"Hollywood Palace" Beatles Medley
First aired: 10/11/1969 Cast: Bing Crosby, Gwen Verdon, Bobbie Gentry, Engelbert Humperdinck, Dick Shawn.
Medley of Beatles' songs: "Yellow Submarine" (Crosby & Humperdinck); "Can't Buy Me Love" (Verdon, Crosby, Humperdinck); "Fool on the Hill" (Gentry); "Yesterday" (Humperdinck); "With A Little Help from My Friends" (Dick Shaun, Gentry & Verdon); "And I Love Her" (Crosby); and "Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da" (Bing, Engelbert & cast). Info from TV.com
"Hollywood Palace" Beatles Medley.mov
"Hollywood Palace" Beatles Medley.mov.m4v
If anyone needs an answer as to why so many of us dropped out, ran and hid during the 60's, well, here you go. Thanks for an excellent clip and an excellent site.
Posted by: WT Foxtrot | March 09, 2006 at 02:25 PM
OMG what god-awful renditions of songs I grew up with and love. I'm extremely grateful that these hacks are either dead or no longer recording. These people aren't entertainers - they're butchers. The orchestra sucks too!
Posted by: John in Atlanta | March 09, 2006 at 04:41 PM
AAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGH! RUN AWAY! BE AFRAID!!!
Bwahahahahahahahahaaaaaaaaaarrrrrggggh .... !
(etc - repeat til fade ...)
Posted by: kwyet daze | April 05, 2006 at 12:17 PM
What a find!!! The worderful incongruity of it. Unlike the previous posters, I respect the talents of the performers featured. Bing Crosby a hack ??? (he can sing anything !!!). The clip just shows how available Lennon/ McCartney songs are to different styles and interpretations.
Posted by: Richard O'Connor | June 11, 2006 at 03:10 PM
It's real cheesy to look at now, but then...That was happenin' TV. I wonder if we could get that many celebs together on one TV show today. You know those L.A. egos.........later...JO
Posted by: Juan Oskar | November 22, 2006 at 04:52 PM