Taco - Puttin' On The Ritz (Official Video)

2022 ж. 24 Қар.
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To celebrate 40 Years of 'After Eight' and 'Puttin' On The Ritz', here's the official video for Taco's timeless hit single.
The 40th Anniversary Edition of 'After Eight' is OUT NOW containing the remastered album, instrumentals, bonus tracks, outtakes and demos as well as the very special 'Live In Detroit' show from 1983.
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  • This dude is like a fusion between Tim Curry's Frank N Furter (Rocky Horror) and Tim Curry's characters in Clue and Home Alone 2. Tim Curry levels unparallelled by mere mortals.

    @hipstertrash2293@hipstertrash2293 Жыл бұрын
    • I noticed that too!

      @MissShembre@MissShembre Жыл бұрын
    • *Tim Curry's character in The Worst Witch kzhead.info/sun/g7mhpbSmb5GaY4k/bejne.html

      @grabble7605@grabble7605 Жыл бұрын
    • @@grabble7605 Tim Curry is a legend... and a character in Legend (1985)

      @hipstertrash2293@hipstertrash2293 Жыл бұрын
    • Don't forget when he was Stalin in Red Alert 2

      @redzgaming6880@redzgaming6880 Жыл бұрын
    • More like the joker.

      @SUPERMAN3309@SUPERMAN3309 Жыл бұрын
  • Fun fact: Irving Berlin was still alive in 1983 when this cover was released, which made him, at 95, the oldest living songwriter to have a hit on the Billboard Charts during his lifetime.

    @gabe_s_videos@gabe_s_videos Жыл бұрын
    • well,what did he think about this version of his song?

      @HowToKillAliens@HowToKillAliens Жыл бұрын
    • @@HowToKillAliens idk, I never asked him.

      @gabe_s_videos@gabe_s_videos Жыл бұрын
    • @@gabe_s_videosI did. And he told me his thoughts on his deathbed. But I swore secrecy 🤐

      @jonathanbenavidez201@jonathanbenavidez201 Жыл бұрын
    • He said it left him feeling gay. Take that as you will.

      @tchittenden1@tchittenden1 Жыл бұрын
    • Cool!

      @blazingstar9638@blazingstar9638 Жыл бұрын
  • Who is listening in 2024 to this classic masterpiece!

    @user-kd4wy8iq2i@user-kd4wy8iq2i8 күн бұрын
    • Me

      @pdumpsterful@pdumpsterful7 күн бұрын
    • Ich auch

      @JoeSmith-nz9jp@JoeSmith-nz9jp7 күн бұрын
    • i am

      @nasifali1982@nasifali19826 күн бұрын
    • Absolutely me

      @kerbalspaceinstitute@kerbalspaceinstitute4 күн бұрын
    • Meeee!!!, simple marvellous! ⚓💯

      @marbeyabeyran6035@marbeyabeyran60353 күн бұрын
  • I can see him being one of the friendlier spirits of the Overlook Hotel.

    @madzod0076@madzod00763 ай бұрын
    • So do I

      @jasongrelli9134@jasongrelli91343 ай бұрын
    • There are several inspirational themes going on in the video.😂

      @johnhewitt564@johnhewitt564Ай бұрын
    • You win the internet today with that comment 😅

      @emmaspeight5933@emmaspeight593323 күн бұрын
    • He was definitely in the dog costume at the end.

      @Giblets0000@Giblets000010 күн бұрын
    • Danny turns a corner on his Big Wheel and Taco is at the end of the hallway tap dancing lol

      @sonjaevans3858@sonjaevans38584 күн бұрын
  • I love how fever dreamy 80’s music videos are

    @randomnessthe3rd@randomnessthe3rd Жыл бұрын
    • Try anything by Stan Ridgeway

      @spencerallison3196@spencerallison3196 Жыл бұрын
    • I see the original of this video, without edited. Searching for the original of this clip. The dark side, bad side of unedited version of this video is the "black faces"... I wanted the or also censured version without "black faces".

      @antoniosethias9948@antoniosethias9948 Жыл бұрын
    • MTV was a new thing and the music industry got quite experimental with the new "music video" format. A lot of you just take the idea of a "music video" for granted, but in 1983, it was still a novel concept. And in the 1980's MTV actually DID play music videos!!! 😳 (I know, sounds crazy)

      @peterbelanger4094@peterbelanger4094 Жыл бұрын
    • There's a reason putting Vaseline on the camera is a trope.

      @riskvideos@riskvideos Жыл бұрын
    • Nobody escapes the bad part of the Trip 😄

      @LightBeing369@LightBeing369 Жыл бұрын
  • This has such an 80's vampire "recruitment" vibe, I LOVE IT

    @FoxBullet@FoxBullet Жыл бұрын
    • Honestly going to use this for this exact scenario in a dnd campaign.

      @ErevanDB@ErevanDB Жыл бұрын
    • This seems like the kinda thing a Toreador from VtM would do. Probably to have more high class humans in clubs for vamps to drink some fancy blood.

      @Mariodash23@Mariodash23 Жыл бұрын
    • Yeah. Made in 1982. Taco has become an overstuffed Burrito in the meantime.

      @IMCcanTWEESTED@IMCcanTWEESTED Жыл бұрын
    • @@IMCcanTWEESTED that seems a bit rude. the dude is old

      @starlepus9437@starlepus9437 Жыл бұрын
    • @@IMCcanTWEESTED I just looked him up and he looks good

      @smiley4995@smiley4995 Жыл бұрын
  • Hey Taco, I was an 80's kid, I'm 56 now...this song brings me back to the best time of my life, Thanks for being a part of that.

    @jf9096@jf90962 ай бұрын
    • So was my dad, prob two years younger than you. He showed me this song when I was 6, now I’m 21 and I still think this song is a banger😂

      @mattg1611@mattg16112 ай бұрын
    • Thanks I'm part of 10,524 as well. This is awesome!!!! 2CTheNeWorldOrder. Heil Captain Klink!

      @user-rk8hu2px4p@user-rk8hu2px4p2 ай бұрын
    • 52 checkin in'

      @HawksenDoom-sn7wy@HawksenDoom-sn7wy2 ай бұрын
    • Me too im 52 years old the 1980 s music was the best we are generation x ers

      @dominiquepilon5910@dominiquepilon59102 ай бұрын
    • 58 checking in

      @travisadams4470@travisadams44702 ай бұрын
  • This song, like a fine wine, only gets better by the year?

    @briancomiskey9824@briancomiskey98242 күн бұрын
  • This guy has the same energy I have creeping around my apartment at 4 am drunk off busch lite after work

    @jeffsinfinitygaminglounge2099@jeffsinfinitygaminglounge2099 Жыл бұрын
    • 😂 this is great!

      @jonathanbenavidez201@jonathanbenavidez201 Жыл бұрын
    • You over estimate your drunk charm

      @hayteren@hayteren Жыл бұрын
    • This is oddly specific.

      @ResidentWiseacre@ResidentWiseacre Жыл бұрын
    • Same energy (in my mind)

      @jeffsinfinitygaminglounge2099@jeffsinfinitygaminglounge2099 Жыл бұрын
    • Oh god must be charming

      @ImmortalMEDIAYT@ImmortalMEDIAYT Жыл бұрын
  • Hello from Moscow, remember how my father played me this song on a pirated cassette on an old tape recorder, and this one was my favorite, I constantly sang along, although I didn’t know a single word) Today firstly saw the clip) Still listen almostly every day, it sends me back to those bright times of calmness, when everything in life was good... 🖤

    @mallrat9500@mallrat95003 ай бұрын
    • Spaciba,nice to hear about your memories!Enjoy my youtube channel,more is coming soon!

      @Taco@Taco3 ай бұрын
    • New hits - it's never too late! Waiting with love)

      @mallrat9500@mallrat95003 ай бұрын
    • @@TacoActually, it’s “spasibo”; And Moscow can mean the city in Idaho, not just Russia!

      @JujuBennie@JujuBennie3 ай бұрын
    • actually, im from moscow in russia)

      @mallrat9500@mallrat95003 ай бұрын
    • True. This song was very popular in ussr and post-ussr countries.

      @Oleskii@Oleskii3 ай бұрын
  • A a kid i found this sort of unsettling. I can see what they were doing here now. It is comparing the elite to vampires, and it is still unsettling.

    @robdixson196@robdixson1963 ай бұрын
    • BINGO!😜

      @Taco@Taco3 ай бұрын
  • This song will never get old! Taco's appearance gives off heavy Tim Curry vibes!

    @KCB05_Cosplays@KCB05_Cosplays9 ай бұрын
    • My wife and I were just thinking the same thing about him looking like and vibing like Tim

      @waynegoodman4787@waynegoodman47878 ай бұрын
    • ​I've always felt that way. It's a real thing.

      @goldilox369@goldilox3698 ай бұрын
    • Agreed.

      @MegaDchamp@MegaDchamp8 ай бұрын
    • Nail on the head.

      @myoldmate@myoldmate8 ай бұрын
    • That's exactly what I thought!

      @Lin17ful@Lin17ful8 ай бұрын
  • This song is so addicting for some reason

    @elinatpwk@elinatpwk Жыл бұрын
    • IT IS VERY

      @Exrylint@Exrylint Жыл бұрын
    • Yes very much so

      @austinrhodes7650@austinrhodes7650 Жыл бұрын
    • I listen to it a least 4 times a day.

      @ND-nt5dt@ND-nt5dt Жыл бұрын
    • I couldn't agree more!

      @starlight_maven@starlight_maven Жыл бұрын
    • @@starlight_maven Same

      @funtimesatthefunhouse@funtimesatthefunhouse Жыл бұрын
  • Bet you didn’t expect a 12 yr/o to be here ❤ I love this song

    @just_me_here27@just_me_here277 сағат бұрын
  • This was one of my favorite tunes in the 80's. You are fabulous Taco! 💞

    @DedeT-mb5yk@DedeT-mb5yk3 сағат бұрын
  • This song was written in the 1920s, now it’s the 2020s. Still relevant after all these years. This version will always be from the future.

    @chrisp1601@chrisp16014 ай бұрын
    • Relevant? Its not that deep lol

      @TheRealSandorClegane@TheRealSandorClegane4 ай бұрын
    • @@TheRealSandorClegane the wealth divide today is probably far greater than in 1939. So yes.

      @chrisp1601@chrisp16014 ай бұрын
    • ⁠@@AnedimeRelevant is relative. Perhaps you should follow your own advice?

      @travellover3373@travellover33734 ай бұрын
    • Still waiting for art-deco to make a comeback

      @liammeech3702@liammeech37024 ай бұрын
    • @@chrisp1601 the song isnt makong any deep statements about the damn wealth divide 😂 stfu

      @TheRealSandorClegane@TheRealSandorClegane4 ай бұрын
  • This song and video has always struck me as creepy, catchy, unsettling, fun, and disturbing. And I'm here for all of it.

    @Nurdse_326@Nurdse_326 Жыл бұрын
    • His make-up is a bit too creepy.

      @02chevyguy@02chevyguy Жыл бұрын
    • I used to be so scared of the mime!

      @BioHaggard@BioHaggard Жыл бұрын
    • In combination with the music video it's like a dystopian feeling coupled with a facade of vanity.

      @rustybricks1924@rustybricks1924 Жыл бұрын
    • In short, vain vampire vibes

      @charliegabs@charliegabs Жыл бұрын
    • @@charliegabs Have you seen Ed Sheeran;s video for 'Bad Habits'? Think he was influenced by this video.

      @colleen4ever@colleen4ever11 ай бұрын
  • For anyone who has seen this and noticed something off, they took out the clips of the dancers in black face and used alternative footage of Taco during the Super-duper lyrics. The original video is archived online for people to view but its understandable why youtube didn't want it up

    @lollollolskeet@lollollolskeet Жыл бұрын
    • I liked that version a lot better. It was creepy, and weird. I liked it.

      @dmullinax1000@dmullinax1000 Жыл бұрын
    • Pathetic revisionism. Are people really so fucking terribly hurt by a bit of archive footage? Taco himself is multi racial and stated it was never meant to be racist and played into the meaning of the song. Should we wipe out or redo everything in the past just because some current political/social trend (which is what it is) is obsessed with making everything baby level safe for people? If so I demand we redo every fucking nasty lgbt etc reference ever because I might be offended. Context is everything. Revisionism is dangerous, that's entering really dangerous territory, like Chinese citizens not knowing about Tiannmen square. The past is the past, good or bad, you can't erase it no matter how hard you try. The response has nothing to do with racism, it's a knee jerk response from social manipulators. It's in the same bucket as pretending Star Trek has never been "diverse" enough or that for some idiotic reason Doctor Who or James Bond should be a woman. Or a black woman. Fuck off. It's fake as shit. Let history be what it is, it's not as if society hasn't improved dramatically. Also it's a fucking cool version of song that pokes fun of privilege. What the fuck more do people want?

      @artemisvega8940@artemisvega8940 Жыл бұрын
    • F You Tube and their censorship

      @damanyocum149@damanyocum149 Жыл бұрын
    • This version of the video is fantastic anyway

      @morkeljakeson9438@morkeljakeson9438 Жыл бұрын
    • Yeah, that is for the best.

      @L1701@L1701 Жыл бұрын
  • Why are songs in the 80s way better then songs today

    @Happypuppyz@HappypuppyzАй бұрын
    • They simply weren’t afraid of playing songs about sexy women in steam, traditional composers, references to sci-fi books or 1930’s/40’s covers. + I think the Cold War just did something to their brains via clinging to the ridiculous due to stress

      @neverendinglute3125@neverendinglute31253 күн бұрын
  • Another oddball song from the ‘80s. Part of why that decade had the best music.

    @paktype@paktype2 ай бұрын
    • another classic green screen , very unlike this but also 80s is : ENYA Orinocco Flow, FALCO Der Kommisar & SIMPLE MINDS All the things she said ! but yes this is a one off work of Genius

      @martinpascoe5904@martinpascoe59042 ай бұрын
    • i just wrote here that that is why the '80s is the best decade of music of all time the fact that they allowed this to become a pop hit and it's bc the '80s was so diverse with the music being made.

      @lukejbarnett1@lukejbarnett12 ай бұрын
    • It was written in 1927 by Irving Berlin.

      @freddyfurrah3789@freddyfurrah378924 күн бұрын
  • I don't know if the original was anything other than just a catchy song, but Taco's version with the music video completely re-contextualizes it into pointing out the absurdity of vanity driven fashion and materialism. Absolutely love it.

    @cameronphenix2096@cameronphenix2096 Жыл бұрын
    • The original song was from the 1930's... which was it's own weird time with vanity, money, and social classes.

      @ElNeroDiablo@ElNeroDiablo Жыл бұрын
    • It was. The original 1930s version was about fashionable but poor African-Americans living/going out in Harlem (Lennox Ave[Malcolm X blvd]). Using all the money they had to party on their day off, pretending to be more wealthy then they are. In the 1940s it was re-written for Fred Astaire in the movie Blue Skies, which changed the lyrics to Park Ave and took out many references of the original referencing Harlem. Added references to famous white people, Gary Cooper/Rockefeller. And became a satirize about affluent white people instead. Many people only really know the Astaire version of the song as the "original" so in that case it was always meant to be about the materialism but the real is slightly more complex, especially with it being almost 100 years ago.

      @PBJECTIVE@PBJECTIVE Жыл бұрын
    • Can you believe the absolute garbage 💩 Taco had to put up with because he put the song in its real context? They definitely did like all the Homeless people and it was so appropriate since the Homeless had arrived in America. This was actually a plea to help them, which didn’t happen and still hasn’t happened under Biden.

      @cheryldeboissiere1851@cheryldeboissiere1851 Жыл бұрын
    • you must love crap

      @gerrydooley951@gerrydooley951 Жыл бұрын
    • ​@Sonia - There's an episode of Jeeves & Wooster where Wooster is trying to learn what I assume is the actual original version and having a hard time of it. Jeeves disapproves, as he seems to do to all of Wooster's musical choices, but offers a suggestion on the tempo(?) that makes it singable. Fry and Laurie, of course. Your explanation clears a few things up for me in that bit. "...with due expediency, putting on the Regency..."

      @dawne6419@dawne6419 Жыл бұрын
  • A song right in the transition of disco, rap, and and new wave.

    @lidarman2@lidarman2 Жыл бұрын
    • Don’t forget the swing revival

      @createnewhandle_@createnewhandle_ Жыл бұрын
    • Couldn't have come at a better time

      @riskvideos@riskvideos Жыл бұрын
    • Yes! And it is as weird and fun to younger people as it it was to the rest of us when it first came out. Im glad that this new classic of a classic is getting another spin! 😁

      @brasstacks5319@brasstacks5319 Жыл бұрын
    • techno and house too

      @soulscanner66@soulscanner66 Жыл бұрын
    • @@YohanesGavraHutajulu 2:48

      @GroovyDoom@GroovyDoom Жыл бұрын
  • “Trying hard to look like Gary Cooper… _super duper!_ “ gets me every time 😂

    @XMattingly@XMattingly3 ай бұрын
  • I want this song to be played at my funeral...

    @mcgannahanskyjellyfetti6854@mcgannahanskyjellyfetti68542 ай бұрын
    • Same except by Fred astaire

      @user-dx3gm2pc7g@user-dx3gm2pc7g2 ай бұрын
    • Same except by Leo Reisman

      @onlinejokester@onlinejokester23 сағат бұрын
  • This song was Taco's one and only Top 40 crossover dance hit in America. The song did peaked at the #1 spot on the Billboard Dance chart and it peaked at the #4 spot on the Billboard Hot 100 chart during the summer of 1983. Originally, this song was written by Irving Berlin in the early 1930s. I love that Taco put an terrific spin on this classic song. This song is a definitely banger indeed!!! Taco is the man!!!

    @Eric4471066@Eric4471066 Жыл бұрын
    • Late 20s.

      @grantjohnson2049@grantjohnson2049 Жыл бұрын
    • I heard first arrangement of the song in 1983 and it was more pretty for me.

      @user-rf8gp4xw2w@user-rf8gp4xw2w Жыл бұрын
    • Boys from tap dancing wore lipstick because that’s what the teacher wanted. The next year there were only girls in the class. I thought that Taco was a model. Yes, tap takes stamina and it’s tiring.

      @laurieberry4814@laurieberry4814 Жыл бұрын
    • He did a video with folks in blackface. It must have been pulled.

      @flyguy5941@flyguy5941 Жыл бұрын
    • @@flyguy5941 Correct. 1:45 to about 3:08 is edited heavily. The entire tapdance part had 2 or 3 dancers in blackface in the original and there was some more beyond that point.

      @killercan10@killercan10 Жыл бұрын
  • Taco is beyond fabulous. His mouth sings one song and his face and body sing along. 😍

    @momoftwo7701@momoftwo770110 ай бұрын
    • how sweet of you!

      @Taco@Taco10 ай бұрын
    • @Taco I'm having a major fan-girl moment right now!

      @momoftwo7701@momoftwo770110 ай бұрын
    • hahahahahahahahaha@@momoftwo7701

      @Taco@Taco10 ай бұрын
    • @@Taco I heard a snatch of " Another One Bites the Dust " in there, I swear.

      @DanielAppleton-lr9eq@DanielAppleton-lr9eq9 ай бұрын
    • @@DanielAppleton-lr9eq Same here, but the synths, vocal style, and video are more like Human League.

      @s.hocker9222@s.hocker92229 ай бұрын
  • This song is such a vibe. It's truly a timeless song.

    @PrimyFritzellz@PrimyFritzellz3 ай бұрын
    • orly

      @casedistorted@casedistorted2 ай бұрын
  • First time hearing this since the 80's takes me back in time. I never thought id be listening to this 40 years later

    @douglas2902@douglas29023 ай бұрын
    • awesome

      @shortsio5657@shortsio56573 ай бұрын
    • This song is much older than I (2002) and it is a fucking bop. I play this while I'm blazin down these farm back roads at 35mph lol

      @tacomas9602@tacomas96023 ай бұрын
    • @tacomas9602 came out In 1982 or 1983

      @douglas2902@douglas29023 ай бұрын
  • My best friend loved this song. I remember her singing it while we were doing balance beams in gym class. She died in 2000. I can’t hear this without thinking of her. So many early 80’s songs are like that. RIP, Debbie. 🙏🏻

    @StLProgressive@StLProgressive Жыл бұрын
    • So sorry for your loss.

      @Finallybianca@Finallybianca Жыл бұрын
    • Some pain never fades

      @canonegro666@canonegro666 Жыл бұрын
    • ❤❤❤🙏🏾

      @toohot2trott322@toohot2trott322 Жыл бұрын
    • Truly sorry for your loss

      @shaggynwhitt6672@shaggynwhitt6672 Жыл бұрын
    • @@shaggynwhitt6672 Thank you. 🙏🏻

      @StLProgressive@StLProgressive Жыл бұрын
  • Whenever I am running out of good horror movies to watch, I just go watch this

    @agungadhiasto3642@agungadhiasto36428 ай бұрын
    • scares the f. outa me too!

      @Taco@Taco8 ай бұрын
    • LMAO

      @mariacespedes3707@mariacespedes37078 ай бұрын
    • ​@@Tacothe creator scared with his own creation? That's a masterpiece

      @Twilight_Light_Lord@Twilight_Light_Lord8 ай бұрын
    • AHAHAHA! You nailed it!

      @thatsmyera@thatsmyera8 ай бұрын
    • I’d pay good money to see the horror film adapted from this 😂😂😂

      @thierrylangford5199@thierrylangford51998 ай бұрын
  • I tap danced to this song in a dance recital as a child in the 80s . We had the black and white costumes and canes. Core memory unlocked.

    @nolamisskel@nolamisskel2 ай бұрын
  • He looks like a real vampire.

    @javierrivera9024@javierrivera90243 ай бұрын
  • Can we talk about how flamboyant that guy looks??? He looks like the living definition of charisma and fashion. Plus the song rocks!1!1

    @dibujante2.071@dibujante2.0719 ай бұрын
    • Hot Stuff, hotter than Red Hot 🥵 🔥 Chilli 🌶 peppers 🌶

      @carminemurray6624@carminemurray66243 ай бұрын
    • The Reagan era was styling!

      @arthurchadwell9267@arthurchadwell926717 күн бұрын
  • "dressed up like a million dollar trooper trying hard to look like gary cooper" gets me every time. i love his song sm.

    @JessicaSmith-kj6zi@JessicaSmith-kj6zi10 ай бұрын
    • Me too...lol.😂

      @user-ix4hb4mt1i@user-ix4hb4mt1i6 ай бұрын
    • Putting on the ritz

      @ChuegnzGG7118@ChuegnzGG71186 ай бұрын
    • Gary Cooper mario Koopa bfreom briwserr beach

      @sharonbraselton3135@sharonbraselton31354 ай бұрын
    • SUPER DUPER

      @FriskDrinksBrisk@FriskDrinksBrisk4 ай бұрын
    • It's trouper

      @tinfoil1225@tinfoil122515 күн бұрын
  • I remember my stepdad showing me this music video when I was six or seven. Fourteen now and I still love it! Absolutely nostalgic! ✨

    @rosieeecostello@rosieeecostello13 күн бұрын
  • I always loved this song

    @aaronkitchens4151@aaronkitchens415110 сағат бұрын
  • The thing I love about this is that it came out at a time when everyone was trying to figure out what this whole "music video" thing was and where it was going. So many creatives throwing ideas against the wall and hoping they would stick. It was a new frontier. The wild west. Other euphemisms. But the songs were good.

    @gordonmills2748@gordonmills2748 Жыл бұрын
    • even the ones with actual structure and some effort put into it sitting atop a fairly decent production value turned into an untranslatable mess in the end. they weren't exactly Tarkovsky, ya know....

      @vanityscar424@vanityscar424 Жыл бұрын
    • Keep in mind this isn’t the original music video. It’s edited because the original had blackface.

      @koolarooo@koolarooo Жыл бұрын
    • @@koolaroooit was removed after the 2020 protests

      @xxfrosty609xx3@xxfrosty609xx3 Жыл бұрын
    • @@xxfrosty609xx3 which is hilariously unrelated in any way, oh well

      @jjgeoffphhcinkkllee@jjgeoffphhcinkkllee Жыл бұрын
    • @@xxfrosty609xx3 It changed around the end of 2022.

      @flazzorb@flazzorb Жыл бұрын
  • That little side to side "head slide" that he does is so... hypnotic ✌

    @kevingoss635@kevingoss6357 ай бұрын
    • Bollywood inspiration!

      @Taco@Taco7 ай бұрын
    • yess he smdise reak hyórtonic magic sowell

      @sharonbraselton4302@sharonbraselton43025 ай бұрын
    • It’s weird lol

      @est1989x@est1989x19 күн бұрын
  • One time I was at my cousins house, late one night and he starts playing this song over a speaker. I’ve been addicted since! Also love the twist Taco put on it

    @ajmp51@ajmp51Ай бұрын
  • I'm actually old enough to remember when this song came out. I was only 4, but the local radio stations played it non-stop for 2 or 3 years. Simpler times.

    @ec1516@ec15164 ай бұрын
    • Remember when you knew like 50 phones numbers off the top of your head? Thats a single 350 digit number. Almost 15 alphabets. Lol. Imagine that today.

      @emptiester@emptiester4 ай бұрын
  • Played this on a jukebox in a bar last weekend. Everybody in the bar was roughly in their early to late 20s….whole place was jumping. Classic song that has withstood the test of time. “Downtown, Uptown, get your kicks at the Ritz.”

    @awkwardsavage@awkwardsavage Жыл бұрын
    • I like the beginning of this song mostly, but towards the middle and or end, it gets kind of weird and creepy and cringy lol, funny enough still like the song even though the creepy weird cringy stuff is involved.

      @user-tp5yb4hr4w@user-tp5yb4hr4w Жыл бұрын
    • You forgot to mention you were at a gay bar

      @homersimpson2159@homersimpson2159 Жыл бұрын
    • @@homersimpson2159 glad you remembered

      @awkwardsavage@awkwardsavage Жыл бұрын
    • @@awkwardsavage It was a deduction not a memory.

      @homersimpson2159@homersimpson2159 Жыл бұрын
    • @@homersimpson2159 more like ducking from the truth lol

      @awkwardsavage@awkwardsavage Жыл бұрын
  • I am 35 and this song has lived rent free in my brain since I was a kid

    @jman041987@jman041987 Жыл бұрын
    • Agree😢🤪

      @PabloPerez-ed9gp@PabloPerez-ed9gp Жыл бұрын
    • so big deal

      @johnbacus4245@johnbacus4245 Жыл бұрын
    • @@johnbacus4245 pretty sure he wasn’t stating it for your approval 🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡

      @sanaaniz@sanaaniz Жыл бұрын
    • Super Duper

      @justinmajors2872@justinmajors2872 Жыл бұрын
    • Me too, ever since I saw Young Frankenstein.

      @annidez@annidez Жыл бұрын
  • real ones know that is is not the official video.

    @GrubWarp@GrubWarpАй бұрын
    • What's the official video then?

      @TheWumpMan@TheWumpManАй бұрын
    • Was it the one back in like 2006 with the simple dude just lip syncing and the lyrics on a pale blue background? If I'm right, I apologize for spelling out the joke

      @MrZackavelli@MrZackavelliАй бұрын
    • Are you ok?

      @Willow-rq8np@Willow-rq8npАй бұрын
    • It's.... Edited from the original... This isn't the original...

      @caliginouspixie@caliginouspixieАй бұрын
    • The original had the black face

      @tomingram8758@tomingram875825 күн бұрын
  • I heard it once, and before that I liked it))) I adore it, I’m ready to listen 24/7

    @user-hd7zo6vf8i@user-hd7zo6vf8iКүн бұрын
  • This song is so addictive. I just can't stop thinking about it after listening. His voice is so smooth and then the funky music just goes so well together.

    @RedBear-wb1hi@RedBear-wb1hi Жыл бұрын
    • True.

      @davidtsmith33@davidtsmith3310 ай бұрын
    • I know

      @lanabuttacavoli9619@lanabuttacavoli961910 ай бұрын
    • I can't stop singing it myself!

      @magicmoonart@magicmoonart10 ай бұрын
  • This dude has off the charts charisma

    @Lord-Me@Lord-Me11 ай бұрын
    • All done in an age before Auto-Tune as well!

      @jo2lovid@jo2lovid10 ай бұрын
    • So do you!! Not if the chart is upside down, though.❤😂

      @swamifakkananda4043@swamifakkananda404310 ай бұрын
    • The original singer fred astaire has got more charisma he is the original rizzler.

      @GassedCider@GassedCider8 ай бұрын
    • @@GassedCider but u have more ritz than all of them!!

      @swamifakkananda4043@swamifakkananda40438 ай бұрын
    • bro maxing out the charisma in his special

      @zirconalian@zirconalian5 ай бұрын
  • this song was so far ahead of its time. so amazing.

    @TheApplesauce1992@TheApplesauce199222 күн бұрын
  • This has got to be one of the funnest songs to come out of the 80's. Go Team Gen X!

    @sonjaevans3858@sonjaevans38584 күн бұрын
  • As a boy I loved tap. My mum couldn't afford the lessons so I sat outside the room (primary school hall" On Saturday afternoon and I tried to tap what i heard. I could nail the tap solo in this song. Sucks to grow up in poverty. This song still moves me ty

    @shakes307@shakes307 Жыл бұрын
    • Too bad you didn’t have more drive... You could have really made something of yourself

      @01dirtydirk@01dirtydirk Жыл бұрын
    • I’m a teenager and my family is poor. I’ve never had real lessons since I was 3-4 years old. I just try to look at videos and learn from them.

      @Dear_Lola@Dear_Lola Жыл бұрын
    • @@Dear_Lola you can look into coursera financial aid :)

      @n.aragil@n.aragil Жыл бұрын
    • yiu need $30000 b9nus

      @sharonbraselton4302@sharonbraselton43026 ай бұрын
  • This was all over the radio that summer of '83. This song, Gary Numan's 'Cars' and Murray Head's 'One Night In Bangkok' left a massive impression on my 10-year-old self. My tape collection was all synth pop. This song still sounds ahead of its time with that mix out. Great to see the original video finally here in great quality.

    @babygerald4645@babygerald4645 Жыл бұрын
    • Thanks for sharing! Prompted me to listen to One night in Bangkok again. I'll be listening Cars next although I don't think I like it quite as much

      @RobinFlysHigh@RobinFlysHigh Жыл бұрын
    • Yeah nowadays everything is synthetic but back then it was radical.

      @raylopez99@raylopez99 Жыл бұрын
    • And Men Without Hats "Safety dance"

      @timetravellingone@timetravellingone Жыл бұрын
    • I NEVER see anyone mention "One Night in Bangkok"! I grew up bonkers about the musical CHESS so I was thrilled once I discovered that song was a pop hit & thus more widely known, but past my parents' generation it's still way too obscure lol

      @ItsAsparageese@ItsAsparageese Жыл бұрын
    • Not quite the original because they cut out the minstrels in this version

      @onii747@onii747 Жыл бұрын
  • I just feel like taco would be an amazing guy and down for whatever. Like you could take him to a dive bar and he would become everyone’s friend dancing around with a tuxedo and a cane. Likeable dude.

    @alleystar7779@alleystar77792 ай бұрын
  • One of the best songs from the 80s without a doubt!

    @Thatfoxatthebowlinglane.@Thatfoxatthebowlinglane.Ай бұрын
  • Starting at 3:06, snippets of four Irving Berlin songs. A musical tribute, I suppose. "Always" "White Christmas" "Alexander's Ragtime Band" "There's No Business Like Show Business" Very well done.

    @OscarBravoUSA@OscarBravoUSA8 ай бұрын
    • YEP!U nailed it!

      @Taco@Taco8 ай бұрын
    • I didn’t know what the first song was until now.

      @bradleycotton3237@bradleycotton32376 ай бұрын
  • I can't tell which one impresses me more. The way he sings and his body sings along, his elegant demeanor or how amazing this song is.

    @D4rkF4ll@D4rkF4ll9 ай бұрын
    • The song was written in the 30s or 40s. Irving Berlin.

      @laurahall3094@laurahall30947 ай бұрын
    • Yes. He illusionist like David coprr fikd n agic in hewsrts

      @sharonbraselton3135@sharonbraselton31356 ай бұрын
  • Always got to appreciate when an artist engages with their audience. Every time I come back to this song I see new comments and Taco engaging with people.

    @-KillaWatt-@-KillaWatt-2 ай бұрын
  • I love the old version of this video.

    @aramayismusheghyan5595@aramayismusheghyan55953 ай бұрын
  • Nothing beats this 80s synth

    @electraheart7745@electraheart77459 ай бұрын
    • So great ! The original is great too, this just takes it to 11!!

      @laurahall3094@laurahall30947 ай бұрын
    • I was just listening to Jungkook's song Standing Next To You Band Version, I knew there was something familiar. It was this song!😮😊 -90's baby listening to everything from the rat pack, to the gogos, Fred Astaire, to even Paramore, and The Beatles, and yes, even BTS and even Day6, and the rest of Kpop.😁😅

      @abbb4460@abbb44605 ай бұрын
    • _super duper_

      @Jellysem_06@Jellysem_065 ай бұрын
    • @@abbb4460I’ve literally come here just from listening to SNTY because I kept getting reminded of the cool instrumental in this song!! army’s 🔛🔝

      @wren__7@wren__75 ай бұрын
    • Uhhhlot of things do.

      @nathanrobinson3116@nathanrobinson31164 ай бұрын
  • 93 years and its still a banger

    @Peridot_-fan@Peridot_-fan Жыл бұрын
    • 😎✨✨✨

      @PabloPerez-ed9gp@PabloPerez-ed9gp Жыл бұрын
    • for real!

      @vikcxi6666@vikcxi6666 Жыл бұрын
  • this song regularly pops into my head unprompted and i have to listen to it every time not that i'm complaining, mind you

    @user-qq9xu9le5u@user-qq9xu9le5uАй бұрын
    • Same!

      @est1989x@est1989x19 күн бұрын
  • Nostalgia is a hell of drug

    @jlion31685@jlion31685Ай бұрын
  • Timeless. A piece of music culture of the 80s. Tell me you head or foot isn't keeping beat. Taco always wins!!

    @toddb8951@toddb8951 Жыл бұрын
    • That's why you shouldn't tamper with its original depiction that the artist intended to portray

      @AshleyH420@AshleyH420 Жыл бұрын
    • only it's not from the 80's though

      @ademirmochi5423@ademirmochi5423 Жыл бұрын
    • Nah this thing is already verging on outdated. Who the hell is Gary Cooper? Why does the singer wanna look like him?

      @emburst859@emburst859 Жыл бұрын
    • puttin' on the ritz more like going off the shitz

      @parsnipguy2986@parsnipguy2986 Жыл бұрын
    • Ella's version is the best

      @robertmoffit1135@robertmoffit1135 Жыл бұрын
  • I loved this song at age 12...and still do at age 52. No wonder I love synthesizers. Taco is way cool.

    @thefool2007@thefool2007 Жыл бұрын
    • 😂we same age..creepy song it had a Halloween feel

      @kathyscott9555@kathyscott955511 ай бұрын
    • 35 and it's a banger, something about it just hits right

      @Matelk@Matelk10 ай бұрын
    • ditto, 59 here and any friday night sittn with friends, Beer and MTV

      @bradthomson4830@bradthomson483010 ай бұрын
    • Wow how does it feel to be over half a century old

      @exceptionallyriso@exceptionallyriso10 ай бұрын
    • i was 14

      @lisalamb4559@lisalamb45598 ай бұрын
  • I love this video so much. Its a fever dream of dreamy gay 80s. It's every bit as anti capitalist as they live, but celebrating it at the same time. It's a image from the twilight zine where classic cinema from the 30s and earlier set on top of 80s synths and a future apocalypse where Irving Berlin's songs seep through and cannot stay dead.

    @MysticMorigan1998@MysticMorigan19982 күн бұрын
  • TACO ES UN VERDADERO SHOWMAN, ES UNICO!!!

    @cesarcasti@cesarcasti2 күн бұрын
  • Here we are in 2023, exactly 40 years, and this song is still a crowd pleaser. Music, lyrics, costumes, backdrops, and a tapdance to boot! Perfection in a nutshell...

    @redneckextraordinaire3073@redneckextraordinaire30737 ай бұрын
    • Lot more than 40 years from the original

      @00-UNKNOWN-00@00-UNKNOWN-006 ай бұрын
    • Buy. She'll game magic. Trick kit

      @sharonbraselton3135@sharonbraselton31356 ай бұрын
    • chef girkdriñd meet 1⁹83 4⁰ years old ebfgeñt liveez

      @sharonbraselton4302@sharonbraselton43025 ай бұрын
    • master girkfriñed found each ojther 1⁹83 ⁸ ywars 5 yearsd boy frubd gurkf8ñd

      @sharonbraselton4302@sharonbraselton43025 ай бұрын
    • Almost one hundred years from the original! 😯@@00-UNKNOWN-00

      @anmnou@anmnou3 ай бұрын
  • I wish pop music was like this today. Quirky and unique, not the same thing over and over.

    @hgbugalou@hgbugalou Жыл бұрын
    • so, repeat a song from over 50 years ealier?

      @jackson5116@jackson5116 Жыл бұрын
    • @@jackson5116 I mean its rewritten and presented completely different so I am not sure this is a completely fair assessment.

      @hgbugalou@hgbugalou Жыл бұрын
    • @@hgbugalou Look for the uncensored original on a google search, then compare.

      @georgepruitt637@georgepruitt637 Жыл бұрын
    • It can never be done again, because everybody gets offended or pretends to be offended! I see people complaining about black face in the original version. Black people do not get offended by that unless they’re looking for money or clout!

      @BrookseyJay@BrookseyJay Жыл бұрын
    • Sadly that time is over. Modern music is designed and crafted so it is a guaranteed success, because a "demo" song could break the bank. Awful thinking, and it results in very monotone and boring "hits". Even funnier is that we just can't seem to leave the great 3 decades, 70s, 80s and 90s behind. In modern music there is a wannabe cover there (I'm good - Bebe Rexha - God, I hate that song), another sample there (2 die 4 by Tove Lo includes a sample from the riff of Hot Butters Popcorn version) or the original artists even make a new version of it (Summer Remix version of Liquido's Narcotic that has nothing to do with the original anymore, the whole vibe is just gone)

      @LexusLFA554@LexusLFA55411 ай бұрын
  • I remember requesting this on a radio station and staying up all night waiting for them to play it. ❤

    @scottradio9663@scottradio96632 ай бұрын
  • That guy could have played a good Joker. Kinda gives off these vibes

    @lubixoriginal@lubixoriginalАй бұрын
    • I said that myself

      @justinratcliffe947@justinratcliffe947Сағат бұрын
  • I had a lucid dream and woke up with this song in my head. I haven't listened to it since I was a little kid 30+ years ago. Amazing song.

    @jerradwilson@jerradwilson11 ай бұрын
    • Baby Genius

      @user-cl5in4jz9x@user-cl5in4jz9x5 ай бұрын
    • hyóritzing you magic zpeekl

      @sharonbraselton4302@sharonbraselton43025 ай бұрын
    • Hyortized you nagic speerll

      @sharonbraselton3135@sharonbraselton31355 ай бұрын
    • Lucid dream... or acid induced delirium ?

      @martinaubut5027@martinaubut50275 ай бұрын
  • The layers to this song..I didn't realize how iconic it actually was till now. This is a masterclass of playful musicality and smooth genre fusions done right!

    @ombra711@ombra711 Жыл бұрын
  • I love this song

    @ProfxYT@ProfxYT3 күн бұрын
  • This video really elevates this song to something else entirely

    @DulishusWaffle@DulishusWaffle2 ай бұрын
  • His appearance gives me Dr Frank N. Furter vibes and I'm here for it! I love his expressions and gestures!

    @ChaosAngelMoon@ChaosAngelMoon Жыл бұрын
    • Me too

      @KodieTheAussieBrony94@KodieTheAussieBrony94 Жыл бұрын
  • I never sat down to watch this video from beginning to end before and ... wow! That synth is timeless and this guy's charisma + vision was way ahead of his time. Fantastic energy and attention to detail in every frame of the video which you rarely see even today. I'm extremely impressed.

    @anthony7564@anthony756411 ай бұрын
    • The original version was a bit... controversial. Don't think you'll find it on KZhead.

      @sireuchre@sireuchre11 ай бұрын
    • @@sireuchre has it been wiped? That's too bad. I saw the old version with all the blacklit blackface on youtube, not all that long ago. In the last 5 years.

      @robertwiles8106@robertwiles810610 ай бұрын
    • This shit never gets old!❤😂❤ 2:31

      @jessicaolsen7582@jessicaolsen758210 ай бұрын
    • It's a beautiful song n great video

      @demonpoison13@demonpoison139 ай бұрын
    • I love it too!!!!!!!💃🎶

      @ajaugenti1976@ajaugenti19769 ай бұрын
  • Two words. 1. TIMELESS. 2. BRILLIANT.

    @limabravo0001@limabravo00013 ай бұрын
  • I love this song. The 1980s has me transfixed on the time and music.

    @KristNi@KristNi4 ай бұрын
  • I love the way Taco moves, and this song is one of my favorites from the 80s. ♥️

    @unitedstatesofsmash3638@unitedstatesofsmash3638 Жыл бұрын
    • In reality it is from the 1930s

      @themisfitbrigade@themisfitbrigade Жыл бұрын
    • @@themisfitbrigade It was written in the 1920s, and was first sung in 1930.

      @THEWallyWarbles@THEWallyWarbles10 ай бұрын
  • I never get tired of listening to this song, it's almost magical.

    @Valyrus@Valyrus4 ай бұрын
    • I completely agree!!!

      @Xhmsxfn@Xhmsxfn4 ай бұрын
    • My grandmother loved this song

      @mariasparano9860@mariasparano986025 күн бұрын
  • Man the 80s produced some great arrangements

    @stringdream@stringdream3 ай бұрын
  • 31 & still one of my favorite songs to just have fun with my kiddo’s it uplifts our spirits and help with my depression 🎉

    @lavinagann3610@lavinagann361027 күн бұрын
  • I love how Taco takes care about his fan base! He is still checking the comments

    @xj770HUN@xj770HUN8 ай бұрын
  • This song and Rock Me Amadeus by Falco were huge in the 80’s!

    @JulieR73@JulieR73 Жыл бұрын
  • Сплошная ностальгия ❤

    @elenakagan719@elenakagan719Ай бұрын
  • I cant be the only one here that has an interest for olden day music

    @StevenBeshay@StevenBeshay4 ай бұрын
  • My Great Aunt showed me this as a kid and every time I listen to it I think of her. So thank you taco for an awesome song and a great memory I'll have forever. Miss you Aunt Brenda

    @maybenextime5782@maybenextime57824 ай бұрын
    • Aunt Brenda IS AWE-SOME!!!!!

      @JesusR.OlmedaThe2nd@JesusR.OlmedaThe2nd4 ай бұрын
    • aww you great aunt was so cool for sure

      @SrMentos@SrMentos4 ай бұрын
  • This is such an amazing song. I love Taco's new approach to this remake. His voice is so captivating and interesting, and the Gary Cooper part is probably one of my favorite parts of the song. Well done!

    @rackaribs@rackaribs10 ай бұрын
    • Thanx mate!

      @Taco@Taco10 ай бұрын
    • The crazy thing was that Gary Cooper and Park Avenue was not in the original rendition... the song was about Black Harlem and Lennox Avenue.

      @hoodoo2001@hoodoo200110 ай бұрын
    • @@Taco thank taco your music so good i just discovert it this year

      @YourFriend2527@YourFriend25278 ай бұрын
    • @@TacoHowdy, old crooner.

      @Iveseenhing124@Iveseenhing1246 ай бұрын
    • @@Iveseenhing124 Hidyho my friend

      @Taco@Taco6 ай бұрын
  • Taco inspired me to be more than average thank you Taco

    @viktormota9517@viktormota95173 ай бұрын
    • I feel very honored!

      @Taco@Taco3 ай бұрын
    • @@Taco I’ll do my best Taco

      @viktormota9517@viktormota95173 ай бұрын
  • ‘1%, represent!’ *throws a coffee at a homeless person from limo window*- Bryce Tankthrust. That is the vibe of this music video.

    @_letstartariot@_letstartariot3 ай бұрын
  • I'm glad Taco revived/revamped this song. The cover is not only a nice production/interpretation, but it also is a lovely piece of parody on "history". The original song was officially registered as an unpublished song in 1927, so it is almost 100 years old!

    @Rain-Dirt@Rain-Dirt10 ай бұрын
    • I believe a family member of mine had the original on record, guess it was my grandma! good remake tho

      @mishroeder9490@mishroeder949010 ай бұрын
    • i thought it was originally done by Irving Berlin?

      @brewcitymike1@brewcitymike110 ай бұрын
    • @@brewcitymike1 Irving made the song indeed in 1927, albeit still unpublished. That is still correct. Harry Richman and Fred Astaire also made a recording during the time Irving finished his movie with the song in it. (coins coins coins) Taco made his own version in 1982.

      @Rain-Dirt@Rain-Dirt10 ай бұрын
  • Honestly, I hear this song, my mind goes straight to Young Frankenstein.... And I LOVE IT!

    @sarahmelody4204@sarahmelody4204 Жыл бұрын
  • Who is watching in 2024

    @sshukri2527@sshukri25273 ай бұрын
    • sup

      @TembyWemby1368@TembyWemby13682 ай бұрын
    • Yep Queensland Australia 🇦🇺

      @alanmac8807@alanmac88072 ай бұрын
    • 🇧🇷 São Paulo/Brazil - 03/2024

      @ademarb.sallesjunior8528@ademarb.sallesjunior85282 ай бұрын
    • Canada!

      @Alex-ed8vj@Alex-ed8vj5 сағат бұрын
  • I love this song and the music video is also epic

    @ProfxYT@ProfxYT2 күн бұрын
  • I almost forgot how cool this song still is.

    @JasonNation72@JasonNation72 Жыл бұрын
    • 😀

      @RobinFlysHigh@RobinFlysHigh Жыл бұрын
  • The first time I listened to this song I felt an electric shock go through my body, this is the only song that's made me feel euphoric. I absolutely adore his expressions and body movements, it all just works perfectly. This song will continue to make my day everytime I listen to it.

    @redc0rvette@redc0rvette10 ай бұрын
    • yes reàl magic speel😊

      @sharonbraselton4302@sharonbraselton43026 ай бұрын
    • thats hyoertizinbg nagiç soeel

      @sharonbraselton4302@sharonbraselton43025 ай бұрын
    • hyrtizubg ñagu sóeekl

      @sharonbraselton4302@sharonbraselton43025 ай бұрын
  • My 34 year old daughter called singing this to me lol. Love this song

    @LoriPerello@LoriPerello9 күн бұрын
  • Taco is One of the greatest singers off all time in my opinion i love this song i listen to it everyday im listening to it all the way from Australia thanks for this masterpiece Taco hope your going well

    @allaussiegarbo4274@allaussiegarbo42744 ай бұрын
  • It’s 2023 and this is still one of the greatest songs ever😄

    @beerlover7460@beerlover7460 Жыл бұрын
  • Tap-dancing in a creepy dark 80s music video that's based on a much much older hit song. ...Yes. Thank you, yes, yes. EDIT: Irving Berlin is one of the legends of the 20th century; I'm glad you gave him a hot sendoff by making him the oldest living songwriter to get his song in the top ten!

    @longWriter@longWriter11 ай бұрын
  • A couple months ago I heard this for the first time after buying a 45 of it from a thrift shop and let me tell you, hearing it from a run down turntable is THE BEST WAY to hear this for the first time. It adds a whole new weird vibe to the song. Highly recommend

    @judyemmstoyradio3064@judyemmstoyradio3064Ай бұрын
  • I am 60 & this song has lived rent free in my brain since I was 20.

    @d.a.elliottjr.367@d.a.elliottjr.367 Жыл бұрын
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