He should've done a lot more of these.

@otisroseboro5613

2 жыл бұрын

Yes I agree 👍💯

@KenMcMunn-bp5xv

14 күн бұрын

He should also have teamed up with Bill Murray.

There are layers to that Downtown parody. Pure genius.

This is five star work from Rick Moranis and the SCTV gang. The vocal style and arrangements, the musical arrangements, and especially Rick’s mannerisms while performing perfectly capture the un-ironic middle of the road singers from the late 1960s into the early 1980s.

@Margatroid

11 ай бұрын

The funny thing is, this material isn't middle-of-the-road at all. Amazingly, it actually achieves the exact soothing effect those singers were going for--especially in the brilliantly-chosen setting of the park. It's totally punk rock that Rick embraced this archetype and actually brought out the best in it while simultaneously being hilarious. The fact that it's funny is actually what makes it so soothing, I think. It's completely non-neurotic precisely because it's so wonderfully ridiculous. And it reminds me a lot of the the "Crosby, Nash, Stills and Young" bit they did (also on the Gerry Todd Show) with the surprise of Flaherty's perfect Bing Crosby singing "White Christmas" over the angsty counterculture rock music. It's a divine moment that carries the same energy Tom Monroe does, where all forms of judgmental neurosis are nullified by pure, freeing silliness which absolutely refuses to be taken seriously. It teaches us the secret that Tom Monroe and Bing are actually the hippest of all, because unlike the strident angry hippies, or the kind of crytpo-Puritan hipsters who'd inflate their egos by dissing lounge singers and "square culture" in general, these figures of fun _truly do not give a fuck,_ and they give you permission not to either. SCTV was glorious, especially in this era.

@neonfroot

10 ай бұрын

​@@Margatroid truer words have never been spoken. Alot of the "dont give a fuck" entertainment is actually projective and pretentious

This is one of the funniest things I’ve ever seen.

Before he started singing, I thought "Downtown" was actually going to be "What A Fool Believes" by The Doobie Brothers.

I feel complete now

@AmandaGabr1elle

5 жыл бұрын

Tom Monroe LOL!!!

@MM1717mm

5 жыл бұрын

Amanda Sorrento I’ve never met an Amanda I didn’t like 😄

Still can’t get through a Tom Monroe video without busting up. God bless Rick Moranis!

@otisroseboro5613

2 жыл бұрын

Same here

I’m hypnotized by the way he pronounces “Japanese”

@GR_BackingTracks

9 ай бұрын

Ja... Bunnies

@Tombo669

8 ай бұрын

Japaneece

@otisroseboro5613

7 ай бұрын

Same Here 😊

@0okamino

3 ай бұрын

Many uncles in Japan have a Japaniece.

@quad5186

2 ай бұрын

I’m hypnotized by his hair 😂

The "Tom Monroe" rendition of "Downtown" was filmed in Leduc, Alberta which is about 20 miles south of Edmonton--SCTV to cut costs filmed in Edmonton so it wasn't a "stretch" for them to go on location to film in Leduc

@wes11bravo

3 жыл бұрын

To this day, the lavender satin jumpsuit/gold satin platform boot combo is a mainstay of male fashion in the greater Edmonton/Leduc region of Alberta.

@BigDogCountry

2 жыл бұрын

That would be like driving from Jesup to Ludowici to film.

I love the Michael McDonald background vocals 😊

I guess you could say that Rick Moranis was the original Richard Cheese. Seems like 'Lounge against the Machine' might just owe SCTV some royalty checks.

0:20 I love that he's walking into the tree

Lol, the funny thing is, I think I like these versions better. 😂

I wish there was really a "Tom Monroe: On a New Wavelength" videodisc! LOL! And I love how "Downtown" has 'Michael McDonald's' backup vocals! HAHA!!

@josephspiekermann4326

5 жыл бұрын

Check out Richard Cheese and Loung Against the Machine. You'll love them.

@BigDogCountry

3 жыл бұрын

I'd buy a 5 Neat Guys Album.

@keithfulkerson

3 жыл бұрын

@@BigDogCountry "She Does It" is my jam.

@BigDogCountry

3 жыл бұрын

@@keithfulkerson I'm partial to "I won't date just any girl around"

@zazaranger5

2 жыл бұрын

@@BigDogCountrySame here, but I really would like to have a Bing Crosby, Stills, and Nash album

The unjustly neglected Tom Monroe. Bobby Vinton spoke for a generation. But Tom spoke for eternity.

this should be retitled "proof that SCTV is better than anything that is or ever was"

@QuadMochaMatti

Жыл бұрын

@Caroline Woodward Not in the eyes of everybody.

@tgore276

2 ай бұрын

@@QuadMochaMatti why would that matter?

All of the SCTV cast were masters of comedy. Brilliant. So funny and emotional. Amazing.

2:06 Hearing that piano intro, I was really hopin' for a cover of "What a Fool Believes" by the Doobie Brothers... I guess I was fooled (or Rick-Moranis-Rolled)

@WesFanMan

5 ай бұрын

Ahhh, but you had Mike McDonald on backing vocal and keyboards!

@0okamino

3 ай бұрын

He really took it to the streets during _Downtown._

That was some beautiful vuddeo

Tom Monroe rules!!!!! I give him 13 thumbs up!

Michael McDonald singing background vocals on downtown song

This wouldn’t be half as funny if Rick Moranis weren’t a genuinely good singer.

@agnidas5816

Ай бұрын

It's ... clearly not him ... that's why it's funny - horrible lip syncing... In the other bit when it's a group they really do sing. But in this one - nope.

@rodriguez1025

Ай бұрын

@@agnidas5816 He's not singing live in any of the clips but it's definitely his voice. He's just playing up the adult contmeporary/lounge elements.

Downtown had to have been part of the Gerry Todd show with the Michael McDonald skit!

when i listen to tom my mind is at ease

featured on The Gerry Todd Show !

@uberbabeINC

6 ай бұрын

“…featured on our next VUDDIOH.”

its extra funny when you know what they mean by Turning Japanese. My wife is in the kitchen singing to Tom now, lol.

Rick Moranis is The Man, The Myth, The Legend

When I’m getting lucky for the night, I pop on this guy, and I know it’s time for my lady and I to get totally groovy!

Brilliant ..... there will never be another 😁

Genius just pure genius.

Richard cheese needs to give his act back immediately!

I would buy an album of Tom's covers. I could only hope there would be his version of 'Love Will Tear Us Apart '.

Tom Monroe is one complete fellow, that’s for sure.

so this is where richard cheese got his inspiration

@wes11bravo

3 жыл бұрын

100%, my friend. Impossible not to see the connection.

He sounds like Scott Walker on "Turning Japanese".

Great voice! Yay, Rick.

Outstanding post. You are my friend.

Tom was better than Pat Boone

Love this song

Fabulous

How am I just seeing this ?! Brilliant ! 🤣👍❤️

Still better the originals. Great EZ muzik

I like Tom’s versions as much as the originals

Thank you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Never seen this before. Lmfao!! Timeless comedy

SCTV never had big budgets or big stars. Most of the cast wrote and performed their own stuff on a shoestring budget. That might be the reason it worked so well: they couldn't afford to churn out crap. SNL could never hold a candle to SCTV.

Comedy genius....Canada-style 👍

sheer perfection!!

No doubt this is what inspired Richard Cheese - absolutely hysterical!

Tom Monroe was so influential. Check out that costume he wears in downtown; Bjorn Ulvaeus stole it.

Bill Murray and Rick Moranis in Ishtar

The origin of this nomenclature is saucy.

Brilliant

Bill Murray is going to give him some jealousy noogies!

I Have This On DVD, Classic

He is doing Robert Goulet its perfect.

Love old SCTV!

Crushing Urban Poverty

I too am turning Japaneice.

Richard Cheese's pop.

I’m listening to The Passenger by Iggy Pop, and wondering why Tom Monroe never covered it. He would’ve nailed it!

I have all this on DVD

As awesome as the Vapors song is, this version is 100% better!

@0okamino

3 ай бұрын

Tom Monroe just brings that extra magic.

The intro on 'Downtown' is the intro to a Mike McDonald hit but I can't remember the name of it.

@neonfroot

8 ай бұрын

What A Fool Believes

@imbadt800

8 ай бұрын

Yes! Was thinking the same thing until moranis started singing

@giovanna722

7 ай бұрын

​@@neonfrootGood song!

I recommend not watching these. Theses songs will get seriously stuck in your head and 2 weeks after playing this you'll find yourself riding a motorcycle down a twisty road on Vancouver island singing Turning Japanese in the style of Tom Monroe.

@0okamino

3 ай бұрын

I’ve been wanting to go to Vancouver Island, so I’m going to have to disregard your advice and watch this. I appreciate your concern, though.

This is Xanax for me.

😀🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣ahhhhhhh i got it

😂‼️

turning japa niece

Da do do do da da do da da da

Doodoodoo 😂

He should of released an album.