For the first week of May 2017 - we chose a video uploaded by Dr.240252 on March 19-2017 titled "Roaring Twenties - Titina - 1925 - Nat Shilkret Orchestra". The instrumentation in this variation of this famous piece - sounds upbeat,"funky" and fun to listen while smiling; many artists recorded this tune as one of the most famous ones from the beginning of the twentieth century; this unique melody - made an unknown French composer - Leo Daniderff - immediately enormously famous all over the world. Almost every country has their funny version of lyrics to this song - regarding the purported - wild adventure of "Titina".
Charlie Chaplin sang this composition (one of his very scarce, on-screen vocal performances) and danced his immortal Chaplin style "strut" - to this tune in his popular comedy "Modern Times" from 1936 where he starred with his then - live-in girlfriend - who subsequently became his "early" wife - a famous, glamorous and talented star - Paulette Goddard - one of the many stars vying strongly for the part of Scarlett O'Hara in "Gone With the Wind" which she almost got - the most coveted role in the 1930's Hollywood - the role that eventually went to Vivian Leigh who quickly became a megastar after her excellent portrayal of the beautiful, capricious, temperamental but enormously strong heroine - Scarlett O'Hara.
Dr.240252 also uploaded his earlier version of this tune performed by an excellent, funky Orchestra led by Carl Fenton - on Oct. 3 - 2012 titled "Carl Fenton - Titina - 1925" which is well worth checking since the comments under that version read like enormously interesting bits of info - a couple of them by the editor of this - here - weekly feature - not boasting or anything like that - guys.
Another video worth viewing again is the one uploaded by theodorin on Dec. 29 - 2009 called "Chaplin - Modern Times - Movie - 1936" in which Chaplin sings and dances in a totally unique - his own - hilarious fashion - even though one of the unaccredited comments under that video claims that it's not him singing - his dancing - however - is obvious and funny. Notice the chemistry between him and Paulette Goddard - it seems so heavy that it could almost be "cut with the knife." They split up anyway - since Chaplin's last, "final" wife - Oona Chaplin - a daughter of the famous, morbid American playwright - Eugene O'Neill - was at least - thirty five years his junior - as she put up with his "genius'es" craziness for many, many years until his death at an old age. She gave birth to several of his talented children.
At any rate - enjoy the videos as you find out new stuff in a fun way - also have a good first week of May 2017 - everybody - and as always - keep checking our YT channel tango3721. In addition - as every week - do not forget to click here - either Thurs. May 04 - 17 or Fri. May 05 - 17 - to check our Choice of the YT Video of the Week for the coming week!
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