SO GOOD!| FIRST TIME HEARING Louis Prima - Just A GigoloI Ain't Got Nobody REACTION

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  • @joiedevivre2005
    @joiedevivre2005 Рік тому +141

    So glad y'all revisited Louis Prima! What you are hearing is pure New Orleans scat! Some more of his songs I'd recommend include "Che La Luna" (one of my personal favorites), "Buona Sera", "Sing Sing Sing", "When You're Smiling", "The Sheik of Araby", "Oh Marie", "Yes! We Have No Bananas" & of course, I Wanna Be Like You" (from the Disney movie "Jungle Book").

    • @joiedevivre2005
      @joiedevivre2005 Рік тому +11

      And y'all can talk about Van Halen's cover - but Louis Prima is the OG in my book. Other versions have been done but none can compare to Mr. Prima.

    • @paulineandrushuk8923
      @paulineandrushuk8923 Рік тому +2

      Wow, you are a true fan, how did you get so involved?

    • @seanswinton6242
      @seanswinton6242 Рік тому +12

      ​@@joiedevivre2005You can't leave out his wife Keely Smith!

    • @nj1639
      @nj1639 Рік тому +4

      You've nailed it! Lots of Italian in laws in my family.

    • @jeanstrickland2445
      @jeanstrickland2445 Рік тому +2

      Both versions are great in there own way , David Lee Roth was nasty, this one is just pure joy🙋🏻‍♀️

  • @andymageen5308
    @andymageen5308 Рік тому +53

    Louis Prima is one of the originators, a huge influence on 1950’s popular music, his jump swing dance beats were some of the best ever. ✌️

    • @SugahShy
      @SugahShy Рік тому +1

      Influenced Rockabilly.

  • @nomicrowave
    @nomicrowave Рік тому +29

    You really need to see the live version. His beautiful wife, Keely Smith, his backup singers/horn players, and of course, Louis himself are so fun to watch!

  • @theylied1776
    @theylied1776 Рік тому +60

    Louis prima was actually part of Frank Sinatra's rat pack. And Louis prima's wife, Keely Smith, was also a member of the rat pack. She was the only woman that could keep up with them when it came to their on stage banter and insults.

    • @akadros310
      @akadros310 Рік тому +1

      IMO Louis was better than any of the rest of tje rat pack. Also apparently Sinatra had a huge crush on Keely

    • @georgepassabet4460
      @georgepassabet4460 Рік тому +4

      They were members of the breakfast club, along with Ertha Kitt and Shirley McClain. Not really considered rat pack.

    • @swingsloth
      @swingsloth Рік тому +1

      Keely and Frank are responsible for my wife's and my wedding dance song. Keely was stunning, hilarious, and had a PHENOMENAL voice.

    • @georgepassabet4460
      @georgepassabet4460 Рік тому +2

      @@swingsloth I saw her at Birdland in NYC about 15 years ago. She was around 80 and still could belt out a tune.

    • @theylied1776
      @theylied1776 Рік тому

      @@georgepassabet4460 if you say so.???

  • @db-gb5xi
    @db-gb5xi Рік тому +23

    Ah yes, definitely check out his duets with Keely Smith, "That Old Black Magic" and you've got to play "Jump, Jive an' Wail" and you have to play live clips of them.

  • @LeonardoRodrigues-wy7ds
    @LeonardoRodrigues-wy7ds 6 місяців тому +4

    David Lee Roth helped me appreciate and know this song.Louis Prima and Keely Smith were great singers

  • @mikenebeker
    @mikenebeker Рік тому +27

    Louis Prima. One of my all time favorites. You can hear the fun they're having recording their songs. Glad you reacted to this!

  • @blackprix
    @blackprix Рік тому +17

    Louis Prima and his excellent singer wife KeelySmith. They were a dynamic duo back in the day I was young but I remember them on all the shows on TV

  • @chip8204
    @chip8204 Рік тому +19

    Need to listen to the David Lee Roth cover

  • @ReaperZa23
    @ReaperZa23 Рік тому +13

    You guys! Always a surprise. I am impressed. He played King Louie in the original Jungle Book

  • @KillerNetDog
    @KillerNetDog Рік тому +21

    You should definitely do David Lee Roth's cover of this song. Great cover.

  • @edkeaton
    @edkeaton Рік тому +96

    Great song choice! I absolutely love Louis Prima and this song! David Lee Roth did a cover of this song as well. Louis Prima also voiced the Orangutan "King Louie" in the Disney classic cartoon, "The Jungle Book." Love the sax on this song too! Thanks Jay and Amber for sharing this classic! 👋😎♥️

    • @gloriacardona6267
      @gloriacardona6267 Рік тому +4

      I had only heard the David Lee Roth cover; loved the original!

    • @Starlesslight
      @Starlesslight Рік тому +4

      Yeah, didn't know David's was a cover, but then I was just a kid when it came out, so I didn't know older music very well.

    • @rarelycares8416
      @rarelycares8416 Рік тому +4

      I loved the original before Roth did his cover but I thought the cover was awesome too. Of course the video is a requirement when listening to the DLR version.

  • @ph5055
    @ph5055 Рік тому +1

    Can't help but smile through this!

  • @dannysurlebayou2767
    @dannysurlebayou2767 Рік тому +6

    Another New Orleans great, and a true character for sure!

  • @aldo34
    @aldo34 Рік тому +1

    Absolute banger. THAT voice, and when the drums really kick in...magic

  • @paulguthrie4857
    @paulguthrie4857 Рік тому +4

    Louis Prima, Sam Butera & The Witnesses & Keely Smith!! Love it! ~ T H E C O R R S ~

  • @bfdecem
    @bfdecem Рік тому

    Listened to my first Louis Prima album today, The Wildest, and was absolutely delighted by it. Will definitely listen to it again

  • @DeniseWorley-rd1cw
    @DeniseWorley-rd1cw Рік тому

    Love, love, love. This was so much fun. We remember him from our younger years. It was fantastic hearing it again. Thank you so much. ❤❤❤

  • @drg3712
    @drg3712 Рік тому +1

    Louis Prima, Kelley, and Sam. Can you imagine seeming them live back in the day. What I wouldn’t give for a Time Machine to go back to Vegas to see them. And Frank and Dean and Sammy and Rickles….

    • @drg3712
      @drg3712 Рік тому

      Keely (not Kelley)

  • @ronnypalmisano3797
    @ronnypalmisano3797 4 місяці тому

    I am down here in New Orleans. Louie Prima is at rest here. The entire front of his tomb has the lyrics to Just A Gigolo on it !!! I am a Waiter/ italian singer . His kids eat in this restaurant . His daughter is sooo sweet !!! She sings here and in Vegas. Leena Prima.

  • @susanaltman5134
    @susanaltman5134 Рік тому +1

    The female voice that joins in near the end is Keely Smith. She was married to Louie and on stage she was the perfect foil to his antics.

  • @montauk6
    @montauk6 Рік тому +2

    An underrated gem from this group is "There'll Be No Next Time," where saxman Sammy Butera takes the lead vocal/rap with Louis as the hype man.

  • @tg19581
    @tg19581 Рік тому

    Sing Sing Sing. Louis Prima..THE BEST CLEAN HOUSE SONG EVER

  • @dwainwilder7337
    @dwainwilder7337 Рік тому +1

    A sad note here is that there will never be another performer like Louie Prima! He was one of a kind! Absolutely amazing! I have always thought he should have been invited into the Rat Pack. He would have fit in perfectly. I believe the female voice you heard at the end chorus was Keely Smith. She did a lot of tunes with him, please react to “That Old Black Magic”, they did it together. Great song, great pick! Thank you!

  • @neillio
    @neillio Рік тому +2

    My favorite of the big band crooners. I love how Prima lets his band really rock out

  • @jbarry1075
    @jbarry1075 Рік тому +4

    Louis Prima is tops! You should check out some live stuff. He had a super fun live act! Very energetic!

  • @cherylwilkinson3228
    @cherylwilkinson3228 5 місяців тому +1

    You should really watch a live Louis Prima performance. You won't be disappointed.

  • @jollyrodgers7272
    @jollyrodgers7272 Рік тому

    As stated earlier, David Lee Roth recorded a cover of this, introducing a younger crowd to this classic. Louis was from New Orleans, with his mother and paternal grandparents from Sicily.

  • @blueBlackpurple
    @blueBlackpurple Рік тому +1

    One of my favorite Louis Prima songs is " Jump, Jive, An' Wail "
    Please react to that one if you have not already.

  • @JoseMorales-nb6nn
    @JoseMorales-nb6nn Рік тому

    Your Right Jay! Mr. Louis Prima was the voice for King Louie in the the original 1967's Disney's The Jungle Book...

  • @user-bz7fg1pk4lbo7
    @user-bz7fg1pk4lbo7 10 місяців тому

    You guys need to see him performing LIVE in some of the videos on UA-cam. This song "Gigolo" was done with his wife Keely Smith on Ed Sullivan Show. There's a couple of others, but it shows all the guys in the band and how he performed. Louis was also a great Trumpet player too.

  • @davidgreene6607
    @davidgreene6607 Рік тому

    Takes me back to my early 20's. There was a lake pub that had a jukebox with all the crooners and Bob Seger. Would always put a 20 in it and listen all night.

  • @stevehatton-bw3bo
    @stevehatton-bw3bo Рік тому

    He was a jazz singer/ trumpet player in the New Orleans music scene back in the 50s &. 60s.

  • @memorast
    @memorast Рік тому +4

    ❤ Gotta see David Lee Roth version of this song. The video is great❤

  • @starspangled4197
    @starspangled4197 Рік тому +1

    Brian Setzer Orchestra (Brian Setzer of Stray Cats) did a fun version of Louis Prima's 1950s song Jump, Jive an' Wail. (BrianSetzerOrchVEVO video). Talk about a horn section...I think you'd enjoy it.

  • @scottallen6160
    @scottallen6160 Рік тому +2

    David Lee Roth did a cover of this song joined by Steve Vai, Billy Sheehan and Greg Bissonette. There’s a video of it..

  • @StonefieldJim4
    @StonefieldJim4 Рік тому

    Fantastic choice! Deeply sad lyrics disguised by a joyous performance. Masterpiece.

  • @rosemarywatson1231
    @rosemarywatson1231 Рік тому +1

    I love Louis Prima. His voice!

  • @elizabethfranco1284
    @elizabethfranco1284 Рік тому +1

    I believe that was his wife Keely Smith providing background vocals

  • @davidbentley145
    @davidbentley145 Рік тому

    Thisun is a catchy lil ditty...it works for me...gratitude for the sharing of this classic guys....

  • @billdCT97
    @billdCT97 10 місяців тому

    Anytime, and I mean anytime you need a pick me up, Louis Prima will always bring a smile to your face

  • @JeniwebMedia
    @JeniwebMedia Рік тому

    Love Louis often known as king of the swingers he did the song king of the swingers in Disneys Jungle Book. Louis is not just a crooner he leads a band and plays a super hot trumpet. With his band he often had Keely Smith singing. Oh Marie one my favorite is a great bandstand with a lot of hot trumpet and sax. With Italian American slant and Latin influences but jazzy with it.

  • @rrailguitar2211
    @rrailguitar2211 Рік тому

    My first exposure to this song was the David Lee Roth version. But I really like this one, love that backbeat that they dial up once the horns get going. As noted already the female voice was Keely Smith who was Louis's partner (for a while anyway, I can't remember whether they were married or not) and she supplied some sass in her rejoinders to Prima's lead."Just A Gigolo" was a song that had been around before Prima got hold of it. I see there was even a Bing Crosby version.

  • @bukeksiansu2112
    @bukeksiansu2112 Рік тому +1

    When I was a teen I knew this song from David Lee Roth, I thought it was the song. And likes both now.

  • @meggiles6848
    @meggiles6848 Рік тому +1

    It's the first time I heard him sing this. It was my parents song so, I knew their rendition. Louis Prima was King Louie in the Jungle Book

  • @katiefullmer9180
    @katiefullmer9180 Рік тому

    I just listened to this about two hours before I knew this video was uploaded! That's so funny!!

  • @bvm3925
    @bvm3925 Рік тому +1

    You need to watch the actual video. He inserted comedy into his performances, and his wife Keely Smith singing in the background, was also funny. Even his band got laughs.

  • @salventi5665
    @salventi5665 Рік тому

    You have to put yourself in a time machine, back to Las Vegas in the 50's to really feel Louie Prima. A late night show, everyone dressed to the t's. No shorts. Suits, tees, evening gowns required. Everyone drinking martinis, old fashioned, Manhattans. No margaritas, no flavored daiquiri, no blenders. 90% of the crowd smoking cigarettes. And Louie Prima live with the real Rat Pack in the crowd with you.

  • @charlessarver8350
    @charlessarver8350 Рік тому

    I went on a date with his daughter, Lena Prima in High School. We were in Music Appreciation class together.

  • @wayneemery6785
    @wayneemery6785 Рік тому

    Louie Prima is best appreciated when you watch a live performance.

  • @nancydeskin3258
    @nancydeskin3258 Рік тому +1

    In 2003, a friend of mine asked me to take care of her father during the day. I had just been laid off. Everyday that summer, after looking at his pictures of WWll, those pictures were amazing, we would watch a documentary of Louie Prima, I think its called the Wild One. He loved it and would sing along in that old man voice-so cute. It never got old or boring! When Frankie passed away, she gifted me with a copy. It is a treasured gift. I need to bring it out! Try and find it, you won’t be disappointed.

    • @akadros310
      @akadros310 Рік тому

      Are you talking about "The Wildest"? I had a copy of this and it was great. It is on youTube as well ua-cam.com/video/vyq6mAgZJLs/v-deo.html

  • @rogerbillings5081
    @rogerbillings5081 Рік тому

    The video of "That Old Black Magic" is sensational. It features Keely Smith and Louis Prima's backing band Sam Butera and the Witnesses. Great performances and fantastic entertainment.

  • @giuliogrifi7739
    @giuliogrifi7739 Рік тому

    Judging by his live performances' moves, Louis Prima was a David Byrne forerunner.....very addictive !!!

  • @donaldshaw9767
    @donaldshaw9767 Рік тому +3

    Ah, you should have done the live version. So much better when you see their live show!!!

  • @TomP-pf7kn
    @TomP-pf7kn Рік тому +2

    Another crooner from the 40s, 50s and 60s that you should check out is Jimmy Durante. Listen to “Make Someone Happy”, “Smile”, and “Young At Heart”. His songs were used in “Sleepless in Seattle” an excellent movie starring Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan.

    • @kevinhouse4376
      @kevinhouse4376 Рік тому

      Yes! Please do Jimmy Durante. The man was a legendary entertainer who was all heart.

  • @stevehamilton8824
    @stevehamilton8824 Рік тому

    As others have mentioned, David Lee Roth of Van Halen, did a remake of this in the 80's after he left the band. David is one thing, a game show host and the remake of this song is so fitting for him to perform. I love the oldies though. This is classic and the horns are amazing.

  • @notthesmartestguyintheroom3753

    Welcome to Louis world featuring the great KEELY SMITH!!!! Hahaha ya went uostown to see Frank and downtown to see louis!!!

  • @kimvillemarette3313
    @kimvillemarette3313 Рік тому

    If y’all come back to New Orleans, if you come to the Gretna festival in October, they have Italian Village and one of the performances always Louis Prima Junior and he sounds just like his dad and of course he’s at a jazz fest in April

  • @jemogan
    @jemogan Рік тому

    I'm going to echo the comments from others - watch the live version to appreciate the massive showmanship, stage presence and entertainment value they had, not to mention the window into the stellar abilities of all of the musicians. Old school talents, the kind you don't seem to see much any more.

  • @rmacdougallaliasdogviticus
    @rmacdougallaliasdogviticus Рік тому

    Love it. I'm shocked by how much David Lee Roth sounds like him on his cover.

  • @minxiv7
    @minxiv7 Рік тому +1

    Louie Prima is another crooner that I feel does not get his true due. “Closest To The Bone” Is my very favourite one. Notable mentions: “Five Months, Two Weeks, Two Days” , “Buena Sera”, “Pennies From Heaven”, “Angelina” & “Jump, Jive and Wail”

  • @aneltelvayn9
    @aneltelvayn9 Рік тому

    Louis Prima and Keely Smith "That Old Black Magic,"

  • @charlesshipley7670
    @charlesshipley7670 Рік тому +1

    You ought to listen to Louis sing "That OldBlack magic" with Keely Smith

  • @Daniel-ef3tk
    @Daniel-ef3tk Рік тому

    Another great Louis Prima song is There will be no next time.

  • @DerekDominoes
    @DerekDominoes Рік тому +1

    My favorite Louis Prima song is "Angelina (The Waitress at the Pizzeria)." Hope you react to that one soon.

  • @invisigoth510
    @invisigoth510 Рік тому

    My grandfather would sing this song while puttering around the house
    I used it as his ringtone

  • @StarGeezerTim
    @StarGeezerTim Рік тому

    Gigolol - A gigolo who is always happy

  • @jamespasifull
    @jamespasifull Рік тому

    I love that you got round to Louis Prima at last!!
    You just can't sit still when he's performing!! 😃
    You really MUST check out some live performances from him & his brilliant band!
    They enjoy themselves soooo much, I doubt they ever 'worked' a day in their lives!! 🤣

  • @vrvaughn
    @vrvaughn Рік тому

    Louis Prima and Keely Smith… with the great Sam Butera on saxophone 🎷 A couple of New Orleans horn players who made it big in the 1950’s. If you watch the old Disney cartoon of Jungle Book, he is the voice of the King Louie… man cub… I wanna be like you…

  • @4464badge
    @4464badge Рік тому +2

    Believe it or not David Lee Roth did a cover of this song and it was really good!!!

  • @dragonan5674
    @dragonan5674 Рік тому +1

    David Lee Roth (formally of Van Halen) did a cover of this song.

  • @debbiel.1655
    @debbiel.1655 Рік тому +1

    ya'll have to watch a live performance. He is such fun to watch him and Keely Smith (the lady whose voice you heard). Such charisma!

  • @TheSquidgal
    @TheSquidgal Рік тому

    In the Jump Blues era they talked about the three Louis: Prima, Jordan and Armstrong. Prima wrote Sing, Sing, Sing (with a swing) covered by dozens of artists and featured in a lot of movies...very prominently in the movie Swing Kids. His saxophonist was Sam Butera who had his own success back in the day.

  • @SanJoseBob
    @SanJoseBob Рік тому +1

    Guys, you have to do the Video’s, he and Keely Smith (wife) did a great duet together. Don’t miss out on that. He had a famous horn player in his band (Pat Butera) that you hear here. The female that harmonizes with him here is Keely. Welcome to come down the Rabbit Hole with the rest of us!….. SanJoséBob

  • @marxlover100
    @marxlover100 Рік тому +1

    Back in 1998, the clothing company, GAP, used Louis Prima's old great hit "Jump, Jive and Wail" in their commercials, sparking a big revival in swing dancing. Call up "GAP" and "Jump, Jive and Wail" to see the commercials.

    • @akadros310
      @akadros310 Рік тому +1

      This started a little before this. I had gotten into Prima in 1995. and 1997 I joined a college radio station. I was given my own show and I could play whatever I wanted. I would play a variety of music but one of my staples was Louis Prima. This station was somewhat influential at the time and I don't know if it was coincidental or not but bands like Cherry Popping Daddies and Squirrel Nut Zippers came out that were doing this style of music and it was quite popular on our station. Also around this time Brian Seltzer from the Stray Cats was doing swing and did a version of "Jump, Jive and Wail"

  • @PhysicalMediaPreventsWea-bx1zm

    You gotta see the David Lee Roth version! Besides the song there are parodies of some of the best known videos of the day, including Rebel Yell and Girls Just Wanna Have Fun

  • @TheSmokey999
    @TheSmokey999 Рік тому +2

    David Lee Roth of Van Halen did a cover of this song on his first solo album. You should react to this and do his cover of The Beach Boys , California Girls also 🔥.

  • @daz_n
    @daz_n Рік тому

    You cab see that the whole section where he and the band were doing the back and forths was used with King Louie and the monkeys in The Jungle Book. Great!

  • @tylerhackner9731
    @tylerhackner9731 Рік тому +4

    I love DLR’s version too

  • @EF-fc4du
    @EF-fc4du Рік тому +2

    Buona Sera is my absolute favorite from Louis Prima!

  • @susandenell3982
    @susandenell3982 Рік тому +3

    For Female Friday, maybe try "That Old Black Magic" with Keely Smith and Louis Prima. They had been married for awhile.

  • @angieday5183
    @angieday5183 Рік тому

    need to see him live

  • @alanciarlone8444
    @alanciarlone8444 Рік тому +2

    Johnny Mathis just turned 80 years old. Celebrate him as one of the best crooner is still alive. You got to hear this song from 78 on Johnny Carson.
    ua-cam.com/video/vNuYzHeVogs/v-deo.html
    You will be blown away with his vocal range, and Nat King Cole, smooth voice

  • @DennisBraspenninx
    @DennisBraspenninx Рік тому

    While you're in a Louis mood, watch Night Train. He and Sam Butera will blow you away. It's an instrumental piece, but you get a full dose of Louis' persona.

  • @RJ-oy7cq
    @RJ-oy7cq Рік тому

    Guys you got to see some live video performanes from him--he is a GREAT performer.

  • @wherenomadhasgoneb4618
    @wherenomadhasgoneb4618 Рік тому

    Another Fun fact in Young Frankenstein in the basement I gor was singing "I ain't got no body"

  • @lucindagoodwin3139
    @lucindagoodwin3139 Рік тому

    In thec late 50s Louis Prima his wife Keely Smith had a hit with "That Old Black Magic." There's a video of their peformance. I hope you get a chance to react to it.

  • @nickmorana
    @nickmorana Рік тому +1

    Hi guys, I love your channel. Some historical context here: Though the modern definition of a gigolo is a male prostitute, Louie Prima is singing about the older definition of the word which was a guy hired by the dance halls to charge the unaccompanied young ladies a dime a dance. The contrast of the lyrics is that although this guy dances with all the young ladies, he has no girlfriend. Louie was a favorite of my Sicilian-American father. Capisci?! Do you understand?! Louie was a Sicilian-American, as well.

  • @SuperKevin57
    @SuperKevin57 Рік тому

    Ooh ooh ooh I wanna be like you ooh ooh

  • @jasoncaldwell5627
    @jasoncaldwell5627 Рік тому

    I love the David Lee Roth cover of this- he's got it nailed.

  • @ScreamqueenarmyBlogspot666
    @ScreamqueenarmyBlogspot666 Рік тому +1

    Sinead O'connor died yesterday #RIPSineadOConnor

  • @SNAPS3D
    @SNAPS3D Рік тому +1

    You should check out the David Lee Roth version of this song and see what you think in comparison. This is just a all around great and fun song!! Awesome job Jay and Amber!

  • @carolstrathern8340
    @carolstrathern8340 Рік тому +1

    Louis was always having a ball, the female singer on this was his wife Keeley Smith ❤

  • @josephscally6270
    @josephscally6270 Рік тому

    Memory: We had neighbors named The Romaniello's. Jenny Romaniello would play the Italian crooners and sing along with them as she cleaned house. This was the early 60's. On a hot summer day this was one of the soundtracks of my life. I remember you Jenny,you were a really special person.

  • @jjthesavage
    @jjthesavage 3 місяці тому

    Getting some jazz, yeah.

  • @gardnerdan17
    @gardnerdan17 Рік тому +1

    Love some Louis Prima!! You need to check out David Lee Roth cover this song.

  • @hitman142002
    @hitman142002 Рік тому +1

    I'm wondering if you guys would dig some of the "swing music" resurgence from the 90s. Check out "Zoot Suit Riot" by the Cherry Poppin Daddies or mebbee "Jump, Jive, and Wail" by the Brian Setzer Orchestra. I think you'd like em

  • @justme-br9sj
    @justme-br9sj Рік тому +2

    ❤❤❤

  • @sjlittler70
    @sjlittler70 Рік тому +2

    If you can listen to that without smiling something inside you has died 😂

  • @kaspinet
    @kaspinet Рік тому +1

    The moment in a song when you know J or Amber will hear something they love. I was watching Amber for when the horns came in. "I'll rewind." 😂 J knows his better half too well.