Maybe the humourless, joyless wonders that I wrote about in the previous post will approve of this version: Betty Garrett and Red Skelton, with Betty totally empowered.
Tag Archives: music
Baby, It’s Totalitarian Out There
Such enormous silliness, brought to us by the regressive left and what I call ‘Victorian feminism.’ I’m guessing the two ladies I wrote about here would think this is an excellent development.
Soldier
Marty Balin
Maurane
When I lived in Paris, I became a big fan of the Belgian singer Maurane. I was sad to learn that she passed away earlier this year. Apparently, her last album will be released in two weeks – a tribute to fellow Belgian Jacques Brel.
Here’s my favourite of her songs.
Die Trapp Familie
My dear regular readers know how I love The Sound of Music. Well, through the wonders of the internets I discovered another version of the true story, a German film made in 1956. If is quite good, though it lacks the magic of little Gretl and Julie Andrews and, of course, the glory that is our Canadian icon of handsomeness, Christopher Plummer. It also lacks the perfect score, though having listed many “lacks,” I still recommend it. A different tone, of course, being German, but very good nonetheless. First part below – following parts should show up in the sidebar.
Nancy Sinatra
Nancy Sinatra Sr. died, which gives me an excuse to post another Sinatra performance.
Sinatra
He died twenty years ago today. In memory, a famous song about memory (of which I posted another version here).
Francis Albert, exceptional:
Stalin Wasn’t Stallin’
Watching a recent episode of The Americans, ‘The Great Patriotic War,’ got me thinking about this 1943 song:
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