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Groucho Marx on Dick Cavett, singing Lydia the Tattooed Lady. Video.
The Dick Cavett Show
September 5, 1969“Lydia the Tattooed Lady”, which became one of Groucho Marx’s signature tunes, was written by Harold Arlen and Yip Harburg, and first appeared in the movie At the Circus (1939).
I can’t quite say why, but Groucho has always been one of my favorite people, an idol really, right up there with Nelson Mandela, Gandhi, Jesus Christ, Buddha and MLK, Jr. Maybe it’s because he was so in the moment, punning and trilling and fibbing his way through life, that he reminded all of us that fun was right here, right now. Or, maybe it’s because I have a wobbly moral compass.
In either case, here’s an old Groucho, who still has it, appearing on TV for one of his last times, singing his signature song on the Dick Cavett show, which I’ve been netflixing in a continued attempt to learn from past talk shows how to better lead my own.
And here’s one from 50 years before:
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Is there no end to the surprising delights I find on Elephant Journal? How is it that I never saw "At the Circus"?
My three grown kids can still recite entire sections of "Night at the Opera", "Duck Soup", and "Monkey Business" from memory. But more commonly they'll just pop out a line that happens to fit into a conversation they're having, and no one gets it except them. Inside joke and all.
If you are new to the Marx Brothers, "Night at the Opera" is the one you want to see. If that doesn't crack you up beyond repair, don't bother with the rest. You're just not Marx Brothers material!
Bob Weisenberg
http://YogaDemystified.com
And another version: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EHXZA_5XMJ4