The Blues Brothers - Minnie the Moocher (Official Audio)

The Blues Brothers - Minnie the Moocher (Official Audio)
From 'The Blues Brothers: Original Soundtrack Recording' (1980)

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Jake had a vision. It was his, the only real one he'd ever had, and he clung to it. It had always been the blues. Even back in the Rock Island City orphanage (that sweaty kid factory) Jake and Elwood were saved by the music. Actually, saved by a gray-haired janitor everybody called Curtis. He wore sinister midnight shades, a narrow black tie and a porkpie hat that he kept pushed back on his head. Curtis wrapped his waxy brown hands around his guitar neck and played the most dangerous blues this side of Robert Johnson. The nuns scorched the brothers’ days with holy threats and Curtis rescued them by night. Down in the coolness of his basement he taught them the blues and set in motion their mission: to live the healing message of music.

Silent Elwood never did put more than two sentences together, but all those lost words burned from his Special 20 blues harp. And Joliet tore that voice from some hidden darkness, twisting his chubby body, snarling at the heavens, a born sinner. They used the basement because it was secret and because the echo gave them a nice dirty sound: Howlin’ Wolf and Little Walker, slapping like a bad dream around the chilly room. And then one night, Jake brought in a gleaming E string he said came from Elmore James’ guitar. He held it tight and as it glowed in the bulb light, Jake sliced Elwood’s middle finger and then his own. Now the solo boys with soul in their blood were brothers. Jake and Elwood Blues … the Blues Brothers.

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[chris-ioki]

This is the 1980 version of Cabs 1931 song.
He was 73 when he performed this in The Blues, Brothers movie.
He passed away in 1994.
Absolute legend of his time.
And a fantastic song too🤗

[BluesMan]

This movie was responsible for preserving so many classics by many legends and exposing them to a wider audience.

[CamiKhaste]

Still one of the greatest slow blues out there. One of a kind.

[lynnehenderson]

My FAVOURITE moment in the whole movie---love how it starts behind the curtain with Cab saying "You guys know 'Minnie the Moocher?'" then switches to in front, the curtains part and everyone's in white tails on a big band bandstand and TEARS into the song!!! Show 'em how it's done, Mr. C!!!

[Captain_Fordo]

It's been 44 years ago since this has been around. Thanks for the HADEEHADEEHI HODIHOUDIHOUDIHO!

[jacklambert]

Man, Cab Calloway had style. He had class. A true entertainer through and through the likes of which we'll never see again, since he was from of an older, more respectful time period in which performers valued and cherished their audience. I'm not saying there aren't performers like that today, what I'm saying is that that era is dead and gone, sadly enough.

Rest In Peace Cab.

[jamestomaszewski]

This never gets old. always singing along.

[joemccluskey]

My dad passed away a few weeks ago and this was his signature karaoke track.
I will forever think of my dad when I hear this and will look for any opportunity to perform this to try and keep a bit of him alive.

[mariojutic]

How can you dislike that. This is such a great version. Unbelievable how much Energie Cab had, 50 years later.

[wsjustice]

Cab Callaway was still bringing the heat in 1980. The Blues Brothers (1980) is the greatest musical of all fucking time. Hands down.

[michaeljdonoughjr]

R.I.P Cab Calloway 1907-1994 R.I.P John Belushi 1949-1982 R.I.P John Candy 1950-1994 R.I.P Aretha Franklin 1942-2 years ago

[southsidepaul]

Released March 94 years later and we're still playing this song.

[autumn_my_life]

The legend that is Mr. Cab Calloway. Perfection. :)

[sbkeller]

I had read somewhere that Cab Calloway wanted to do a disco version of this song for the film but he was told to do this version.

[lil_dak_]

"Just follow my lead and act real cool."

[mistypuffs]

I love this song. My nana used to sing it to me as a child 🔥

[monakaloush]

Folks, here's a story about Minnie the Moocher
She was a lowdown hoochie coocher
She was the roughest, toughest frail
But Minnie had a heart as big as a whale

Hidee hidee hidee hi
Hode hode hode ho
Hee dee hee dee hee dee hee
A hidee hidee hidee ho

She messed around with a bloke named Smoky
She loved him though he was cokey
He took her down to Chinatown
And he showed her how to kick the gong around

Hidee hidee hidee hi
Whoah
Hee dee hee dee hee dee hee
A hidee hidee hidee ho

She had a dream about the King of Sweden
He gave her things that she was needin'
He gave her a home built of gold and steel
A diamond car with platinum wheels

Hidee hidee hidee hidee hidee hidee hi
Hodee hodee hodee hodee hodee oh
Scurlivou scurlivou scurlivou rlivourlivu
Setetetete raburlutu scetete raburlutu toy

He gave her his townhouse and his racing horses
Each meal she ate was a dozen courses
She had a million dollars worth of nickels and dimes
She sat around and counted them all a million times

Hidee hidee hidee hi
Hooh whoaa oh oh whoa
Hidee hidee hidee hi

Poor Min, Poor Min, Poor Min

[j.w.calinger]

Cab Calloway performing this song in this movie could be the greatest "You still got it" moment in popular music.

[mikewrasman]

The Blues Brothers movie brought back some artists whom the younger generation didn't know and were introduced to through the Blues Brothers movie.

[sharkpoolbolt]

Story of Minnie the moocher is still a better love story than Twilight