Word: loompa
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...flying oompa loompa? The Great Glass Elevator in free fall? We don't know what the cast of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory is staring up at either. Honestly! We'll all find out together next year, when the Tim Burton remake of the Roald Dahl classic hits theaters. JOHNNY DEPP, in the top hat, plays the off-kilter Willy Wonka, with FREDDIE HIGHMORE, far left, as Charlie Bucket. Let the hunt for a golden ticket begin...
...drunken, lazy scratching and melted jazz residue of “Basin Street Blues” (a surprisingly well-done cover of Spencer Williams’ 1928 standard) makes for a solid, foundational opener. Meanwhile, “Skanky Panky” wins us over with its oompa-loompa beats, droning trumpet sampling and all-around technical genius. Few others could make the complex endeavor of sampling from completely different musical worlds sound so very simple...
...Band arrangement of “Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious” and culminates in an enthralling jam session to, of all things, the song “Do Re Mi.” In between, Connick demonstrates a free-spirited maturity with his clever interpretations of the “Oompa Loompa Song” and “Ding Dong! The Witch is Dead,” and sails through “A Spoonful of Sugar” with a bouncy, as well as surprising, harmonic depth. Following in the tradition of Miles Davis’ cover...
...admit that I base my hairstyle decisions entirely on the need to look like Willy Wonka. In freshman year, I had short hair and it was all about Larry Bird. But when my roommate woke me up one day with “but Daddy, I want an oompa loompa now!” I was pumped and knew instantly that this was my destiny...
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