1942 B&W 2½ min.
Produced By: Film Theatarettes, Inc.
Fashion sure is a funny concept, isn't it? What's hip and cool one day is regarded as passé the next. Women seem to be hit particularly hard by this fact, with popular fashion bouncing between the “Girl next door” look to the “Girl on the street corner” look faster than you can say Paris Hilton. The image of the “ideal” woman too, is seemingly in constant flux. Voluptuous, busty women gave way to slender, waif-like beanpoles only to be replaced yet again by today's bizarre infatuation with gargantuan buttocks. Thank you very much Sir Mix-a-Lot.
There is one thing about women that remains consistent however, and that is the pure, unadulterated insanity of strippers. There is a timeless, almost comforting quality about their insanity. Case in point, this wonderful little slice of 40's burlesque from the legendary Georgia Sothern. Gadding about the stage like a coked-up Kathy Griffin in a mosh pit, Ms. Sothern manages to put on a display that will be forever burned into my mind. With an upbeat little piano tune playing in the background, Ms. Sothern's arms flail wildly like some fleshy cat-o'-nine-tails; her legs kick frantically like an angry Bruce Lee; and her head bangs like she's front row at a Metallica show. It's truly a sight to behold. Sexy? Maybe not, but definitely entertaining.
I must admit that there is something rather endearing about her manic level of enthusiasm (one certainly can't accuse her of merely going through the motions) but the simple fact that men from my grandparents' generation found this even the slightest bit erotic is nothing short of disturbing. Hmm, I just used the words “grandparents” and “erotic” in the same sentence. If you don't mind, I think I'm going to go have a shower and a good cry.
Reviewed by Derek Miller
Posted 8/25/09
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Georgia Sothern - Slayer remix
I couldn't help myself. Her enthusiastic headbanging was too much for me to resist. With apologies to Slayer, I present Georgia Sothern dancing to Slayer's Raining Blood.
P.S. This is the most metal thing you will ever encounter in your lifetime.
