Shows class. Shows class. But look at Epitaph, he wins it by a half. According to this here in the Telegraph.
"Fugue for Tinhorns" from Guys and Dolls.
"Fugue for Tinhorns" from Guys and Dolls.
"The Island of Misfit Toys," caught from the office. What's wrong with a spotted elephant? But honestly, I don't care what the name of the creature in a Jack-in-the-Box is, that's one scary-ass toy. Good heavens, but Gilbert & Sullivan has staying power. Braid the Raven Hair today. Turns out to have a name, this bit of incidental music from SpongeBob repeating in my brain: "Hula Dancers." This is the third day in a row I've had Doris Day, Bugs Bunny, and Jack Carson singing "Freddy, Get Ready" (Hungarian Rhapsody) from My Dream Is Yours (1949). Wash your hair and wash your face and part your hair the proper place Wash wherever dirt appears and don't forget behind your ears Getcher shoit and getcher pants you haven't got anudda chance Start the video at about 2:45. It's a toss-up: I got "The Red Blues," from a film I dislike awfully, Silk Stockings, and the "Let's All Go to the Lobby" song from an era I never got to enjoy. I think there was a version for drive-ins (ah, dirty jammies and dangerous playgrounds). Is remarkably difficult to find. Woke up with the chorus of schoolgirls who introduce the infinitely more available "Three Little Maids from School." Here it is performed by the Askes Opera Company of London in 2009. Just a Picture of Me Without You. Looks like I'm going through the Paper Moon soundtrack. Yay, Marni Nixon, via Natalie Wood. "I Feel Pretty." Can't help it, I love this show. "The Eagle," from 1776. I agree with Ben Franklin that the turkey should have been our national bird. Oh well. |  Little TunesEvery morning — or just about — I wake up with some snatchlet of music in my head. Some days it may take well past lunch for the theme from "What's Happenin'?'" to work its way out and I figure why should I suffer alone? CategoriesAll ArchivesJanuary 2012 |
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