73 “The Cocoanuts Revisited” featuring The Marx Brothers Council
Update: 2024-09-30
Description
After 72 episodes of you listening to us, today we listen to you, as Council members offer their insights and opinions of the Marxes’ first (surviving) film.
Are its age and creakiness actually a blessing in disguise? How many tunes named “The Monkey Doodle Doo” did Irving Berlin actually compose? And why is Matthew comparing Oscar Shaw to Pavarotti? All this, and Eddie Deezen…need we say more?
A podcast that you won’t want to end, and it almost doesn’t.
Are its age and creakiness actually a blessing in disguise? How many tunes named “The Monkey Doodle Doo” did Irving Berlin actually compose? And why is Matthew comparing Oscar Shaw to Pavarotti? All this, and Eddie Deezen…need we say more?
A podcast that you won’t want to end, and it almost doesn’t.
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My feeling was that Roy was being ironic when when he made the 'book' reference. He was clearly envoking the 'book was better' cliche for fun. He very likely knew the musical world meaning.