Popular Songs (1920-1945)

[LitNetIsGreat]

Good for you, at nearly 50 songs, you'll be entertained for some time.
I'll explore more on James' music. Helen Forrest is a dream and recorded with Artie Shaw as well.

I scanned through the list of recordings on the disk and noticed Sleepy Time Gal
She was a popular subject for airplane nose art during the War. Here's one example on the nose of a C-47 - a pic I found among my father's many wartime photos.

(click on image)



That might be Doris^

and a recording of the same I found...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5asKVtJJ39w


Emil I figured my "ain't bad" would pull you out of the woodwork as I recall from the past, you're quite fond of Doris. What a voice and that blonde hair!

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Thanks for posting that I had no idea of it. Yes I am looking forward to the CD, I'll transfer the whole thing to my Ipod and then sit in the garden and listen to the whole thing with a glass of something nice.

[Emil Miller]

http://youtu.be/zNcPnEc99UE


It's very instructive to read the comments on videos. There are so many of this type on those showing real music by genuine musicians that it shows that the dumbed down referred to may not be as numerous as they think they are.


No one is ever too young to enjoy this music, because this IS the real stuff, so now you know what music sounds like, enjoy kids!!

joevet66 16 hours ago

Most of the crap today is totally forgettable by talent-less *** shakers with nothing but hype and the dumbed down behind them. No substance, nothing lasting.

Cole Porter and Artie Shaw. Couldn't get any better.

Thanks

-Bill

baghend 5 months ago in playlist 30's

[LitNetIsGreat]

Yes I like it, very mellow jazz sound. It even managed to quell some of my local library closure rage. I'm going to look into this Artie Shaw.

My Harry James came today and I have been playing the first CD.

[Gilliatt Gurgle]

Artie Shaw has been on the top of my list among the Big Band era musicians.
I believe you'll enjoy him.
A couple of favorites:

Artie's version of Begin the Beguine

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ps05TaQuYvc

and

Comes Love
Helen comes in about 1:40

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M8JoCSoOcPM


Ahh, so nice. Helen will now be in my dreams
Good night.
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[Emil Miller]

Artie Shaw was to the clarinet what Harry James was to the trumpet and when on a trip to Mexico he heard this tune he immediately saw it's potential and arranged it for his band. It was a massive success.

http://youtu.be/sMOHMYl5BCs

[MANICHAEAN]

“Ich hab' noch einen Koffer in Berlin” sung by Marlene Dietrich*

1
Wunderschön ist’s in Paris auf der Rue Madeleine
Schön ist es im Mai in Rom durch die Stadt zu gehn’n
Oder eine Sommernacht still beim Wein in Wien.
Doch ich häng', wenn ihr auch lacht, heut’ noch an Berlin:

Refrain:
Ich hab’ noch einen Koffer in Berlin
Deswegen muss ich nächstens wieder hin.
Die Seligkeiten vergang’ner Zeiten
Sind alle noch in meinem kleinen Koffer drin.

Ich hab’ noch einen Koffer in Berlin
Der bleibt auch dort, und das hat seinen Sinn.
Auf diese Weise lohnt sich die Reise,
Denn wenn ich Sehnsucht hab’ dann fahr’ ich wieder hin.

2
Lunapark und Wellenbad, kleiner Bär im Zoo,
Wannseebad mit Wasserrad, Tage hell und froh.
Werder, wenn die Bäume blühn’n, Park von Sanssouci.
Kinder, schön war doch Berlin. Ich vergess’ es nie:

Refrain: Ich hab...

[Emil Miller]

“Ich hab' noch einen Koffer in Berlin” sung by Marlene Dietrich*

1
Wunderschön ist’s in Paris auf der Rue Madeleine
Schön ist es im Mai in Rom durch die Stadt zu gehn’n
Oder eine Sommernacht still beim Wein in Wien.
Doch ich häng', wenn ihr auch lacht, heut’ noch an Berlin:

Refrain:
Ich hab’ noch einen Koffer in Berlin
Deswegen muss ich nächstens wieder hin.
Die Seligkeiten vergang’ner Zeiten
Sind alle noch in meinem kleinen Koffer drin.

Ich hab’ noch einen Koffer in Berlin
Der bleibt auch dort, und das hat seinen Sinn.
Auf diese Weise lohnt sich die Reise,
Denn wenn ich Sehnsucht hab’ dann fahr’ ich wieder hin.

2
Lunapark und Wellenbad, kleiner Bär im Zoo,
Wannseebad mit Wasserrad, Tage hell und froh.
Werder, wenn die Bäume blühn’n, Park von Sanssouci.
Kinder, schön war doch Berlin. Ich vergess’ es nie:

Refrain: Ich hab...

Yes this is typical German sentimetality which equates with Noel Coward's London Pride and J'ai Deux Amours

http://youtu.be/aTsIMVIWjlQ

http://youtu.be/EYRlLgDlvIA

[LitNetIsGreat]

I ordered this yesterday:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B...ls_o00_s00_i00

Helen Forrest. It's got Artie Shaw, Bennie Goodman and Harry James, looks good.

[Emil Miller]

I ordered this yesterday:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B...ls_o00_s00_i00

Helen Forrest. It's got Artie Shaw, Bennie Goodman and Harry James, looks good.

Someone I knew years ago had this 12" vinyl record. I think the cover was his main reason for buying it.

[LitNetIsGreat]

Ha, ha, the legs make up half of the cover.

[LitNetIsGreat]

I ordered this yesterday:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B...ls_o00_s00_i00

Helen Forrest. It's got Artie Shaw, Bennie Goodman and Harry James, looks good.

This come today and I'm just listening to some of it - the Benny Goodman part at the moment (just paused Poirot for a bit). It's very relaxing stuff, highly enjoyable - dreamy!

[Emil Miller]

This come today and I'm just listening to some of it - the Benny Goodman part at the moment (just paused Poirot for a bit). It's very relaxing stuff, highly enjoyable - dreamy!

Judging by the reviews it certainly sounds the ticket but I'm surprised that you interrupted Poirot ( So you see Hastings mon ami.) Is he still on or were you watching a repeat ?

[LitNetIsGreat]

Judging by the reviews it certainly sounds the ticket but I'm surprised that you interrupted Poirot ( So you see Hastings mon ami.) Is he still on or were you watching a repeat ?

I only interrupted Poirot as Mrs N was washing the pots! We are watching repeats on ITV4 or Alibi channel on Sky, or some such channels, taping them and watching them every other night.

Here's one of the Artie Shaw tracks, Come Love, I think you or Mr GG posted it a bit back:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M8JoCSoOcPM

Yes it's a good album collection.

[Emil Miller]

I only interrupted Poirot as Mrs N was washing the pots! We are watching repeats on ITV4 or Alibi channel on Sky, or some such channels, taping them and watching them every other night.

Here's one of the Artie Shaw tracks, Come Love, I think you or Mr GG posted it a bit back:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M8JoCSoOcPM

Yes it's a good album collection.

I've got rid of my television but I did watch some of the Poirot series in the past.
They were too long to sustain interest and what gave the lie to their length was that some of the repeats that were put out later had half-an-hour taken out without making any difference to the story.

[LitNetIsGreat]

I've got rid of my television but I did watch some of the Poirot series in the past.
They were too long to sustain interest and what gave the lie to their length was that some of the repeats that were put out later had half-an-hour taken out without making any difference to the story.

Yes I think that the TV productions are hit and miss in places and some are better than others - the newer ones tend to be better, but they make for comfortable watching if you know what I mean, even the poorer ones. Some of them are also very loosely based on the novels, to the extreme that many of the plain stories have Miss Marple thrown in for the sake of it. Towards Zero is a very good AC novel and doesn't feature either Miss Marple or Poirot but has Marple added:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=djfobx2EuuI

A good Miss Marple to watch is the latest At Bertram's Hotel if you come across that one, it's very fast paced.