Nagasaki

famous duo of Red and Struggs
dancehistory.

[@ShanuWral]

Oh my goodness! I have been looking for footage of my great- great uncle walter for so long. I can't believe that it was his 75 year old internet illiterate niece who found him. I couldn't believe it so I had to have a look for myself. I can't wait to share the link with the rest of the family. I found another clip under Red and Struggs. Just phenomenal.

[@ShanuWral]

@Hammerschlägen M I certainly am.

[@simon5582]

Which one is he?!

[@2006arpg]

Where is ShanuWral, is she okay?

[@jamespfitz]

You write pretty well for an illiterate! And your uncle is very entertaining.

[@gogo-word]

Love this! My late husband would play the piano and I sang. So fun. Vets from the Korean war and WW2 laughed along with us (2 crazy kids in love)

[@riverlethe2236]

This is one of the finest things I have ever seen. Always cheers me up!

[@Mojosbigstick]

Man, they look fly!

[@harrywarrenfans4291]

This is just brilliant...Bravo, guys! :)

[@RRaquello]

The band playing in the background is Don Redman's orchestra.

[@kevinandbonnie]

I never heard of these guys. I love this! They did a great job with the song. This song will be forever marred because of the horrific destruction of the city in WWII, but the song, and most likely this performance, predated the war. It sounds like a fantasy song of exotic places. I doubt if the the lyricist had ever been there. As far as I know, Japanese men don't chew tobacco any more than men in other places. Fun song, all the same.

[@jamespfitz]

This is one of a series of similar "exotic" songs of the time about far-away locales -- part of the humor of the songs was the obvious fact that the singer really didn't know much at all about these exotic places.

[@vilstef6988]

Cab did my favorite song about cocaine addiction, Kicking the Gong Around!

[@1938gwen]

Wonderful, I haven't heard of them, now off to IMDB to look them up. Thanks.

[@harrywarrenfans4291]

Music by Harry Warren, lyrics by Mort Dixon. Visit and "Like" us @ Harry Warren Fans on Facebook.

[@terencehaydn]

Great version

[@pbegley99]

Gangster rap 1940s style. You just gotta love it.

[@jamespfitz]

20s, kiddo.

[@thebudknight6548]

@@jamespfitz ‘30s, daddyo

[@b.c.tablet]

gangster rap? since when has gangster rap ever been music.

[@eedobee]

Sure are a musical people

[@blakesby]

So brilliant.

[@davec7759]

Check out the Captain Matchbox version.

[@SenorMomentz]

Don Redman & His Orchestra

[@chefshout]

Nagasaki, chew tobaccy, oh wicky wacky woo,

[@williamclarke5658]

Way Cool !!!

[@damienmillett5546]

My father used to sing this song when I was a kid ha !!!

[@cameronjones7747]

Tin Pan Alley Cats

[@Drockleberries]

awesome:)

[@charlieclaw61]

Superb.

[@ukyo1977]

長崎でのことを歌ってるの？

[@brwneyesaz]

I cannot find much information on Red and Struggs. Any suggestions on doing research on them?

[@ShanuWral]

Certainly wish I knew. It's part of my family history.

[@SSArcher11]

I think this performance deserves nothing but reverence. (Both men are African-American.) The song was written prior to the bomb, by the way.

[@JonVoid37]

Probably why it bombed

[@aniquinstark4347]

What does their race have to do with anything?

[@SSArcher11]

@@aniquinstark4347 I don't remember; I made that comment 10 years ago. Maybe I was responding to one of the other old comments.

[@coronelsakura2841]

I thought they were inuit

[@glenngilbert7389]

Brilliant

[@drafe007]

kinda how i been feeling.

[@brwneyesaz]

mine too.

[@feralmode]

hot ginger and dynamite ain't nothin but that each night back in nagasaki where the fella's chew tobbacy and the women wicky wacky woo.

[@jacklav1]

I like this version. What band is it?

[@coronelsakura2841]

Early Judas Priest

[@bungieflute]

@@coronelsakura2841 the guys with the curly locks and the square hats, repeatedly nodding towards a wall whilst saying {I believe in God, I believe in God} ? jk I'm used to the Cab Calloway version where he says, You outta go see Nagasaki them cats is buggin owt there.... );}o)>

[@blackcat355]

heh.. great. thank you!

[@stamford66]

The original 'human beat-box' @ 1:00

[@Hamilton007k]

Siiiiiiic

[@DCFunBud]

Early rap.