Junior Prom | movie | 1946 | Official Clip - video Dailymotion

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00:00And now, my dear little zombies, we will discuss the question of meter.

00:07Hey, now, Freddie, what you putting down, old man?

00:10You ain't coming on with the right story.

00:12Now, look, Harry, I'm conducting this class.

00:15How the hipster see root play.

00:17Now, look here, Freddie, you're way down the cellar with that kind of jive, old man.

00:20They don't do that no more.

00:21That went out with high-top shoes, don't you know that?

00:23Oh, what do you mean?

00:24Look, when you're talking about this meter jive, you're talking about the beat, the beat,

00:27the root, the reenie, bop, a zoo, zoo, bop, the beat.

00:29You got to remember one thing.

00:31Keep the beat, man.

00:32Oh, I get it.

00:33Keep the beat, huh?

00:34Keep the beat.

00:35Hey, this boy's really hip.

00:36Man, now you're coming on.

00:37That's what I'm talking about.

00:38Well, look, now that I know about it, why don't you tell the kids, huh?

00:40Tell it.

00:41Jack, I'll yell it.

00:42Look out, man.

00:43Students, hey, students.

00:46Are you ready for your lesson today?

00:49The first thing to show you is to play the ratchet thing the right way.

00:55So gather closely and lend an ear for all those solid things you'll hear.

01:01Swing it fast or swing it slow.

01:04Sing it high or sing it low.

01:07But there's one thing you've got to know.

01:10Keep the beat, keep the beat.

01:13You can play it bogey or play it blue.

01:16Swing it lightly and jump it too.

01:19But there's one thing you've got to do.

01:22Keep the beat, keep the beat.

01:24There are so many styles of rhythm.

01:27From Allegro way down to Lenton.

01:30So here's the deal, a good deal right here.

01:33Tempo, skitty tempo.

01:35You can learn to scatter through the song.

01:39Take it slow or get it gone.

01:42But one thing you must not do wrong is keep the beat.

01:46Re-beep, re-beep, beep beep.

01:48Keep the beat.

01:50Got that strength?

01:56Yes, Professor, we got that strength.

01:59Now the lesson is over.

02:01Get on your feet.

02:02Let's go to town and dig the beat.

02:05Go to town and dig the beat.

02:09The beat is the beat, too.

02:12Go to town and dig the beat.

02:16So we've got that strength.

02:23It is a sea.

02:24Let's go to town and dig the beat.

02:26Oh, my God.

02:56Oh, my God.

Junior Prom | movie | 1946 | Official Clip

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