Comments on: Gingham Style

Gingham Style

jrishel — Mon, 19 Nov 2012 05:57:16 -0800

SLYT of a Portuguese performance of the Wizard of Oz with a missing dance number added to the show.

By: the man of twists and turns

the man of twists and turns — Mon, 19 Nov 2012 06:03:16 -0800

I was hoping for the Jitterbug, previously.

By: item

item — Mon, 19 Nov 2012 06:14:59 -0800

Ray Bolger this Scarecrow's not.

By: Deathalicious

Deathalicious — Mon, 19 Nov 2012 06:31:46 -0800

The problem with a jokey addition like this is it's clever and silly for around the first 30 seconds, but then you have made a commitment to dance through the entire thing, which in my mind gets a bit tiresome. But then I was never one to go gaga over goofy dance additions to anything

By: rosken

rosken — Mon, 19 Nov 2012 06:41:31 -0800

I think the most surprising part of the whole thing is that they get about 3 minutes into the song before there are any horsey dance moves.

By: notionoriety

notionoriety — Mon, 19 Nov 2012 06:54:55 -0800

Well, at least it ties in smoothly.

By: Sys Rq

Sys Rq — Mon, 19 Nov 2012 07:02:39 -0800

*walks out, demands refund*

By: potsmokinghippieoverlord

potsmokinghippieoverlord — Mon, 19 Nov 2012 07:03:48 -0800

The Macarena of our age.

By: mmrtnt

mmrtnt — Mon, 19 Nov 2012 07:04:51 -0800

Ha ha! Jinx!

By: HuronBob

HuronBob — Mon, 19 Nov 2012 07:05:20 -0800

"If I Only Had A Brain" is one of my most, very, favorite songs. Ray Bolger is my favorite person in The Wizard of Oz. Someone thought they could improve on that???? I'm leaving with Sys Rg.

By: pracowity

pracowity — Mon, 19 Nov 2012 07:05:32 -0800

Hmm. I think that would have slightly spoiled the show for me.

By: laconic skeuomorph

laconic skeuomorph — Mon, 19 Nov 2012 07:24:06 -0800

PEAK PSY

By: Nat "King" Cole Porter Wagoner

Nat "King" Cole Porter Wagoner — Mon, 19 Nov 2012 07:26:56 -0800

Nthing the previous comments re: "The Jitterbug," "Macarena," and the interpolation of unrelated material having diminishing returns after 30 seconds or so. This may be interesting as a data point of evidence of how ubiquitous "Gangnam Style" has become, but as a performance in itself, an addition to "The Wizard of Oz," or even as a comment on it, not so much. Just because you can do something doesn't mean that you should.

By: mochapickle

mochapickle — Mon, 19 Nov 2012 07:45:36 -0800

I'm pretty sure if I were Dorothy, I would have shrugged somewhere around mid-song and sought the Wizard on my own.

By: RobotHero

RobotHero — Mon, 19 Nov 2012 09:22:15 -0800

I initially thought of the Dana Carvey bit.

By: davejay

davejay — Mon, 19 Nov 2012 11:12:54 -0800

My seven-year-old son and a friend have been discussing making their own Gangham Style video, using lyrics about and video from Minecraft. That made me rethink the whole idea of little dance crazes, inasmuch as I'm starting to realize it is a chance for people to take someone else's creativity and build on it for their own personal satisfaction. Previously I had thought it lazy and derivative, but now I suspect for some people this kind of thing is a "safe" outlet for their own creative ideas that they're otherwise too timid to express. Of course, putting it in a show that people are paying to see is still tacky.

By: alex_skazat

alex_skazat — Mon, 19 Nov 2012 12:00:24 -0800

Did Dorthy totally hit her cue, like a minute early? I felt awkward watching her do nothing in corner, after wanting to dance with the Scarecrow and the Scarecrow continuing to want to do that dance thing.

By: vespabelle

vespabelle — Mon, 19 Nov 2012 12:10:33 -0800

Bolger Style!

By: The corpse in the library

The corpse in the library — Mon, 19 Nov 2012 14:04:11 -0800

What a weird performance, even without the jarring addition; they're not performing the songs themselves.