USA: BILL CLINTON PLAYS SAXOPHONE AT WHITE HOUSE PARTY

(24 Jul 1998) English/Nat
U-S President Bill Clinton took to the stage at a White House Party on Thursday night - but this time it was music and not politics that he was his message.
The leader picked up the saxophone in front of around 250 guests to celebrate the 90th birthday of the great jazz musician Lionel Hampton.
And the President's choice of tune was 'My Funny Valentine'
A special concert was held at the White House in Washington on Thursday to honour the birthday of 90-year-old jazz great Lionel Hampton.
Among the 250 guests was First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton who got the idea for bash during her trip with the President to Africa earlier his year.
SOUNDBITE: (English)
"The President and I are honoured to join all of you in wishing Lionel Hampton a very happy 90th birthday."
SUPER CAPTION: First Lady Hillary Clinton
The First Lady also praised Hampton for helping bring down racial barriers from the time he joined Benny Goodman's band in the 1930s and for promoting jazz - the music of democracy .
The guest of honour then encouraged U-S President Bill Clinton to take to the stage.
SOUNDBITE: (English)
"You know we have one of the greatest saxophone players in the business and you know and I would like to hear you (the president) and I would like to hear you play the saxophone. "
SUPER CAPTION: Lionel Hampton
The President obliged by blowing a soulful version of 'My Funny Valentine.'
A few moments later he was joined by Hampton's 10-piece orchestra.
UPSOUND: music
Two years ago, Hampton set aside more than 50 years of supporting Republicans - saying they'd moved too far to the right - and decided to endorse Clinton.
The following January, Clinton presented the musician with a National Medal of the Arts at a White House ceremony - just two days after a fire had swept through Hampton's Manhattan apartment.
Clinton noted that Hampton has played for every president since Harry Truman, saying he revolutionised jazz music forever.
SOUNDBITE: (English)
"It's been a long time since he joined Louis Armstrong and gave him a hit song and revolutionised jazz music forever. I was telling Hillary when Hampton was up there playing and singing, you know my ears are gone, and I can't even hear the pitch anymore, and there he is hitting the pitch."
SUPER CAPTION: U-S President Bill Clinton
Hampton's birthday was actually in April but his busy schedule meant the celebrations were somewhat delayed.
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[@doomphus]

If it starts with S and ends with X, Bill Clinton is good at it. And that's a fact.

[@NotFinnish]

ohhi

[@originalname28]

If it starts with STOL and ends with EN, it describes this comment. And that’s a fact.

[@sweetbabyrodney]

Syntax?

[@kai-in1xt]

Just ask Monika.

[@honestabe5153]

He's awesome

[@dawg.pound.network8758]

“I did not have musical relations with that saxophone”

[@yu-hengwang8338]

Are you sure? That instrument looks hella “saxy” 😉

[@NovikNikolovic]

@@yu-hengwang8338 nah he's telling the truth this time. The saxophone was over 18.

[@cjloeffler5424]

@@NovikNikolovic so was Hillary.

[@NovikNikolovic]

@@cjloeffler5424 hey, Hillary to me is 18... out of 10. She is hot.

[@cjloeffler5424]

@@NovikNikolovic ...

[@jalenbunn7114]

More presidents need creative outlets, it's a stressful job

[@DrMario_666]

McDonalds play place is trumps creative outlet

[@NovikNikolovic]

@@DrMario_666 you sure it's not Twitter?

[@loscriticssupreme931]

Monica was Bill's outlet. And giving $ to North Korea.

[@dvderek]

@@loscriticssupreme931 Trump bragged at the debates that Kim Jong Un likes him. That disgusts me as a Korean.

[@loscriticssupreme931]

@@dvderek Given you're an idiot and not Korean?

[@chrisramsey5380]

Back in the day. the United States of America had the coolest down to earth, president who played both the saxophone and the piano and did not have sexual relations with that woman. 😂😂😂

[@madwatermelon1316]

Yeah. He certainly had the charm and quick wit which is why his Republican opponents loathed him so much. Hillary just grates on people though.

[@chrisramsey5380]

This is the way they think about politics Democrats doing good=bad. Republicans messing up everything and calling it good and blaming the Democrats = good. But it does not matter if they are democrat ,republican,librarian or independent. liberals conservatives ,Communists and socialists are bad. Manny liberals conservatives Communists and socialists hide under the titles Republican and Democrat. For example look at the California state government they are not even real Democrats. They are a bunch of wealthy rich and famous Hollywood celebrity marijuana smoking and Apostolic Pentecostal liberals posing as false Democrats running the state of California into the ground while making all Democrats look bad in the eyes of Republicans all across the whole entire United States of America, US Territories and UN United Nations. And on the apostolic part the apostolics in California are not even real Oneness Pentecostal Holiness Christians they're false Pentecostals running their churches as a combination of the true Pentecostal Doctrine the true Apostolic Doctrine and army Doctrine all put together as one Church body. But let them tell it about themselves and their denomination they are the real deal. They are simply a cult misleading everyone's souls and lives a stray in Jesus name, salvation, Holiness and separation for Holiness standards which is nothing more than watered down Amish Doctrine modernized. In California because the rich and wealthy run everything there is a serious homeless and trailer living problem people cannot afford adequate housing because landlords and crooked greedy money hungry property management companies require everyone's income to be double triple or quadruple the rent, and you can find medical marijuana level thrive food giveaway pantries missions Ministries Outreach Ministries and Apostolic Pentecostal churches when you cannot even find a house and a job. and also in California the DHS Department of Human Services Social Service welfare system out there is a big joke compared to real States.

[@jonathanlewis6240]

Chris Ramsey ...and who was a sexual predator as well. Let’s not forget. ☝🏾

[@draggy76]

I honestly wanna know the fuck that had to do with being president though.... It had nothing to do with it. Shit major CEOs and business owners have sexual relations with females they're not married to..... WHO THE FUCK CARES! that reasoning never really struck right,. Like republitards just wanted an excuse to throw him out, Just like they found a reason to throw the only BLACK president we had out. because they didnt like him, not because he was voted out by the god aweful shitstain we have in office today.

[@pistos5253]

Yeah yeah fuck Donald trump

[@saucyyikers3877]

Lol imagine if he played Careless Whisper.

[@m0nicalewinsky_696]

Saucy Yikers God i want to see that

[@saucyyikers3877]

@@m0nicalewinsky_696 yea too Monica Lewinsky

[@robslowdown]

That’s what he played when he was with monika lol

[@poiisonivy8937]

OMG 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@lauren8420]

He does and it’s amazing, just search for it on KZbin

[@maenad1231]

Regardless of the ambiguous/debatable morality of the Clinton’s; regardless of how you feel about them this was probably one of the most historically iconic moments for a modern era president

[@johnnotrealname8168]

The economy was doing good but my was he a horrible person when you think about it. That would not be acceptable in any workplace, maybe not worth impeachment although that was strictly about his lying about it, yet democrat so who cares. Nonetheless, props to the man he had a good economy...except the end bit and N.AF.T.A. is a bit problematic too.

[@bombaclat9758]

He did not have sexual relations with that saxophone

[@kingcobrajfssepaboosterclub]

I beg to differ 😎

[@lancebryant8528]

Hey, let's not bring the saxophone into this. That was my horn. Still is, actually. And the pres. did a good job.

[@fuzzyotterpaws4395]

You mean saxual?

[@mightymorty5113]

Saxual relations

[@parthibhayat]

*saxual

[@pepperdiao37]

He didn't play no sax... He's playin' the harMONICA!

[@hridaymehta5782]

Underrated comment right here

[@randomdude6719]

He’s playing both

[@jaredmclaren5571]

@@randomdude6719 he's a multitasker, that's why he loves that boobs come in pairs

[@SkateOrDie666]

Whoremonica

[@gretchent7750]

Now THAT, is a comment.

[@markshulman3150]

bill: does a pretty simple trill crowd: WOW AAAAAAAAAAA WOOHOO

[@Sora-o]

Bill: blows and spams buttons Crowd: woooaaawww omg so talented

[@Daniel-ox1sb]

i hear jealousy :o

[@Sora-o]

@@Daniel-ox1sb nah I hear stupidity, naive people wowed at something extremely unskillful.

[@Sora-o]

@@ajaygupta6981 dude really? You being a college sax player should know how INCREDIBLY easy this is lmao the dude played 3 notes and a trill....

[@claudemiropacheco]

He has admittedly put music behind because he knew he wasn't as good as he would like and his real talent was public service and politics. However, as an amateur sax player, I think he does great. I've seen him playing in other videos, and he does quite nice, considering is just a hobbyist.

[@lil_huntito]

Looks like Monica isn't the only one good at blowing

[@fuzzyotterpaws4395]

Just Monika

[@tomlehr861]

Melania is too,ask trudeau😊

[@royisdabest]

@@tomlehr861 damn still on that bad angled photo huh

[@tomlehr861]

@@royisdabest the ones w trump and ivanka?

[@NovikNikolovic]

Monica Lewinsky is a futanari?

[@TheTarrMan]

You can say what you want to Old Bill, he sure is likable sometimes.

[@QletTV]

He really is

[@TheTarrMan]

@@QletTV I read that in Bill's voice.

[@TheBrownBoy100]

Epstein sure liked him

[@randommthrfkr6568]

​@@TheBrownBoy100 im assuming your also going to say trump right? Considering ge has thousands of pictures with him

[@TheBrownBoy100]

@@randommthrfkr6568 Yeah why not. Both definitely knew what was going on. You can keep ignoring that and only resort to whatabouthism if you want.

[@mv3967]

All this time we were wrong about him, he was just trying to teach Monica how to blow properly 😅

[@StuartFuckingLittle]

lol

[@Hi-xu9xn]

Repent of your sins and follow Jesus Christ Almighty

[@mv3967]

@@Hi-xu9xn no thanks 😅🤣🤣

[@randomdude6719]

Daaaaaaamn

[@BriansThing]

A true inspiration for saxophonists worldwide 🎷🙂

[@yeeyee4388]

More like a true disappointment

[@lemon_curry_]

@@yeeyee4388 if you're running for president, play the sax. Worked for Bill, why wouldnt it work for you?

[@yeeyee4388]

@@lemon_curry_ If I was running and I played sax, I wouldn’t suck.

[@lemon_curry_]

@@yeeyee4388 They don't know that.

[@drakeamougus2628]

Bro isn't even good

[@Imnotaplayerimagamer]

“While bill clinton plays the sax”-animaniacs theme song

[@newman447]

I only knew that line from Eminem The Re Up

[@UselessAqua.]

No one: KZbins recommended algorithm: Wanna see President Bill Clinton play the saxophone?

[@jfk8745]

I'd Imagine so, Bill Clinton

[@unsightedmetal6857]

Oh... THIS is what Animaniacs was referencing!

[@joefloggg3257]

Yup

[@michaeljohndadd545]

I broke the 69th like

[@Darkknight0777]

@@michaeljohndadd545 dishonor. Dishonor on your whole family. Make a note of this, dishonor on you, dishonor on your cow.

[@kiest3570]

Umm............ *WHILE BILL CLINTON PLAYS A SAX WERE ANIMANIACS*

[@toolio5268]

The reason why I'm here: Wakko packs away the snacks While Bill Clinton plays the Sax We're Animaniacs!

[@TimothyLittleNESfan]

"Hey Clinton get back to work!" "Make Me"

[@capitalcrow1533]

Makes me sad that we will never get a president this cool again

[@lukelewis4698]

“I did not have saxual relations with that woman.”

[@Qixo_]

I've got you under my desk

[@sonnydin1841]

Whatever you might say about Bill Clinton, I admire him for having the courage to intervene in the Balkans conflict, when European nations, including the U.K., just sat and looked - there was no leadership from any of them. Plus, Bill Clinton knows when to smile, and laugh, unlike many top leaders. Thanks, Mr President. May you live to be 100 and ten. God bless you. Thanks for sharing video.

[@fernicusmaximus9282]

A great musician, smooth talker, good with the ladies, and has a cat named socks...............what's not to like?

[@elbozo5723]

you

[@sirriel5629]

@@elbozo5723 now Ik why your name is bozo

[@elbozo5723]

@@sirriel5629 anime pro pic type beat 😬

[@TheBrownBoy100]

His friendship with Jeffrey Epstein

[@Saxxin1]

When Bill said he never had sexual relations with that woman he was talking about Hillary. He never lied.

[@MyndMythos]

This is nice and all but I just can’t with how everyone was freaking out over a trill when that’s the easiest thing to do on the sax 😂

[@superguy199]

"While Bill Clinton plays the sax" - Animaniacs

[@JustANervousWreck]

Every president should be able to play the saxophone to be elected, and to have a quartet jazz battle at primaries

[@bobdownes162]

Not so easy playing on another man's sax. Mouthpiece, reed, keywork feel, all different from one's own Horn. (Profi saxist, more than 50 years)

[@DellaStreet123]

That was somebody else's? To be fair, I play the clarinet, not the sax, but both use reeds and mouthpieces you cram fairly deeply into your mouth. I have played my sister's clarinet on occasion. But with my own reed and the mouthpiece clean and dry.

[@hydrogen3266]

I play both - must say that saxes tend to feel MUCH different than clarinets based on key action. Clarinet feels different with the air and you can tell the quality of instrument more or less just by playing. Either way, I can usually adapt and adjust to playing a different horn after a little bit of playing And Clinton is definitely not as good as the audience thinks he is lol

[@ChrisF_1982]

I had an easy enough time playing another's horn for an audition when mine was damaged in high school.

[@TommyElijahCabelloReal]

I heard bill used to be in band.

[@bibianaguadalupeislasherre9880]

If Bill Clinton hadn't run for president, he could've been a famous saxophonist performing at jazz festivals and concerts around the world.

[@imlost19]

the way this is edited so that right after bill compliments his ability to still "hit the pitch" it shows him hitting one note on a xylophone lol

[@raularroyo4364]

And Mónica was playing the cigar 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@어휴..왜항상나만]

개멋있다...대통령이 즉석에서 색소폰연주 바로 가능하다는건 역시 미국밖에 없을듯

[@desert_iron_123]

Love him or hate him, this is pretty fucking epic.

[@nadasou]

He is good at harmonica!

[@danwalden4116]

If only he hadn't stained the sax with his blow, he'd have hit all the clean notes and walked away without an encore!

[@mireyga7983]

2 or 3 years from now, this will get millions of views

[@coolkg12345]

you know monica loved that trill he did at 1:25 XD XD

[@mustachesally4134]

We all know what he did. But he was a darn good president. He had the charisma. He was smart in politics. Tempted by human nature of needs.

[@100spurs]

Please say what did he do?

[@DannySullivanMusic]

Almost good enough to make you forget about his body count!!!

[@MrRosarioTV]

Bill Clinton is an excellent saxophone 🎷player!

[@JoseAngel-iv5eu]

fantástico todos tenemos un niño siempre dentro del alma, no por eso se va a quitar el respeto ,muy bien echo

[@MattFirdous]

hmm... he didn't change the mouth piece though....

[@bedro_0]

r/suddenlygay

[@jacobgrimes9626]

oh no bill is gonna get corona

[@fuzzyotterpaws4395]

Why would you?

[@DellaStreet123]

@@fuzzyotterpaws4395 Because it's sort of gross. Not only do you cram the mouthpiece fairly deeply in, you bite down on it, and the reed is saturated with somebody else's saliva. Want some of my clarinet reeds to use as ice-cream scoops? I could offer you one I've been playing 50 to 70 hours on.

[@that_onefriendgr0up947]

I remember someone on my uncles side of the family used to take pictures of his cat socks!

[@k.miyamoto8183]

멋진 영상 잘 봤습니다. 역사적인 기록물이네요.

[@quite1enough]

I did not play 26 times with a certain individual on a certain remote island

[@seane2179]

Truly was the first black president.

[@andrewthetextbook489]

0:17 "wishening"

[@michaelwilliams-owolabi8365]

Lmaoo

[@MoonLanta]

Bix nood

[@fuzzyotterpaws4395]

Dot is cute and Yakko yacks. Wacko packs away the snacks while Bill Clinton plays the sax. That's Animaniacs! Those are the facts!

[@mafmaf82]

wishining

[@mattpaxton2989]

I was literally just about to comment on that and see if anyone else did

[@paulmccartneystoenail4897]

w i s h i n i n g

[@birdyrese2305]

humble too

[@GabiN64]

Brad Pitt could play Bill Clinton in a movie. Kind of looking like him now lol

[@roadracer1584]

Bill plays the saxophone and Monica plays the skin flute.

[@davidsalinas7986]

Bill Clinton on sax and Neil DeGrasse Tyson on the drums

[@L.M1792]

Each Day Is Valentines Day. Great choice. There isn't anybody doesn't like that track.

[@GeorgeeWBush]

he blows the saxophone better than monica could blow the bill

[@Marduk710]

The song he is playing is "My Funny Valentine"

[@michaelsnyder5773]

He's still got it.

[@brianwagar4512]

I'm honored

[@michaelchao744]

It is strongly suggested that Jiang accompany him with Hawaii guitar.

[@markauckland666]

As Dennis Leary said, "if Clinton can play saxophone,then it makes Kenny G the new John Coltrane"

[@ChrisF_1982]

Coltrane and Kenny G are miles apart stylistically. Better to compare Trane to Brecker or Chad LB.

[@markauckland666]

i think you missed the point @@ChrisF_1982

[@omkarmantri7350]

love how all these comments are about him and monica lewinsky

[@tromboneJTS]

My Funny Valentine

[@woofelator]

"wishening"

[@Grit489]

A great president and first lady.

[@Allagi22]

They didn't realize he was a real one

[@chingbachiller2613]

Wow! Awesome

[@patricias5122]

OH, I sure those miss those days.

[@wilderac2250]

Well now I understand that lyric of the Animaniacs theme song

[@badtbssls2672]

When our presidents were talented

[@erwickdsouza]

Who's here after that last John Oliver episode?!

[@sajateacher]

0:39 - captions...

[@roybhaj7047]

He played the same tune from school

[@dr.danburritoman1293]

Why did he stop?

[@TheJ602]

The first black president.

[@fartexplosion4480]

No wonder why Lewinsky blew him in his office, his sax skills are way too smooth for mere mortals

[@JohnnyPruitt-dl2du]

Wasn't that yesterday?

[@MegaByte8904]

Like him or not, he was our jazziest president

[@elliotokirie3404]

Anybody here from the brilliant idiots?

[@EEscoto90]

Charla talking all types of shit on poor Bill lmao.

[@elliotokirie3404]

@@EEscoto90 Charla wild for that one

[@MrJoseoz]

Awesome

[@762459]

I wonder when we'll see a president pull off a sick guitar solo?

[@ganondorfodragonmmirechan1847]

So this is where animaniacs gets this from

[@-Unidentified_Comment-]

Only now do I understand that joke in Animaniacs

[@Crayolapup]

This was recorded in 1998

[@InowroclawX]

Every president who is an artist has got that something - "good". He played in a famous Reduta club in Prague. Some live concert you can see here ;) @ Nice watching!

[@WhatTheFrogDoing]

im with her

[@nate_kang]

Hamp on the vibes! Funny thing was, he was a staunch lifelong Republican 😂

[@tronkles3633]

All he did was do an easy trill and people went nuts lol

[@DellaStreet123]

"That's slick Willie for you. Always with the smooth talk." (Marge Simpson)

[@farshimelt]

At least he knew he was out of tune.

[@cartooncentral263]

While Bill Clinton plays the sax. We’re Animaniacs!

[@sairamsoundararajan5190]

Much respect for Bill Clinton

[@kevinduffy2568]

My funny valentineeee

[@williamhornabrook8081]

If you're an AMERICAN President, it only makes sense for you to have at least an interest in American music. Jazz is America's biggest musical contribution, I daresay it is its finest cultural contribution. Hip-hop is getting there too. Obama didn't play, which is kind of sad, but you could tell he was super hip to modern music. I remember him saying How Much Does a Dollar Cost by Kendrick Lamar was his favourite song of 2015. That song is from an album by a hip-hop artist that incorporated jazz, funk, blues and rock as well as both modern and 'retro' hip-hop influences. The best album of the 2010s in my view, and the view of many a critic and music fan. He could have picked any song from that album and have won my respect. I don't even know if Trump likes music.

[@totallymeta3654]

He has 3 arms in the thumbnail

[@khossrov]

That's how he was able to run after the young interns at the white house instead of working while he was ""President""

[@brucewayneissupermanquinn601]

Oh, the 90s….it was like the 80s without the Soviets.

[@cazzhmir]

say whatever you want about bill, but the dude could fucking ball

[@russell_beddyoisken]

Is that horn the only thing that's been blown in the White House? Asking for a friend....

[@Metsfan1986]

He put his mouth on both on the sax and that cigar.

[@fernandorobles40]

Dude whoever handed him his sax to play better have that as a family keeps sake