Wednesday, August 25, 2010

Ray Davies - "Waterloo Sunset " (acoustic)

I'm guessing this is from the late '70s:

Tuesday, August 10, 2010

Thursday, August 5, 2010

Ray Bolger - "Once In Love with Amy" (1952)

(Revised link) From the film version of Where's Charley?, with Bolger repeating his Broadway role. Music and lyrics by Frank Loesser.

Tuesday, July 20, 2010

"One Has My Name (The Other Has My Heart)" - Barry Young (1966)

1966 was certainly a great year for musical mimicry. This classic imitation of Dean Martin deserves to sit proudly beside "Lies" by The Knickerbockers and "A Public Execution" by Mouse & The Traps in the Ripoff Hall Of Fame.



I understand the wife in this Scopitone later divorced Barry and became an editor for Ms. Magazine.

Wednesday, July 7, 2010

"I Can Fly" - The Herd (1967)

British popsike featuring a 16 year-old singer named Peter Frampton.

Tuesday, June 29, 2010

Ray Bolger - "Once In Love with Amy" (1952)

From the film version of Where's Charley?, with Bolger repeating his Broadway role. Music and lyrics by Frank Loesser.


Saturday, June 19, 2010

The Floyd Dakil Combo - "Dance Franny Dance" (1964)

In belated tribute to Mr. Dakil, who passed away in April:

Wednesday, June 9, 2010

"Pico and Sepulveda"

Freddy Martin's big band oddity from 1947 (which should be familiar to listeners of the Dr. Demento radio show), here choreographed for a production number from the film Forbidden Zone (1980):