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Dave Chappelle: That was "'Round Midnight" I was playing. That's the Thelonious Monk song. One of my favorite musicians, 'cause his timing was so ill. Every comedian is a stickler for timing, and Thelonious Monk was off time, yet perfectly on time. You should study it. If you're an aspiring comedian, or an aspiring musician, you should study it. Which brings me to my next point. Comedians and musicians were like this:
[interlocks fingers]
Dave Chappelle: . Every comic wants to be a musician. Every musician thinks they're funny. It's a very strange relationship that we have. Some musicians are funny. Some comedians can play. I'll give you an example: Mos Def - funny guy; Jamie Foxx - good singer and piano player. So you never know, you never know what kind of talent a person has. I ain't mediocre at both, but I've managed to talk my way into a fortune. Life, is a funny and unpredictable thing!
[interlocks fingers]
Dave Chappelle: . Every comic wants to be a musician. Every musician thinks they're funny. It's a very strange relationship that we have. Some musicians are funny. Some comedians can play. I'll give you an example: Mos Def - funny guy; Jamie Foxx - good singer and piano player. So you never know, you never know what kind of talent a person has. I ain't mediocre at both, but I've managed to talk my way into a fortune. Life, is a funny and unpredictable thing!
Full Transcript
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to Round About Midnight
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Piano Bass Round About Midnight
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Together We're dating
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It's called Courtship
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Christian courtship That's what it's called
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It's called dating
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We've been friends for how long A year Best friends for a year
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A month And a month
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And a day And a day
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And a day a day It's a year a month and a day
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So how many hours and how many minutes and how many seconds
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Can I breathe your air Breathe mine Sniffs
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Girls Laughing
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That was Round Midnight I was playing
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That's a Thelonious Monk song
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One of my favorite musicians 'cause his timing was so ill
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Every comedian is a stickler for timing
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And Thelonious Monk was off time yet perfectly on time
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You should study it if you're an aspiring comedian
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Or as an aspiring musician you should study it
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Which brings me to my next point
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Comedians and musicians We're like this
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Every comic wants to be a musician
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Every musician thinks they're funny
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It's a very strange relationship that we have
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Some musicians are funny Some comedians can play
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I'll give you an example Mos Def funny guy
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Jamie Foxx good singer and piano player
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So you never know You never know what kind of talents a person has
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I'm mediocre at both but have managed to talk my way into a fortune
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Life is a funny unpredictable thing
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Movie Summary
A mix of Dave Chappelle's sketch comedy and musical interludes, inspired in part by the 1973 documentary Wattstax.
