Bare bones music

October 19, 2016 2:15 PM

Do you want to watch a skeletal puppet duo perform "Oye Como Va?" I thought so. How about a lone skeleton puppet doing "Let's Twist Again?" But if rock isn't your bag, there's always the Walt Disney classic Silly Symphony: "The Skeleton Dance."
posted by Johnny Wallflower (8 comments total)

Do you know where the first one was filmed? I'm thinking I saw this or a similar skeleton-puppet performance in Buenos Aires about 8 years ago (and the reference to Calle Florida in the YouTube notes corroborates that). Anyway, even if my memory is playing tricks on me, it's a lot of fun; thanks!
posted by JimInLoganSquare at 2:34 PM on October 19, 2016

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posted by GenjiandProust at 2:37 PM on October 19, 2016 [1 favorite]

Charming, thanks!
posted by MonkeyToes at 3:11 PM on October 19, 2016

I assumed Buenos Aires for the same reason, JimInLoganSquare.
posted by Johnny Wallflower at 3:19 PM on October 19, 2016

And the granddaddy of them all: Danse Macabre by Camille Saint-Saens. (Version selected by number of skeletons.)
posted by dannyboybell at 3:39 PM on October 19, 2016 [1 favorite]

I know there may be only 2 or 3 of us who want to see this (or maybe only me), but here's a clip that includes the dancing skeletons featured on the "Sir Graves Ghastly" show many of us Detroit-area Michiganders grew up watching.
posted by acrasis at 3:53 PM on October 19, 2016 [1 favorite]

If puppets aren't a prerequisite, I'll toss in Dead Man's Bones.
posted by qbject at 8:27 PM on October 19, 2016 [1 favorite]

Excellent post-debate palate cleanser. Thank you!
posted by ovenmitt at 9:44 PM on October 19, 2016