Music
Milton Berle Performs YELLOW SUBMARINE
Thanks to Lawrence Person.
Posted By: Paul - Thu Jun 13, 2013 -
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Category: Ineptness, Crudity, Talentlessness, Kitsch, and Bad Art, Music, Reader Recommendation, 1950s
The Singing of Margaret Truman
Margaret Truman, daughter of President Harry Truman, had dreams of being a singer. She practiced hard and got professional help via operatic vocal training. But when she gave her first radio recital in 1947, reviews were lukewarm. But she soldiered on (it was easy for her to get bookings because of her celebrity status), and she kept getting bad reviews. Here's one recorded on wikipedia:In 1951, a German newspaper joked that she was going to make a concert tour of West Germany in order to "inspire German approval of rearmament."
Did she deserve such criticism? Listen to the clip below and judge for yourself.
Posted By: Alex - Tue Jun 04, 2013 -
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Category: Music, 1950s
Office Machine Symphony
Full explanation here.
Posted By: Paul - Mon May 27, 2013 -
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Category: Music, Technology, 1960s, Cacophony, Dissonance, White Noise and Other Sonic Assaults
Eurovision 1971
Eurovision 2013 is now decided, so it's time for us to make fun of another past winner.
Just remember: the contest ain't over till the fat Severine sings.
Extra points for finding four clones of John Travolta, circa Saturday Night Fever, as her backup singers.
Posted By: Paul - Mon May 20, 2013 -
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Category: Contests, Races and Other Competitions, Ineptness, Crudity, Talentlessness, Kitsch, and Bad Art, Music, 1970s, Europe
The Six Brown Brothers
Blackface, clownsuits and saxophones: a winning combo in any era!
Learn the whole story here.
Posted By: Paul - Sun May 05, 2013 -
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Category: Clowns, Music, Stereotypes and Cliches, 1910s, 1920s, 1930s
Singing Eskimos
In the picture, MacMillan is second from right. The guy standing behind him is Eugene McDonald, founder of Zenith Radio Corporation. His company built the special short wave radio gear used on the expedition. All others in the picture are the singing eskimos.
Posted By: Alex - Tue Apr 30, 2013 -
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Category: Music, Radio, Experiments, 1920s
Roadways and The Thought
Not all poems benefit by being set to music.
Posted By: Paul - Sun Apr 28, 2013 -
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Category: Bombast, Bloviation and Pretentiousness, Music, Twentieth Century
Compressorhead
Their homepage here.
Posted By: Paul - Tue Apr 16, 2013 -
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Category: Music, Robots
Batbaby
Posted By: Paul - Fri Apr 12, 2013 -
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Category: Animals, Death, Horror, Humor, Parody, Music, Fictional Monsters
Music Good Enough to Eat
The Peanut Butter Conspiracy.
The Chocolate Watchband.
Posted By: Paul - Sat Apr 06, 2013 -
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Category: Food, Chocolate, Junk Food, Music, Bohemians, Beatniks, Hippies and Slackers, Psychedelic, 1960s
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