In the long list of David Bowie's collaborators - Lou Reed, Iggy Pop, Queen, Trent Reznor, TV on the Radio - there's one slightly odd standout: Bing Crosby. And the pair's duet on "Little Drummer Boy" for the 1977 TV special Bing Crosby's Merrie Olde Christmas has indeed become something of an outlier in Bowie's career, landing as it did in the middle of Bowie's particularly strange - even for him - late '70s run, that found him making stark, groundbreaking albums like Low while sequestered in Berlin. The clip usually pops up around Christmas every year as part of All-Things-Bowie Internet round-ups,...
- 1/11/2016
- by Alex Heigl, @alex_heigl
- PEOPLE.com
In the long list of David Bowie's collaborators - Lou Reed, Iggy Pop, Queen, Trent Reznor, TV on the Radio - there's one slightly odd standout: Bing Crosby. And the pair's duet on "Little Drummer Boy" for the 1977 TV special Bing Crosby's Merrie Olde Christmas has indeed become something of an outlier in Bowie's career, landing as it did in the middle of Bowie's particularly strange - even for him - late '70s run, that found him making stark, groundbreaking albums like Low while sequestered in Berlin. The clip usually pops up around Christmas every year as part of All-Things-Bowie Internet round-ups,...
- 1/11/2016
- by Alex Heigl, @alex_heigl
- PEOPLE.com
For me, Will Ferrell movies are either hit or miss, and, when they miss, it's a big f*cking miss (Semi-Pro, The Other Guys, Land of the Lost, I'm looking at you and I'm not smiling, not once). The man's still got it, though, when it comes to comedic sketches and has always had a handle on deadpan bizarre (his bearded guest spot on Conan's last episode of "The Tonight Show" being my favorite example). In this video for Funny or Die, Ferrell and my favorite indie actor turned comedian, John C. Reilly, take on one of the oddest moments in TV history, a young David Bowie singing "Peace on Earth/The Little Drummer Boy" with Bing Crosby for the 1977 special, "Bing Crosby's Merrie Olde Christmas" (ye olde timey!).
While Reilly nails Bing's jolly, Southern grandpa persona, Ferrell's British accent is positively Van Dykeian in its level of badness and...
While Reilly nails Bing's jolly, Southern grandpa persona, Ferrell's British accent is positively Van Dykeian in its level of badness and...
- 12/13/2010
- by Joanna Robinson
Jack Black and Jason Segel — The Next David Bowie and Bing Crosby?
One of our favorite Christmas traditions is watching Bing Crosby and David Bowie's classic "Peace on Earth/Little Drummer Boy" performance. The duet originally aired as part of the 1977 TV special "Bing Crosby's Merrie Olde Christmas" and no matter how humbuggy we might be feeling around the holidays, it always warms our hearts.
So we admit that we were a little caught off guard to hear that the classic had been re-recorded... and by two comedic actors at that. So after a little trepidation, we watched Jack Black and his "Gulliver's Travels" co-star Jason Segel's animated video for "Peace on Earth/Little Drummer Boy."
In fairness to them, no one can harmonize quite the way that the greatest crooner and the most stylized rock star could in '77. But the Black-Segel effort has a bit more rock bravado,...
One of our favorite Christmas traditions is watching Bing Crosby and David Bowie's classic "Peace on Earth/Little Drummer Boy" performance. The duet originally aired as part of the 1977 TV special "Bing Crosby's Merrie Olde Christmas" and no matter how humbuggy we might be feeling around the holidays, it always warms our hearts.
So we admit that we were a little caught off guard to hear that the classic had been re-recorded... and by two comedic actors at that. So after a little trepidation, we watched Jack Black and his "Gulliver's Travels" co-star Jason Segel's animated video for "Peace on Earth/Little Drummer Boy."
In fairness to them, no one can harmonize quite the way that the greatest crooner and the most stylized rock star could in '77. But the Black-Segel effort has a bit more rock bravado,...
- 12/10/2010
- by Pop Culture Passionistas
- popculturepassionistas
See more funny videos and funny pictures at CollegeHumor.
Your daily December dose of holiday cheer comes courtesy of Jason Segel and Jack Black, who co-star in the most recent big-screen adaptation of "Gulliver's Travels," in theaters on Dec. 22.
Courtesy of College Humor, the two stars get animated to sing a version of the "Little Drummer Boy/Peace on Earth" mashup popularized by Bing Crosby and David Bowie in 1977 for the "Bing Crosby's Merrie Olde Christmas" special.
What's kind of cool is that the new version is still very sedate, filled with the banal small talk that was a hallmark of the original.
"It always helps to play a holiday carol when I'm feeling fretful," says cartoon Segel before launching into the song.
We also quite like cartoon Black's Christmas tree sweater and how they captured that manic look in his eyes.
Here's the original version for comparison:
Which version do you prefer?...
Your daily December dose of holiday cheer comes courtesy of Jason Segel and Jack Black, who co-star in the most recent big-screen adaptation of "Gulliver's Travels," in theaters on Dec. 22.
Courtesy of College Humor, the two stars get animated to sing a version of the "Little Drummer Boy/Peace on Earth" mashup popularized by Bing Crosby and David Bowie in 1977 for the "Bing Crosby's Merrie Olde Christmas" special.
What's kind of cool is that the new version is still very sedate, filled with the banal small talk that was a hallmark of the original.
"It always helps to play a holiday carol when I'm feeling fretful," says cartoon Segel before launching into the song.
We also quite like cartoon Black's Christmas tree sweater and how they captured that manic look in his eyes.
Here's the original version for comparison:
Which version do you prefer?...
- 12/8/2010
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Pop2it
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