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Song of the Day #942
Song of the Day: Blame
it on the Boogie, words and music by Mick
Jackson, David Jackson, and Elmar Krohn, was recorded in 1978 by both
Mick Jackson and The
Jacksons (no
relation between them). The Jacksons' version, my favorite, sported
an infectious and happy disco beat, and a sweet R&B-laced vocal by its
extraordinarily talented lead singer, who, today, would have been 51 years old.
In remembrance of Michael
Jackson's birthday, Spike
Lee is sponsoring a day-long festival in Brooklyn's
Prospect Park today. From the Jacksons' album, "Destiny,"
take a YouTube
trip down memory lane. (And check out Mick
Jackson's original version on YouTube as well!)
Posted by chris at 01:38 PM | Permalink | Comments
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Posted by: 4yous | December
31, 2009 10:00 AM
Song of the Day #941
Song of the Day: How
High the Moon, music by Morgan
Lewis, lyrics by Nancy
Hamilton, is one of those great
jazz standards that has been recorded by so many musicians through
the years. One of my favorite versions is by the master jazz violinists Stephane
Grappelli and Stuff Smith (audio clip at that link). Benny
Goodman and Helen
Forest recorded a terrific rendition (YouTube
clip at that link) and Ella
Fitzgerald recorded it several times as well (check out an audio clip
from "Ella
in Berlin"). But the song went to #1 on the Billboard chart in
a classic version by Mary
Ford and Les
Paul. Les
passed away today; he was a wonderfully talented musician and a
titanic innovator in the art and science of modern recording. Check out Les
and Mary on YouTube.
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