Comments on: It’s just too much http://thehappymoron.com/blog/2009/09/23/its-just-too-much/ When being stupid is smart Sat, 28 Jan 2012 01:24:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 By: happy_moron http://thehappymoron.com/blog/2009/09/23/its-just-too-much/comment-page-1/#comment-14129 happy_moron Thu, 24 Sep 2009 20:11:46 +0000 http://thehappymoron.com/blog/?p=417#comment-14129 That's odd, I thought Betty Boop was herself a parody ;-) Is the life-art imitation relationship bi-directional? I have had the good fortune to run across some old Betty Boop 'toons which are basically animated wrappers around Cab Calloway numbers: http://www.archive.org/details/bb_snow_white http://www.archive.org/details/bb_old_man_of_the_mountain I must say, they stack up quite favourably against the modern music video. That’s odd, I thought Betty Boop was herself a parody ;-)
Is the life-art imitation relationship bi-directional?

I have had the good fortune to run across some old Betty Boop ‘toons which are basically animated wrappers around Cab Calloway numbers:

http://www.archive.org/details/bb_snow_white
http://www.archive.org/details/bb_old_man_of_the_mountain

I must say, they stack up quite favourably against the modern music video.

]]> By: Lila http://thehappymoron.com/blog/2009/09/23/its-just-too-much/comment-page-1/#comment-14127 Lila Thu, 24 Sep 2009 14:02:14 +0000 http://thehappymoron.com/blog/?p=417#comment-14127 To further your enlightenment, you need to investigate "Betty Boop." She's the original that this singer is attempting to imitate. Fifty years ago in Caracas, TV was in its infancy and the national network spent mucho hours playing old cartoon clips, including Betty Boop; they also played innumerable clips of big bands and soloists from the forties. Now that I've given you lots of leads, your musical education can continue unabated. To further your enlightenment, you need to investigate “Betty Boop.” She’s the original that this singer is attempting to imitate.

Fifty years ago in Caracas, TV was in its infancy and the national network spent mucho hours playing old cartoon clips, including Betty Boop; they also played innumerable clips of big bands and soloists from the forties.

Now that I’ve given you lots of leads, your musical education can continue unabated.

]]> By: happy_moron http://thehappymoron.com/blog/2009/09/23/its-just-too-much/comment-page-1/#comment-14124 happy_moron Wed, 23 Sep 2009 16:55:32 +0000 http://thehappymoron.com/blog/?p=417#comment-14124 I didn't know I didn't know! I didn’t know I didn’t know!

]]> By: A. Lurkar http://thehappymoron.com/blog/2009/09/23/its-just-too-much/comment-page-1/#comment-14123 A. Lurkar Wed, 23 Sep 2009 16:38:50 +0000 http://thehappymoron.com/blog/?p=417#comment-14123 You never asked. You never asked.

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