“Two drums and a cymbal fall off a cliff. Ba-Dum-Tss”
The rimshot became famous as a drummer's support of a comedian after a (usually bad or unusually corny) joke. The drum sounds are written as "boom boom" and "ba dum tss."…
“Two elephants and a snake fall off a cliff. Boom-Boom-Tss”
The rimshot became famous as a drummer's support of a comedian after a (usually bad or unusually corny) joke. The drum sounds are written as "boom boom" and "ba dum tss."…
“Two elephants and cymbals fall off a cliff. Boom-Boom-Tss”
The rimshot became famous as a drummer's support of a comedian after a (usually bad or unusually corny) joke. The drum sounds are written as "boom boom" and "ba dum tss."…
“Two elephants walk off a cliff. Boom boom!”
The rimshot became famous as a drummer's support of a comedian after a (usually bad or unusually corny) joke. The drum sounds are written as "boom boom" and "ba dum tss."…
“Unless you’re music, I don’t wanna listen to you in the morning”
"Unless you're music, I don't want to listen to you in the morning" is a saying that has been printed on many images. Many people want music -- not stress -- in the morning.…
“Unless you’re music, I don’t want to listen to you in the morning”
"Unless you're music, I don't want to listen to you in the morning" is a saying that has been printed on many images. Many people want music -- not stress -- in the morning.…
“Violins are just guitars that play in cursive”
Various types of music have been compared to cursive writing -- flowing and elegant, but sometimes difficult to understand. "Opera's like singing in cursive" was posted on Twitter by…
“Violins are played in cursive”
Various types of music have been compared to cursive writing -- flowing and elegant, but sometimes difficult to understand. "Opera's like singing in cursive" was posted on Twitter by…
“Vogue” (1990)
Madonna's 1990 song and dance, "Vogue," was actually a New York City tradition that may have been started in Harlem many years before. It's from the fashion magazine, Vogue.…
“Voice, voice and more voice” (three requisites for an actor or singer)
Entry in progress -- B.P. Wikipedia: Tommaso SalviniTommaso Salvini (January 1, 1829 in Milan – December 31, 1915 in Florence) was an Italian actor. His father and mother were both actors, and…
“Wagner’s music is better than it sounds” (opera adage)
"The peculiar characteristic of classical music is that it is really so much better than it sounds," wrote humorist Bill Nye (1850-1896) in September 1887. In November 1889, Nye wrote in…
“Waiter, is fish one of the specials?”/“No, sir. He was in Marillion.”
A restaurant joke (and a music joke) is: Diner: Waiter, is fish one of the specials? Waiter: No, sir. He was in Marillion. "The Specials" was an English 2 tone and ska revival band.…
“Wake me up when Kirby dies” (theatre saying)
Manhattan's Chatham Street Theatre (Chatham Street is now called Park Row) in the 1840s offered cheap admission, and was attended by New York's lower classes. J. Hudson Kirby (1810-1848)…
“Wall Street” (1968)
"Wall Street" is a tap-dancing number that opens the musical Dames at Sea (1968). The musical is a 1930s parody; 'Wall Street" is direct homage to "42nd Street." The…
“Warning! The consumption of alcohol might cause you to think you can sing”
"Warning! The consumption of alcohol/wine might cause you to think you can sing" is a jocular one-line wine saying that has been printed on many images. "Warning...the consumption of…
“We are not strange. We are dramatically different”
"We're not strange. We're dramatically different" and "I'm not strange. I'm dramatically different" and "We are not strange. We are dramatically…
“We got both kinds of music—country and western”
"Country" music used to be called "country and western" music. The movie The Blues Brothers (1980) popularized the joke: Elwood: What kind of music do you usually have…
“We’re not strange. We’re dramatically different”
"We're not strange. We're dramatically different" and "I'm not strange. I'm dramatically different" and "We are not strange. We are dramatically…
“We’re taking a bite out of the Big Apple tonight” (Blue’s Big City Adventure film, 2022)
Blue's Big City Adventure (2022) is a film that takes place in New York City, and is based on the American interactive educational children's television series BLue's Clues. Josh and…
“Welcome Back” (Theme to “Welcome Back, Kotter”) (1975)
"Welcome Back, Kotter" was an ABC sitcom that ran from September 9, 1975 - August 10, 1979. It featured comedian Gabriel Kaplan as Gabe Kotter and, oh yes, some actor named John Travolta…