Friday, April 18, 2014

Keeping It Going: Sammy Davis, Jr. Sings the Theme From Kojak

Posted by Stang at 2:39 PM


 "Mustang, somebody, anybody, we need another Sammy Davis Jr. video."--el duque

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3 comments:

Colin said...

Sammy's huge talent was usually eclipsed by his even huger appetite for kitsch. But occasionally you can catch him in a moment of restraint to see the Sammy that might have been. Check out this little gem:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=54VoB3hG4vE

April 18, 2014 at 3:20 PM
el duque said...

This is how we win championship!

April 18, 2014 at 3:37 PM
Sal said...

That's Sammy with Charles Strouse, who composed the score for the Broadway musical Golden Boy (also Bye Bye Birdie, Annie, Superman, etc.), in which Sammy starred in 1964. This is one song tailor-made for Sammy--no one could bring it off better--not Sinatra, not anyone.

I nominate this number as the official IIHIIFIIC theme song for the Yankee 2014 season: "Stick around, things are gonna happen . . . And of course in certain cases/ A dark horse may win some races."

April 18, 2014 at 4:53 PM

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