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jberryhill

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9. Oh, bullshit - its a scene from "Don't Knock The Rock" a 1956 movie

Reply to packman (Reply #2)

Wed Jun 13, 2018, 11:13 AM

Jun 2018

They are not an "audience". They are actors. The soundtrack is not the live sound in that room, I can assure you, since Little Richard doesn't have a microphone for several of the takes that were used for this composite "performance".

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don%27t_Knock_the_Rock

Notice the recycled crowd shot at 30 seconds here, from the same movie:

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Cringeworthy - Tutti Frutti [View all] packman Jun 2018 OP

Excellent. There's nothing cringeworthy about it. Honeycombe8 Jun 2018 #1

Oh, nothing but respect and admiration for Little Richard packman Jun 2018 #2

They're not mocking anyone. Honeycombe8 Jun 2018 #4

Actually, it was done in multiple takes and edited jberryhill Jun 2018 #7

How old were you at the time that would have been filmed? ms liberty Jun 2018 #6

The movie flopped jberryhill Jun 2018 #11

Ah. I thought it looked familiar, but I haven't see that movie in probably 40 years. ms liberty Jun 2018 #17

I loved that song! I was maybe eight years old and didn't have a record player Glorfindel Jun 2018 #14

Oh, bullshit - its a scene from "Don't Knock The Rock" a 1956 movie jberryhill Jun 2018 #9

This message was self-deleted by its author elleng Jun 2018 #13

No, that would be the godawful Pat Boone cover! Zambero Jun 2018 #3

Pat Boone was what I was thinking. IADEMO2004 Jun 2018 #10

...the horror...the horror Glorfindel Jun 2018 #15

Almost makes me want to never wear white shoes again! ms liberty Jun 2018 #18

Yeah, Pat Boone should have just stuck to heavy metal... jberryhill Jun 2018 #19

I almost forgot about that "phase" Zambero Jun 2018 #21

Yikes. I had never seen this version and I never will again! bronxiteforever Jun 2018 #16

You realize that sound track was added, yes? jberryhill Jun 2018 #5

Here's another one. Honeycombe8 Jun 2018 #8

Swingin' in the 40s! Honeycombe8 Jun 2018 #12

Packman, you are wrong - the audience clearly lovin' it. Nitram Jun 2018 #20