Soundie : Minnie The Moocher (Cab Calloway)

★★★★★ · Whooooooooooooooooooooooooa! · Spuzz · 2022-10-08

I thought MTM was part of the Prelinger Archive, but I guess not! I can NEVER get tired of watching Cab Calloway and his orchestra "sing" this song, though it's most definitely pre-recorded. The song first of all.. where do I begin? From the absolute smooth beginning, the trumpet bleats at random times, and most especially, that song structure, I don't know how the heck Cab did it. But it's ace. The soundie for this is probably my all time fave, Cab is just on something here, dancing away with his overly big baton, and the band is pretty much following his lead. A joy to watch for all ages (I…