See the Songs

Here are a few of my current YouTube obsessions!

Twee-twee-twee, twah twah!

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As Jack says, "Go, girl, go!"

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Here's a good way to brush up on your songwriters... the unseen choir tells you who wrote each song that Betty Hutton & Perry Como perform in this medley:

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"Thanks for the Memory" turned into kind of a schlocky theme song for Bob Hope, but in its original incarnation it is the most heartbreakingly mature breakup song ever written. It brings me to tears every time.

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Who can educate me about Caterina Valente?? She's as amazing as Ella in this clip!!

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These men *so* loved each other...

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This defies logic... Wayne Newton singing to farm animals:

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Max and Harry Nesbitt make me so very, very happy with this song... "My Baby's Got Red Hair & Freckles":

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This amazing video of the Ross Sisters (singing "Solid Potato Salad") always makes me feel like I need to sign up for a yoga class:

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Utter goofiness from Dean Martin, Jerry Lewis and Carmen Miranda:

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This is why I adore Gene Kelly so much:

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This Bobby Darin clip is lifted from a movie about his life (which explains the weird breakaway in the middle of the song). Even when he blows the lyrics he's completely captivating. I love you Bobby!

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Holy. Shucking. Fit.

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I love Gene Kelly in "Singin' In The Rain", but Donald O'Connor steals the show in this bit. He's simply phenomenal:

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This is an incredibly, tragically brief snippet of Tony Starlight's Dean Martin birthday tribute show. Tony completely embodies every character he takes on, and his Dean Martin had us rolling in the aisles:

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I love the joy in the faces (and voices!) of Louis Armstrong and Danny Kaye! Even if you don't know anything about classical composers, I think you'll still groove on the cleverness of the lyrics:

I end every week's show with a tune by Betty Hutton. A lot of people ask why I'm so fond of this relatively obscure movie actress. Perhaps this video will help explain my obsession: