A clever YouTuber who collects old-timey shots of burlesque performers pairs them above with Sandpaper Ballet, one of dozens of novelty tunes Leroy Anderson composed and arranged for the Boston Pops.
Syncopated Clock, Sleigh Ride, The Typewriter Song are also Anderson's work.
Orchestras have dined out on the tunes for decades, ever since "light music" was a thing.
Clip: Sandpaper Ballet (Leroy Anderson 1954)
Images: Nigel Foster Sutton collection
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