Today, darlings, is Earth Day, but I prefer what it used to be called--Arbor Day.
And what comes to me most then, besides flora and fauna, is the Arbor Day song the two midgets (George and Olive Brasno) sing, disguised, or mistakenly perceived by the local truant office, Mr. Smithers, as children, which goes from tranquil to what by that times' standards is raucous and bawdy, but by today's is nothing.
"Should we sing a song about the trees of Arbor Day? Should we sing a song about the trees that gently sway? Should we be so gentle, and the sweetest story tell? "No," we yell! What's there to tell?
The two then began shimmying moving their hands up and down their bodies, urging people to "come and see the side show."
The titular phrase ends, and they go into their dance, which shocks the sexually repressed looking authorities, both male and female. A subtle comment on America--a government ruled by sexually repressed people. I mean, the same still applies today. Just look at Mitch McConnell.
"Le plus ca change, le plus meme chose."
Whenever I think of Arbor Day, I think of this. Get out there and water your plants!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
And shake your shimmy, darlings!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Here is the number. You may have to endure some of Alfalfa, though.
Yikes I know there are plenty of weird shows on these days but That is some 1930s weirdness!!
ReplyDeleteVictoria,
ReplyDeleteIsn't that great? Imagine
first seeing this as a child!
This crystalized Arbor Day for me.
The two midgets are Olive and George Brasno,
a brother and sister team. They were offered
roles in "The Wizard Of Oz," but turned them
down. Olive said they were making more money
in vaudeville, then!
So interesting!
ReplyDeleteI was going to say that would never air in this day and age, then I thought of the many irreverent midget jokes I’ve seen on Family Guy!