Taco - Puttin' On The Ritz (Official Video)

[@randomnessthe3rd]

I love how fever dreamy 80’s music videos are

[@spencerallison3196]

Try anything by Stan Ridgeway

[@antoniosethias9948]

I see the original of this video, without edited. Searching for the original of this clip. The dark side, bad side of unedited version of this video is the "black faces"... I wanted the or also censured version without "black faces".

[@peterbelanger4094]

MTV was a new thing and the music industry got quite experimental with the new "music video" format. A lot of you just take the idea of a "music video" for granted, but in 1983, it was still a novel concept. And in the 1980's MTV actually DID play music videos!!! 😳 (I know, sounds crazy)

[@riskvideos]

There's a reason putting Vaseline on the camera is a trope.

[@LightBeing369]

Nobody escapes the bad part of the Trip 😄

[@jf9096]

Hey Taco, I was an 80's kid, I'm 56 now...this song brings me back to the best time of my life, Thanks for being a part of that.

[@mattg1611]

So was my dad, prob two years younger than you. He showed me this song when I was 6, now I’m 21 and I still think this song is a banger😂

[@EerikErvin]

Thanks I'm part of 10,524 as well. This is awesome!!!! 2CTheNeWorldOrder. Heil Captain Klink!

[@HawksenDoom-sn7wy]

52 checkin in'

[@dominiquepilon5910]

Me too im 52 years old the 1980 s music was the best we are generation x ers

[@travisadams4470]

58 checking in

[@gabe_s_videos]

Fun fact: Irving Berlin was still alive in 1983 when this cover was released, which made him, at 95, the oldest living songwriter to have a hit on the Billboard Charts during his lifetime.

[@HowToKillAliens]

well,what did he think about this version of his song?

[@gabe_s_videos]

@@HowToKillAliens idk, I never asked him.

[@jonathanbenavidez201]

@@gabe_s_videosI did. And he told me his thoughts on his deathbed. But I swore secrecy 🤐

[@tchittenden1]

He said it left him feeling gay. Take that as you will.

[@blazingstar9638]

Cool!

[@maydaydoodles]

At 1:05, the song mentions "arrow collars", which was a brand of removable shirt collars made in a factory in troy ny. They were popular during the victorian era and the gilded age.

[@OrdinaryPersian]

Interesting! Thanks for info

[@artgodzilla1924]

Wish I can go back to those times oh well “put it on the ritz”

[@barbarareel71mom1son04]

Wow!!

[@Jasonhoods]

Interesting information! Thank you.

[@timgordon4853]

Dorothy says,Ladies crocheting them I have ones made in our family 👆🤌✌️✊♥️

[@Duunkaccino]

This dude is like a fusion between Tim Curry's Frank N Furter (Rocky Horror) and Tim Curry's characters in Clue and Home Alone 2. Tim Curry levels unparallelled by mere mortals.

[@MissShembre]

I noticed that too!

[@grabble7605]

*Tim Curry's character in The Worst Witch kzbin.info/www/bejne/hobLpoOkbcSXZrM

[@Duunkaccino]

@@grabble7605 Tim Curry is a legend... and a character in Legend (1985)

[@redzgaming6880]

Don't forget when he was Stalin in Red Alert 2

[@SUPERMAN3309]

More like the joker.

[@FoxBullet]

This has such an 80's vampire "recruitment" vibe, I LOVE IT

[@ErevanDB]

Honestly going to use this for this exact scenario in a dnd campaign.

[@Mariodash23]

This seems like the kinda thing a Toreador from VtM would do. Probably to have more high class humans in clubs for vamps to drink some fancy blood.

[@IMCcanTWEESTED]

Yeah. Made in 1982. Taco has become an overstuffed Burrito in the meantime.

[@starlepus9437]

@@IMCcanTWEESTED that seems a bit rude. the dude is old

[@smiley4995]

@@IMCcanTWEESTED I just looked him up and he looks good

[@Eric4471066]

This song was Taco's one and only Top 40 crossover dance hit in America. The song did peaked at the #1 spot on the Billboard Dance chart and it peaked at the #4 spot on the Billboard Hot 100 chart during the summer of 1983. Originally, this song was written by Irving Berlin in the early 1930s. I love that Taco put an terrific spin on this classic song. This song is a definitely banger indeed!!! Taco is the man!!!

[@grantjohnson2049]

Late 20s.

[@ИванХудяков-э2т]

I heard first arrangement of the song in 1983 and it was more pretty for me.

[@laurieberry4814]

Boys from tap dancing wore lipstick because that’s what the teacher wanted. The next year there were only girls in the class. I thought that Taco was a model. Yes, tap takes stamina and it’s tiring.

[@flyguy5941]

He did a video with folks in blackface. It must have been pulled.

[@killercan10]

@@flyguy5941 Correct. 1:45 to about 3:08 is edited heavily. The entire tapdance part had 2 or 3 dancers in blackface in the original and there was some more beyond that point.

[@TheMemeSlayer69]

I love the fact that whoever is running the channel or the artist is still interacting with the comments

[@Taco]

oh yes we do... sometimes 😁

[@ЛеонидГрицкевич-п5г]

@@Taco Keep going. And be happy!

[@shannonvanderhoof4810]

❤🎼🖤💥

[@alexeyorlov9639]

​@@TacoSo with cancer but alive

[@merediththomas8429]

Nothing will ever be as fun as 80s videos.

[@dhorus28]

True that !!!

[@mariasparano9860]

Damn right!

[@dawn2wells]

Creative! You looked forward to a video, you never could imagine what it'd be like.

[@janebook294]

I was a teen in the 60s graduated in '69 ,great times movies ,music and cars ! Ditto the 70s ,BUT ! the 80s was the best time of my life again great music and movies but cars were on the downhill run ! If I had a time machine off to the 80,s I would go, no looking back !!! Whats better than Big hair ,arena rock girls in fuzzy sweaters and oh those leg warmers YUM ,YUM !!! hard to believe this mess is the same planet !!!!

[@DanielAppleton-lr9eq]

@@janebook294 They should include this in the score for Young Frankenstein. LOL.

[@paktype]

Another oddball song from the ‘80s. Part of why that decade had the best music.

[@martinpascoe5904]

another classic green screen , very unlike this but also 80s is : ENYA Orinocco Flow, FALCO Der Kommisar & SIMPLE MINDS All the things she said ! but yes this is a one off work of Genius

[@lukejbarnett1]

i just wrote here that that is why the '80s is the best decade of music of all time the fact that they allowed this to become a pop hit and it's bc the '80s was so diverse with the music being made.

[@freddyfurrah3789]

It was written in 1927 by Irving Berlin.

[@machoterico69]

​@@freddyfurrah3789For that reason I associated it a lot with the 1930s. I am very attracted to that era. In fact, if I believed in reincarnation I would say that I lived in that era. It reminds me a lot of something I don't know what. I love the music, the cars, the clothes of that time. I was born in 1961. I may have had a previous life - I don't know.

[@randyb.hughes4609]

Definitely a novelty song..and Novelty songs Have their place in Music History even if You Dont Want To listen to them Like Disco Duck...and this Is way Cooler!

[@wardarcade7452]

The irony is that when this video and song debuted in 1982, along with the contemporary generation of teens and youths, there still were a good number of folks who could recall the original Irving Berlin songs showcased during their original releass including 'Alexander's Ragtime Band' (1911) to the title song debuting in 1927. Now, not only have 42 years passed since Taco's interpretation premiered but only those 95 and older would have personal memories of the Depression to compare to the desperation of those times to how Taco interpreted them over a half century later! Anyway, he created an enjoyable salute to Mr. Berlin's compositions (and I hope Mr. Berlin who himself was still living at 95 at the time appreciated it)- not to mention somewhat captured both what the majority of folks were enduring at the time as well as how they'd escape their grind via glamorous movies and catchy songs! Thanks!

[@dneuf6146]

Great comment. Some generation in the future will rediscover and bend it to their culture abd ethos.

[@KCB05_Cosplays]

This song will never get old! Taco's appearance gives off heavy Tim Curry vibes!

[@waynegoodman4787]

My wife and I were just thinking the same thing about him looking like and vibing like Tim

[@goldilox369]

​I've always felt that way. It's a real thing.

[@MegaDchamp]

Agreed.

[@myoldmate]

Nail on the head.

[@Lin17ful]

That's exactly what I thought!

[@Nurdse_326]

This song and video has always struck me as creepy, catchy, unsettling, fun, and disturbing. And I'm here for all of it.

[@02chevyguy]

His make-up is a bit too creepy.

[@BioHaggard]

I used to be so scared of the mime!

[@rustybricks1924]

In combination with the music video it's like a dystopian feeling coupled with a facade of vanity.

[@charliegabs]

In short, vain vampire vibes

[@colleen4ever]

@@charliegabs Have you seen Ed Sheeran;s video for 'Bad Habits'? Think he was influenced by this video.

[@lidarman2]

A song right in the transition of disco, rap, and and new wave.

[@createnewhandle_]

Don’t forget the swing revival

[@riskvideos]

Couldn't have come at a better time

[@brasstacks5319]

Yes! And it is as weird and fun to younger people as it it was to the rest of us when it first came out. Im glad that this new classic of a classic is getting another spin! 😁

[@soulscanner66]

techno and house too

[@GroovyDoom]

@@YohanesGavraHutajulu 2:48

[@Kimkreative]

I think i was 12 when this song came out. I'm almost 54. This song marked a huge change in the music industry for the Better. 80's were the Best of times. I listen to this song at least once a month and never get tired of it. Such Original Captivating Talent and a Voice that's Euphonious. And to take a song from the 20s and put your own twist on it and release it when most music was Rock is so Amazing & Cool.I wish You Well Taco. Thank you for Your wonderful music.

[@chrisp1601]

This song was written in the 1920s, now it’s the 2020s. Still relevant after all these years. This version will always be from the future.

[@TheRealSandorClegane]

Relevant? Its not that deep lol

[@chrisp1601]

@@TheRealSandorClegane the wealth divide today is probably far greater than in 1939. So yes.

[@travellover3373]

⁠@@AnedimeRelevant is relative. Perhaps you should follow your own advice?

[@liammeech3702]

Still waiting for art-deco to make a comeback

[@TheRealSandorClegane]

@@chrisp1601 the song isnt makong any deep statements about the damn wealth divide 😂 stfu

[@mallrat9500]

Hello from Moscow, remember how my father played me this song on a pirated cassette on an old tape recorder, and this one was my favorite, I constantly sang along, although I didn’t know a single word) Today firstly saw the clip) Still listen almostly every day, it sends me back to those bright times of calmness, when everything in life was good... 🖤

[@Taco]

Spaciba,nice to hear about your memories!Enjoy my youtube channel,more is coming soon!

[@mallrat9500]

New hits - it's never too late! Waiting with love)

[@JujuBennie]

@@TacoActually, it’s “spasibo”; And Moscow can mean the city in Idaho, not just Russia!

[@mallrat9500]

actually, im from moscow in russia)

[@Oleskii]

True. This song was very popular in ussr and post-ussr countries.

[@madzod0076]

I can see him being one of the friendlier spirits of the Overlook Hotel.

[@jasongrelli9134]

So do I

[@johnhewitt564]

There are several inspirational themes going on in the video.😂

[@emmaspeight5933]

You win the internet today with that comment 😅

[@Giblets0000]

He was definitely in the dog costume at the end.

[@sonjaevans3858]

Danny turns a corner on his Big Wheel and Taco is at the end of the hallway tap dancing lol

[@kayvalencia2223]

2:52 "us tonight" the way bro says that awakens feelings in me i have no idea how to explain

[@DUMS_person]

SO TRUE

[@momoftwo7701]

Taco is beyond fabulous. His mouth sings one song and his face and body sing along. 😍

[@Taco]

how sweet of you!

[@momoftwo7701]

@Taco I'm having a major fan-girl moment right now!

[@Taco]

hahahahahahahahaha@@momoftwo7701

[@DanielAppleton-lr9eq]

@@Taco I heard a snatch of " Another One Bites the Dust " in there, I swear.

[@s.hocker9222]

@@DanielAppleton-lr9eq Same here, but the synths, vocal style, and video are more like Human League.

[@cameronphenix2096]

I don't know if the original was anything other than just a catchy song, but Taco's version with the music video completely re-contextualizes it into pointing out the absurdity of vanity driven fashion and materialism. Absolutely love it.

[@ElNeroDiablo]

The original song was from the 1930's... which was it's own weird time with vanity, money, and social classes.

[@PBJECTIVE]

It was. The original 1930s version was about fashionable but poor African-Americans living/going out in Harlem (Lennox Ave[Malcolm X blvd]). Using all the money they had to party on their day off, pretending to be more wealthy then they are. In the 1940s it was re-written for Fred Astaire in the movie Blue Skies, which changed the lyrics to Park Ave and took out many references of the original referencing Harlem. Added references to famous white people, Gary Cooper/Rockefeller. And became a satirize about affluent white people instead. Many people only really know the Astaire version of the song as the "original" so in that case it was always meant to be about the materialism but the real is slightly more complex, especially with it being almost 100 years ago.

[@cheryldeboissiere1851]

Can you believe the absolute garbage 💩 Taco had to put up with because he put the song in its real context? They definitely did like all the Homeless people and it was so appropriate since the Homeless had arrived in America. This was actually a plea to help them, which didn’t happen and still hasn’t happened under Biden.

[@gerrydooley951]

you must love crap

[@dawne6419]

​@Sonia - There's an episode of Jeeves & Wooster where Wooster is trying to learn what I assume is the actual original version and having a hard time of it. Jeeves disapproves, as he seems to do to all of Wooster's musical choices, but offers a suggestion on the tempo(?) that makes it singable. Fry and Laurie, of course. Your explanation clears a few things up for me in that bit. "...with due expediency, putting on the Regency..."

[@babygerald4645]

This was all over the radio that summer of '83. This song, Gary Numan's 'Cars' and Murray Head's 'One Night In Bangkok' left a massive impression on my 10-year-old self. My tape collection was all synth pop. This song still sounds ahead of its time with that mix out. Great to see the original video finally here in great quality.

[@RobinFlysHigh]

Thanks for sharing! Prompted me to listen to One night in Bangkok again. I'll be listening Cars next although I don't think I like it quite as much

[@raylopez99]

Yeah nowadays everything is synthetic but back then it was radical.

[@timetravellingone]

And Men Without Hats "Safety dance"

[@ItsAsparageese]

I NEVER see anyone mention "One Night in Bangkok"! I grew up bonkers about the musical CHESS so I was thrilled once I discovered that song was a pop hit & thus more widely known, but past my parents' generation it's still way too obscure lol

[@onii747]

Not quite the original because they cut out the minstrels in this version

[@molonlave2193]

When I was a kid, this music gave me a serious phobia like never heard, I get chills down my spine. I have conquered my fears over the years as I grew up. Today, I prefer to listen to this hit more so during morning to afternoon hours. 😅

[@Thatfoxatthebowlinglane]

One of the best songs from the 80s without a doubt!

[@StLProgressive]

My best friend loved this song. I remember her singing it while we were doing balance beams in gym class. She died in 2000. I can’t hear this without thinking of her. So many early 80’s songs are like that. RIP, Debbie. 🙏🏻

[@Finallybianca]

So sorry for your loss.

[@canonegro666]

Some pain never fades

[@toohot2trott322]

❤❤❤🙏🏾

[@shaggynwhitt6672]

Truly sorry for your loss

[@StLProgressive]

@@shaggynwhitt6672 Thank you. 🙏🏻

[@RedBear-wb1hi]

This song is so addictive. I just can't stop thinking about it after listening. His voice is so smooth and then the funky music just goes so well together.

[@davidtsmith33]

True.

[@lanabuttacavoli9619]

I know

[@magicmoonart]

I can't stop singing it myself!

[@Lovelyjules04]

This song has such a dark, scary, eerie, fun, vibe to it such an amazing song.

[@nolamisskel]

I tap danced to this song in a dance recital as a child in the 80s . We had the black and white costumes and canes. Core memory unlocked.

[@douglas2902]

First time hearing this since the 80's takes me back in time. I never thought id be listening to this 40 years later

[@CartoonCentral10]

awesome

[@tacomas9602]

This song is much older than I (2002) and it is a fucking bop. I play this while I'm blazin down these farm back roads at 35mph lol

[@douglas2902]

@tacomas9602 came out In 1982 or 1983

[@imanpepion777]

This song was so funky back in 1982 people would play this and just think to themselves that the 20s must have been really something else for even a 100 years later it’s still banging and player for real

[@Kingx90]

My job plays this song all the time overhead. It’s so weird and eerie I had to watch the video.

[@Olga-nv9ze]

Мне 70. Когда слушали в те молодые годы эту песню,-не думали ни о голубых, ни о вампирах. ...Чудный ритм, классный голос исполнителя!!! Мы делали лёгкий перевод - выглядеть элегантно, как Гарри Купер! И всё,!!!!!!❤❤❤ И вперёд, от бедра, в танец!!!😊

[@Olga-nv9ze]

Какие заморочки! Если музыка пленит!!!❤😊❤

[@yeismeload]

I mean, it was called the 'Roaring Twenties' for a reason.

[@TeenyVGC]

My dad was singing this in the car and I thought he was going crazy. Turns out he was just singing this absolute banger

[@Taco]

🤪🤣🤣🤣😂😂😂😂

[@Sum1random1101]

“SUPER DUPER”

[@DUMS_person]

@@Sum1random1101 I read this right when the song did lol

[@dibujante2.071]

Can we talk about how flamboyant that guy looks??? He looks like the living definition of charisma and fashion. Plus the song rocks!1!1

[@carminemurray6624]

Hot Stuff, hotter than Red Hot 🥵 🔥 Chilli 🌶 peppers 🌶

[@arthurchadwell9267]

The Reagan era was styling!

[@gordonmills2748]

The thing I love about this is that it came out at a time when everyone was trying to figure out what this whole "music video" thing was and where it was going. So many creatives throwing ideas against the wall and hoping they would stick. It was a new frontier. The wild west. Other euphemisms. But the songs were good.

[@vanityscar424]

even the ones with actual structure and some effort put into it sitting atop a fairly decent production value turned into an untranslatable mess in the end. they weren't exactly Tarkovsky, ya know....

[@koolarooo]

Keep in mind this isn’t the original music video. It’s edited because the original had blackface.

[@xxfrosty609xx3]

@@koolaroooit was removed after the 2020 protests

[@jjgeoffphhcinkkllee]

@@xxfrosty609xx3 which is hilariously unrelated in any way, oh well

[@flazzorb]

@@xxfrosty609xx3 It changed around the end of 2022.

[@ombra711]

The layers to this song..I didn't realize how iconic it actually was till now. This is a masterclass of playful musicality and smooth genre fusions done right!

[@annleethagaardpedersen5441]

This is not a cheesy song❤ but put in on a ritz❤

[@alexsevilla-n7i]

Man. Decades before your time. The synth and beat.. the tap dancing makes the song so perfect. Sampled across the world. Flawless. Banging, synth, rythem ,experimental trailblazer. Definitely had your own vision. You're an icon. I'm surprised you and Dj Hell haven't worked together. Love your work.

[@kevingoss635]

That little side to side "head slide" that he does is so... hypnotic ✌

[@Taco]

Bollywood inspiration!

[@sharonbraselton4302]

yess he smdise reak hyórtonic magic sowell

[@est1989x]

It’s weird lol

[@-KillaWatt-]

Always got to appreciate when an artist engages with their audience. Every time I come back to this song I see new comments and Taco engaging with people.

[@alleystar7779]

I just feel like taco would be an amazing guy and down for whatever. Like you could take him to a dive bar and he would become everyone’s friend dancing around with a tuxedo and a cane. Likeable dude.

[@jeremysimmsMEF]

I was 8 or 9 when this came out, and absolutely loved it. Haven"t seen it since then; I didn't know how....surreal this is! Super glad this is part of my childhood memory. That robotic "super dooper" stayed with me for years and years :)

[@toddb8951]

Timeless. A piece of music culture of the 80s. Tell me you head or foot isn't keeping beat. Taco always wins!!

[@AshleyH420]

That's why you shouldn't tamper with its original depiction that the artist intended to portray

[@ademirmochi5423]

only it's not from the 80's though

[@burstvgc]

Nah this thing is already verging on outdated. Who the hell is Gary Cooper? Why does the singer wanna look like him?

[@parsnipguy2986]

puttin' on the ritz more like going off the shitz

[@robertmoffit1135]

Ella's version is the best

[@jeffsinfinitygaminglounge2099]

This guy has the same energy I have creeping around my apartment at 4 am drunk off busch lite after work

[@jonathanbenavidez201]

😂 this is great!

[@hayteren]

You over estimate your drunk charm

[@ResidentWiseacre]

This is oddly specific.

[@jeffsinfinitygaminglounge2099]

Same energy (in my mind)

[@ImmortalMEDIAYT]

Oh god must be charming

[@awkwardsavage]

Played this on a jukebox in a bar last weekend. Everybody in the bar was roughly in their early to late 20s….whole place was jumping. Classic song that has withstood the test of time. “Downtown, Uptown, get your kicks at the Ritz.”

[@5226-p1e]

I like the beginning of this song mostly, but towards the middle and or end, it gets kind of weird and creepy and cringy lol, funny enough still like the song even though the creepy weird cringy stuff is involved.

[@homersimpson2159]

You forgot to mention you were at a gay bar

[@awkwardsavage]

@@homersimpson2159 glad you remembered

[@homersimpson2159]

@@awkwardsavage It was a deduction not a memory.

[@awkwardsavage]

@@homersimpson2159 more like ducking from the truth lol

[@IntoTheAbyss.]

Hey Taco! I am a 17 year old who LOVES your music and all music from the 80’s. Thanks for this ❤

[@rattus3102]

I was born in the 60's....music from the 80's was definitely the best! 😊👍❤❤

[@jman041987]

I am 35 and this song has lived rent free in my brain since I was a kid

[@PabloPerez-ed9gp]

Agree😢🤪

[@johnbacus4245]

so big deal

[@sanaaniz]

@@johnbacus4245 pretty sure he wasn’t stating it for your approval 🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡

[@justinmajors2872]

Super Duper

[@annidez]

Me too, ever since I saw Young Frankenstein.

[@shakes307]

As a boy I loved tap. My mum couldn't afford the lessons so I sat outside the room (primary school hall" On Saturday afternoon and I tried to tap what i heard. I could nail the tap solo in this song. Sucks to grow up in poverty. This song still moves me ty

[@01dirtydirk]

Too bad you didn’t have more drive... You could have really made something of yourself

[@PeaNutttyyy]

I’m a teenager and my family is poor. I’ve never had real lessons since I was 3-4 years old. I just try to look at videos and learn from them.

[@n.aragil]

@@PeaNutttyyy you can look into coursera financial aid :)

[@sharonbraselton4302]

yiu need $30000 b9nus

[@JessicaSmith-kj6zi]

"dressed up like a million dollar trooper trying hard to look like gary cooper" gets me every time. i love his song sm.

[@JodyMeyer-h9v]

Me too...lol.😂

[@LukeGamerzlol7118]

Putting on the ritz

[@sharonbraselton3135]

Gary Cooper mario Koopa bfreom briwserr beach

[@FriskDrinksBrisk]

SUPER DUPER

[@tinfoil1225]

It's trouper

[@RobinAvocado]

We're currently on the way home from vacation, no better music to listen to than this. I LOVE ITT

[@elinatpwk]

This song is so addicting for some reason

[@Exrylint]

IT IS VERY

[@austinrhodes7650]

Yes very much so

[@Attntd]

I listen to it a least 4 times a day.

[@starlight_maven]

I couldn't agree more!

[@curlytoeslostwave]

@@starlight_maven Same

[@D4rkF4ll]

I can't tell which one impresses me more. The way he sings and his body sings along, his elegant demeanor or how amazing this song is.

[@laurahall3094]

The song was written in the 30s or 40s. Irving Berlin.

[@sharonbraselton3135]

Yes. He illusionist like David coprr fikd n agic in hewsrts

[@NastyaSaxarova2025]

3:28 it's so cute🥰

[@J0hnny-Gren4de]

This dude has off the charts charisma

[@jo2lovid]

All done in an age before Auto-Tune as well!

[@swamifakkananda4043]

So do you!! Not if the chart is upside down, though.❤😂

[@GassedCider]

The original singer fred astaire has got more charisma he is the original rizzler.

[@swamifakkananda4043]

@@GassedCider but u have more ritz than all of them!!

[@zirconalian]

bro maxing out the charisma in his special

[@_JonBuhay]

80s music just puts you in a great mood. Glad to have experienced it as it was happening. What a decade!

[@jerradwilson]

I had a lucid dream and woke up with this song in my head. I haven't listened to it since I was a little kid 30+ years ago. Amazing song.

[@TylerVera-v1k]

Baby Genius

[@sharonbraselton4302]

hyóritzing you magic zpeekl

[@sharonbraselton3135]

Hyortized you nagic speerll

[@martinaubut5027]

Lucid dream... or acid induced delirium ?

[@thefool2007]

I loved this song at age 12...and still do at age 52. No wonder I love synthesizers. Taco is way cool.

[@kathyscott9555]

😂we same age..creepy song it had a Halloween feel

[@Matelk]

35 and it's a banger, something about it just hits right

[@bradthomson4830]

ditto, 59 here and any friday night sittn with friends, Beer and MTV

[@exceptionallyriso]

Wow how does it feel to be over half a century old

[@lisalamb4559]

i was 14

[@Nexus_of_Sominus]

I love the way Taco moves, and this song is one of my favorites from the 80s. ♥️

[@themisfitbrigade]

In reality it is from the 1930s

[@THEWallyWarbles]

@@themisfitbrigade It was written in the 1920s, and was first sung in 1930.

[@jsconi851]

Amazing 😎😎😎🎉🎉 0:10 was the best rhythm ever 🎉

[@thepoeticbutcher3370]

…..great song, but you gotta listen to more than 1 song.

[@anthony7564]

I never sat down to watch this video from beginning to end before and ... wow! That synth is timeless and this guy's charisma + vision was way ahead of his time. Fantastic energy and attention to detail in every frame of the video which you rarely see even today. I'm extremely impressed.

[@sireuchre]

The original version was a bit... controversial. Don't think you'll find it on KZbin.

[@robertwiles8106]

@@sireuchre has it been wiped? That's too bad. I saw the old version with all the blacklit blackface on youtube, not all that long ago. In the last 5 years.

[@jessicaolsen7582]

This shit never gets old!❤😂❤ 2:31

[@demonpoison13]

It's a beautiful song n great video

[@ajaugenti1976]

I love it too!!!!!!!💃🎶

[@TheApplesauce1992]

this song was so far ahead of its time. so amazing.

[@Secretidentitycomics26]

Great song, from a great time to grow up. So many influences perculating. To this day I still listen to mostly 70s and 80s music. This is just another fantastic example of why my youth was cool.

[@GraveyardOfHorror]

Right

[@robdixson196]

A a kid i found this sort of unsettling. I can see what they were doing here now. It is comparing the elite to vampires, and it is still unsettling.

[@Taco]

BINGO!😜

[@geniusliterature]

@@Taco That's alright I swear you never see any famous people doing this. I give you my word, you're the ONLY artist I will actually pay, for every song I download.

[@jenniferburchill3658]

Even more so today. The elite rich keep getting richer at the expense of the rest of society.

[@_aoe]

@@Tacothese replies are so cute

[@_aoe]

@@monkimountin 😳 … yea kinda true

[@ricktheexplorer]

This is one of the songs that made the 80's so magical. Gotta Dance.

[@maybenextime5782]

My Great Aunt showed me this as a kid and every time I listen to it I think of her. So thank you taco for an awesome song and a great memory I'll have forever. Miss you Aunt Brenda

[@JesusR.OlmedaThe2nd]

Aunt Brenda IS AWE-SOME!!!!!

[@SrMentos]

aww you great aunt was so cool for sure

[@NoahTheDarkJedi]

Being 17 years old and having a very picky taste in music means I have a narrow playlist, but Sir you’ve surprised me. Adding this song to my playlist right now! I love it! 🎉❤

[@Taco]

what an honor!

[@CherylTucker-rr8gk]

Gen x music

[@OscarBravoUSA]

Starting at 3:06, snippets of four Irving Berlin songs. A musical tribute, I suppose. "Always" "White Christmas" "Alexander's Ragtime Band" "There's No Business Like Show Business" Very well done.

[@Taco]

YEP!U nailed it!

[@bradleycotton3237]

I didn’t know what the first song was until now.

[@XMattingly]

“Trying hard to look like Gary Cooper… _super duper!_ “ gets me every time 😂

[@koyayamao5243]

Simple Dimple

[@redc0rvette]

The first time I listened to this song I felt an electric shock go through my body, this is the only song that's made me feel euphoric. I absolutely adore his expressions and body movements, it all just works perfectly. This song will continue to make my day everytime I listen to it.

[@sharonbraselton4302]

yes reàl magic speel😊

[@sharonbraselton4302]

thats hyoertizinbg nagiç soeel

[@sharonbraselton4302]

hyrtizubg ñagu sóeekl

[@hypno9874]

The fact I got a Ritz ad right before this hits hard 🥶🥶

[@beckyhicks5889]

I remember when this song hit the charts in October of 83. I was 14 and my Dad surprised me with the album that accompanied this song. He drove to Houston Texas to Cactus Records and bought it for me. Sweet memories and good times.

[@išsaugokkasetęs]

on vinyl?

[@pipz420]

Because this song older than the 80s and reminded your dad of his childhood.

[@aboba8606]

Oh, you're from USA?

[@markbilski8045]

Feb of 83

[@sharonbraselton4302]

good for him

[@jag9608]

I was a kid when this came out. I remember blasting it on my stereo and pretending that I tapped danced well. I love it still. It's timeless. One of my favorite songs.

[@rivahcat8247]

I've always been fascinated with the 1920s, partly because it was when my grandmother was a young woman. I've always loved this cover of this great song. Taco's performance in it just makes it so completely 80s while keeping the flavor of the 20s.

[@hoodoo2001]

I agree but, the Black essence was completely written out from the original rendition which is very sad, culturally speaking. The song actually brough black white dancers onto the same stage for the first time, admittedly with the separation that was Jim Crow America.

[@jordanwalker6450]

This was the same kind of thing that spawned the Dick Tracy movie. There was a real fascination with the 1920s and ‘30s in the ‘80s:)

[@jimmurphy6095]

@@hoodoo2001 Do a search for the "non official" version of this. There's plenty of it in that one.

[@OKJoy]

I dunno why I'm so obsessed with this, but part of it for me is that he does a lot of pseudo popping styles that are popular today, some robot, some slow motion and that neck isolation is just 🤌I'm thinking they consulted a popper to see how he could bring out the vibe of the song in a unique way

[@rackaribs]

This is such an amazing song. I love Taco's new approach to this remake. His voice is so captivating and interesting, and the Gary Cooper part is probably one of my favorite parts of the song. Well done!

[@Taco]

Thanx mate!

[@hoodoo2001]

The crazy thing was that Gary Cooper and Park Avenue was not in the original rendition... the song was about Black Harlem and Lennox Avenue.

[@YourFriend2527]

@@Taco thank taco your music so good i just discovert it this year

[@StormbladeShadow]

@@TacoHowdy, old crooner.

[@Taco]

@@StormbladeShadow Hidyho my friend

[@ChaosAngelMoon]

His appearance gives me Dr Frank N. Furter vibes and I'm here for it! I love his expressions and gestures!

[@KodieTheAussieBrony94]

Me too

[@Rain-Dirt]

I'm glad Taco revived/revamped this song. The cover is not only a nice production/interpretation, but it also is a lovely piece of parody on "history". The original song was officially registered as an unpublished song in 1927, so it is almost 100 years old!

[@mishroeder9490]

I believe a family member of mine had the original on record, guess it was my grandma! good remake tho

[@brewcitymike1]

i thought it was originally done by Irving Berlin?

[@Rain-Dirt]

@@brewcitymike1 Irving made the song indeed in 1927, albeit still unpublished. That is still correct. Harry Richman and Fred Astaire also made a recording during the time Irving finished his movie with the song in it. (coins coins coins) Taco made his own version in 1982.

[@clayauslewis4236]

This video would have to be way up there as best video in the 80's. It has got everything. Lyrics (classic Berlin), orchestration, throwing in a bit of Alexandra's Rag Time, that crazy piano chord or two etc etc. Most of all is Taco; what an incredible voice and range, plus his immaculate diction. And more than a few dance moves and gesticulations!

[@redneckextraordinaire3073]

Here we are in 2023, exactly 40 years, and this song is still a crowd pleaser. Music, lyrics, costumes, backdrops, and a tapdance to boot! Perfection in a nutshell...

[@0LeeMann0]

Lot more than 40 years from the original

[@sharonbraselton3135]

Buy. She'll game magic. Trick kit

[@sharonbraselton4302]

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[@sharonbraselton4302]

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[@aiai-j7i]

Almost one hundred years from the original! 😯@@0LeeMann0

[@krjames203]

I always loved the vocal processing in this song. When you heard the song on the radio back in the '80s, it sounded like it was one step removed from reality, or one step further into the past. You didn't so much hear it on the radio as "hear it on the radio."

[@Stabine]

93 years and its still a banger

[@PabloPerez-ed9gp]

😎✨✨✨

[@vikcxi6666]

for real!

[@caveman4598]

93

[@happyinms4058]

Love this song even though I just found it because I saw it on KZbin. Then I saw it on SiriusXM, and my mom sang along! I didn’t know that she knew it! Such a great bonding moment!

[@Valyrus]

I never get tired of listening to this song, it's almost magical.

[@Hannahxmariex97]

I completely agree!!!

[@mariasparano9860]

My grandmother loved this song

[@YOKOSHIBAHARA-ko2my]

I've listened to this song more than 10 times. It's a song I can't forget once I've heard it. It's impressive.

[@agungadhiasto3642]

Whenever I am running out of good horror movies to watch, I just go watch this

[@Taco]

scares the f. outa me too!

[@mariacespedes3707]

LMAO

[@Twilight_Light_Lord]

​@@Tacothe creator scared with his own creation? That's a masterpiece

[@thatsmyera]

AHAHAHA! You nailed it!

[@thierrylangford5199]

I’d pay good money to see the horror film adapted from this 😂😂😂

[@ShawnFerrell]

This guy was simultaneously super famous and incredibly obscure.

[@KristNi]

I love this song. The 1980s has me transfixed on the time and music.

[@pauly676767]

I remember this song back when MTV was very young and was super duper...... Those days are the best.... Great song!!!!!

[@kat35lulu88]

The 80's were surreal. And fantastic.❤

[@glensmillie5101]

We can do all things 😮 Let's make the world 1985 again 😅

[@pitpride1220]

Thank you for being part of my childhood soundtrack!

[@electraheart7745]

Nothing beats this 80s synth

[@laurahall3094]

So great ! The original is great too, this just takes it to 11!!

[@abbb4460]

I was just listening to Jungkook's song Standing Next To You Band Version, I knew there was something familiar. It was this song!😮😊 -90's baby listening to everything from the rat pack, to the gogos, Fred Astaire, to even Paramore, and The Beatles, and yes, even BTS and even Day6, and the rest of Kpop.😁😅

[@Jellysem_06]

_super duper_

[@wren__7]

@@abbb4460I’ve literally come here just from listening to SNTY because I kept getting reminded of the cool instrumental in this song!! army’s 🔛🔝

[@nathanrobinson3116]

Uhhhlot of things do.

[@ChaosAngelMoon]

Man, this song is still in my head even months later. It has this eerie, disillusioned vibe with a catchy rhythm that captivates the brain and I still love it!

[@hgbugalou]

I wish pop music was like this today. Quirky and unique, not the same thing over and over.

[@jackson5116]

so, repeat a song from over 50 years ealier?

[@hgbugalou]

@@jackson5116 I mean its rewritten and presented completely different so I am not sure this is a completely fair assessment.

[@georgepruitt637]

@@hgbugalou Look for the uncensored original on a google search, then compare.

[@BrookseyJay]

It can never be done again, because everybody gets offended or pretends to be offended! I see people complaining about black face in the original version. Black people do not get offended by that unless they’re looking for money or clout!

[@LexusLFA554]

Sadly that time is over. Modern music is designed and crafted so it is a guaranteed success, because a "demo" song could break the bank. Awful thinking, and it results in very monotone and boring "hits". Even funnier is that we just can't seem to leave the great 3 decades, 70s, 80s and 90s behind. In modern music there is a wannabe cover there (I'm good - Bebe Rexha - God, I hate that song), another sample there (2 die 4 by Tove Lo includes a sample from the riff of Hot Butters Popcorn version) or the original artists even make a new version of it (Summer Remix version of Liquido's Narcotic that has nothing to do with the original anymore, the whole vibe is just gone)

[@jomarluke]

My dad had this on LP and I was a little 8 year old kid. I already liked music from that era (20s), but as soon as I heard this version, my outlook on music changed. It opened up so many different ideas to me. I'm still thankful for being allowed to dance around the living room with this blasting on our system. 😂

[@k.b.tidwell]

Man, you are a blast from my past! In 1983 I was 13, and I remember you singing this song very clearly. After I got married in 1990, I wanted to forget all about everything to do with the '80's because it seemed very uncool. Now that I'm in my 50's I'd give quite a lot to go back to those simpler and fun times. Thanks for the video and the memories!

[@gregkosinski2303]

Youre in your 1950s? Are you a vampire?

[@baalzeebub4230]

I feel it. Born in 71 myself. Another song that trip this switch for me is “rock me Amadeus”

[@baalzeebub4230]

@@gregkosinski2303no age shaming! (See, this new generation has it’s uses)

[@k.b.tidwell]

@@baalzeebub4230 agreed! At the time you couldn't turn on the radio without Rock Me Amadeus playing within five minutes it seemed. 😅

[@skunx74]

I wish I could have appreciated the 80s when I was there. At the time I figured life would always be that way. Like you, I was happy to get to the 90s because the 80s were uncool.... and now I wish I had a time machine to take me back there! Life was so great, and unless you lived through it, there's no way you can comprehend how it felt to be there. I miss it so much!!

[@Yanciharpci]

I am 18 years old but this song was really popular on a radio I used to listen when I was 9. I remember I was really happy when it played 😊

[@piehound]

Are ya happy now ???? Or not so much ??

[@Yanciharpci]

@@piehound It could be better but I come back to these songs and it makes me happiee

[@d.a.elliottjr.367]

I am 60 & this song has lived rent free in my brain since I was 20.

[@LilyPot187]

Don't blame you, this song is super cool!

[@itchieichigo8057]

This song smacks in 2024....and wow to the theme...fantastic production Taco!

[@PrimyFritzellz]

This song is such a vibe. It's truly a timeless song.

[@casedistorted]

orly

[@user-qq9xu9le5u]

this song regularly pops into my head unprompted and i have to listen to it every time not that i'm complaining, mind you

[@est1989x]

Same!

[@DarinNederhoff]

Grew up in a relatively small town in Iowa and still recall when this song hit the radio. It stood out then and still stands out now... funky groove and so many twists and turns. Modern music could learn about a THOUSAND things from just this one song. Hint: Write something that's damn interesting... not just the same thing repeated and auto-tuned for 3 mins. ;-) Thank you Taco, this tune still cranks.

[@THEWallyWarbles]

This song was written by Fred Astaire in the '20s.

[@sharonbraselton4302]

phines and pherb tri state are magic shop close too your licatinb

[@jvelas101]

The flow to this music is so amazing it's addictive. The song is a enchanted spell make you never stop singing it.

[@longWriter]

Tap-dancing in a creepy dark 80s music video that's based on a much much older hit song. ...Yes. Thank you, yes, yes. EDIT: Irving Berlin is one of the legends of the 20th century; I'm glad you gave him a hot sendoff by making him the oldest living songwriter to get his song in the top ten!

[@xj770HUN]

I love how Taco takes care about his fan base! He is still checking the comments