The Blues Brothers - Minnie the Moocher (Official Audio)

The Blues Brothers - Minnie the Moocher (Official Audio)
From 'The Blues Brothers: Original Soundtrack Recording' (1980)
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Jake had a vision. It was his, the only real one he'd ever had, and he clung to it. It had always been the blues. Even back in the Rock Island City orphanage (that sweaty kid factory) Jake and Elwood were saved by the music. Actually, saved by a gray-haired janitor everybody called Curtis. He wore sinister midnight shades, a narrow black tie and a porkpie hat that he kept pushed back on his head. Curtis wrapped his waxy brown hands around his guitar neck and played the most dangerous blues this side of Robert Johnson. The nuns scorched the brothers’ days with holy threats and Curtis rescued them by night. Down in the coolness of his basement he taught them the blues and set in motion their mission: to live the healing message of music.
Silent Elwood never did put more than two sentences together, but all those lost words burned from his Special 20 blues harp. And Joliet tore that voice from some hidden darkness, twisting his chubby body, snarling at the heavens, a born sinner. They used the basement because it was secret and because the echo gave them a nice dirty sound: Howlin’ Wolf and Little Walker, slapping like a bad dream around the chilly room. And then one night, Jake brought in a gleaming E string he said came from Elmore James’ guitar. He held it tight and as it glowed in the bulb light, Jake sliced Elwood’s middle finger and then his own. Now the solo boys with soul in their blood were brothers. Jake and Elwood Blues … the Blues Brothers.
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[@chris-io1ki]

This is the 1980 version of Cabs 1931 song. He was 73 when he performed this in The Blues,Brothers movie. He passed away in 1994. Absolute legend of his time. And a fantastic song too🤗

[@chris-io1ki]

Ma'am what type of music do you normally play here? Uh,we play both types.... Country,and Western 😄😆🤣😂😆🤣😁😄 Stand by your man had me in stitches and is still funny today.

[@chris-io1ki]

@Tommie Andersson It was in 1931 en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minnie_the_Moocher

[@jonathanriolo2578]

He died on the same year that I was born

[@too_short_cortetm8507]

@@chris-io1ki Imagine using wikipedia as an authoritative source. Lol.

[@towel2473]

@@too_short_cortetm8507 where's your source, then?

[@BluesMan88]

This movie was responsible for preserving so many classics by many legends and exposing them to a wider audience.

[@PowerGlove84]

This is glue, strong stuff

[@vernondsa9027]

Now that's something everyone who watched the movie will remember

[@UndertaleFewTuberDub]

Yeep

[@SlyCooper1920]

Hi Tony

[@DJ8Mile]

Who wants an orange whip? Orange whip? Orange whip? Three orange whips!

[@jefffinkbonner9551]

You got my cheese wiz, boy?

[@CamiKhaste]

Still one of the greatest slow blues out there. One of a kind.

[@michelvanderlinden8363]

...that might be because this is a jazz song. Not blues.

[@TheKoniszewski]

@@michelvanderlinden8363 blues jazz is a thing

[@benjaminyeiser4023]

@@TheKoniszewski True, but the original version of the song was 1931... blues mostly came 30 years later.

[@itsasti8303]

@@benjaminyeiser4023 30 years later??? Mainstream blues came about 10 years before jazz and had been around for decades before then

[@Robloxian-xe8rx]

@@michelvanderlinden8363 he traditionally did scat singing, which is a mixture between blues and jazz....

[@jacklambert1521]

Man, Cab Calloway had style. He had class. A true entertainer through and through the likes of which we'll never see again, since he was from of an older, more respectful time period in which performers valued and cherished their audience. I'm not saying there aren't performers like that today, what I'm saying is that that era is dead and gone, sadly enough. Rest In Peace Cab.

[@reneastle8447]

I beg to differ. The older, more respectful time period in which performers valued and cherished their audience will be brought back to life like never before, thanks to the Retro Decade Revival Project.

[@slugyourpal]

He was a living legend. I'm impressed he lived to 1994 considering he was born in 1907. Had lived a very full life no doubt.

[@Kobayashhi]

My feelings exactly. Well said brother.

[@David-mw3sb]

You make an excellent point about the egoic disdain fake artists that are extremely prevalent now have for their audience like they own them.

[@lynnehenderson4140]

My FAVOURITE moment in the whole movie---love how it starts behind the curtain with Cab saying "You guys know 'Minnie the Moocher?'" then switches to in front, the curtains part and everyone's in white tails on a big band bandstand and TEARS into the song!!! Show 'em how it's done, Mr. C!!!

[@richardlee3311]

Blues brothers movie is a classic. Everytime it's on I get sucked in.

[@joemccluskey5760]

My dad passed away a few weeks ago and this was his signature karaoke track. I will forever think of my dad when I hear this and will look for any opportunity to perform this to try and keep a bit of him alive.

[@donnamiddleton3964]

That's beautiful, I love that for you ❤❤❤❤❤

[@monakaloush9506]

Folks, here's a story about Minnie the Moocher She was a lowdown hoochie coocher She was the roughest, toughest frail But Minnie had a heart as big as a whale Hidee hidee hidee hi Hode hode hode ho Hee dee hee dee hee dee hee A hidee hidee hidee ho She messed around with a bloke named Smoky She loved him though he was cokey He took her down to Chinatown And he showed her how to kick the gong around Hidee hidee hidee hi Whoah Hee dee hee dee hee dee hee A hidee hidee hidee ho She had a dream about the King of Sweden He gave her things that she was needin' He gave her a home built of gold and steel A diamond car with platinum wheels Hidee hidee hidee hidee hidee hidee hi Hodee hodee hodee hodee hodee oh Scurlivou scurlivou scurlivou rlivourlivu Setetetete raburlutu scetete raburlutu toy He gave her his townhouse and his racing horses Each meal she ate was a dozen courses She had a million dollars worth of nickels and dimes She sat around and counted them all a million times Hidee hidee hidee hi Hooh whoaa oh oh whoa Hidee hidee hidee hi Poor Min, Poor Min, Poor Min

[@michaeljdonoughjr9558]

R.I.P Cab Calloway 1907-1994 R.I.P John Belushi 1949-1982 R.I.P John Candy 1950-1994 R.I.P Aretha Franklin 1942-2 years ago

[@michaeljdonoughjr9558]

Rest In Peace James brown 1933-2006 Rest In Peace Ray Charles 1930-2004

[@retrothetrooper]

And RIP CARRIE FISHER

[@chevychevelle7216]

R.I.P John Lee Hooker 1917 - 2001. R.I.P Donald "Duck" Dunn 1941 - 2012. R.I.P Matt "Guitar" Murphy 1929 - 2018.

[@bobross4449]

R.I.P like everyone except Dan Aykroyd

[@voltiqqzzfg2600]

@@bobross4449 Rip you

[@lil_dak_1587]

"Just follow my lead and act real cool."

[@manuelfuentespardo8102]

Blue Harvest. Hahaha

[@sharkpoolbolt662]

Story of Minnie the moocher is still a better love story than Twilight

[@UndertaleFewTuberDub]

So true

[@ADRgman]

No shit Sherlock

[@tompeters5903]

Even tho he was cokey

[@mikelowry6286]

You can't see me but I am a clapping so loud right now

[@mikelowry6286]

FUCK YESSSSSS!!!!

[@MediaOneENT]

One of the best movies of all time!

[@abnakimaanlicht2109]

Nope its so good that its the best of the UNIVERSE that means aliens come to watch it!

[@soeiy7803]

I agree with Abnaki Maanlicht.

[@vernondsa9027]

The best

[@gildeshokka7721]

What’s the name of the movie?

[@frankenluk3003]

@@gildeshokka7721 c'mon Blues Brothers

[@garyrodriguez8414]

My gosh, Cab Callaway still rocks ! What a great gift to the musical world is this historical record.

[@wsjustice]

Cab Callaway was still bringing the heat in 1980. The Blues Brothers (1980) is the greatest musical of all fucking time. Hands down.

[@eggshells2238]

No dought

[@eggshells2238]

Absolutely

[@Godhumbledme]

A one man band wow go back and see him in his prime realllllllllllllly impressive.

[@BDCMatt]

Best musical by light years. Nothing even comes close

[@mariojutic6609]

How can you dislike that. This is such a great version. Unbelievable how much Energie Cab had, 50 years later.

[@mistag42698]

Those are probably the cops and nazis from the movie 😂

[@voidwarden1413]

what are you talking about i see no dislikes

[@ItzSonic69]

@@voidwarden1413 KZbin removed the dislike count a year ago because people were using it for harassment, there are still dislikes on videos we just can’t see them

[@autumn_my_life]

The legend that is Mr. Cab Calloway. Perfection. :)

[@Beefy1K]

I’m a hardcore metal head and I can confidently say this is absolutely genius. The music theory in this is absolutely astounding.

[@WeegeeFan1Studios]

Go use some AI stem splitters to seperate the channels and you'll be even more astounded to hear the intricacies of the song!!

[@donjose4778]

Peter loves this

[@j.w.calinger9816]

Cab Calloway performing this song in this movie could be the greatest "You still got it" moment in popular music.

[@albertjones773]

I think this scene proved that Jake and Elwood really were on a mission from God!

[@jojod6437]

I think that this version is better than the first one! And he was 73 years old when he record this version! That shows how big talend he was!!

[@jamestomaszewski3374]

This never gets old. always singing along.

[@monkey-46]

**Peter singing directly onto to Meg’s face**

[@mistypuffs]

I love this song. My nana used to sing it to me as a child 🔥

[@rRubberToes]

Do you know what this song is about?

[@timcharx5235]

@@rRubberToes Whats is this about ?

[@rRubberToes]

@@timcharx5235 it is basically about a hooker named Minnie that gets beated by her own pimp, and that same pimp taught her how to do a drug (opium) and then she be having illusions about the "King of Sweden" and that the king bought her anything she wanted basically This song is full of slangs from the 20s, kicking the gong around is one of them.

[@SteppingStonevlogs]

@@rRubberToes and that person's childhood is scarred hahah

[@rRubberToes]

@@SteppingStonevlogs 😆

[@mikewrasman5103]

The Blues Brothers movie brought back some artists whom the younger generation didn't know and were introduced to through the Blues Brothers movie.

[@warrenpuckett4203]

Yes just because it old does not mean it is not good. Music is better than driving a '66 New Yorker. Because you can't bring back the the '66 New Yorker

[@amitgeambashu2592]

9😂

[@mohammedbayou5874]

I did not live this period of time, but when I hear this song, I travel in time and live the moment, and I really enjoy the Blues band, I succeeded in that

[@sbkeller]

I had read somewhere that Cab Calloway wanted to do a disco version of this song for the film but he was told to do this version.

[@jasonhood2453]

Apparently he felt a younger audience wouldn’t enjoy the original. Thank heavens for whoever talked him into sticking to this version. Amazing performance.

[@lewisfraser4153]

John Landis insisted that he do a jazzy version and thank f u c k for it

[@dzpatrioteziridedjazairi8196]

the blues brothers were the precursors in many things. for example they inspired freddy mercury to sing behind him in unison, the dance with the hat for mickael jackson as well as the thriller clip, a copy in the dance of the blues brothers in the streets of chicago, etc.

[@biscuitoliva3411]

Peter from Family Guy brought me here with his breath 😂😂😂😂😂

[@Euphoric531]

Same

[@realjasonvorhees]

Me too 😂

[@Webb_Studios]

Heard this on the baseball playoffs. Whoever played is a person of culture

[@trashdanarts]

NO WAY I HEARD THAT TOO !!

[@WeegeeFan1Studios]

@@trashdanarts Eyy small world you're subscribed to my channel!

[@trashdanarts]

@@WeegeeFan1Studios HEHEH HI !!!

[@WeegeeFan1Studios]

@@trashdanarts I still do cab videos all the time and cab ai videos sometimes if you ever wanna look still

[@trashdanarts]

@@WeegeeFan1Studios ye i know !!! school has been eating up my free time lol

[@ItzSonic69]

0:45 family guy part

[@thc6341]

I like singing that part to girls when I have very bad breath

[@miholju]

Mr Fabulous: Gentlemen, I'm leaving. Willie: Damm. We were so close. Curtis: Hey, you guys know Minnie the Moocher? Murph: I knew a hooker once named Minnie Mizola? Curtis: No, the song Minnie the Moocher. Steve: Yeah. So what? Curtis: Hit it!

[@dinolorenzo56]

That's Mazola... as in the corn oil. I'm serious.

[@dannystandley613]

Jake: If you say no, elwood and I are gonna come here for brecfest, lunch and dinner every day.

[@anthonyj2951]

@@dannystandley613 how much for the little girl... the women, how much for your women

[@dannystandley613]

@@anthonyj2951 Sir... sir... sir... sir! Sir?

[@erickatesar6044]

The roots of modern rap and jazz, sweet to hear and member

[@visfreak5059]

One of the view song everybody can sing and still the audience has fun with

[@federicoviola1351]

no

[@amitgeambashu2592]

No

[@southsidepaul]

Released March 1931...... 94 years later and we're still playing this song.

[@Chicken_Wing91]

Well this is from 1980 Cab was 72 at the time but like i get it definitely a timeless song

[@treyfowler6892]

Help me I can't get this song out of my head I'm getting tired of it but it feels so good at the same time.

[@szwedzkiPL]

Same here, there must be somethig special to it... Can't help humming the story bout Minnie The Moocher...

[@josephlowry4320]

Apart from their version of the Rawhide theme, the Peter Gunn theme and Twist It by Ray Charles, this is one of my favourite songs from the soundtrack.

[@goodbyemoongirl8861]

Gonna sing this at the school musical this year, wish me luck

[@mrsevendeadlysins5591]

Best of luck to you. Hope you kill it in your performance.

[@goodbyemoongirl8861]

@@mrsevendeadlysins5591 thank you very much :))

[@tasteful_trash4773]

@@goodbyemoongirl8861 what happened

[@goodbyemoongirl8861]

@@tasteful_trash4773 It got cancelled because of corona :(

[@tasteful_trash4773]

@@goodbyemoongirl8861 damn that’s sad :(

[@villager-number-nine]

My god his voice is perfection ❤

[@santaguts8919]

Musicians like Cab Calloway are born once a century

[@EngPheniks]

this movie was a masterpiece

[@knarftahw]

Gotta say this is probably my favourite version.

[@parsifal2006]

Long live the Blues Brothers

[@LXW-Arts]

They died of blue balls

[@gabrielarosales3447]

2:45 my favorite part

[@artsandcraftsman1669]

This is one of my favorite song tbh

[@keaganjames8758]

Had this on tape as a kid. It was my religion 👐

[@arios1977]

My parents had the Blues Brothers movie on Beta. I grew up listening to this song. This is what made me appreciate the music that came before and what the current Gen at the time was inspired by. I even dig the original 1930 recording. I say check it out if you want a history lesson. Cab Calloway came out 45 years before I was born and I love and appreciate his contribution to American Music. Hopefully these Gen Z’s and beyond can appreciate it the way I did. Coming from a Gen Xer, 4th generation Mexican American

[@iwatatiff]

Strange that u didn't mention the Fleischer version

[@gmgsports8731]

They need to play this at sporting events.

[@panowa8319]

I remember the White Sox did years back.

[@signalsoldier]

That trumpet tone is just stellar!

[@ceyrnlyva]

İ ask Chat GPT to what is Alastor's fav son and now im here. I can gladly say that it is perfect. I love the song❤

[@uwekuzemski8219]

That's history. Like all songs at Blues Brothers!

[@ksvoiceoveractingandmore]

this song should be available for apple music

[@davidwaynest.germain706]

Were on a mission from god

[@jackfreeman1776]

I sing this next to my daughter in the car when I have bad breath.

[@marcusaschettino8270]

was looking for a family guy reference in the comments

[@thatmeatteacher8662]

OMG 😂

[@caderamsey8878]

I was looking for this comment lmao

[@onfoenemgrave]

🅱️eter

[@AKASHA27976]

👍

[@k-trashradio5163]

And people thought the blue brothers would bomb because jazz was "out" and disco was "in" Ironically it was dying in the US at the time the box office bomb that was can't stop the music was proof of that

[@edwardpate6128]

This album and movie introduced a whole new generation of baby boomers like me to the amazing Cab Calloway!

[@tunabenvegnu9225]

Io sono cresciuta ascoltando le loro canzoni in una musicassetta ❤️ Avrò visto questo film circa una trentina di volte ma non mi stancherei mai di vederlo❤️😎❤️

[@77rosato]

When I was about 14 I heard Cab Calloway for the first time. He was singing a small part of this song in a Hula Hoops advert. I was immediately drawn to it and asked my Mum who he was. I loved it! Which was strange as I only listened to punk music at that time. When I saw the blues brothers with all the greats - John Lee Hooker, Ray Charles and Cab Calloway to name a few - I was spellbound. I watched a video recording of that movie so many times. I'm 54 now and still love this song. My friend occasionally plays this on his guitar and sings it, which is such a treat. When I discovered KZbin many years ago this was one of the first songs I looked for. I saw a really old film with Cab Calloway in a leading role. Was quite a novelty! Anyway I still love this song 40 years on from hearing it in a Hula Hoops advert! I still love punk as well. I am a bit of an oddball!

[@donnamiddleton3964]

My family had a band called the blues blah brothers and my step dad sung this sung,I almost preferred his version over calloway..almost 😂the band also mixed in tracks from the commitments and a few sam cooke songs and some other blues tracks,from 93 to 2023 I watched the band as often as I could and grew up with them,they would draw huge crowd with their new years eve big night special ar our centre the pavilion that had a capacity of a couple of hundred,beautiful big old building now long gone,I miss those days,but that started my love of blues that still goes strong ❤❤❤

[@andrefernando790]

0:20 that trompette omg...

[@szwedzkiPL]

Hot trumpet!

[@OrontesRM]

Calloway had this voice at 74 - I know people in their 60s who can't climb the stairs and speak at the same time

[@milldinho]

Absolute masterpiece

[@RodneyMcKinney-ec9dl]

A terrific version of his signature song.

[@RobertLaberge]

The brass intro is worth the price of admission alone.

[@greenlightmachinery]

I like this version the most out of every other version I've heard. The only thing that would make it better is if we got the 2 minutes of the band solo from the movie too. So glad we have such a classic preserved.

[@cruisetheautisticboy994]

Remember hearing this in Family Guy: Blue Harvest when Peter, Chris, Cleveland, Quagmire, and Herbert the Pervert sneak behind the stormtrooper?

[@georgpflugbeil4188]

Meine armen Nachbarn, aber einmal in der Woche müssen sie wegen diesem Sound von einem über 60jn. Leiden, Geil,Super meine alten Knochen werden zu Teenagern ein Traum ich Grüße alle mit selben Geschmack. BaBa bleibt Gesund!!

[@journeystarr]

This is glue...strong stuff.

[@jimmywhispers100]

I remember getting stuck at Midway airport in Chicago on my way to New Mexico a few years ago. Blizzard shut down all flights. Lucky for me i had my guitar as a carry on and there was a sax player that got stuck with me. We played this tune and had everyone in the airport singing along. Ended up with free drinks and a LOT of tips from the other passengers all night.

[@Alexog2423]

Real music

[@Creator_indy]

This is why i fell in love with the Jazz age!😍

[@csxriverlinecatches4736]

Hearing this makes me want to put on a Peter Griffen costume

[@mprrobertson7549]

Best movie and music 🤘

[@CDPBT77]

One of the best cover!!!!

[@katiegregory7151]

I'm not trying to be rude, but this is the a tual preformer Cab Callaway sing this song.

[@GhostbustersFrozenEmpire2024]

Hey Blues Brothers!

[@stefanjevtic7175]

Perfect song to listen to when you are performing a Heist.

[@carlitosgonzalez924]

Peter Griffin and his bad breath in the car brought me here 😂😅

[@MrDark217]

I love This Song

[@pilotmanpaul]

*HEE DEE HEE DEE HEE!*

[@livelybubbs6242]

*HI DEE HI DEE HO~*

[@queefbeef4879]

That beginning tho🫦

[@MACCASMATE黒の剣士]

i love this song

[@federicoviola1351]

me too

[@MadKingOfMadaya]

*_Saw the Family Guy scene on tiktok and this is a banger especially when speed up_*

[@ItzSonic69]

Bro speeds up songs ☠️

[@cannabisthaitube9490]

ที่ประเทศไทยนิยมเพลงบลูส์น้อยมากๆ มีแค่กลุ่มคนบางส่วนเท่านั้นที่เข้าถึง ส่วนใหญ่จะเป็นผู้มีฐานะ ส่วนคนจนๆที่สนใจและคลั่งไคล้ในดนตรีบลูส์ไม่เคยได้เข้าถึง นอกจากรับฟัง

[@user-eg2mj1sm5u]

The blues brothers - Minnie the moocher

[@Cardinal-Roy-Thanks-You]

Roy's power, exercised legitimately, please define.

[@Mrbuttboi]

Whenever I leave a party without saying anything to anyone, I’m gonna play this

[@theguitarjohnshow]

Love This Song

[@sebyadamzplayz2362]

I liked when Jake and Elwood blues went under the stage and the older one out of the blues triples cos there was three of them that had blues at the end of their names

[@jorgedaza9528]

Good music!!😊

[@djcrazy8578]

love this song!!

[@mrtailwind864]

It’s just one of a kind and the soundtrack is too😏

[@corkovits]

ye snap B&B,xxx.2022. music time now...

[@rodtwang2541]

best soundtrack ever!!!!

[@georgpflugbeil4188]

Die geilen Sound "Minnie The Moocher" gebe ich mir einmal die Woche, aber so laut das meine Ohrwaschel

[@jacklackner6894]

me and the boys sneaking by a stormtrooper

[@federicotown8052]

Amazing song !

[@xilegaming6015]

It's 106 miles to Chicago we have a full tank of gas half a pack cigarettes its dark and we're wearing sunglasses

[@thomasbicknell175]

Hit it.

[@childishalbino1952]

I remember hearing this years ago when I was around 9 now I’m 20 and happy I found it

[@cynicalfella]

KZbin did not recommend this to you. You LOOKED for this!

[@Gladiator85632]

Oh my god this song comes out in Fortnite with my legendary skin❤❤❤❤❤❤❤