America the way I remember it...

[@Jamesamong007]

Lol making fun of himself for lip synching

[@jameschavez6400]

Well huba huba huba 🥰😘❤️

[@tuvoca825]

It's a train. I assumed it was about a record player until I heard this one with drums LoL

[@alexweb8]

like this faster version too.

[@annrp1]

that laugh track makes me wonder what's going on that we can't see....

[@JohnDoe-vf2yo]

R.I.P headphone users. Just a fair warning.

[@XxSTAR1977WARSxX]

Friday is Perry's centennial

[@evilgary747]

Well, there are wheels in this video. The math checks out.

[@theoxley]

Lip-syncing!? NO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@Lumotaku]

ill take this over todays crap any day.

[@philipbuckley759]

an early music video.....

[@alfredbernasek6761]

DAS SANFTE STIMMJUWEL DES SWING

[@stevenbusadl]

I see at 1:18 one of girls entering from the left almost ends up on the floor. LOL.

[@raywhittenjr]

HAPPY NATIONAL KREME FILLED DOUGHNUT DAY!

[@carlosayala8171]

Wow poor perry.

[@raywhittenjr]

HAPPY KREME FILLED DONUT DAY!

[@timroebuck3458]

Fifteen seconds of talking.

[@garydesarro2968]

Too much commotion and racket. It takes away from the song. The original version was much better and more civilized.

[@davidbigbossbigboss]

why are these annoying noises during the video. ?

[@polikwaptiwache397]

davidbigbossbigboss That was tv back in that day... hollow sound. Could also be a inferior recording device

[@theoxley]

Perry Como and Lady Gaga?? That's too much to take in.

[@mikmess6129]

Whi really cares

[@mikmess6129]

Who cares

[@mikmess6129]

Very stupid song

[@frankmorton1626]

Wtf??ewe🤮🤮

[@mikmess6129]

Very stupid song

[@mikmess6129]

Very stupid song