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Brooks has stated that when he heard Germans singing over loudspeakers, he responded by singing into a bullhorn, Toot, Toot, Tootsie (Goo' Bye!) by American-Jewish singer Al Jolson. [ 33 ] [ 34 ] [ 35 ] Brooks spent time in the stockade after taking an anti-Semitic heckler's helmet off and smashing him in the head with his mess kit. [ 36 ]
Mel Brooks used a Polish version of the song in his 1983 movie To Be or Not to Be. It is performed by himself and his wife Anne Bancroft. Take 6's version on the 2008 album The Standard features both whistling and vocals. Danny Gatton- Redneck Jazz Explosion Live in 1977 CD- The Humbler Stakes His Claim
"Springtime for Hitler" is a song written and composed by Mel Brooks for his 1968 film The Producers. [1] [2]In the original film, the 2001 musical, and 2005 film adaptation, the song is part of the stage musical titled Springtime for Hitler, which the two protagonists produce on Broadway.
A major revival of Mel Brooks’ Tony Award-winning musical “The Producers” is set to open this winter under the direction of Patrick Marber at London’s Menier Chocolate Factory. “The ...
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The song appeared on the soundtrack album for the movie of the same name. It was derived from the burlesque show within the film but did not appear within it. [1] It also echoes Brooks's 1967 film The Producers, with the lines "Don't be stupid, be a smarty. Come and join the Nazi Party," [2] taken from the song "Springtime for Hitler".
But director Mel Brooks stuck to his guns, refusing to make edits, and was vindicated. Blazing Saddles, 50 this February, was a massive hit, one Brooks declared “the funniest motion picture ever”.
The Producers is a musical comedy with music and lyrics by Mel Brooks, and a book by Brooks and Thomas Meehan.It is adapted from Brooks's 1967 film of the same name.The story concerns two theatrical producers who scheme to get rich by fraudulently overselling interests in a Broadway musical designed to fail.