At ten years old, listening to WBZ or WRKO radio on a tinny sounding transistor radio, I was never sure if "Call Me" was being sung by a guy or a girl. Or was there another well-played version by a girl. At any rate, it's got a great feeling to it.
In the summer of '66, my older sister had to have a 45 of "See You in September" but everyone in the mid-coast area of Maine seemed to be sold out of it. She finally found one in Bath and put it in the back of the car while we went with my Mom and did some more shopping. And I mean she put it in the back back. In what we used to call, the boot, beneath the rear windshield. When we came back, the record had warped so that it looked like a piece of circular ribbon candy! It became something of a joke in the family (Mom bought her a new one) and my sister took it with her when she went to boarding school. It made a quirky piece of decoration, dangling from a length of yarn. I bet she still has it.
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hi-lighter September 19, 2013
Something Stupid is fabulous. What a great duet! Nice choice for the Light Fantastic playlist.
⃠vanreid September 09, 2013
At ten years old, listening to WBZ or WRKO radio on a tinny sounding transistor radio, I was never sure if "Call Me" was being sung by a guy or a girl. Or was there another well-played version by a girl. At any rate, it's got a great feeling to it.
⃠In the summer of '66, my older sister had to have a 45 of "See You in September" but everyone in the mid-coast area of Maine seemed to be sold out of it. She finally found one in Bath and put it in the back of the car while we went with my Mom and did some more shopping. And I mean she put it in the back back. In what we used to call, the boot, beneath the rear windshield. When we came back, the record had warped so that it looked like a piece of circular ribbon candy! It became something of a joke in the family (Mom bought her a new one) and my sister took it with her when she went to boarding school. It made a quirky piece of decoration, dangling from a length of yarn. I bet she still has it.
vanreid September 09, 2013
Nice stuff! I've always loved "Something Stupid".
⃠curiousblueviolet September 09, 2013
This mix puts a big smile on my face - after 23 songs my cheeks are tired.
⃠curiousblueviolet September 09, 2013
I never realized how much Engelbert Humperdink and Tom Jones sound alike until I heard Help Yourself followed by A Man Without Love
⃠curiousblueviolet September 09, 2013
Pat and I used to sing "Something Stupid" on stage. She was Frank and I was Nancy.
⃠curiousblueviolet September 09, 2013
Peggy Lee has a great band behind her!
⃠curiousblueviolet September 09, 2013
Tarintino could have used This Little Bird in "Django Unchained"
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