Radio brought me here...then while searching I found Frasier. I've got the complete collection of Frasier but I never thought to look up that song till I heard the real one!
My Mum took me to my very first G&S production. I was lucky enough for it to be The Mikado with John Reed playing Koko, I think the last time before he retired from performing. Even allowing for looking back with rose-tinted specs, I've never seen a better Koko and I don't think I ever will.
Thank you the eminent psychiatrists Dr Frasier and Dr Nile’s Crane for introducing me to Gilbert and Sullivan and hence bringing me here. Top notch indeed
I remember they did a production of the Mikado when was in secondary school, my sister's friend was in it the rest of the school Was allowed to watch it
The late Stephen Sondheim owed a great debt to Gilbert and Sullivan. Their patter songs, with amazingly intricate rhymes and ratt a tatt pace, requiring singers to be on top of their game every moment, for every syllable?? He probably watched and listened to these. They are an utter joy, of course, but a real homage to that masterly art of singing and reciting...
How lovely that Sullivan chose to homage/pastiche his own, earlier, song! . . . Written 20 years before he contributed 'On a tree by a river' (aka 'Willow, tit-willow') to 'The Mikado': 'The Willow Song' was composed for a staging of Shakespeare's 'Othello' in the 1860s. It was set to the words - written in Shakespeare's text - of a song sung by the character of Desdemona. That 'serious' song - that then became famous in Victorian & Edwardian drawing rooms - pre-dates the 'Tit-willow' aria by 2 decades. Echoes from that song can be heard in this lovely solo, sung here to great effect by the character of Ko-Ko. Such a talented & versatile composer! 🎵 🎶 🎵 🎶
Now I feel just as sure as I'm sure that my name Isn't Willow, tit willow, tit willow That 'twas blighted affection that made him exclaim "Oh, willow, tit willow, tit willow" And if you remain callous and obdurate, I Shall perish as he did, and you will know why Though I probably shall not exclaim as I die "Oh, willow, tit willow, tit willow"
When there's cold and there's rain and you don't want to train Just Goldbrick just Goldbrick Just pretend that you're sick and your poor back is sore And Limp with a groan to the hospital door While your pals training rain you can lay back and Snore Just gold brick just gold brick just gold brick Here lies a gold brick I now go find more If fine enough gold brick Japan could win war Gold brick honorable gold brick honorable gold brick
So basically KoKo gave up his engagement to Yum Yum so Yum Yum and Nanki Poo could be happy, then saved Nanki Poo from having to marry or face execution for not marrying Katisha by convincing her to marry him through a sad song about a suicidal bird. Truly, there has never been a more selfless mfer in all of literature than KoKo.
KoKo. Has there ever been a more selfless character in all literary history? Gives up his engagement to Yum Yum so Yum Yum and Nanki Poo can be happy, then saves Nanki Poo from either forced marriage or execution for denying Katisha by convincing her to marry him with a sad song about a suicidal bird.
Mailed: Jan. 29, 1974 Postmarked: San Francisco, Calif. Sent to: San Francisco Chronicle I saw and think "The Exorcist" was the best saterical comidy that I have ever seen. Signed, yours truley: He plunged himself into the billowy wave and an echo arose from the suicide's grave titwillo titwillo titwillo PS. If I do not see this note in your paper, I will do something nasty, which you know I'm capable of doing.
I must thank Frasier and Niles for introducing me to Tit Willow! I love it!
lol i watched that episode to just 5 min ago
(As Martin) Ah jeez.
I knew of it before, but I also LOVE Frasier.
@@SpeedyEric1 you need to learn to keep your big bazoo shut.
Yup!! 😅
I never tire of listening to the wonderful voice of John Reed, I wish I had been fortunate enough to hear him sing live.
Frasier brought me here 😂
Yesss 😆
Lmao me too
Radio brought me here...then while searching I found Frasier. I've got the complete collection of Frasier but I never thought to look up that song till I heard the real one!
Frasier brought everywhere 😀
@@grzegorzp.6368 Everyone* and no not me.
My Mum took me to my very first G&S production. I was lucky enough for it to be The Mikado with John Reed playing Koko, I think the last time before he retired from performing. Even allowing for looking back with rose-tinted specs, I've never seen a better Koko and I don't think I ever will.
Thank you the eminent psychiatrists Dr Frasier and Dr Nile’s Crane for introducing me to Gilbert and Sullivan and hence bringing me here. Top notch indeed
There is no one like John Reed. He is the utter master of this and Mikado remains one of the most brilliant and original compositions of the stage.
Best. Ko-ko. Ever!
I remember they did a production of the Mikado when was in secondary school, my sister's friend was in it the rest of the school Was allowed to watch it
beautiful song, absolutely wild that a show like this exists though
The late Stephen Sondheim owed a great debt to Gilbert and Sullivan. Their patter songs, with amazingly intricate rhymes and ratt a tatt pace, requiring singers to be on top of their game every moment, for every syllable?? He probably watched and listened to these. They are an utter joy, of course, but a real homage to that masterly art of singing and reciting...
My brow is officially bespangled!
Beautifully performed.. Brought a tear to my face. John Reed is and forever will be my favorite performer and singer..
kudos to the conductor, who does a fantastic job of following the singer.
Genius -- and what a sly nod to Desdemona's famous "Willow Song" in Othello!
Please explain. This simple song is beyond me. What’s it about? What do the words mean
Fantastic! One of the best versions I have ever seen.
And one of the few I have fully understood.
I grew up with Gilbert and Sullivan. My dad loved them. Doyle Carte used to come every summer and my dad always took me.
So much superb verbal, musical and theatrical skill employed in the service of comedy
Mr.Busk my maths teacher did this performance in assembly in front of the whole school...Good on him.
Imagine, a song about a heartbroken bird who commits suicide by drowning. They really don't make music like they used to.
this comment for the win
It isn't, it is about Koko committing emotional blackmail on Katisha to make her marry him, he makes up the story about the bird committing suicide.
@@ausomeaspie yes
I thought it was a cleverly veiled reason to say "tit" and "dick" for 2 and a half minutes.
How lovely that Sullivan chose to homage/pastiche his own, earlier, song! . . .
Written 20 years before he contributed 'On a tree by a river' (aka 'Willow, tit-willow') to 'The Mikado': 'The Willow Song' was composed for a staging of Shakespeare's 'Othello' in the 1860s. It was set to the words - written in Shakespeare's text - of a song sung by the character of Desdemona.
That 'serious' song - that then became famous in Victorian & Edwardian drawing rooms - pre-dates the 'Tit-willow' aria by 2 decades.
Echoes from that song can be heard in this lovely solo, sung here to great effect by the character of Ko-Ko.
Such a talented & versatile composer! 🎵 🎶 🎵 🎶
John Reed was my introduction to opera in general along with G and S :)
Well done !
Just beautiful!!
Props to the set painter
"props"....I see wot u did there.
that's some mighty fancy editing!!
Now I feel just as sure as I'm sure that my name
Isn't Willow, tit willow, tit willow
That 'twas blighted affection that made him exclaim
"Oh, willow, tit willow, tit willow"
And if you remain callous and obdurate, I
Shall perish as he did, and you will know why
Though I probably shall not exclaim as I die
"Oh, willow, tit willow, tit willow"
Brilliant job!
Somehow I remembered the Erasure - Always somehow different
When there's cold and there's rain and you don't want to train
Just Goldbrick just Goldbrick
Just pretend that you're sick and your poor back is sore
And Limp with a groan to the hospital door
While your pals training rain you can lay back and
Snore
Just gold brick just gold brick just gold brick
Here lies a gold brick I now go find more
If fine enough gold brick Japan could win war
Gold brick honorable gold brick honorable gold brick
So basically KoKo gave up his engagement to Yum Yum so Yum Yum and Nanki Poo could be happy, then saved Nanki Poo from having to marry or face execution for not marrying Katisha by convincing her to marry him through a sad song about a suicidal bird.
Truly, there has never been a more selfless mfer in all of literature than KoKo.
RJ City brought me here. Hey! E W
KoKo. Has there ever been a more selfless character in all literary history? Gives up his engagement to Yum Yum so Yum Yum and Nanki Poo can be happy, then saves Nanki Poo from either forced marriage or execution for denying Katisha by convincing her to marry him with a sad song about a suicidal bird.
The bird was just scarred from seeing Rule 34 of _The Owl House_ .
RJ City brought me here 😂
If you haven't seen the Muppets version of this, you haven't seen it the way it's meant to be done!😂
Frase and Niles did it best!
Nitram brought me here
Same
The effects of LSD?
The Zodiac loved this.
Mailed: Jan. 29, 1974
Postmarked: San Francisco, Calif.
Sent to: San Francisco Chronicle
I saw and think "The Exorcist" was the best saterical comidy that I have ever
seen. Signed, yours truley:
He plunged himself into the billowy wave and an echo arose from the suicide's
grave
titwillo titwillo titwillo
PS. If I do not see this note in your paper, I will do something nasty, which
you know I'm capable of doing.
@@doxholiday1372 Today if caught, Zodiac might use a Mikado defense.
It’s a beautiful but sad song and one thing nobody can question about Z was he was certainly a sad person
Koko was selfless af. He gave up yum yum and took katisha for the team.
**Throws cane on the ground**
Rapping Duke
Frasier brought me here
So English-sounding. Silver tones and highly placed voice. How DID they get away with it? G and S.
The rolling of the pronounciation alone is captivating.
The muppets brought me here.
The Zodiac Killer brought me here.
Groucho Marx brought me here
Jim Cornette sent me here 😂
Rawlf and Sam brought me here
Frasier and Niles XD
Nitram
So I mean, this is a sexual innuendo right?
Explain?
@@webz3589 talking about "tit" willow and "dickey" birds.
Go back to school.
Bit gay
“Can we go first class?”
“Maybe”
“You should treat yourself Helen you deserve it”