Here's The Original

[Lord Bracknell]

The 1929 version of Singin' in the Rain.

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Rather amazingly, featuring Buster Keaton (not singing), at just after 06:50.

 

[Trufflehound]

The 1929 version of Singin' in the Rain.

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You should listen out for the 1927 silent version.

 

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[Lord Bracknell]

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[Stato]

The Crew Cuts was the white cover version of the Chords:

 

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The Crew Cuts was the white cover version of the Chords:

Wow - very cool. Thanks for that.

 

[Norman Potting]

Owned by Thin Lizzy:



Made famous by Quo:

Was aware that Rosalie was a Bob Seger song but until now had never been able to find it anywhere, thanks for that! Was one of the first "rock" tracks I ever heard (courtesy of "Live and Dangerous" - a friend did a tape of various rock tracks including this one) which converted me to rock, metal and ultimately more mellower sounds. I am sure they used to play it down the Hungry Years, legendary Brighton rock disco.

 

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

HERE's The Original - absolute killer of a tune from 1994...

 

[Don Tmatter]

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[Stato]

What's the off season for if it's not bouncing ten year old music threads? Anybody who has previously been bored by my music posts will know of my love for Ray Davies and BBC2's Saturday night stuff sent me down a Youtube wormhole. I knew that the Chrissie Hynde version was, like 'Stop Your Sobbing', a fine cover of one of her, at that time, husband's songs. However, the Kinks didn't do the original of this one. The Applejacks had a minor hit with it and Peggy Lee covered it too. I don't know how I could never have stumbled across this before, but it turns out that there is a recording of Ray's demo* and blimey, it's beautiful. The piano's reminiscent of Erik Satie:



* - Apparently available as a bonus track on the 1998 CD reboot of 'Kinda Kinks'. I own a different version and will now have to sneak a second copy in past my wife.

 

[Harry Wilson's tackle]

The disco version we all know



And the divine and altogether superior indy band original

 

[Quebec Seagull]

The 1929 version of Singin' in the Rain.

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Rather amazingly, featuring Buster Keaton (not singing), at just after 06:50.

I'd bought the MGM VHS tape of Broadway Melody around 35 years ago, since Singin' in the Rain is one my favourite musicals.

I also bought Kino's complete boxed DVD set of Keaton's independent shorts and features c. 2005 to replace my worn-out videotapes.

Any other silent movie buffs here? Pre-Code? Classic Hollywood and French musicals? French movies from the 1920s-90s? I currently get my fixes on the Criterion Channel streaming site (charter member) and a couple of other (secret) sites.

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[Weststander]

I'd bought the MGM VHS tape of Broadway Melody around 35 years ago, since Singin' in the Rain is one my favourite musicals.

I also bought Kino's complete boxed DVD set of Keaton's independent shorts and features c. 2005 to replace my worn-out videotapes.

Any other silent movie buffs here? Pre-Code? Classic Hollywood and French musicals? French movies from the 1920s-90s? I currently get my fixes on the Criterion Channel streaming site (charter member) and a couple of other (secret) sites.

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I love old movies including continental films. I’d never heard of Criterion Channel … wow, glancing at the website it’s an incredible Aladdin‘s Cave including documentaries. Those olympics and expo docu films are compelling. Before the days of meaningful daytime TV in the UK, BBC2 in the late 60’s/early 70’s often aired them almost as trade test transmissions eg a colourful official film on the futuristic Montreal Expo 67 …. they kept showing this for years.

 

[Icy Gull]

Excellent bounce!