Friday, September 21, 2018

21/ The Songs I Sang (in my teens)


At home in my teens, when I wasn’t harmonizing with 45 RPM pop ballads I sang along with “Eydie (Gorme) Swings the Blues,” memorizing all her arrangements. I still remember every song, every word. I was also hooked on Olatunji’s “Drums of Passion,” but the only word of that LP I remember is akiwowo. I had an eclectic musical life.


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5 comments:

  1. CedarwaxwingSeptember 22, 2018 at 8:05 AM

    I remember Eydie Gorme, at least I remember watching her on television. She had a wonderful voice based on the clips I heard on the Amazon link.

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  2. MaliSeptember 22, 2018 at 7:53 PM

    I can't imagine only ever listening to one genre. Eclectic is good!

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  3. Kim HanniganSeptember 23, 2018 at 6:59 AM

    Wonderful!

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  4. Indigo BuntingSeptember 23, 2018 at 12:13 PM

    OK, both those albums look great.

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  5. SabineSeptember 25, 2018 at 5:58 PM

    Oh to be able to harmonize.

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