Mel Brooks - To Be Or Not To Be (The Hitler Rap) 12" Version (Extended)

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  • Опубліковано 5 вер 2024
  • Lyrics :
    Well
    Hi there people
    You know me
    I used to run a little joint called Germany.
    I was number one
    The people's choice
    And everybody listened to my mighty voice.
    My name is Adolf
    I'm on the mike.
    I'm gonna hip you to the story of the New Third Reich.
    It all began down in Munich town and pretty soon
    The word started gettin' around.
    So I said to Martin Boorman
    I said
    Hey Marty, why don't we throw a little nazi party?
    We had an election
    Well
    Kinda sorta
    And before you knew it hello
    New order.
    To all those mothers in the fatherland I said
    Achtung, Baby, I got me a plan
    .
    'YVhatcha got Adolf? Whatcha gonna do?"
    I said "how about this one
    World War Two?"
    To be or not to be
    Oh baby
    Can't you see
    We're gonna take it to the top. You're making history
    And it feels so good to me
    Ooh darlin'
    Please don't ever stop.
    Don't be stupid; be a smarty
    Come on and join the nazi party - party.
    Like humpty dumpty offa that wall
    All the little countries they began to fall
    Holland
    Belgium
    Denmark
    Poland-
    The troops were rockin' and the tanks were rollin'
    We were swingin' along with a song in our hearts.
    And "Deutschland über alles" was making the charts
    We had a new step called a goosestep we were dancing to.
    Well
    It's sorta kinda like a German boogaloo
    I was gettin' what I wanted
    But it wasn't enough.
    So I called the boys
    I said boys
    Get though
    Now I surrounded myself with some unusual cats.
    There was skinny little Göbbels and Göring mister fats
    And let's not forget ole Himmler and Hess.
    You'd better believe we made a hell of a mess
    Say Heil - Heil - siegety Heil
    We gonna whip it on the people teutonic style
    To be or not to be
    Oh baby
    Can't you see
    We're gonna make it to the top. You are our destiny
    This thing was meant to be
    Why don't we do it till we drop?
    Say you boots ain't black and shirt ainY brown?
    Well
    Get back Jack
    You can't get down. Do it
    Adolf
    Do it.
    I drank wine from the Rhine with the finest ladies
    And we did it in the back of my black Mercedes.
    I was on a roll
    I couldn't lose
    Then came D-day
    The birth of the blues.
    The Yanks and the Brits started raising cain
    Those guys were the pits
    I was goin' insane.
    People all around me started swallowing pills
    Let's face it
    Folks
    We was going downhill.
    Berlin was crumbling
    We was under the gun
    Time to look out for number one.
    So I grabbed a blonde and a case of beer
    Say the Russians are commin'
    Lets get out of here.
    To be or not to be
    Oh honey
    Can't you see
    We had to take it to the top. You sure made history
    And it felt so good to me
    Oh schatze
    Please don't ever stop.
    Auf wiedersehn
    Good to've seen ya
    I got a one way ticket to Argentina.
    To be or not to be
    Oh baby
    Can't you see
    We've got to take it to the top. You're makin' history
    And it feels so good to me
    Why don't we do it till we drop?
    We have ways of making you dance . . .
    - Sprechen Sie Argentinian ?

КОМЕНТАРІ • 259

  • @ethanedwards3357
    @ethanedwards3357 2 роки тому +120

    For anyone offended, Mel Brooks *is* Jewish. He also fought in WW2. If *ANYONE* has the right to make fun of Adolf Fucking Hitler, it's this guy.

  • @orwellianson
    @orwellianson 4 роки тому +202

    This is such a banger; you get a groovy beat, sick rhymes and a history lesson all rolled into one.
    Mel Brooks is a goddamn genius.

    • @Th3Xp3rt
      @Th3Xp3rt 2 роки тому +4

      It sounds like a mid-late 90s style, but it came out like 10 years before all of that stuff! Great omni-talented monster, Mel Brooks.

    • @williamwindomtributesite1640
      @williamwindomtributesite1640 11 місяців тому +3

      ​​@@Th3Xp3rtas an 80s child this clearly has the hallmarks of an '80s tune. All that synthesizer and synthesized drum kit is what the '80s were all about music wise. All that died down by the mid-90s.

  • @timelapse2983
    @timelapse2983 9 років тому +278

    Satire is the sharpest bayonet!

    • @Lordaramiz
      @Lordaramiz 8 років тому +14

      THANK YOU!

    • @memeagain1762
      @memeagain1762 4 роки тому

      Aushuwitz

    • @Trashboat4444
      @Trashboat4444 3 роки тому +4

      @Dani25 no

    • @adriancalin8688
      @adriancalin8688 2 роки тому

      2022 avril un génie plus que actuel pyty m'y Brother IS now dead hé didnt know this song comment il pouvait rire prémonitoire thé russiuns are coming Mr Brooks ad 120 et plus Ady Paris Haifa

    • @adriancalin8688
      @adriancalin8688 2 роки тому

      Now thé Germany people are fantastic tthey LOVE Israël

  • @GenGamesUniverse
    @GenGamesUniverse 8 років тому +164

    Funny thing is, the part "Don't be stoopid, be a smarty, join the nazi party!" was also used in The Producers.

    • @huttj509
      @huttj509 8 років тому +13

      Same author.

    • @Webshooters1
      @Webshooters1 8 років тому +15

      Mel Brooks wrote "The Producers" which was remade hence his cameo.

    • @NotChukkov
      @NotChukkov 4 роки тому +15

      Same with "Heil Myself", he did some recycling because he cares about the environment

    • @orwellianson
      @orwellianson 4 роки тому +3

      Same universe.

    • @simonespanu7768
      @simonespanu7768 3 роки тому +1

      Most intelligent comment here.

  • @ricktwisty5636
    @ricktwisty5636 7 років тому +199

    Mel Brooks' singing voice sounds kind of like Scatman John.

    • @s.knight5991
      @s.knight5991 4 роки тому +10

      Never noticed this before, but indeed you're right.

    • @dwaynerhodes3099
      @dwaynerhodes3099 4 роки тому +3

      Sounds sort of Black; which shows Mel's creative genius!😇 Bless his best friend Carl Reiner😇.

    • @orwellianson
      @orwellianson 4 роки тому +9

      You mean Scatman John sounds like Mel Brooks...

    • @astrobot3000
      @astrobot3000 3 роки тому

      it somehow manages to be smooth but raspy at the same time

    • @clausmuhl1665
      @clausmuhl1665 3 роки тому +1

      Mel B. was much earlier...

  • @jder06
    @jder06 10 років тому +141

    Mel made history with his jokes, and we all learned to laugh so hard, thanks Mel .

  • @MrRandomcommentguy
    @MrRandomcommentguy 4 роки тому +55

    5:54 A standing ovation please for that magnificent keyboard solo!

  • @BrianOMahonyPhotography
    @BrianOMahonyPhotography 3 роки тому +63

    The lyrics are genius...and Mel Brooks is a comedy legend and genius!! Shame there isn't more people in the world like him, as he brings a smile to everything he touches...

  • @richardhills2543
    @richardhills2543 4 роки тому +227

    Can you imagine this being recorded now ? The world doesn’t seem to understand satire anymore. Mel Brooks is a genius who has used his comedic skills to get his revenge.

    • @mgtowisforlosers
      @mgtowisforlosers 4 роки тому +23

      This feels like he's mocking The Alt-Right embarrassment, but 30 years in advance. It's literally the same absurdity.

    • @delete---7593
      @delete---7593 3 роки тому +2

      😑

    • @wolfieno5471
      @wolfieno5471 3 роки тому +1

      Exactly 🙌🙌🙌🙌

    • @delete---7593
      @delete---7593 3 роки тому

      .🤔😑.

    • @basj1970
      @basj1970 3 роки тому +3

      That thought crossed my mind too. This is just hilarious!

  • @michaelwautraets7126
    @michaelwautraets7126 3 роки тому +27

    "we had an election, kinda, sorta"

  • @stephen4673
    @stephen4673 7 років тому +91

    starting at 5.35 the orchestra is amazing,and whoever wrote the lyrics is a genius

  • @KaiLuley
    @KaiLuley 4 роки тому +42

    That keyboardplayer is a killer. What a solo … Today you will find nothing like this in popular Music.

  • @danpoleon
    @danpoleon 8 років тому +41

    Best part of "To be or not to be" Movie was Adolf parachuting over Britain at night, entering into a pub and asking... Is this England??? and the reaction of the patrons... Priceless!

  • @SOUP-go9it
    @SOUP-go9it 4 роки тому +37

    I have learned more about Hitler in this than in school.

  • @vmaster9601
    @vmaster9601 10 місяців тому +11

    The "Don't be stupid, be a smarty! Come and join the Nazi party!" callback to The Producers is 😎😂🧐. Keyboard solo is magnificent.

  • @baward
    @baward 9 років тому +34

    Co-written, produced and largely played by Pete Wingfield (fantastic Minimoog solo) who also produced Five Star in the b80's (well, the records were good!). One of the more genuine people in the music biz in my experience.

  • @rleary1
    @rleary1 12 років тому +51

    They said, 'Watcha' Got Adolph? Whatcha' Gonna do?'.....

  • @kristoffbjorgman8721
    @kristoffbjorgman8721 8 років тому +37

    Only the guy (Mel Brooks) who came up with 'Springtime for Hitler' could come up something like this XD!!

  • @ToonJoey34
    @ToonJoey34 8 років тому +34

    At least a part of this should've been included in the credits of the film, "To Be or Not to Be"

  • @kingnoob1066
    @kingnoob1066 Рік тому +7

    This new Kanye album is fire 🔥🔥🔥

  • @adamjohnson9832
    @adamjohnson9832 5 років тому +8

    Watched "Life Stinks" and needed more Mel so I jammed to this after the movie. 8 days later, I'm at work and still singing this in my head all day. Too bad it's not really a "socially acceptable" song to sing out loud.

  • @mrfivegold
    @mrfivegold 5 років тому +13

    “We have ways of making you dance.” Best line in the track.

  • @RybacksOnlyFan
    @RybacksOnlyFan 7 років тому +36

    Why is it so catchy?!!

    • @hrb1959
      @hrb1959 5 років тому

      A la the Dick Clark Show - because you can dance to it!

    • @riderzinc
      @riderzinc 2 роки тому +1

      It's a great song

    • @muscarine2000
      @muscarine2000 4 місяці тому

      Because Haydn was great and the german national anthem is beautiful !

  • @michelartois807
    @michelartois807 6 років тому +45

    Brooks taught us to laugh and not be afraid of Nazis

    • @legrandduca687
      @legrandduca687 Рік тому +7

      I got the wrong message and actually became one, Fucc !

  • @RoundenBrown
    @RoundenBrown 8 років тому +24

    Get back, Jack! You can't get down!

  • @whitefaded4971
    @whitefaded4971 9 років тому +29

    Masterpiece

  • @calamarideity
    @calamarideity 4 роки тому +7

    One thing's for sure: The defeat of the nazis really improved German music.

    • @lenny7773
      @lenny7773 2 роки тому

      Eh, Nazi era music was actually pretty comparable to the pop music of the time

  • @MegaDazza87
    @MegaDazza87 11 років тому +20

    Hitler's last song played at his funeral.

  • @ImmaThatGuy
    @ImmaThatGuy 9 років тому +29

    Meanwhile, at /pol/...

  • @riderzinc
    @riderzinc 2 роки тому +7

    This song is incredible, If it didn't have the Hitler subject it would of been a massive massive hit. The beat, The chorus is so catchy. It Grooves

  • @benjamindenton
    @benjamindenton Рік тому +5

    Actually a decent disco track all told.

  • @ikura87
    @ikura87 11 років тому +6

    He's very funny with his songs Mel Brooks!!! I like it!!! My 2nd favourite song after It's Good to be the King!!!

  • @n9ne2006
    @n9ne2006 5 років тому +7

    Seriously underrated track and not very well known which is sad because it's really awesome, I have this on vinyl and it sounds awesome.

  • @christhornycroft3686
    @christhornycroft3686 9 місяців тому

    Mel had to have been 50 here. It was 1983, 4 years after the first rap single, and a guy that old knowing what rap even was that early on is really impressive, especially since he'd been in show business for a long time at that point.

  • @AlBundy310
    @AlBundy310 5 років тому +8

    Fucking GENIUS... This is why Mel is the greatest comic ever :D

  • @fibboobbif
    @fibboobbif 6 років тому +14

    I am German (kinda libertarian) and i love it.

  • @kevvo6441
    @kevvo6441 4 роки тому +5

    this music funky af

  • @1293ST
    @1293ST 5 років тому +5

    2:18 Best Line No Question About it

  • @CaptPanOfSteel
    @CaptPanOfSteel 5 років тому +2

    Why the fuck is this so catchy.

  • @xanthewalker3159
    @xanthewalker3159 5 років тому +7

    Y'all better believe this song will be making an entrance at my 18th birthday celebration

    • @hrb1959
      @hrb1959 5 років тому

      Great song, but some people won't get your joke. How about Get the Party Started?

  • @chillwalker
    @chillwalker 2 місяці тому

    The only crime here is How f*cking amazing this Track is grooving!!!
    One of the Songs that made me wanna be a composer when I was a little boy...(Did not understand the lyrics at all back then!)

  • @anthonyleighton4754
    @anthonyleighton4754 5 років тому +6

    i think only mel brooks could get away with it ...........

  • @BrisbaneTeslaGuy
    @BrisbaneTeslaGuy Рік тому +2

    Is Nile’s from chic on this sure sounds like his guitar

  • @wellingtoncarlosvarela4144
    @wellingtoncarlosvarela4144 3 роки тому +2

    Mel brooks great entertainer man at that age.doing rap i love it

  • @SeaShepherd23
    @SeaShepherd23 3 роки тому +4

    Best song ever. This should be the new national anthem.

  • @josephbritt6890
    @josephbritt6890 4 роки тому +5

    Excellent melody

  • @arnaudchilin213
    @arnaudchilin213 7 років тому +10

    J'adore cette musique ! 💗💗💗

  • @michaelsadlo4632
    @michaelsadlo4632 3 роки тому +2

    I remember the movie to be or not to be from and with Mel Brooks, i watched it at cinema in the 80ties.
    Great nazi comedy with funny Slapstick, ( SS colonel Schultz hahahahaha 😂)
    IT was a Remake of the First movie at the beginning of the 40ies, during WW2 in Black and white with Elliot Ness - Robert Stack. It was also a wonderful comedy.
    I like both movies.
    Thankyou for uploading

  • @TheBubbarooni
    @TheBubbarooni 12 років тому +4

    To be or Nazi be.

  • @wellingtoncarlosvarela4144
    @wellingtoncarlosvarela4144 3 роки тому +3

    Nice beat and arrangement he voice also cool

  • @BABYWOLF--1966
    @BABYWOLF--1966 2 роки тому +1

    you would not be able to see the film at the cinema today 😬😬😬😕😕🥺

  • @christinebethencourt6197
    @christinebethencourt6197 4 роки тому +17

    Funky music was so good ………… compared to the shit nowadays

  • @muscarine2000
    @muscarine2000 2 роки тому +1

    Got thrown in Facebook jail for sharing this disco hit!!

  • @PaulMcShartyFarty
    @PaulMcShartyFarty 5 років тому +4

    Hitler and nazis aside,
    The song is actually catchy as heck lol

  • @mpa-vr
    @mpa-vr Рік тому +1

    What about the full "A little piece of Poland" song?

  •  8 років тому +3

    This is going in my favs, thanks.

  • @helghast1149
    @helghast1149 8 місяців тому +2

    There's just something about this era that always ensnares me. America at it's best. A Jew able to joke about Nazi's what a different time! I may be young but ever since I found this back in high school I still hum it every now and then, cheers!

  • @adriancalin8688
    @adriancalin8688 2 роки тому +3

    Shalom Mr mel brooks

  • @ewaf88
    @ewaf88 5 років тому +1

    Co written with Pete Wingfield who also wrote the hit 18 with a Bullet

  • @Oldtimemusiclover
    @Oldtimemusiclover Рік тому +2

    Remarkable.

  • @franckjarnieux6609
    @franckjarnieux6609 Рік тому +1

    2 classic club of mel brooks

  • @ninyaninjabrifsanovichthes45
    @ninyaninjabrifsanovichthes45 Місяць тому

    Oh my god… it’s a TNO reference. No way. Martin Bormann (funni desk man) reference. Waow.

  • @LetsDuddies
    @LetsDuddies 3 роки тому +2

    This is so groovy

  • @sergiobraghetta211
    @sergiobraghetta211 7 років тому +8

    pure genius!

  • @lavaknight3682
    @lavaknight3682 3 роки тому +1

    I could watch Triumph of the Will 1000 times and not be convinced as much as this song does

  • @SiriusXAim
    @SiriusXAim 12 років тому +3

    I finally fount the record of this song !!! Love the cover too.

  • @hail2daking00
    @hail2daking00 3 місяці тому +1

    my german friend hated it but i as a person of the jewish belief loved it what a world well done mel doing us proud

  • @RedRobertify
    @RedRobertify 10 років тому +20

    And you can learn a sense of humour while your at it

  • @banjogyro
    @banjogyro 2 роки тому +1

    2:42 my favorite part

  • @peterscotney1
    @peterscotney1 2 роки тому

    remember buying this on single ,I was probably the only one who bought this at my school ?

  • @BARTFUNKBASS
    @BARTFUNKBASS 3 роки тому +2

    I've got that vinyl :D :D :D

  • @wellingtoncarlosvarela4144
    @wellingtoncarlosvarela4144 3 роки тому +3

    My God how music was good back then 40 years later only garbage

  • @zoecolquitt1355
    @zoecolquitt1355 11 місяців тому +5

    Maybe a Ukrainian comedian can do a putin rap dressed as putin

    • @Coppertie94922
      @Coppertie94922 8 місяців тому

      That’s actually possible at this point. And I would laugh, but
      I don’t speak Ukrainian

  • @BABYWOLF--1966
    @BABYWOLF--1966 2 роки тому +1

    gonna play this in westcliff

  • @speedtracker100
    @speedtracker100 5 років тому +3

    Hahaha Mel Brooks is awesome...what a guy...

  • @JesseFinkBooks
    @JesseFinkBooks 3 роки тому +4

    Great music, pure genius

  • @NotChukkov
    @NotChukkov 3 роки тому +3

    Just noticed the uploader blacked out his armband, and this was uploaded in 2010!
    The irony of blacking out a swastika on your upload of a politically incorrect parody

    • @DenshoGiallo
      @DenshoGiallo  3 роки тому +3

      It's a picture that I found on a second hand market site. Dont assume thing you cannot prove.

    • @NotChukkov
      @NotChukkov 3 роки тому +1

      @@DenshoGiallo Fair enough, but still ironic that the person selling it did that

  • @darrensmith9407
    @darrensmith9407 2 роки тому +1

    Mel brooks a multi faceted genius
    Thanks for uploading 👍

  • @ToonJoey34
    @ToonJoey34 8 років тому +7

    Keep in mind that just because I like this song doesn't mean I like Hitler!

    • @ToonJoey34
      @ToonJoey34 8 років тому

      ***** Should I take that as a compliment or an insult?

    • @ToonJoey34
      @ToonJoey34 8 років тому

      ***** I thought you meant "preach" as in "preach, preach, preach. That's all you do."

    • @ToonJoey34
      @ToonJoey34 8 років тому

      ***** Sorry, I was being over-defensive, and I misunderstood you at first. Forgive me.

    • @crow33215
      @crow33215 7 років тому

      Wow thanks for clarifying

    • @delete---7593
      @delete---7593 3 роки тому

      +Joe Yaroch Preach

  • @craigdavis4265
    @craigdavis4265 5 років тому +3

    Hip Hop at its best now and forever no doubt.

  • @BABYWOLF--1966
    @BABYWOLF--1966 2 роки тому +1

    thanks for the upload son 😏😏

  • @kolo_okruhove8628
    @kolo_okruhove8628 5 років тому +3

    idk why but i love this

  • @zillionbeatle9330
    @zillionbeatle9330 5 років тому +2

    Coffee boy 2002
    ​😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔

  • @darthmader057mmm6
    @darthmader057mmm6 Рік тому +2

    Why is this lowkey fire

    • @riderzinc
      @riderzinc 11 місяців тому

      Because it is fire

    • @talesofgore9424
      @talesofgore9424 4 місяці тому

      no lowkey about it. Mel Brooks is a once in a generation entertainer.

  • @kallekarlsson1054
    @kallekarlsson1054 Рік тому +2

    We have ways of making you dance! 😃

  • @Sephirothwolf
    @Sephirothwolf 11 років тому +3

    Gotta love Mel Brooks when it comes to Nazi's...

  • @kollerbrian
    @kollerbrian 4 роки тому

    HOW ABOUT THIS ONE. Christmas foil full of nuts. Another Coffee Here Please, Brian K

  • @RoboLobster3000
    @RoboLobster3000 3 роки тому +4

    The best parts are when the girls sing

  • @imporiorvelarius6550
    @imporiorvelarius6550 4 роки тому +3

    Funkrieg

  • @blackjacked9152
    @blackjacked9152 9 років тому +1

    Does anyone know where I can get the chord chart for this song?

  • @roger.e.lareau4556
    @roger.e.lareau4556 3 роки тому +1

    It's not what you can do for your country, it's what I can do to your country. (A.H.)

  • @terracomm1
    @terracomm1 3 роки тому +1

    OK, brilliant. where do i get the Full Album?

  • @ramiroezequielnoriega2599
    @ramiroezequielnoriega2599 7 місяців тому

    The Comedy Legend In His Musical Career Rapping around

  • @buniyadsingh2510
    @buniyadsingh2510 3 роки тому +1

    Must have seen it dozen times. Always relevant.

  • @nelsonfunk598
    @nelsonfunk598 5 років тому +4

    merci mr mel brooks

  • @jossbourgeois2769
    @jossbourgeois2769 7 років тому

    mervo denshodiallo pour le partage de ce titre. ...

  • @IanJarrett-ks6si
    @IanJarrett-ks6si 2 місяці тому

    A song you wouldn't expect Mel Brooks to do awesome song ❤❤❤

  • @scottem-5034
    @scottem-5034 5 років тому +1

    Mel Strikes Again. Brilliance...
    #crashcourseinhistory

  • @GustavoNovinski
    @GustavoNovinski 3 роки тому +1

    10 years ago

  • @thelastactionzero5274
    @thelastactionzero5274 6 років тому +3

    La puissance de la "Fonk" ! :D