This show was very special. Seeing Sammy Cahn (Cohen) with Groucho was really great. Some of the classic Christmas ballads were written by guys like this. Almost everyone knows "Let it Snow". I watched the part where Sammy and Julius sang together several times. Priceless.
WOW WOW WOW !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! From a mad keen 75yo Aussie fan. Sammy Cahn wrote some of these tunes,plus lots more. " Three Coins In The Fountain--All The Way--High Hopes--Call Me Irresponsible--I've Heard That Song Before I'll Walk Alone--It's Magic--Be My Love--( Love Is ) The Tender Trap--The Second Time Around---My Kind Of Town Come Dance With Me--Day By Day--Let It Snow,Let It Snow,Let It Snow--Time After Time--Love & Marriage " What a musical genius...
John Benn Sammy wrote lyrics, not music. So, he was a lyrical genius, not a musician. This separation between music and lyrics started to disappear in 60s, primarily because of Beatles, who crossed the divide.
so did Sammy Cahn. The Divide was not that great of a wall. Especially with songwriting team, and Sammy teamed with many, The Lyricist helped with the music and the composer house with the lyrics and somehow they both hope together and come up with something fantastic. Can you credit a song with each phrase divided or each word giving credit to separate writers?
@@rachelk7555 you must be from a different era,. I am but Ido recognize some o the songs are mot extremely old, like " love and marriage" I think that is the song for the Married with children sitcom from the late 80s.
I found these 2 months ago and now I listen these episodes over and over again. Groucho really was the best . Amazing thing is that Grouchos granson Andy Marx is the one who saved these shows for future generations.
I love to watch the shows, too.... Groucho was one of the all time funniest guys!! I get a huge kick out of his "takes" when he gives the audience a look.... Cracks everyone up. I appreciate the show now so much more than back then, when as kids we laughed, but now we notice the facial expressions, etc.
I am adding myself to the list of new viewers. I found these videos a few months ago. I watch them whenever I have a chance during the day, but I watch it mostly at night to help me go to sleep. All episodes are good, I lean some thing new from the quizzes every time. watching Groucho sure does keep me going, and lift me up my spirit when I feel down.
I am surprised to see that this video does not have more views. I love these videos; I learn a lot from the quizzes too. You got to applaud George; he had to put up with a lot of Grouchos jokes, he looked like a good descent guy. I will keep watching it really makes my day happier.
I hope his wife didn't rib him about it. Poor 'Fiddeman' was embarrassed enough as is... But then again, look at how long he and Groucho worked together. That counts for something...
I've binge-watched @ a dozen of these now. My all-time favorite Groucho gag (which I didn't see in any of these episodes): one contestant says they have 10 kids. Asked why so many, they answer "Well, I just like kids!" After a beat, Groucho responds, "I like CIGARS...but I take them out of my mouth every now and then!"
Sammy Cahn wrote 'It's Been A Long, Long Time' in only ELEVEN MINUTES At the end of WWII the boys came home and danced to this with their girls. It was THE song of the greatest generation coming home.
Some people from 50's and 60's TV seem like such nice folks, like Shirley Booth, for example. George Fenneman fits that category. Seems like such a nice gentleman. Just a good ol' boy.
My mom used to say that George Fennemen looked like a wax doll. It wasn't a put down, it's just that he had a smooth and somewhat shiny complexion. Most other men of his age in those days had coarser skin and wrinkles. (Think of Jack Webb.)
George was a terrific straight man for Groucho, and was classy in a folksy way, not like many of the egomaniacs on TV today. So many of them have an inflated sense of self importance.....
George was a thorough professional on TV; but thank Heaven the audience (and we viewers via RU-vid) got to see the human side of him when he vocally 'sparred' with Groucho or interacted occasionally with the guests. A lot of today's TV personalities should have attended the Fenneman School of Professional and Personal Courtesy...
"The verse is yet to come" 🤣"George, will you bring that typewriter so Mister Cahn can play his song"--I saw it coming! Theme song for Married With Children, some 25 years later . .
Well I am almost as old as John Benn. I too remember these songs fondly. And I find the background stories very interesting. And poor George. Groucho sure enjoyed embarrassing him!
WOW, WOW, WOW..WE GET TO SEE SAMMY CAHN!!! "Let it Snow," Three Coins in the Fountain...Love and Marriage, When Somebody Loves You. I AM SO TOUCHED TO SEE HIM AND HEAR HIM SING HIS SONGS that meant so much to my family when I was young. Im 76 now and the songs STILL mean a lot to me.
It was so great watching Groucho live as it was happening. I was about 7 years old when Groucho first appeared on YBYL. Love watching it again because I understand the humor that was beyond me at that time .
Perhaps more credit should have been given to Sammy Cahn's musical colleague Jimmy Van Heusen (Edward Chester Babcock) when they were discussing "Mr Cahn' songs". A song without music is a poem! He was very witty, quick and entertaining in this programme.
Sammy and Groucho really are good friends they were neighbours, his son Arthur married Sammys daughter and they had 2 children. When they divorced Groucho still stayed friendly with the Cahns even though things b/n his son and ex were tense for a time.
Well I did a search in RU-vid for the 1957 DeSoto push-button transmission and they show a number of different videos, the first button has the R the second button has the N the third button has the D and underneath that you have the 1 or the 1 and the 2; so to answer your question the first button is for reverse.
@@sandrauhlein4317 Actually the push button trans was fairly reliable, I have a '56 De Soto and never had any trouble with it whatsoever. Not a 'bomb' at all.
@@MrMenefrego1 how about the rear view mirror on the dash? I heard they opted for that as it was safer than being affixed to the windshield but abandoned it because it wasn’t effective on the dash.
In his 1974 autobiography, Sammy wrote about Groucho: "This may shake up some people, but I am not a Groucho Marx fan. I mean any man who tickles your palm with his finger while you're shaking hands, accompanying the tickle with his one take--"the leer"--well, I recognize Mr. Marx's talents, but they hardly include qualifying for being one of the nice people I've known."
richardvilseck I’d venture to say, society was the highest standard of living than anywhere else in the world. Plus, it’s a booming postwar economy, plus this is California in the fifties. Many midwestern folks escaped the dust bowl settling here and bringing their traditional values and family focused manners. Rural values.
Richard, what did you say? OMG! QUALITY! Fantastic musical arrangements, unforgettable lyrics. I'm a professional pianist myself, okay? And do I not agree with you 175%? YES!
I have noticed that on every woman contestant, the Make -Up Artist makes the same identical eyebrows, on every woman, and makes them very dark or black, heavily drawn on thick. Geeezzz
