Bolero is all about sex.

When I was x years old they played this at a movie theater before the feature. It really stuck with me for some reason and I didn't think I'd see it again. Thanks for the Sift!

"To the general public, Ravel is probably best known for his orchestral work, Boléro, which he considered trivial and once described as "a piece for orchestra without music."

great quote. from: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maurice_Ravel

I can't hear this music without thinking of Bo Derek and Dudley Moore.

>> ^HaricotVert:
> Bolero is all about sex.

what isn't?

>> ^Enzoblue:
> Thanks for the Sift!

cool! yw!

>> ^guessandcheck:
> great quote. from: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maurice_Ravel

yeah. i remember my dad telling me that Ravel had widely admitted that it was a rush job, and not his most imaginative work.
but hey. it's catchy.

>> ^Trancecoach:
> I can't hear this music without thinking of Bo Derek and Dudley Moore.

bless Blake Edwards' gin-soaked old heart.

bolero was written to the rhythm of a windmill turning nearby.
written on his piano, so i assume he couldn't help but write it to that rhythm if the sound of it was penetrating the walls of the room where his piano was...

Excellent Feghoot to the movie!
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>> ^waxxx:
Excellent Feghoot to the movie!
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thx! what's a feghoot?

A Feghoot is a humorous short story or vignette ending in an atrocious pun.

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I could not get this to play. It sounds like it's something I saw on PBS years ago and have been trying to find for a long time.
Any advice on how to get it to play for me, or where I can buy it?

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Try it now

Can be found here
http://www.videobash.com/video_show/1977-allegro-non-troppo-maurice-ravel-bol-atilde-copy-ro-33241

Can Also be found here but in 2 parts
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xc1e7c_allegro-non-troppo-bolero-1977_shortfilms

and may be from this film?
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0074121/?ref_=ttpl_pl_tt