Gershwin plays "I Got Rhythm" in 1931

[Larry Kart]

Same performance, better sound, no video though:

[JSngry]

What time DID he have, anyway? Sounds to me like he's being chased by something.

[Larry Kart]

What time DID he have, anyway? Sounds to me like he's being chased by something.

Should have said that I meant his time before the doubled-up section that begins at about the .43 mark -- after that it does get hectic, although probably on purpose, in the name of musical fun as it was then conceived. If you've got problems with how George is playing before that, I don't hear any. In particular, the way he leans into/sort of slurs and glides through the title phrase seems marvelous to me.

[flat5]

He speeds up in the first section too.

I agree, he seems to want to get through the encore piece as fast as possible :-)

[Larry Kart]

I defer to the experts, but I still dig it -- and on rhythmic/phrasing grounds.

[Pete C]

It's his song. He can do whatever he wants.

[JSngry]

I find his time to be somewhat less than compelling. His left hand, though, is playing some nice harmonic things.

This is the song that should never have been written. But since it was, and since it became the archetype that it did, it serves to reveal Satan's Great Plan For America - round and round in the same place, ever over and over, survival through smiling suffocation. Life as a freaking arcade show, put in a penny and watch the toys dance in place until the money runs out, after which, they got some more toys, some more pennies, and some more suckers. Such a cheap way to choose life.

Fortunately, god fought back, at first with people who saw through the ruse and got it to open its legs, then people who pointed the way out (not that it wasn't good once the legs had been opened, it's just wasn't a good natural fit, and you know how important a good natural fit is when the legs are open), and finally, people who busted out. altogether That many choose to not escape the grip of the Devil Woman is not my concern, I just thank god that the rupture was made and remains open for navigation. Some people enjoy the preprogrammed mechanical fuck. Their desires are continue to be met.

They say the number of the beast is 666. In reality, it's 1625.

[Pete C]

The tune that should have been written, of course, is "I Have Rhythm."

[JSngry]

The real song that should have been written is "I Want A Different Rhythm Than The One I Got, So Where Can I Go To Get It?". And the answer to "who could ask for anything more?" would be "ME!"

But in all fairness, who COULD ask for anything more?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H2INs9ssvfE

[Larry Kart]

I find his time to be somewhat less than compelling. His left hand, though, is playing some nice harmonic things.

This is the song that should never have been written. But since it was, and since it became the archetype that it did, it serves to reveal Satan's Great Plan For America - round and round in the same place, ever over and over, survival through smiling suffocation. Life as a freaking arcade show, put in a penny and watch the toys dance in place until the money runs out, after which, they got some more toys, some more pennies, and some more suckers. Such a cheap way to choose life.

Fortunately, god fought back, at first with people who saw through the ruse and got it to open its legs, then people who pointed the way out (not that it wasn't good once the legs had been opened, it's just wasn't a good natural fit, and you know how important a good natural fit is when the legs are open), and finally, people who busted out. altogether That many choose to not escape the grip of the Devil Woman is not my concern, I just thank god that the rupture was made and remains open for navigation. Some people enjoy the preprogrammed mechanical fuck. Their desires are continue to be met.

They say the number of the beast is 666. In reality, it's 1625.

Ah, yes -- 1625. Who could forget it:

Mar 27th - Charles I, King Of England, Scotland & Ireland, ascends English throne

Apr 4th - Viceroy Frederik Henry marries Amalia countess von Solms-Braunfels

Apr 7th - Albrecht von Wallenstein appointed German supreme commander

May 1st - Portuguese & Spanish expedition recaptures Salvador (Bahia)

May 1st - Prince Frederik Henry appointed viceroy of Holland

May 11th - Boers besiege Frankenburg estate in Upper-Austria

May 15th - 16 rebellious farmers hanged in Vocklamarkt Upper-Austria

Jun 2nd - Prince Frederik Henry sworn in as viceroy of Holland/Zealand

Jun 5th - Spanish troops under Spinola conquer Breda

Jun 13th - English king Charles I marries French princess Henriette

Aug 6th - Earl Earnest Casimir appointed as viceroy of Groningen

Aug 16th - Earnest Casimir of Nassau-Dietz appointed viceroy of Drenthe

Sep 13th - 16 Rabbis (including Isiah Horowitz) are imprisoned in Jerusalem

Sep 24th - Dutch attack San Juan, Puerto Rico

Oct 8th - Admiral George Villiers' fleet sails from Plymouth to Cadiz

Dec 9th - Netherlands & England sign military treaty

Also, I love it when ruses open their legs.

[JSngry]

When ruses open their legs, fools rush in!

[ejp626]

When ruses open their legs, fools rush in!

Sure that's not when Russes open their legs... ?

[JSngry]

A lusty sex kitten!

Who could ask for anything more?

[ejp626]

A lusty sex kitten!

Who could ask for anything more?

Some "spy secrets" to make it worth her while?

[flat5]

I got rid of 'em.

An old joke:

I Got Rhythm, "clap, clap"

I Got Rhythm, "clap, clap"

I Got Rhythm, "clap, clap"

Who Could Ask For Anything More.

Sing and clap. See if you get the idea :-)