Greetings and salutations Hivers. Today let's go into another Three Tune Tuesday post.

As always, thanks to @ablaze for making this series. Lots of people participate in it! Follow the tags to find a ton of good music recommendation.

Today I have a weird mix. Well... let's just jump right in and we'll see how it goes.

Harpo & Chico - Mama Yo Quiero

And now for something completely different.

You know, I missed the Marx Brothers revival when they became briefly popular again in the 1970s, as everything 1920s came back for a time. But as I was coming into my own in the early 90s, there was just enough of it remaining to make me curious. The local Blockbuster had a section with all the Marx Brothers films and I went through them one by one, loving them all. One thing that always jumped out at me was Chico's piano playing. At first I hated it, wanting them to just do their zaniness and stop with the music, but I soon warmed up to it and enjoyed watching. He's really an excellent player, a fact made even more impressive when you learn that he was entirely self-taught. Watch him go to work here:

Impressive to see Harpo could also hold his own in that clip.

Scott Bradlee - Super Mario Bros Ragtime

Speaking of impressive piano work, this is right up there. Ragtime is impressive anyway; players of it have to be quite good to go so quickly. This time is made even more good by giving us a great theme that many of us know from our childhoods.

J-Music Pocket Band - Mario 2

While this does kind of break the theme I was building for today's post... oh well! It came up as a recommended video after I watched the one above and I just couldn't resist. This is a delightful jazz cover of an already very jazzy tune!

BONUS: Michael and Ray - Thriller & Ghostbusters

And now for something completely different! Wait...I already used that line in this post, didn't I? Well, the second unexpected turn then! Here's the mash-up that we never expected, even if the themes do kind of match up. At first it doesn't quite work, but it gets better.

Ok, it's not very good. I mean really, most mash-ups aren't. But it does get points for trying an interesting idea.

So what's your favorite?

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David is an American teacher and translator lost in Japan, trying to capture the beauty of this country one photo at a time and searching for the perfect haiku. He blogs here and at laspina.org. Write him on Twitter or Mastodon.