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"They have a tumor on their funny bone..."

soonerblue2 wrote 1 week ago: Singer-songwriter Nellie McKay is cute, charming and kooky, and has one of those timeless voices .. … more →

Tags: Current Events, doris day, feminist, get away from me, If I Had You, jazz, mother of pearl, Music, nellie mckay

Julie London, The Girl Can't Help It2 comments

bethanngallagher wrote 3 months ago: After hearing Julie London on String of Pearls, I searched for examples where her music not only int … more →

Tags: Film & Music, COMEDIES, Dewi Griffiths, female vocalists, fifities, Jayne Mansfield, Julie London, lounge, lounge-music

Julie London - Bye Bye Blackbird

elena wrote 3 months ago: Julie London, American singer and actress (d. 2000) … more →

Tags: music birthdays, September 26 birthdays, Julie London, jazz, actress, Vocal Jazz, Cool Jazz

Billie Holiday- you go to my head

picaturi wrote 1 year ago:   http://www.myspace.com/missbillieholiday   www.last.fm/music/Billie+Holiday … more →

Tags: jazz, Blues, swing, Swing, Vocal Jazz, Jazz / Blues, Ballads

002- Updates on the Singing6 comments

shannonhilchie wrote 1 year ago: So, for those of you who remember the most spur-of-the-moment funding drive EVER, I have a batch of … more →

Tags: Current Projects, Sonic Cinema

I'll Sing A Love Song6 comments

She Was. wrote 1 year ago: They think that she goes to bed late because she has nothing to wake up to. The truth is that she is … more →

Tags: him

One From The Archives2 comments

She Was. wrote 1 year ago: Funny little —— boy*. Big blue eyes. Greedy. Big strong arms, sexy pout, my beer swillin … more →

Tags: Afflictions, introspection

Get me a bottle and a gun - Brilliantly Depressing Songs14 comments

extremelisteningmode wrote 1 year ago: Ah, music. Great thing for watching girls go by to, wonderous for getting jiggy with it on a dancefl … more →

Tags: General Stuff, beatles, Beauty, Depression, hold steady, hüsker dü, James, Jeff Buckley, John Cale

The Death Of All The Romance

She Was. wrote 1 year ago: Dear Various Lyricists That I Adore, I just want to say thank you for your words. Your words that fo … more →

Tags: Lamentations, introspection

Revocation1 comment

She Was. wrote 1 year ago: This doesn’t look anything like love anymore. It looks like an empty football stadium after a … more →

Tags: confessions, him, Lamentations, Afflictions

Nina Simone - I Put A Spell On You

elena wrote 1 year ago: Nina Simone (February 21, 1933 – April 21, 2003), American jazz singer, songwriter, pianist, and civ … more →

Tags: jazz, Standards, Vocal Jazz, Ballads, February 21 birthdays, Nina Simone

Ben Lee On Words

She Was. wrote 1 year ago: Yesterday I was talking about words, about telling stories. Ben Lee does it better. … more →

Tags: Pleasures

Discoveries

She Was. wrote 1 year ago: Tonight I found Cavafy. Half An Hour I never had you, nor will I ever have you I suppose. A few word … more →

Tags: Pleasures

I Want More Than I Should

She Was. wrote 1 year ago: I want him to know me. (I want more from him than he knows.) I want to tell him everything. (Even al … more →

Tags: him, desire

Ruth Etting, great singer of torch songs1 comment

LeisureGuy wrote 2 years ago: The era of the torch song seems to be over, though songs of love unrequited or lost still are common … more →

Tags: jazz, Music, Ruth Etting

TOP 5 TORCH SONGS.9 comments

Selma wrote 2 years ago: Like John Cusack in one of my favourite movies of all time – High Fidelity – I am a comp … more →

Tags: Music, Dinah Washington, doris day, judy garland, Linda Ronstadt, Peggy Lee

Song of the Day

Damn Ugly Photography wrote 3 months ago: MELODY NELSON The Other Side DOWNLOAD: The Other Side Melody Nelson is the fictional subject of Serg … more →

Tags: song of the day, Brad Trent, Music, The Other Side, melody-nelson, Aidan O’Connell, Ben Edwards, kapı, David Roback

the rain fights the sun but that outcome, at least, is already known5 comments

She Was. wrote 3 months ago: It is easy to want for longtimes. Short wants and quick wants and hard wants. It is harder, in these … more →

Tags: confessions

CD Review: The Moonlighters - Enchanted1 comment

delarue wrote 4 months ago: Fifth time’s a charm. The Moonlighters were among the first and remain the best of the oldtime … more →

Tags: Music, Reviews, music concert, Review, bliss blood, Swing Music, oldtimey music, chanteuse, ragtime


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