12-24-11 - "White Christmas" ~ Bing Crosby / The Drifters

This one likely doesn't need much explanation, but here's a bit of it anyway.  My family just watched "White Christmas" with Bing Crosby, Danny Kaye, Rosemary Clooney, and that other girl (the one with the brown eyes...)  It's a pretty entertaining old flick, which involves an unseasonably warm December in Vermont.  And no, a white Christmas is not looking promising here in PA this year... we'll just have to make do.  But the film features some snappy song and dance routines along with some witty one-liners:

"Well, now, isn't this cozy? Boy, girl, boy, girl..."

"You're not exactly Superman, but you are awfully available..."

"In some ways, you're far superior to my cocker spaniel." 

And of course, the finale is the titular song.  Here's Bing Crosby's famous / classic version (don't believe me?  The Guinness Book of World Records cites it as the best selling single of all time):

And here's a spiffy version by The Drifters, which you may recognize from Home Alone:

"...and may all your Christmases be white..."

9-29-11 - "Great Balls Of Fire" ~ Jerry Lee Lewis

WYEP played this one today while I was driving home.  It's an oldie, but a goodie, as they say.  Just plain fun.  

"Goodness, gracious..."

7-4-11 - "Hound Dog" ~ Elvis Presley

In honor of the holiday, here's one from a real American hero.  OK, maybe not hero, but a pioneer, certainly...


I doubt I need to tell you who Elvis was, so just enjoy the tune:

"Well, they said you was high class;
well, that was just a lie..."


(a quarter to the first person who can tell me Elvis' middle name WITHOUT looking it up online...)

5-31-11 - "Cry, Cry, Cry" ~ Johnny Cash

Sometimes the little things amuse me, such as posting songs with the same title on back to back days.  I wouldn't do it if they weren't both awesome, though.  So, here's the "old classic" to which I referred last night... sounds like ol' Johnny was having trouble with a lover who strayed...

"When your fickle love gets old no one will care for you
And you'll come back to me for a little love thats true
I'll tell you no and then you'll ask me why why why
When I remind you of all of this you'll cry cry cry..."


PS - Wikipedia says Cash was descended from Scottish royalty... neat, huh?