Favorite old song. Pre-Fifties. [I wasn't even born yet.]

[Crazy Guggenheim]

Someone's in the kitchen with Dina ....

[democracyindanger]

1. You realize you've awoken the jazz monsters, right?

[Crazy Guggenheim]

3. I know. Uh ... I do now.

[enigmatic]

2. "Danny Boy"

Turns me into a blubbering mass of goo every time I hear it...

[Redstone]

4. Oh, God, not "Three Little Fishies in a Little Bitty Pool..."

It'll kill me if I hear that again.

Redstone

[Crazy Guggenheim]

7. How does it go?

:dunce:

[Redstone]

13. Don't make me tell you. I'll have a three-day

earworm if I do.

I used to actually get nauseated when that song came on (usually on the Arthur Godfrey show) on the radio when I was at my grandparents' house.

It's the single smarmiest, most saccharine "cutsie" song, ever.

Sorry to be so unhelpful, but you're gonna have to use a Google search for more info on this one.

Redstone

[Crazy Guggenheim]

16. Oh God I remember that!! That was child abuse!

:hurts:

[Redstone]

24. You remember that song, even though you're younger than

me? Christ, it's worse than I thought! It's infecting even the younger generations!

Something must be done about this....

Redstone

[Radio_Lady]

5. Mario Lanza's recording of "Be My Love"

Lanza, Mario
(b. Alfredo Cocozza)
Singer, actor
b. Jan. 31, 1921 (Philadelphia) - d. Oct. 7, 1959 (Rome, Italy)
Using a variation of his mother's maiden name (Maria Lanza), this energetic tenor got his first major break while serving in the Army during World War II. Lanza's appearance in the Armed Forces stage show "Winged Victory" (1943) led to his being billed as "the service Caruso." Placed under contract by MGM, he made his screen debut opposite soprano Kathryn Grayson in MGM's "That Midnight Kiss" (1949). Both singers sparked much greater excitement in "The Toast of New Orleans," introducing the passionate "Be My Love" -- a chart-topping song that became Lanza's most memorable hit.

MGM producer Joe Pasternak showcased Lanza in the ultimate tenor film bio, "The Great Caruso" (1951). Although a limited actor, Lanza appealed to a wide audience. He starred as an opera-singing GI in "Because You're Mine" (1952), but chronic overeating and temperamental behavior were affecting his career. When he suddenly withdrew from a lavish film version of "The Student Prince" (1954), MGM had actor Edmund Purdom lip-synch to Lanza's pre-recorded tracks. Lanza starring in "Serenade" (1956), then moved to Italy, where he introduced the hit "Arrivederci Roma" in "The Seven Hills of Rome" (1958). He finished "For the First Time" (1959) shortly before entering a clinic in Rome. He died there of a heart attack, but some fans suspected his death was the result of Mafia foul play.

(Information from www.musicals101.com)

[Hardrada]

6. The Internationale

"Arise ye prisoners of starvation..."

[BeatleBoot]

8. Moonglow - Artie Shaw

It must have been Moonglow,
Way up in the blue,
I'll always remember,
That Moonglow gave me you....

[Left Is Write]

9. Pennsylvania 6-5000.

But I love almost anything by Glenn Miller.

[sasquatch]

10. Goodnight Irene by Leadbelly

[woo me with science]

11. Baby, It's Cold Outside!

also...

I Fall to Pieces (Patsy Cline)
If (Perry Como)
Send in the Clowns (Rosemary Clooney)
Unforgettable (Nat King Cole)

Great question!

[CBHagman]

31. Loesser's allowed, but definitely no Sondheim.

If we're talking of the time period I'm thinking of...

[arwalden]

12. I'll Be Seeing You

I’ll be seeing you;
In all the old, familiar places;
That this heart of mine embraces;
All day through.

In that small cafe;
The park across the way;
The children’s carousel;
The chestnut tree;
The wishing well.

I’ll be seeing you;
In every lovely, summer’s day;
And everything that’s bright and gay;
I’ll always think of you that way;
I’ll find you in the morning sun;
And when the night is new;
I’ll be looking at the moon;
But I’ll be seeing you.

[arwalden]

14. Nice Work If You Can Get It

The man who only lives for making money
Lives a life that isn’t necessarily sunny
Likewise the man who works for fame
There’s no guarantee that time won’t erase his name
The fact is, the only work that really brings enjoyment
Is the kind that is for girl and boy meant
Fall in love and you won’t regret it
That’s the best work of all, if you can get it

Chorus:

Holding hands at midnight
’neath a starry sky
Nice work if you can get it
And you can get it if you try
Strolling with the one girl
Sighing sigh after sigh
Nice work if you can get it
And you can get it if you try

Just imagine someone
Waiting at the cottage door
Where two hearts become one
Who could ask for anything more?
Loving one who loves you
And then taking that vow
It’s nice work if you can get it
And if you get it, won’t you tell me how?

[EC]

15. Hey there....from Pajama Game

Hey There

Artist: Rosemary Clooney (peak Billboard position # 1 in 1954)
Words and Music by Richard Adler and Jerry Ross
from the Broadway musical "Pajama Game"




Lately when I'm in my room all by myself
In the solitary gloom I call to myself

Hey there, you with the stars in your eyes
Love never made a fool of you, you used to be too wise
Hey there, you on that high-flyin' cloud
Though he won't throw a crumb to you, you think some day he'll come to you

Better forget him, him with his nose in the air
He has you dancin' on a string, break it and he won't care

Won't you take this advice I hand you like a mother
Or are you not seein' things too clear
Are you too much in love to hear
Is it all goin' in one ear and out the other

Hey there, you with the stars in your eyes
Love never made a fool of you
You used to be too wise

Will you take this advice I hand you like a mother
Or am I not seein' things too clear
Are you just too far gone to hear
Is it all goin' in one ear and out the other

[Crazy Guggenheim]

18. I love Dean Martin's remake of that!

[EC]

20. I did too, I loved anything Dean Martin did...

wasn't Crazy Guggenheim a Red Skelton character?

[Crazy Guggenheim]

25. No he was on the Jackie Gleason Show. He would do this

drunk act then sing a song at the end. His realname was Frank Fountaine. What voice he had!

[Crazy Guggenheim]

26. Here's his picture.

[Left Is Write]

29. I like that one too.

[Radio_Lady]

38. Memories! I saw this musical with the original cast in 1953 when --

I was a young teenager. My cousin and I went to New York and I saw seven plays in six days:

Pajama Game
Teahouse of the August Moon
Tea and Sympathy
The King and I
(forgot the rest...sorry)

[Erika]

17. How much is that doggie in the window

Simple times.

[Crazy Guggenheim]

19. I love "Puttin' on the Ritz". I heard the original version by Bing (?).

But Taco did a cool version too.

[asjr]

21. Don't Sit Under the Apple Tree

[Theres-a]

22. Enjoy Yourself-Doris Day

Enjoy yourself,it's later than you think. Enjoy yourself,while you're still in the pink. The years go by,as quickly as a wink. Enjoy yourself,enjoy yourself,it's later than you think.(The Specials did an excellent cover of this many years later)

[Tikki]

23. Two from 1947.....

Roy Brown's original...."Good Rocking Tonight"

and Johnny Otis' instrumental of "Harlem Nocturne".


Tikki

[yellowdogintexas]

27. I would not have thought of "Harlem NOcturne" that is one

awesome piece of music

[yellowdogintexas]

28. Gershwin. Anything Gershwin. period

[Carla in Ca]

32. That goes double for me! Period.

n/t

[warrens]

30. Open the Door Richard (or Henry)

That was a mini-industry in the 40s, there were about 200 various versions, answer records, continuance records and stuff. The more you hear, the funnier it is. The basic plot is, two room mates were out drinking and one went home early and passed out and the guy doesn't have his key. It builds from there.

basically, to me, there was very little white VOCAL music worth shit before rock. I grew up with my parents playing that crap and it was just awful. Kay Starr and Perry Como and that crap. Not to mention that shit like Chattanooga Choo Choo. Em-fucking-barassing.

[lpbk2713]

33. Minnie the Moocher --- Cab Calloway

She was a lowdown hooootchie-cootcher.

[CanuckAmok]

41. saw him perform live, in Toronto, shortly before he died.

He was ELECTRIC!

[WCGreen]

34. SoemOne to Watch Over Me.......

[Zuni]

35. Pretty much anything by Robert Johnson

king of the Delta Blues

[Radical Activist]

36. I've been doin some hard travelin...

or most anything by Woody Guthrie.

[Parrcrow]

37. If I Didn't Care --- The Ink Spots

[cestpaspossible]

39. Girl of my Dreams, Sonny Clapp

[EstimatedProphet]

40. Sing Sing Sing-Benny Goodman and his Orchestra

Gene Krupa on drums ROCKS!

[Hissyspit]

42. "Dream" by Frank Sinatra, written by Johnny Mercer

also: "Did You Ever See A Dream Walking"