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on: October 21, 2008, 01:12:41 PM
I watched Monkey Business the other night.  And I'm never playing the piano again.

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Reply #1 on: October 27, 2008, 09:38:56 PM
the Marx Brothers rule.  I have a bunch of OTR You Bet Your Life mp3s and they are hilarious, even outside the context of their time period.

Horse Feathers is my personal Favorite.

Chico is an amazing musician.  I don't know which movie it is, but there is one scene where I think he says it is gypsy piano (with violin)...I still remember back to when I first saw that as one of the best musical scenes I have seen on film.


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Reply #2 on: October 27, 2008, 11:56:06 PM
Quote from: slothflyer on October 27, 2008, 09:38:56 PM
the Marx Brothers rule.  I have a bunch of OTR You Bet Your Life mp3s and they are hilarious, even outside the context of their time period.

Horse Feathers is my personal Favorite.

Chico is an amazing musician.  I don't know which movie it is, but there is one scene where I think he says it is gypsy piano (with violin)...I still remember back to when I first saw that as one of the best musical scenes I have seen on film.

Chico and Harpo were absolute monsters on their instruments.  Groucho played the guitar adequately from what I've seen -- nothing really amazing.  Zeppo was a great singer, but I don't think I ever saw him play anything.

(Does any performance footage of Gummo exist at all?)

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Reply #3 on: October 17, 2009, 12:14:42 AM
OMFG, Chico/Harpo piano duet from The Big Store (begins at 2:20)

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Reply #4 on: October 17, 2009, 02:59:32 AM
apparently, Groucho was penpals with T.S. Eliot.
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http://www.lettersofnote.com/2009/09/confide-in-me-tom.html


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Reply #5 on: October 19, 2009, 04:00:16 PM
Quote from: stePH on October 27, 2008, 11:56:06 PM
Groucho played the guitar adequately from what I've seen -- nothing really amazing.

Groucho's primary instrument was machine-gun wordplay anyway.


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Reply #6 on: October 19, 2009, 08:40:55 PM
Quote from: Scattercat on October 19, 2009, 04:00:16 PM
Quote from: stePH on October 27, 2008, 11:56:06 PM
Groucho played the guitar adequately from what I've seen -- nothing really amazing.

Groucho's primary instrument was machine-gun wordplay anyway.

True, but I was given to understand that all five brothers were very musical.

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