Delightful comic pairing performance in this clever Cole Porter show song. I have fond memories of the film version (Keenan Whynn and James Whitmore) but this version is even better.
The best thing about this song is that unlike most of the others, it was unexpected in the show! Some of the best things in life are the unexpected things!
Cole Porter's "Kiss Me Kate" (an adaptation of Shakespeare's "Taming of the Shrew") is one of the great modern musicals. In the one of the later versions, these two characters end up so enthralled as performers, they won't get off stage.
My high school did the musical"Kiss me Kate" my senior year. I played the part of "Gangster No. 2" along with a sophomore named Pat M. Who played the part of "Gangster No. 1" Doing this song was a lot of fun and it alway got a great response from the audience.
That's the WHOLE "inside joke" here. Two hoods who probably couldn't carry a tune between them, sent to collect a gambling debt, and suddenly thrust into centre stage and doing this supposedly impromptu ditty. Only Porter could've done this, and gotten away with it. Bravo!
Anyone who claims that censorship is something found only in places like Russia or China should compare the actual text of "Kiss Me, Kate", as it was done on Broadway in 1948, to the bowdlerized lyrics of the Howard Keel/Kathryn Grayson film version of a few years later. It wasn't just "Brush Up Your Shakespeare" that got fed into the sausage grinder: "I Hate Men", "Where Is The Life That Late I Led?", "Too Darn Hot", and "I've Come To Wive It Wealthily In Padua" were all deemed too shocking for the ears of an American audience, many of whose members were combat veterans of World War II. But the film does have one glorious thing to recommend it: "From This Moment On", an exuberant, life-affirming song that wasn't in the stage version (I think it was brought in from another Porter show). It is danced to a fare-thee-well by, among others, Ann Miller, Bob Fosse, and Tommy Rall. If you haven't seen it on TH-cam, do yourself a HUGE favor and look it up.
What's brilliant about this is how it suits these characters. These are two working class men singing about using flowery language to get laid. It's perfect.
Most ppl didn't go to see shows on Broadway; most didn't hear this in the film version it's rather tame so Ppl even more bawdy in it after all Shakespeare was a master of the double entente.
They are actually criminal types who are sort of forced to sing the song on stage to fulfill dramatic exigency of the plot line; so they are acting against type.
Porter’s comic masterpiece. Beautifully performed and uncensored.
Robbie Hagberg I messing before I make sure you know that okay I think very much for your opportunity is like that
Wonderful. Heard the complete lyrics for the first time. Both men are Brits -- great American accents.
They are terrible American accents. Are you kidding?
I agree great accents
Very good. I've seen many actors in many a production over the years. These guys hold their own for sure.
Delightful comic pairing performance in this clever Cole Porter show song. I have fond memories of the film
version (Keenan Whynn and James Whitmore) but this version is even better.
The lyrics are different in this version than in the Keenan Wynn/James Whitmore version. Except, of course, for the Coriolanus part! LOL
The best thing about this song is that unlike most of the others, it was unexpected in the show! Some of the best things in life are the unexpected things!
These guys knock it so far out of the park, the ball hasn't landed YET! THIS is one every other effort has to top; good luck with that.
This number is always a showstopper.
Agreed!
I don't care what it technically is, I'm putting it in my Classical Music playlist.
Cole Porter's "Kiss Me Kate" (an adaptation of Shakespeare's "Taming of the Shrew") is one of the great modern musicals. In the one of the later versions, these two characters end up so enthralled as performers, they won't get off stage.
Not "so enthralled as performers." The additional verses are meant as encores.
My high school did the musical"Kiss me Kate" my senior year. I played the part of "Gangster No. 2" along with a sophomore named Pat M. Who played the part of "Gangster No. 1"
Doing this song was a lot of fun and it alway got a great response from the audience.
Language was developed for one endeavor... To woo women! - Robin Williams, Dead Poets Society
B on nnu fstti no
They're terrific- they look like nice gangsters in a song that seems to be written for them!
That's the WHOLE "inside joke" here. Two hoods who probably couldn't carry a tune between them, sent to collect a gambling debt, and suddenly thrust into centre stage and doing this supposedly impromptu ditty. Only Porter could've done this, and gotten away with it. Bravo!
Love this, film version had to remove the funnier and more risqué lyrics... Good to see the full version...
But Keenan Wynn and James Whitmore were great as the crims.
@@waratah08 Totally agree! :)
You can tell this is a Cole Porter work by the pronunciation changes to make the rhymes match.
Tom Lehrer did that a lot as well.
Anyone who claims that censorship is something found only in places like Russia or China should compare the actual text of "Kiss Me, Kate", as it was done on Broadway in 1948, to the bowdlerized lyrics of the Howard Keel/Kathryn Grayson film version of a few years later. It wasn't just "Brush Up Your Shakespeare" that got fed into the sausage grinder: "I Hate Men", "Where Is The Life That Late I Led?", "Too Darn Hot", and "I've Come To Wive It Wealthily In Padua" were all deemed too shocking for the ears of an American audience, many of whose members were combat veterans of World War II. But the film does have one glorious thing to recommend it: "From This Moment On", an exuberant, life-affirming song that wasn't in the stage version (I think it was brought in from another Porter show). It is danced to a fare-thee-well by, among others, Ann Miller, Bob Fosse, and Tommy Rall. If you haven't seen it on TH-cam, do yourself a HUGE favor and look it up.
The whole show from the Albert Hall the Proms was Brilliant every song is fantastic but this is so great.👏👏👏👏👏
Just brilliant, only Cole could get away with so many double meanings
Cole Porter was a genius when it came to clever and naughty lyrics.
played a Ganster so many times- NEVER FAILS to bring down the house!
These men are FANTASTIC!!!! HOLY SHIT WOW! yah
One of my favourite show tunes. I'll never stop laughing! It's so funny!
This is just the best performance of this I have seen.
If only I had Brushed up my Shakespeare :P
I'm singing this for my church and we had to make the lyrics kid friendly, so I always wondered what they were. Now I know
Hilarious! Those two are brilliant.
Why is Michael Jibson in literally everything I watch?? 😂😂
which one is Michael?
@@karencarter18042 The thin one (first gangster)
What's brilliant about this is how it suits these characters. These are two working class men singing about using flowery language to get laid. It's perfect.
I must admit I had never heard this song before Larry David sang it on curb your enthusiasm. What a performance. Fantastic is all I can say
Still watching still brilliant love this show.👏👏👏👏👏
Played the first gangster many times- never fails to bring down the house at 11:00!
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Brilliantly done
So, so good. This is musical theater at its best.
Hilarious. Cracks me up every time!
Best performance!
i played bass flute on this production
Not this Performance
slide-trombone
Superb, good old Cole, genius.
Hoch leben die "alten" klassischen Musicals!!! Einfach suuuper.
Great number!
Brilliant
Better than the film version.
Real talent.....
The audience don’t know what happened with Venus and Adonis.
Yeah, they do, it's Britain and the Proms, not America and the Super Bowl.
She flung herself on Adonis when he wanted to go hunting.
@@michaeltalley51 Don't be so sure. There are Brits who believe that Winston Churchill never existed.
5:35 I'm pretty sure they were about to beg for release...
I'm laughing so much
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…and we did this in High School? Yikes!😂
Holy shit, these lyrics are super rapey.
For real. Lol
It's crazy how normal this was in Cole Porter's days.
Ronny Razor Very true!
Most ppl didn't go to see shows on Broadway; most didn't hear this in the film version it's rather tame so Ppl even more bawdy in it after all Shakespeare was a master of the double entente.
First it’s a product of it time. Two They’re just giving tongue and cheek advice how to get a girl to like you
why are these two so stiff?
They are actually criminal types who are sort of forced to sing the song on stage to fulfill dramatic exigency of the plot line; so they are acting against type.
carolcheny ikr
They're in character acting their parts; watch the whole show some time; somewhere The Bard hisownself is applauding