They Were Certainly Lazy In The 50's!!!!

MutleyRules · **Posted:** Mon Jun 16, 2008 2:13 pm

In April & May 1955 there was 6 songs released in the British charts named 'Stranger In Paradise'!!!! confised

They were released by....

Tony Bennett - No.1

Don Cornell - No.19

Tony Martin - No.6

Bing Crosby - No.17

Eddie Calvert - No.14

Four Aces featuring Al Alberts - No.6

I wonder if it was actually the same song they all used????

The thing is....we go on about the Charts today....especially Boy/Girl Bands doing cover versions....but that is ridiculous if it was the same song!!!! confised

Montpoolier · **Posted:** Mon Jun 16, 2008 2:23 pm

Stranger in Paradise is from the musical Kismet which presumably had just come out. But the song itself dates back to 1890! All the music in Kismet is taken from Alexander Borodin's works, notably his opera Prince Igor. Other songs I wouldn't be surprised to find in the hit parade that year are "And this is my Beloved" and "Baubles, Bangles, Beads" from the same musical.

Montpoolier · **Posted:** Mon Jun 16, 2008 2:29 pm

How about this for a list of covers of "and this is my beloved"...

* Stanley Black
* Boston Pops Orchestra
* Sammy Davis Jr.
* Martin Denny
* Alfred Drake
* Nelson Eddy
* Percy Faith
* Eddie Fisher
* Sergio Franchi
* Lesley Garrett
* John Gary
* Robert Goulet
* Melanie Holliday
* Etta Jones
* Howard Keel
* Mario Lanza
* Gloria Lynne
* Gordon MacRae
* The Mastersounds
* Johnny Mathis
* Vaughn Meader
* Marie Michuda
* Julia Migenes-Johnson
* Shelly Moore
* Jim Nabors
* Sun Ra
* David Rendall
* Romantic Strings Orchestra
* Don Shirley
* Marilyn Hill Smith
* Richard Tucker
* Jerry Vale
* Sarah Vaughan
* Jackie Wilson
* Jelani Eddington
* Ray Conniff
:shock:

parmopooly · **Posted:** Mon Jun 16, 2008 5:41 pm

is this why we now have American Smurfs?

Loid Haw-Haw of Sussex · **Posted:** Mon Jun 16, 2008 6:12 pm

Chicks from places like seaton carew and the bronx dreamed about being whisked away to paradise........................................................................................By .... Strangers in the night :laugh:

Mr Irrelevant · **Joined:** Thu Aug 17, 2006 8:25 pm **Posts:** 22657

During the waaaawar...............

As an aside, Patrick Watts - the raio station manager played 'Strangers in the night' as the Argies ran up the road during their invasion of the Falklands.

poolieinnottingham · **Posted:** Tue Jun 17, 2008 7:57 am

What I can't understand is when pop songs are done by someone else, they're called 'cover versions', yet when a jazz singer does one it's called a 'standard'.

Montpoolier · **Posted:** Tue Jun 17, 2008 10:17 am

poolieinnottingham wrote:

What I can't understand is when pop songs are done by someone else, they're called 'cover versions', yet when a jazz singer does one it's called a 'standard'.

When a jazz singer does one it doesn't count because it's not music.

Mr Irrelevant · **Joined:** Thu Aug 17, 2006 8:25 pm **Posts:** 22657

The one thing I can't stand about jazz is why they all insist on singing bo pe de bo pe de do do bo pe de instead of words. Lazy gets.

MutleyRules · **Posted:** Tue Jun 17, 2008 11:46 am

Another piece of Trivia that Mr.Dunn will have known anyway but I've just found out.... :grin:

....

Ringo Starr (real name Richard Starkey) and his son, Zak Starkey, have topped the chart as drummers in different groups....Ringo with The Beatles and Zak with The Crowd....("You'll Never Walk Alone")....Baddiel & Skinner and The Lightning Seeds ("3 Lions '98") and Oasis ("The Imporatance Of Being Idle").

:grin:

Montpoolier · **Posted:** Tue Jun 17, 2008 11:59 am

Mr I wrote:

The one thing I can't stand about jazz is why they all insist on singing bo pe de bo pe de do do bo pe de instead of words. Lazy gets.

That's the ONLY thing you can't stand about jazz?

grabec · **Posted:** Tue Jun 17, 2008 2:24 pm

Some folks just ain't got soul :roll:

TalbotAvenger · **Posted:** Tue Jun 17, 2008 2:38 pm

grabec wrote:

Some folks just ain't got soul :roll:

I've said it before and I'll say it again

Jazz might be bearable if they could all play the same tune at the same time

They Were Certainly Lazy In The 50's!!!!

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