Legs for the Leg Man 1965 Alan Copeland Singers David Rose Orchestra [RESTORED in STEREO] CBS video

The "Leg Man's Guide for '65!" - and "Lessons for Leering". Here's a rare variety show bit that (in today's world) does nothing but treating a woman like a sex object. And, these men don't care about anything above the knees! Creepy lyrics with over-exaggerating men in tuxedos. And Creepy mostly torso-less and head-less legs in high heels. "CC" for the lyrics. READ MORE

This comedy bit today (in the office) would be the subject matter of any corporate sexual harassment course (without the song and dance) and, like so many 'wonderful old routines' - they are not appreciated by many, as lawsuits will prove - but on stage, hey...they are sexy showgirls strutting their "gams" aka thighs, calves, and, well, LEGS!

Now, this "special musical material" is by Jack Lloyd with David Rose conducting his Orchestra, with the Alan Copeland Singers and the Tom Hansen Dancers.

Lyricist Jack Lloyd and David Rose (assuming he wrote it) were just copying the other 'Bachelor Pad' cocktail lounge sounds of the times with this tune. Very Neal Hefti type sounding arrangement - and pay special attention to the tasty drumming in this piece, if you aren't distracted by, well, the legs.

Songs like "Girl Talk", and the Ultra-Lounge series - are reminiscent of this musical style. Sexism, Misogyny, or just plain Horny (keywords, boys) guys enjoying the girls showing off their sexy 'gams'

As for David Rose, he was a member of Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia, the national fraternity for men in music (where he learned about an interest in legs?).

Rose was married on October 8, 1938, to actress Martha Raye. The couple divorced on May 19, 1941.

Rose married for a second time, on July 28, 1941, to actress and singer Judy Garland.

They had no children, though Garland, according to biographer Gerald Clarke, underwent at least one abortion during the marriage, at the insistence of her mother, her husband, and her motion picture studio, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Garland and Rose divorced in 1944.

He had two daughters with his third wife, Betty Bartholomew (m. 1948 until his death in 1990). His granddaughter is a singer-songwriter, Samantha James.

This video of the variety bit is sourced from the April 27, 1965 episode of the Red Skelton Hour, recorded on videotape from CBS Television City - and this little ditty was a little nugget in that rough.

You're welcome from sparing you from going through watching that show.

Lyrics:

They walk
They dance
They taunt
They prance
When they go slow I always take a longer glance
Great view, the right amount showing
Great view, both coming and going
They move with ease
Improve the breeze
I never even look at girls above the knees
Uh-oh, just pretend you're reading a magazine
Then look to the right for the prettiest sight you've seen

Uh-oh, just pretend you're reading a magazine
No need to bold, it's a wonderful old routine
Don't move from the spot, and you'll realize what I mean
Just look to the right for the prettiest sight you've seen
In today's world, this is a sexual harassment HR special on how NOT to treat women. "NOW" (pun) you might understand why the "ERA" Equal Rights Amendment and Women's Rights and women's lib were such a thing in the 1970s - and hasn't changed since. Nor have the young men, really, except they don't wear tuxedos when going out.

Of note, today, David Rose is best known musically for writing the standard, "Holiday For Strings", which became Red Skelton's theme song once David Rose became his musical director. He won many awards for his numerous television scores - and also recorded many lush string record albums. He is also famous for writing the burlesque-y novelty song, "The Stripper".

After Red Skelton left the air, David Rose hitched on to Michael Landon's gait and during the 1970s was best known as the musical director for the NBC TV show, "Little House On The Prairie" and Landon's next series "Highway to Heaven" in the 1980s.

David Rose passed away in 1990.

THE ALAN COPELAND SINGERS--

Alan Copeland is an American singer, songwriter, composer, and conductor.

Music career
Copeland was a member of The Modernaires, first from 1948 to 1956 and then from 1959 to the mid-1960s. He also worked as a songwriter in Los Angeles in the 1950s. He also worked as a composer for television and did arrangement work for musicians such as Ella Fitzgerald, Frank Sinatra, and Bing Crosby. He led studio ensembles that released several albums in the 1960s. In 1968, he issued the single, "Mission: Impossible: Norwegian Wood", which was a medley interpolating the Theme from Mission: Impossible and the Beatles song "Norwegian Wood". It peaked at number 120 on the Billboard Bubbling Under chart and won a Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Pop Performance by a Chorus. He released his autobiography, "Jukebox Saturday Nights", in November 2007.

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