While Winters continued acting, he gained recognition for his dance choreography. He was frequently seen on television with his troupe David Winters Dancers in various variety shows most notably Hullabaloo where he was the first to choreograph the Watusi, originated the Freddy, and popularized several dance in the 1960s. He was a common collaborator of Elvis Presley and Ann-Margret including their hit film Viva Las Vegas. Other dance choreography credits include T.A.M.I. Show, Send Me No Flowers, Billie, A Star Is Born, and more. For the TV movie Movin' with Nancy, he is noted to be the first dance choreographer to be nominated in the history of the Emmys in the Special Classification of Individual Achievements category, before the Outstanding Achievement in Choreography (for which he was also nominated) category was created.
He eventually became a director and a producer starting with a streak of star studded TV specials including Raquel!, and Once Upon a Wheel. His first theatrical release was the concert film Alice Cooper: Welcome to My Nightmare, it is noted for imaginative costumes and set. He also directed the Award-winning Horror Comedy The Last Horror Film. It was Joe Spinell' second lead role and his last collaboration with Caroline Munro. Another directorial effort was the teenage romance skateboarding film, Thrashin', starring Josh Brolin in his first lead. In the mid 1980s, Winters opened his own production and distribution company, Action International Pictures, within this enterprise he mostly produced for other directors, a number of them by directed by David A. Prior starring his brother Ted. Some of these cult classics includes Deadly Prey, Aerobicide, Space Mutiny, and Mankillers. From then on he specialized in action oriented films many with recurring actors such as Robert Ginty, David Carradine, Robert Davi, Jan-Michael Vincent, Cameron Mitchell, and Oliver Reed.
From 2000 to 2019, Winters remained an active member of film industry. Some of these efforts includes acting in mini series Blackbeard with Angus Macfadyen, and Jessica Chastain and the Sundance winner Teddy Bear, as well as producing the historical epic The King Maker with Gary Stretch and John Rhys Davies . He also produced, directed, and co-starred in two award-winning films Welcome 2 Ibiza, with Gary Busey and Mackenzie Astin, and Dancin': It's On!, with winners and runners-up of the TV shows, So You Think You Can Dance, and Dancing with the Stars, this ensemble is led by Witney Carson and also co-stars Gary Daniels. His last output was his memoir Tough Guys Do Dance, about his journey in the film industry.
West Side Story
David Winters Lyrics
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They believe everything they read in the papers about us cruddy J.D.'s
So that's what we give 'em
Somethin' to believe in
Hey, you
Who? Me Officer Krupke?
Yeah you
Gimme one good reason for not dragging you down to the station house
Ya punk
Dear kindly Sergeant Krupke, you gotta understand
It's just our bringin' upke that gets us out of hand
Our mothers all are junkies, our fathers all are drunks
Golly Moses, naturally we're punks
Gee, Officer Krupke, we're very upset
We never had the love that every child oughta get
We ain't no delinquents, we're misunderstood
Deep down inside us there is good
There is good
There is good, there is good
There is untapped good
Like inside, the worst of us is good
That's a touching good story
Lemme tell it to the world
Just tell it to the Judge
Dear kindly Judge, Your Honor, my parents treat me rough
With all their marijuana, they won't give me a puff
They didn't wanna have me but somehow I was had
Leapin' lizards, that's why I'm so bad
Right, Officer Krupke, you're really a square
This boy don't need a judge, he needs an analyst's care
It's just his neurosis that oughta be curbed
He's psychologically disturbed
I'm disturbed
We're disturbed, we're disturbed
We're the most disturbed
Like we're psychologically disturbed
Hear ye, hear ye
In the opinion of this court
This child is depraved on account
He ain't had a normal home
Hey, I'm depraved on account I'm deprived
So take him to a headshrinker
You
Who? Me?
My daddy beats my mommy, my mommy clobbers me
My grandpa is a commie, my grandma pushes tea
My sister wears a mustache, my brother wears a dress
Goodness gracious, that's why I'm a mess
Yes, Officer Krupke, he shouldn't be here
This boy don't need a couch, he needs a useful career
Society's played him a terrible trick
And sociologically he's sick
I am sick
We are sick, we are sick
We are sick, sick, sick
Like we're sociologically sick
In my opinion, this child does not need to have his head shrunk at all
Juvenile delinquency is purely a social disease
Hey, I got a social disease
So take him to a social worker
Dear kindly social worker
They tell me get a job
Like be a soda jerker, which means like be a slob
It's not I'm antisocial, I'm only anti-work
Glory Osky, that's why I'm a jerk
Eek, Officer Krupke, you've done it again
This boy don't need a job, he needs a year in the pen
It ain't just a question of misunderstood
Deep down inside him, he's no good
I'm no good
We're no good, we're no good
We're no earthly good
Like the best of us is no damn good
The trouble is he's lazy, the trouble is he drinks
The trouble is he's crazy, the trouble is he stinks
The trouble is he's growing, the trouble is he's grown
Krupke, we've got troubles of our own
Gee, Officer Krupke
We're down on our knees
'Cause no one wants a fella
With a social disease
Gee, Officer Krupke
What are we to do?
Gee, Officer Krupke
Krup you
The lyrics to David Winters's "West Side Story" capture a conversation between a group of rebellious youths and the authority figures who view them as troublemakers. The opening lines set the tone by highlighting the negative stereotype that law enforcement officers hold about the youths in question, referring to them as "cruddy J.D.'s" and acknowledging that the police believe everything they read about them in the papers. The youths in turn express their defiance by giving the officers "something to believe in," implying that their rebellious actions are a response to the perception imposed upon them.
The song then transitions into a scenario where Officer Krupke confronts one of the youths, demanding a reason for not taking them to the station. The youth responds by addressing Sergeant Krupke, attributing their behavior to their upbringing and the lack of parental love and guidance. They attempt to humanize themselves by explaining that they are not delinquents but are misunderstood individuals with untapped potential for good, despite their outward rebelliousness.
As the conversation continues, the focus shifts to a judge in the court system who is urged to consider the troubled background and psychological issues faced by the youth. The lyrics reflect the belief that juvenile delinquency is a result of social factors and lack of proper care and support, rather than inherent individual faults. The youth's outburst about their dysfunctional family serves to highlight the chaotic environment they come from and how it has impacted their behavior and well-being.
The song concludes with a plea to a social worker, highlighting the cyclical nature of societal issues and how they contribute to individual struggles. The youths express a sense of hopelessness and desperation, feeling trapped in a system that fails to understand or support them. The repetition of the refrain "Gee, Officer Krupke" throughout the song underscores the frustration and defiance of the youths, as they grapple with the reality of their circumstances and the judgment imposed upon them by the outside world. The lyrics ultimately serve as a commentary on the complexities of youth delinquency, societal neglect, and the need for understanding and support rather than punishment.
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: Leonard Bernstein, Stephen Sondheim
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@juliagray19
I LOVE this song!!! This is parody of the social welfare is such a succinct, hysterical way! Issues like: what is a "social disease" and how do young people with social diseases feel about this label and getting pushed from profession to profession? Stephen Sondheim has written tons of great music, but I think this song is the most educational. The cast in West Side Story just knocks my socks off. The newspapers, parodies of the professions just crack me up. I'm a high school teacher and this clip got some grins today.