Her little shoulder shake at 0:20 as she moves her hips is priceless. I once took my friend's sister out on a date. We went to dinner and dancing later. When she did that shoulder shake thing it set the hook 🪝in me.
It must have had the publicity dept. at the studio working over time to put out the idea that this gorgeous creature wasn't every man's first choice. Beautiful and talented.
Let's go back two thousand years or more, perchance, Before Delilah, before Godiva, Before Gypsy Rose Lee was alive-a! Way way back, before they ever heard of oomph girls! At that time there lived a dame who did her dance, Without a bubble that blew to smidgens, Without a fan or without a flock of pigeons, Way way back before the Greeks had a word for oomph girls! With seven veils She wowed the males And made the hall of fame; And this modern swing And stuff and thing All dates back to this day! Salome was the grandma of them all, She had the stuff that makes your motor stall! This babe took Babylon by storm And handed down that magic form, You'll know that takes the wallflowers off the wall! Yes, they swing and sway, Shimmy shammy, but they show me, No matter how ya slice it boy, It's still - Salome! On Samson and Delilah, here's a tip; She got her man, but with no barber's clip! She merely went into her dance The day she found him with his pants, Her unit and her blitzkrieg was a pip! Yes, it's box office, Minsky gives them a diplomey, But no matter how ya slice it boy, It's still - Salome! You can slice it thick, you can slice it thin, Or you needn't slice it at all! You can cut it long, You can cut it short, You can hang it up on the wall! But then they claim it's somethin' new, It really doesn't throw me, For no matter how ya slice it, It still comes out Salome!
Wonderful! Thanks for the lyrics. A couple of suggested edits: "barber's clip" instead of "barber's quip," and "Yes, it's box office" instead of "Yes, it barks often."
I don't believe Salome had anything to do with Babylon tho - wasn't she the person who danced 💃 for King 👑 Herod in exchange for him cutting off John the Baptist 's head ?
She has just become one of my favorites of all time!
Love it! She's hysterically deadpan!
Loved her so much!! There was only 1 Virginia I’Brien!! ❤️💐
Her exaggerated facial expressions are marvelous as they don't compromise her singular beauty.
I love the yawn gesture at the end!
Her little shoulder shake at 0:20 as she moves her hips is priceless. I once took my friend's sister out on a date. We went to dinner and dancing later. When she did that shoulder shake thing it set the hook 🪝in me.
She's great and I love her too. RIP Virginia beautiful lady.
A classic beauty with much talent❤️
Love her!
Magnificent is all I can say.
Virginia O’Brian is even better in color! Look and listen!
Wonderful
Without doubt, the sexiest gal of her time in the movies.
Add Ann Miller, too.
I simply can't take my eyes off her.
I'm in 💕😘 Love
Naughty song: "Sal(a)ome"....but Virginia O'Brien is always great, wether wearing mustard yellow and deep blue, or photographed in blue...!!!
Don't get it.
Virginia appeares to have dropped this: 👑
This is great!
Should've been 100 today...
It must have had the publicity dept. at the studio working over time to put out the idea that this gorgeous creature wasn't every man's first choice. Beautiful and talented.
Gorgeous like Ann Miller.
I love this video, but RUclips seems to think I want to watch it every day.
Let's go back two thousand years or more, perchance,
Before Delilah, before Godiva,
Before Gypsy Rose Lee was alive-a!
Way way back, before they ever heard of oomph girls!
At that time there lived a dame who did her dance,
Without a bubble that blew to smidgens,
Without a fan or without a flock of pigeons,
Way way back before the Greeks had a word for oomph girls!
With seven veils
She wowed the males
And made the hall of fame;
And this modern swing
And stuff and thing
All dates back to this day!
Salome was the grandma of them all,
She had the stuff that makes your motor stall!
This babe took Babylon by storm
And handed down that magic form,
You'll know that takes the wallflowers off the wall!
Yes, they swing and sway,
Shimmy shammy, but they show me,
No matter how ya slice it boy,
It's still - Salome!
On Samson and Delilah, here's a tip;
She got her man, but with no barber's clip!
She merely went into her dance
The day she found him with his pants,
Her unit and her blitzkrieg was a pip!
Yes, it's box office,
Minsky gives them a diplomey,
But no matter how ya slice it boy,
It's still - Salome!
You can slice it thick,
you can slice it thin,
Or you needn't slice it at all!
You can cut it long,
You can cut it short,
You can hang it up on the wall!
But then they claim it's somethin' new,
It really doesn't throw me,
For no matter how ya slice it,
It still comes out Salome!
Wonderful! Thanks for the lyrics. A couple of suggested edits: "barber's clip" instead of "barber's quip," and "Yes, it's box office" instead of "Yes, it barks often."
You could also swap out this part with the clever play on words:
"The day she found him with his Panz- / -er unit and her Blitzkrieg was a pip!"
And I believe the rhyme actually goes
"And made the hall of fame;
And this modern swing
And stuff and thing
All dates back to this DAME!" 😜
I don't believe Salome had anything to do with Babylon tho - wasn't she the person who danced 💃 for King 👑 Herod in exchange for him cutting off John the Baptist 's head ?
yes im sure the writer was like "aye, we gotta have this done by 9am monday, no time for fact checks and accuracy"@@sgabig
:3
she hogged up quite well as years went by.
you're mean