Frank (lead guitar, vocals) duke (keyboards, synthesizer, vocals) Tom (bass) Ruth (percussion) simmons (rhythm guitar, vocals) Don (synthesizer) Bruce (trombone) fowler (trumpet) Napoleon brock (tenor saxophone, flute, lead vocals) humphrey (drums) Chester (drums) (background vocals) (background vocals) Robert (background vocals)
Some of you may know the tango, which is not a very dance anymore, was at one time reputed to be a of unbridled passion. in the old days when it wasn't so easy to get you Ks off, when it was hard to make contact with a of the camp and you had to resort to things like dancing close together and hey...
were the days. well those days are probably gone forever, I know, unless nixon is going to bring back a little bit later. but we have this special highly evolved permutated O. it's actually a tango. by the time... yes, so perverted! is the be-bop tango, a special event that includes choreography a little bit later, so out fol
You can on the big lights, we may need 'em. you know, the in the audience. heh heh. okay, 're you not too fast now 'cause I get the right notes on the tape 'n' this, O be the one. this has to be the one with all the right on it. okay, 're you is a hard one to play. one two four...
The as a symbol of unbridled passion, ladies and gentlemen.
Now, as you have noticed, bruce has just completed some sort of trombone solo, based on the-ah, idea of an tango-event. bruce has also prepared for you a of a he hopes will sweep the ocean right after the mud shark did. bruce is now warming up the of the body, in preparation... in preparation for the real live be-bop tango E demonstrate. napoleon assist him. napoleon just put your down, just relax, put your back, here comes the drill. okay, heh heh heh, you what I'm talkin' about? okay.
This is sort of like jazz in it's own way. jazz is not dead, it smells funny! okay, go! yeah man, jazz man, you know I mean? this is be-bop, even though you it doe like that. be-bop! now, as you might noticed, some of you with a musical education can tell that the notes george just when he went: "this is be-bop, even though you th T doesn't like that", is actually a sort of a twisted of the theme of the tango itself will get even more depraved as the number goes on. george will now to dismemb At melody, it and sing it at the same time while... tu-dup. hey, the way! we sort of dance to it. okay, try it george. tu-dup, tu-dee... oh yeah! as I was saying. now, we' E to do at this point is get some volunteers from the to... I you will, oh God you will... we some... heh heh heh... now, as a of fact you did, didn't you... no, we E some people who've tried it bef Ore, who've even thought of trying it before. a boy, a girl, preferably who each other, who like to come up here and attempt to dance to what sings. do we have wh one.
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Carl.
Your is carl? carl step on to the stage. pleased to you carl. alright. let's see-ah, is there in the, in the back? where... oh-oh, hey! your name?
Rick.
Rick,
Jane.
and jane and carl! alright, how it works: there's a beat going on like this; a pedestrian beat. you don't dance to that beat, you dance to what george sings, the the quick ones, okay? george, make dance!
Dup. no no rick, too reserved. it to 'em george! tu-dup, pu-dee-da... no no, come on now, up. listen, them! it... ah! okay! alright, one more Ce!
Tu-dup, du-dee-da... study this phenomenon. tu-duppy-dup-pu-dee-da... now look, and jane and carl, you're, you're wonderful but just too reserved. I can... I you wil Ybe in a minute. okay, t-tell you what: go back to your seats and we'll up the next batch. carl, and jane! alright, you try...?
you say frank!
Oh my god! alright, name is lana, right? dance!
Du-dup-dee-dup... now that's like it. du-dup-dee-dup... lana, you're so we have to bring up some other people to you. brenda, imported from edward's air force base, she... Es and gentlemen, brenda... brenda is a professional and she just got finished stripping for a of guys at edward's air force base, and she made it down here in for the show. tw Rs of it off for the boys in the car, really good. okay. heh. brenda, has a lovely assistant named carl, or james davis if you prefer. herb cohen, and gentlemen! Ce!
Du-du-dip... you're still too adagio, I telling you! du-dup-du-dee-da... turn on the machine! dup-dee-da, dup-dee-da... god, is a cheap bubble-machine! bow, du-du-du-du-du-da... Es and gentlemen: ex-wife! and gentlemen, you're probably sitting in chairs, to yourselves: I could do that. and of you can! and now is big chance! all you h O do, the first step is easy, all you do is stand up. go ahead, stand up. you go, you are standing up. yes, some of you are not up but you won't have as fun as the Who are up. okay, on the big lights so everybody can see what's going on. yes, many of you are standing up. okay, link mind with the mind of george duke! and when...
Du-dup... it! when he plays those funny fast notes, twitch around and have a good with the be-bop tango, try it! anything you do is alright. you do anything do, it's alright. yes you got to know you to the right place, tonight. (give me some of wine now). as you might guessed, ladies and gentlemen, is the end of our concert. Ike to you ver... wanna you very much for coming. you had a good time. bruce on trombone, murphy brock on tenor sax and lead vocals, ruth on percussion Ph on drums, chester thompson on drums, tom fowler on bass and duke on the keyboards. thank you much. alright, alright...