This song has a LONG history. It was written by Irving Berlin in 1927, first published in 1929, and appeared in a film of the same name in 1930. Probably the most famous version of the song, apart from Taco's, is the version sung by Gene Wilder and Peter Boyle in the Mel Brooks comedy Young Frankenstein (something to add to your movie list). As for Taco himself... yes that is his real name. Taco Ockerse is of Indonesian and Dutch descent who began his career in Germany. He only ever had one hit in the US, and this is it (though he did cover Gene Kelly's "Singin' in the Rain very well). There were a lot of classy hits in the early 80s and if you want another great one, do "Rock Me Amadeus" by Falco (a reference to Mozart), or maybe "One Night in Bangkok" by Murray Head.

@shannonmattingly1630

2 жыл бұрын

Both!!!

@rom65536

2 жыл бұрын

One Night In Bangkok is one of my all time favorite songs.

@matthintz9468

2 жыл бұрын

Don't forget the Fred Astaire version, sung in Blue Skies, arguably the version that first achieve true popularity, and set the standard for all versions since.

@marshaverduzco2859

2 жыл бұрын

Every time I hear this song I think of Young Frankenstein, Gene Wilder and Peter Boyle outstanding.

@catwhisperer9489

2 жыл бұрын

Oooo, yes---I LOVE BOTH of those!!

The title derives from the slang expression "to put on the Ritz", meaning to dress very fashionably. This expression was in turn inspired by the opulent Ritz Hotel in London. “Puttin' On The Ritz” was written in the 1920s by songwriter Irving Berlin and first used in the 1930 Edward Sloman film named after it. Actor-dancer Fred Astaire made the song famous again in the 1940s with its inclusion in the film Blue Skies. It was then some of the lyrics were changed to what is included in this version by Taco 🌮 yes, it's his real name, Ockerse recorded in 1982. In the video for the song, Taco, looking a lot like Tim Curry, pranced around in a white tie and gloves, mixing in other Irving Berlin classics such as “There’s No Business Like Show Business,” “Alexander’s Ragtime Band” and “White Christmas.”

@WeFrost62

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you, I was just going to write a very similar comment!

@mikeadams2677

2 жыл бұрын

Fred said he really liked Taco's cover of this song.

@pauld6967

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for saving me the trouble of doing the write-up.

@catwhisperer9489

2 жыл бұрын

Aww, I love Tim Curry---LOVVVED "Rocky Horror Picture Show"; SO wild!!! My heart absolutely broke, when he suffered a major stroke; we SOOOO need him acting!!!

@rtelles1127

2 жыл бұрын

So an almost 100 year old song

Love this version of the song! I’ve always thought his look was a blend of Tim Curry from Rocky Horror and Clue. Anyone else have this thought too? Amber, as always, your smile just lights up the day. Keep Rocking! 🤘🎶

@francescaa8331

Жыл бұрын

That's exactly what he looks like.

@lolajaramillo4620

5 ай бұрын

​@@francescaa8331 And that's why I have always thought he was hot.🔥😳,😊

You’ll enjoy “One Night in Bangkok” as well. It has a similar feel, different artist Murray Head. It was released not long after this one

@lethiapage4767

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!!!! Great minds! Also pop Muzik. Pop! Pop! Pop! Muzik! Talkabout. Pop Muzik!

@thedandyvault

2 жыл бұрын

Yes to both of these suggestions!

@mathilde1974

2 жыл бұрын

They should somehow watch the entire musical Chess :D

@cynthiacindymashburnrosser3292

2 жыл бұрын

Absolutely Yes

@annabanana7071

2 жыл бұрын

Totally agree 👍

You have to give Taco, a German raised Dutch kid, some Kudos for putting a bit of 80s flair to a song written in 1930. Irving Berlin is a national treasure, of course, so introducing this tune to some 80's punks 50 years later was awesome. For decades, if you had a kid in dance class, sooner or later, you heard "Puttin' on the Ritz!"

@andrewgardner3092

2 жыл бұрын

They needed a more innovative videographer, however.

@charlottecunningham2141

2 жыл бұрын

@@andrewgardner3092 for the taco video? And if so, which one since there are several for Puttin’ on the ritz.

@johnjsal

2 жыл бұрын

@@andrewgardner3092 I don't think this is a video, it's a live performance on New Year's Eve.

@deadapostle

Жыл бұрын

German raised Dutch and Indonesian kid.

@bad-people6510

11 ай бұрын

It was written in the 20s.

This song was written in 1929 by Irving Berlin. Taco was a one-hit wonder with this song, and he put a great twist on it. 1983 was a WEIRD year for music. You had your normal hits, and then a bunch of what I like to call "The Original Alternative." This was a big hit for him, peaking at #4 in 1983. I think this is the only song in the history of our singles chart with a TAP solo! 😅

@sole129

2 жыл бұрын

1983 I was 13.. I grew up in weird times;)

@markwoehrle6860

2 жыл бұрын

yeah yeah, the original alternative is a great expression for this crazy 80's stuff.

@amberfuchscia709

2 жыл бұрын

I lived in Germany in the 80's and early 90's. Taco was much bigger in Europe than the US. He had several songs that charted there.

@pennythomas9305

Жыл бұрын

Taco is so not a one hit wonder actually. He was much more popular in Germany. If you like this you should look up his KZread channel. He has tons of great stuff including some things he did recently. Check it out!!

@MetFan37

8 ай бұрын

There's a part of "I Wanna Dance Wit Choo" by Disco-Tex and the Sex-O-Lettes where Monti Rock exhorts "Dig my rhinestone tap shoes" and does a bit of a time step. That song made #32 as the follow up to the Top 10 "Get Dancin'"

Tacos Putin on the Ritz has always made me imagine a creepy ghost filled midnight stage show at an old haunted Hollywood hotel.

Watching this again reminds me of the versatility of music from the 80’s. Anything goes, it really was an experimental decade

Like Amber always says "The 80s was full of quirky songs and artists. This was considered so weird but it eventually went mainstream and was a huge hit 😀 I still dig this song 😀 Can't wait til ya'll get to "The Safety Dance" by Men Without Hats( the long original album version 1983 is best not the short video version)

@PaintedCavern

2 жыл бұрын

👍

@corinnepmorrison1854

2 жыл бұрын

“The Safety Dance” is a fun song!! I remember the video...❤️🎶

@jaysone.94

2 жыл бұрын

I still love Safety Dance after almost 40 years!

@jeffstromberg8918

2 жыл бұрын

After that, Pop Goes the World.

@bethmiller1840

2 жыл бұрын

"Safety Dance" by Men Without Hats is a great suggestion!

Wow! Haven't heard this song in over forty years! Still can sing right along as if it was yesterday! Songs of my youth, songs of coming to age, songs of our lives, we still love this stuff!

I love this song so much!!! And glad you did this live version. Love the performance. He's a real showman.

Taco has a KZread channel, pretty active and such an upbeat performer!

@sharonbraselton4302

8 ай бұрын

yes dacid cooer fiode too hyoertizibg magic fur magic tricjs

Taco is a Dutch/Indonesian musician. "Puttin' on the Ritz" was written by Irving Berlin in the early 1920s, and references dressing fancy like you're at a Ritz-Carlton Hotel. After this was a hit for Taco he also covered other Berlin songs like "Let's Face the Music and Dance" and "Cheek to Cheek." And now that you've seen this, you need to watch Young Frankenstein.

@0okamino

2 жыл бұрын

I was also just thinking that if anyone isn’t immediately reminded of _Young Frankenstein_ by this song, then they probably need to watch that movie. Now, put… the candle… back!

@sharonbraselton4302

8 ай бұрын

he dont use magic hyptizeing magic soeel

"Puttin' On The Ritz" was written by Irving Berlin in 1927. There are several very famous renditions of this song and dance. #1 Fred Astaire in the movie 'Blue Skies' in 1946. #2 In the Mel Brooks movie "Young Frankenstein" in 1974 sung by Gene Wilder (performed by Gene Wilder and the monster).

@dr.burtgummerfan439

2 жыл бұрын

Back in the 80s when this song came on the radio, we'd always sing the "monster" version when it came to that part. Ahh, the days Before The Fun Stopped!

I love Taco, my favorite when I was teen. His style so unique that I know then as "Modern New Romantic"

Looking through the comments, I noticed that no one mentioned the "banned" version of the music video for this. Considering when it was originally written (1927), the "banned from MTV" version actually fits very well. There were some dancers in "black face", which today would be unacceptable, but for the time it was written, would have been "par for the course". This is why "history" should not be erased. While something was acceptable at one point in our history, and we've moved beyond that, it's still good to remember how far we've come, despite still having further to go.

@russwho1

2 жыл бұрын

I was browsing the comments to see if this was brought up yet. That version is still out in KZread land. We thought nothing of it in the 80s. Looking back... Pretty horrific.

@IggyStardust1967

2 жыл бұрын

@@russwho1 By today's standards, yes. In the 80s, it was "questionably acceptable" to be made (if not publicly displayed). In the 1920s/1930s... right in line with how things were. That's my point. What WAS acceptable then, can be used as an example of how far we've come.

@julierice100

Жыл бұрын

Yes...I do remember that...

@sophster123

Жыл бұрын

Omfg wtf

@chasemix808

Жыл бұрын

The original video is kind of creepy and horrifying, with a good beat.

A throw back to the song and dance days of Fred Astaire and Gene Kelly. It was all about showmanship and being able to take a drop of rain and turning it into an ocean of entertainment. Taco did a nice modern rendition of an all time classic.

This was originally recorded and sung by iconic dancer actor Fred Astaire in 1930 movie Blue Skies

@resurrectionwaiting9294

2 жыл бұрын

Yes! Fred Astaire could do a lot more than dance, and nobody could dance like Fred.

@UseByDate-Expired

2 жыл бұрын

no, Harry Richman did it first and it was number one in 1930.. Astaire did it in the 40s

@TANTRUMGASM

2 жыл бұрын

wrong

@hepchaos

2 жыл бұрын

Harry Richman did record it first, and got the first number 1 record with it, but Fred Astaire recorded it the same year (1930), and also gained number one record sales. By the end of the year, Harry Richman had sold the most, and his version is the number 1 record sales winner of 1930.(although Fred Astaire's is now considered the more iconic version, no doubt because it was in his movie "Blue Skies" in 1946)

@boyinthepenaltybox

Ай бұрын

⁠Ginger Rogers did everything Fred Astaire did but she did it all backwards and in high heels! 😂

One of the dancers in this performance was my mom. She died shortly after this show. This was her final performance.

@sharonbraselton4302

8 ай бұрын

sorry fir kose

@DaleDix

2 ай бұрын

What a final performance though! Sorry though.

@AWDTH1111

Ай бұрын

@@DaleDixThank you! I was told this was one of the funnest and exciting experiences for the girls. It almost feels like destiny that this was the last memory of her. She never grew old ❤️

One of the many off the wall songs from the 80's, like "Pop Music" by M, "One Night in Bangkok" by Murray Head, "American Beat '84" by The Fleshtones and many more

I noticed you guys have not reacted to any Dan Fogelberg songs...and I am SHOCKED! Please give him a listen, he's one of the best singer/storytellers from the late '70's& early '80's. The first two songs you MUST do are Auld Lang Syne & Leader of the Band. I promise that you will fall in love with his music!

@tommymash9020

2 жыл бұрын

Definitely! So underrated.

@donnakubiski5572

2 жыл бұрын

I agree 100%. He is one of my all time favorites. I also want to add that they still haven't done "Year Of The Cat" by Al Stewart. Amber is missing out on great sax!

@BillGraper

2 жыл бұрын

I think Amber will love "Longer." Such an amazing ballad!!!

@BillGraper

2 жыл бұрын

@@donnakubiski5572 She's also missing the great sax on "The One You Love" by Glenn Frey. I've suggested it a few times.

@claytondietl8136

2 жыл бұрын

@@BillGraper I agree! I didn't want to throw all his songs at them so I picked (in my opinion) the two best. Longer is easily my 3rd best.

So proud of you Jordan. This is just a fun, quirky song. And not so OTT like........well - you know ;). Love you guys!

This song is timeless, has been redone many times for decades, and always sounds fresh. It was such a hit in the early 80s and seemed just as fresh as when it was written some 55 or 60 years earlier.

@jessraydl4883

Жыл бұрын

This song is NOT TIMELESS look up the original lyrics also, this is not the original taco video has blackface

I remember when this came out on MTV. The 80s were so wonderfully weird.

As the song says, Gotta Dance! This song never fails to put a smile on my face. It's fun, it's quirky, and it's a great interpretation of an old, old song.

This blew up one summer. As a kid, this was one of the first songs I really enjoyed learning and repeating the lyrics too. Especially just the main "If your blue... fashion sits? Puttin' on the Ritz." segment. So easy to learn, so tame and fun, and an easy cadence to say or sing.

One of my all time favorite songs this was so huge in the 80's night clubs. This performance was so well choreographed and the women made him look so extra good with their timing and moves. I love watching peoples reaction when they hear th name Taco then I think hang on your gonna get blown away by something so different I can't even think of a catagory to put it in except maybe Exotic 80's or unique 80's but then again the 80's had more diffent sounds and original ideas and new instruments and sounds than any other decade I know and I have lived from the 60's onward. Really enjoyed this one. 😉

I remember this song topping the 1983 charts here in New Zealand. Yep music was weird and wild back then. Lol Great cover classic.

I remember dancing around the living room to this when I was a kid. Loved this song and video!

This was a HUGE hit and got a lot of airplay ☺

Bought this on 45 when it came out and wore it out. Love this song and, by the way, I have a cat named Taco to this day.

Its about time somebody popular has a reaction to Taco its an awesome throwback to the 80s and he did an great job

Irving Berlin was still alive at 95 in 1983. (He died in 1989 at 101.) I wonder if he was well enough at the time to hear and approve this version of his song.

Damn, what a mixture that worked so fine. Taco is truly talented. LOVE it.

@sharonbraselton4302

8 ай бұрын

tes he duse real hyotosibg nagic speell

How could you not just love this 🧐

A song so old that actor Gary Cooper was a glamorous dandy in the Silent Era when it was written.

This was HUGE when it was released in the 80's. Couldn't get away from it on Pop 40 radio.

Off-the wall 1983 cover of Irving Berlin's standard "Puttin' On the Ritz" covered in a synth techno arrangement. Lead singer's name is Taco Ockerse (Dutch parents/born in Jakarta, Indonesia.) Record peaked @ #4 on the Pop chart/ #37 on Dance chart.

This song was the perfect example that showed that if you take any song and put it to a dance beat, it can be popular. This song was originally done by Harry Richman in the Irving Berlin movie Putting on the Ritz in 1930 and has been recorded by such greats as Fred Astaire, Ella Fitzgerald and Herb Albert. It was also used and sung by Peter Boyle and Gene Wilder in the Mel Brooks classic Young Frankenstein. This version by Taco was very popular in the early '80s. A classic.

This is a classy and CLASSIC song !!! How could you have not wanted to hear it??? The different musical styles : classic Hollywood, funky guitar, jazz/honky-tonk/old west salooon sounding piano. Just a great , timeless song !!!🎉😊

One hit wonders you have to here is Donny Iris, Ah Leah And Aldo Nova, Fantasy. Probably 2 of the greatest OHW.

@Shrykespeare

2 жыл бұрын

Donnie Iris actually had two big hits, but both are bangers - "Ah Leah" and "Love is Like a Rock".

I remember hearing this on the radio when I was 10, thinking "Wow; this is the song the monster performs in the movie 'Young Frankenstein'." Found out later from my grandmother that this was a pop standard, and that the ending was a mash-up of some other pop songs from that era. Yeah, the 80s had a little bit of everything. And just so you know- the official video is MUCH creepier (in a good way).

Love the face Jay makes when he is playing his air guitar. Lol 🤣

What I loved is how he moved so beautifully. Good fun indeed.

Now we need to see you react to “Rock me Amadeus” by Falco! ETA: MUST DO SALIERI EDIT TO GET THE BEST VERSION!!!

@formergoat9257

2 жыл бұрын

Yes, I've asked for that one quite a while back.

@michaellynch5254

2 жыл бұрын

They are going to trip out when they hear how the verses are sung in this song.

@deniseriley6622

2 жыл бұрын

Yes!

@BillGraper

2 жыл бұрын

The only good version is the Canadian version, where Mozart's life is narrated. The other version is horrible! 😑

@hollydeitch1977

2 жыл бұрын

@@BillGraper the Salieri edit IS the narrated version…

He performs this song very well. It's been released so many times by so many people but his version is pretty unique. Check out "One Night in Bangkok" next, it's super catchy.

As someone who grew up on 80's music, watching various 80's reaction videos today, all these decades later, gives me an even greater appreciation for how much variety, talent, and originality there was back then. It all adds to the nostalgia even more.

I have never heard of “Taco”, but “Puttin On the Ritz” has been one of my favorite songs since the first time I heard it. THANKS for bringing it back to me!

This is one of those one hit wonders in the 80s that got endless radio time, but you couldn't help but bob along to it

@sharonbraselton4302

8 ай бұрын

yir hypntizing magic spell

This song is in “Young Frankenstein”! Try “Amiee” by Pure Prairie League!!🤘🔥

@aarongoldstein7614

2 жыл бұрын

"Amie" must be played in tandem with "Fallin' In & Out of Love With You".

Amber, girl, you were getting it. This catchy little song was so underrated back in the day.

This version of the classic song was a blast in the 80s... So much good (and fun) stuff coming out from '82 to '86. I'm from the (high school) class of 1986. This track brings back some really good memories.

LOL! I forgot about this song and video. Big hit in the 80s. This was like part of the new wave stuff coming out back then. lol. Song and video (the actual music video, watch it sometimes) freaked me out when I was a kid back then. BTW, what's wrong with Red Lobster (B-52s)? LOL. Great band and song too. I think these kids are ready for some Adam and the Ants, too! Please react to their songs, I know she will like them a lot (besides their good looks lol).

wow, this song brings back so many memories!!!! love it!!! ❤

That was a real treat. I don’t think I ever saw that full version before. Thank you!

Born Taco Ockerse on 07/21/55 in Jakarta, Indonesia (of Dutch parents). Puttin' On The Ritz peaked at #4 in '83.

This song was Taco's only Top 40 hit in America. The song peaked at the #1 spot on the Billboard Dance chart and it peaked at #4 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in the summer of 1983. Originally it was written by the late Irving Berlin back in 1927.

Should have waited until tomorrow for Taco Tuesday!

There are snippets of a lot of other Irving Berlin songs in this too: "Alexander's Ragtime Band", "Gotta Dance", " There's No Business ikr Show Business ", and more. Irving Berlin's songs were covered by Fred Astaire, Frank Sinatra, Ella Fitzgerald, Bing Crosby, and and all the greats.

love this song so much :D...i used to work as a dj in a local disco and played this the first time and everybody looked at me as like " HUH ? " what the hell is this haha

This was a really big hit when it was out! I loved it because it was a very huge bow to the Golden age of Hollywood! Several little samples to old songs including "White Christmas" the actual song "Puttin On the Ritz" is an old old song from the 20's I believe. The very end when he says "Gotta Dance" is a nod to Gene Kelly "Singin In the Rain" The 80's was a fun really eclectic time for music.

By far the best cover of this song is by Peter Boyle and Gene Wilder in Young Frankenstein not even close

@mikerogers6076

2 жыл бұрын

Absolutely yes!

@sapphonymph8204

2 жыл бұрын

Thinking the same thing.

@edyarb

2 жыл бұрын

Yes!!!

@lynnerussell1440

2 жыл бұрын

You are so right.

@krennenc

2 жыл бұрын

I was just thinking I need to watch Young Frankenstein again! lol

I have said it before, and I'll say it again. Taco is a fantastic stage performer with talent that never stops. See his other songs to appreciate his talent. If Taco had performed just once in Las Vegas, he would have blown Wayne Newton away.

My daughter's dance line many years ago practiced this song for weeks for a show and I came to hate it for a while but it now takes me back to good time. Thanks

So glad you got to this! One of those quirky, off-the-wall songs from the 80s. Glad you enjoyed it!

Falco - Rock Me Amadeus (Official Video)

That's what I said all the time. My generation (80's teens) would listen to old songs once in a while. Not just the cool songs from MTV, but things from the 20's, 30's 40's 50's and 60's.

Taco is by far the greatest all around entertainer in the world. There is not one style of music that he cannot do. He can sing opera!

This 80's cover of the 1929 Irving Berlin classic has many "homages" in the breakdown. They include: a subtle(?) bass nod to "Another One Bites the Dust", the song "White Christmas", "Alexander's Ragtime Band", "There's No Business Like Show Business", and "Gotta Dance".

@IllyaLeonovMorganFreepony

2 жыл бұрын

Don't forget "Always", another Irving Berlin song they snuck in there.

@DianaJG8

2 жыл бұрын

I don't think a lot of people pick up on the snippets of the other songs, bit that's my favorite part!

This is an old iconic tune put to an 80s groove

@doug3819

5 ай бұрын

Young Frankenstein.

Watched this yesterday like sooo many times kinda addicted to it now lol. Like his facial expressions

I loved this song first time I heard it on the radio (back when dinosaurs walked the earth-LOL!), I used this song to exercise to. I like the beat! First time I ever saw the video. Thank you, Patrick Hodges!

Very 80s. Made me think of Men Without Hats "Safety Dance". Love channels. 🪂

This song had a video that was banned from being used because it had some men who were portrayed with shoe polish on their faces to look dark skinned. The video is on KZread if you would like to watch that version.

Always loved the beat to this and his Mega phone voice ❣️

I found out today that Taco Ockerse, a Dutchman born in Indonesia, has experienced a worldly youth, living in countries such as the USA, Germany and Singapore.

This song also contained, instrumentally, "Alexander's Ragtime Band" and "There's No Business Like Show Business" plus he sang part of the song "Gotta Dance" which I believe is another Irving Berlin song. If y'all are feeling really brave, react to some of Irving Berlin's hits - that would take you WAY back in time! But since you did this song you have started down that path already since this was a cover of an Irving Berlin tune! Irving Berlin did a lot of show tunes and musicals and you probably know some of his songs already and don't realize it! As it just so happens "Puttin' on the Ritz" Alexander's Ragtime Band" and "There's No Business Like Show Business" are all from the same musical called "There's No Business Like Show Business"!

@picmajik

2 жыл бұрын

and a touch of Irving Berlin's White Christmas (bells)

@deedee67888

2 жыл бұрын

And there's a little of Always (I'll be loving you always), another Irving Berlin song

@deedee67888

2 жыл бұрын

@@picmajik I never noticed that before!

@charlottecunningham2141

2 жыл бұрын

@@deedee67888 time stamp please?

@deedee67888

2 жыл бұрын

@@charlottecunningham2141 5:23

if you like this song you'll definitely enjoy the song One Night in Bangkok by Murray Head. it was a hit on the radio back in the '80s. just like putting on the Ritz.

I played this in my car once and the bass is awesome!

The joy in Amber's face is so infectious, I can't not smile along

Omg yes!! Looooove this song! I knew Amber would get it, but so glad Jay got into it!!! Great reaction

This song was my favorite for a while when I was little. I mean, I would squeal when it came on the radio, but my mom HATED it and refused to buy me the single. “Rock Me Amadeus” by Falco is another one that I would geek out to that my mom couldn’t stand. They fell out of my listening memory until I was way older and saw them on KZread.

Puttin on the Ritz was big in the '30's and '40's with entertainers and dancers who tapped to this number.

Taco's Putting on the Ritz is the coolest version that I have ever heard. The beat has a way of catching you, while his voice and demeanor finish reeling you in. Taco's video to this song is a much better than this live version. This song is one of my all time favs. No matter who sings it.

Y'all really need to listen to the Indigo Girls. "Closer to Fine", "Southland in the Springtime", and "Hammer and a Nail" are my favorites, in that order. But the cover of "Water Is Wide" they did with Jewel and Sara McLachlan is also amazing.

@bethmiller1840

2 жыл бұрын

"Closer I Am to Fine" would make a great Female Friday song! They'd love it.

@dr.burtgummerfan439

2 жыл бұрын

Closer To Fine, Kid Fears, Galileo... Definitely need to do some Indigo Girls for a Female Friday.

@lethiapage4767

2 жыл бұрын

OMG yes. Indigo is so great. They kind of are like...if Melissa etheridge was two people. Guitar driven. Female forward. Growly. Beautiful. But unlike Melissa, the indigo girls are a duo and their Harmonies. Are. Exquisite.

@lethiapage4767

2 жыл бұрын

My fav by them...history of us. Closer to fine. Hammer and a nail. Get out the map!

@risksrewardsrelics51

2 жыл бұрын

Kid Fears for sure. Blood and Fire too.

"Puttin' On The Ritz" was originally written by Irving Berlin in1927. Taco a Dutch musician released a synth-pop cover version of this song in 1982. It was his biggest hit & is considered a "one hit wonder".

@sharonbraselton4302

8 ай бұрын

do t have real hyotizing nagic sperl

When this version first came out, us kids changed to "Eating fish and chips". You guys rock.

God hearing all these reaction videos (especially from the 80s) brings back so many great memories. This was 82 I think? I was 14 back then this and video arcades midway carnivals summer friends etc... love it

If you like quirky 80s music, I'd like to suggest One Night in Bangkok by Murray Head. I'm a big fan of your channel, so thanks and keep on rocking.

1983 is my favorite year from that decade. Try " suddenly last summer" from The Motels. It has a nostalgic feel, while musically being very modern. Drum machine keeps the beat and a whole lot of auto arpeggios on the keyboards. They had a bigger hit the year before with " only the lonely", but I prefer Summer

@robertwiles8106

Жыл бұрын

1984 was the best year ever in the history of pop music. 1983 wasn't bad though!

Memories. Many great times with friends in the 80''s with this song. Lots of crazy and fun dancing. We have the videos. Thank you!!!

My beautiful daughter was about 5 when the original recording was on the radio and she was so cute dancing around to this. Great memories for this (now) old man.

I remember this song, it was one of those wierd & quirky songs that came on at disco parties and everyone was up on the dance floor but you'd never play it at home or in the car, haha. If you want wierd and quirky check out Timmy Mallet - Itsy Bitsy Teeny Weeny Yellow Polka Dot Bikini. 🤣🤣🤣 He was a children TV host back in the 80s and 90s with a mallets called Pinky Punky and hosted a show called Wacaday

Greetings from down under. Love you guys. You make me listen to songs I wouldn't normally listen to. I thoroughly enjoy watching you guys. A song suggestion from me is Seasons in the Sun by Terry Jacks. Can't wait to see Amber's reaction

@sharonbraselton4302

8 ай бұрын

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That a new version for me. I remember the first one he did back in the 80's. But it was Putting On The Ritz that put him on the charts. His other bigg hit is, Hot Hot Hot.

Can't help but dance! My mom LOVES this song. She will dance like an idiot and I will die laughing! We would be in the car when I was little and she would sing this loud and dance I'd be in the back seat trying to learn the lyrics but I couldn't because I was too busy laughing at her! 😂🤣

I really can't do anything with this 🤣.....not back in the day, not now....not even the vocoder saves it for me and I have a vocoder fetish 🤣. But hey, can't like everything out there of course. 😄

Love this song! Every version is good. I had this album and yes it is a bit different. I was surprised to see this one come up. I saw someone mention “One Night In Bankock” by Murray Head…yes! Still hoping for “Pop Goes The World” (with intro) by Men Without Hats.

@robertmeeker6557

2 жыл бұрын

Yes to "Pop Goes The World" Must jump around when I hear this song!

What a memory, I love the representation of a Classic Time. The Dance the Music and just plain amazing!!!

I love the way Taco moves during this song.