This great song was part of an ill-fated 1961 musical called "Kicks & Co.", which starred Burgess Meredith as Mr. Kicks, an emissary of Satan sent by him to frustrate racial desegregation efforts on an African-American college campus. The music was by Oscar Brown Jr. himself, who does a fabulous job getting into the spirit of it here. Thanks for posting this. Rest in peace, Oscar.
I get it why I never heard about Oscar Brown Jr he's brilliant, relevantly real, talented, funny, empathetic and kind everything USA entertainment culture prefers to sweep under the rug and off the air waves
Unbelievable. I've been searching forever for early original footage of the great Oscar Brown Jr. and finally there is something. Thank you for uploading this.
I miss witing poetry... thank you oscar Sr.
I think Mr. Brown needs to be more celebrated. Glad I got chance to meet him and show my appreciation and acknowledgement.
❤❤❤❤❤❤BRO FUCK YEAH!!! OSCAR BROWN JR. EDGAR ALLEN POE, AND EMILY DICKINSON ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤ POETRY IS THE BEST MEDICINE ❤❤❤❤❤❤
Wow! I first heard this song done by the Alvin Brothers. An amazing song, an amazing performance!
This great song was part of an ill-fated 1961 musical called "Kicks & Co.", which starred Burgess Meredith as Mr. Kicks, an emissary of Satan sent by him to frustrate racial desegregation efforts on an African-American college campus. The music was by Oscar Brown Jr. himself, who does a fabulous job getting into the spirit of it here. Thanks for posting this. Rest in peace, Oscar.
Thank you for the context!
Sounds more relevant today that this song could be really about...drugs. Opiates to be exact. Hmmm?
I get it why I never heard about Oscar Brown Jr
he's brilliant, relevantly real, talented, funny, empathetic and kind
everything USA entertainment culture prefers to sweep under the rug and off the air waves
the absolute coolest. i love him. in a way, i like how the video doesn't sync up with the audio. makes it extra creepy 🙃
Unbelievable. I've been searching forever for early original footage of the great Oscar Brown Jr. and finally there is something. Thank you for uploading this.
Funny that I just searched "Oscar brown Jr live" and this was literally the first video
Great vocal control.
Thank you for the live version unbelievingly fantastic!!
My dad sung this song when I would start to get into trouble. 27 and loving his music children’s children is my favorite poem read by Oscar brown jr
amen re: children's children
Timeless !
Awesome
Genius
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