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July 07, 2009
June 01, 2009
Monday's Music ~ State Fair (1945)
I got my love for movie musicals from my mother. Any day of the week when I was in grade school, she'd iron all clothes and sheets (yes, sheets!) while watching matinees on television. As musical performances floated through our house, so did the smell of a hot iron pressing starch- or water-spritzed cotton.
The summertime musicals have been on my mind the past few days. Music Man, Carousel, Show Boat, and State Fair. For the last, a Rodgers and Hammerstein collaboration, there were a few versions made: one in 1945 with Jeanne Crain, Dana Andrews, Dick Haymes, and Vivian Blaine, and one in 1962 with Pamela Taffin, Pat Boone, Bobby Darin, and Ann Margaret. I haven't seen either is so long that I want to see them both again. I was looking for "My State Fair" and found this version of Jeanne Crain singing "It Might As Well Be Spring." I love everything about her very 1945 bedroom.
May 25, 2009
Monday's Music ~ "Find the Cost of Freedom"
I was browsing Facebook this weekend and saw some comments related to the price of freedom. Someone said, "Freedom is not Free." Those four words reminded me of the Crosby, Stills, and Nash song wherein haunting lyrics refer to the cost of freedom. The song is most appropriate for today, Memorial Day. Here are David Crosby, Stephen Stills, and Graham Nash performing "Daylight Again / The Cost of Freedom."
May 18, 2009
Monday's Music ~ "Better In Time"
Over the past year or so when I've heard a new song by a female vocalist, it has turned out to be Leona Lewis. I love this song, and I love the video, too. Here is "Better In Time." Enjoy!
May 11, 2009
Monday's Music ~ Bye, Bye, Bye
Justin Timberlake hosted SNL again on Saturday night and some of the sketches that included music reminded me of a few favorite videos from NSYNC. I loved the video for Bye, Bye, Bye. Happy Monday!
May 04, 2009
Monday's Music ~ "That's Just The Way It Is"
I officially registered on Facebook this weekend and found it to be fun and nostalgic. I also figured how to update both Facebook and Yammer from Twitter. I know, I'm such a nerd.
A trip down memory lane coupled with tunes selected by Genius on my iPhone made for a melancholy hour or two Sunday evening. Here's a song that, when originally released, was grossly underrated and is from a favorite era for me. David Crosby sang harmony on the original version creating a pure and beautiful blend of voices. Phil Collins sings "That's Just the Way It Is."
April 27, 2009
Monday's Music ~ Crowded House
I heard this song over the weekend and remembered how much I liked it. For some reason, I thought it came out earlier than it did. Either that means I'm older than I want to admit or time flies when you're having fun. Or it means both.
