Quote from: Tomereader1 on October 07, 2022, 10:06:43 AMDidn't Harry Belafonte also record "Yellow Bird"?

He recorded a song called "Don't Ever Love Me" using the same melody.

           

My favorite calypso song is, "The Sloop John B." I prefer the original recording by The Kingston Trio, but couldn't find one I liked on YouTube. All too scratchy.  Here is a good one by The Beach Boys.  Tells a plaintive story . . . "I wanta go home!

The Beach Boys version was a pretty big hit. The song is actually an old Bahamian folk song, dating back to the early 1900s. According to secondhandsongs.com, the earliest recording was done in 1935 by Cleveland Simmons Group, though that version didn't get released until 1999. The first version to be released was by The Weavers in 1950.

Here's a classic instrumental from 1937. If you've ever seen any of the classic Looney Tunes cartoons you've undoubtedly heard this before as it (along with several other works written by Raymond Scott) was used in numerous cartoons - particularly anything involving a factory or assembly line.

Michael, I can visualize the cartoon factory assembly line, with the music getting faster and faster, and the characters stumbling and fumbling! 

Last month when we were posting different versions of the song "September in the Rain", I found this old Looney Tunes cartoon from 1937, and meant to post it, but didn't.  So here it is, a month late!

One of the stranger songs to come out of the 50s. This was originally recorded as a normal blues ballad, but that version wasn't initially released (it got released decades later though). When it came time to re-record the song for a major label, the producer apparently brought in a bunch of food and alcohol, resulting in the wild rendition everyone's familiar with today. Unfortunately the singer went on to lead a rather strange lifestyle, recording even more bizarre music (such as "Constipation Blues", which is apparently as bad as the title sounds - I haven't bothered to listen to it) and sleeping with dozens of women. He died in 2000 at the age of 70.

Nothing like Coleman Hawkins ---

Another weird novelty song from the 50. Despite the title there were no other parts. Linda later went on to write "Leave Me Alone (Ruby Red Dress)", which was a big hit for Helen Reddy.

Nice --- Easy listening

Stan Getz played sax on the famous recording of "The Girl From Ipanema". He was quite a well known jazz musician.

For the season, one of my favorite Jazz artists:

And here is his composition and one of my favorite jazz pieces, Take Five.

Michael, read the discription below the video. It is most interesting. I didn't know we were getting a shortened version. It is lovely.


Oh, great. Now I am in Bossa Nova mode.

Along the educational line
           

Something Light - Enjoy.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vPFCn3itBFE

Rick and MarsGal - What a treat the morning . . . five or more YouTube video's for me to watch and listen to while I enjoy a couple of cups of coffee. 
Music is the best way to start the day!   

Thanks for all the entertainment this morning.
Long ago, we had the early Tom Lehrer vinyl album with, The Element Song, The Vatican Rag,  Werner VonBraun, and his other early classics.  He was the best, IMO!  I've always liked Paul Desmond, and also Stan Getz, so enjoyed those, as well as any recording of The Girl from Ipanema. 

I think Tom Lehrer might be hiding in my basement too. Easier to just go to Youtube.

Did you listen to the end of Mary's Prayer?

Well, I'm late, but I think Tom Lehrer is hiding somewhere in my stuff too.  Thanks, Rammel

PatH2   ---   Stop in here often.  Post some of your favorites.  I never thought anyone would know of, or remember, Tom Lehrer,  I was just trying to liven things up.

Here's a popular song from the 1950's, made famous by Guy Lombardo and his Royal Canadians.  I remember when it was a big hit, and I was just a young teenager.  The lyrics meant nothing to me back then, but they have lots of meaning now, 75 years later!
 

Another funny one from Tom Lehrer - particularly for me because the "new" version is exactly how I learned things in the 90s (except for the "base 8" part anyway...)

The leaves are starting to turn.

A Tisket-A-Tasket
Was Ella Fitzgerald's first hit song.  She recorded it in 1938, with the Chick Webb Orchestra. 

One of the most well-known versions of the song "Les Feuilles mortes", better known in English as "Autumn Leaves". This was also one of the biggest hits Ferrante & Teicher had.

For all those stuck in the big snowstorm.

One of the best versions of this song I've heard. The Cats were a rock group from Volendam, The Netherlands and apparently had quite a following, though I don't know how popular they were outside their home country. This was released in August of 1969.