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Crooner Culture

July 13th, 2008

Bobby Vinton and Akon - Mr. Lonely

Okay, I went to do some research on the Bobby Vinton song “Mr. Lonely” because I had remembered that Carlton on The Fresh Prince of Bel Air once slow danced with Tyra Banks to it. Yes, I have that amazing talent, to recall various music and television or movies that play clips of these awesome […]

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January 31st, 2008

Lena Horne - I’m glad there is you

The Muppet Show - where every celebrity found themselves at some point in time. Jim Henson was a genius, and I was an addict. LOL
In this clip, Gonzo is feeling pretty low after Animal ruins one of his acts. He runs off the stage and into Ms. Horne’s dressing room, bangs his head on the […]

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January 28th, 2008

Lena Horne and Kermit the Frog - It’s Not Easy Bein’ Green

One of my favorite memories of Lena Horne on television was when she was on the 1985 episode of “The Cosby Show”, where Rudy Huxtable asked Lena if she could meet Kermit. What she was referring to was this clip from Classic Sesame Street, where Lena sang the song “It’s Not Easy Being Green” with […]

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January 20th, 2008

Crooner Week: Bobby Darin - My all time favorite Darin song, mp3, and lyrics

Bobby Darin Crooner Week is over, gang. I’m leaving you with an mp3 and lyrics to one of my all time favorite Bobby Darin song and the lyrics. I even snagged a YouTube vid of him singing this one. Can you guess what it is before you click to get through the jump?
I’ll give you […]

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January 13th, 2008

Bobby Darin Crooner Week About To Begin!

Okay, so Bing Crosby week went okay, but I know there’s got to be a lot more out there on Bobby Darin, given his tormented life, his courting and later marriage to Sandra Dee, and all that jazz.
Anyone have any favorite Bobby Darin songs, or clips you’d like to see on the site this […]

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January 10th, 2008

Crooner Week: Bing Crosby on YouTube

I thought I’d put a little collection of Bing Crosby videos from YouTube together here for your viewing pleasure, my dear readers! He was no doubt one heck of an entertainer, and it seems to me that the stars around him just shone brighter because of it, don’t you? Check ‘em out after the jump…
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January 4th, 2008

Reader Email: Who’s Got The Better Voice, Bing or Buble? (Videos)

Reader Tom sends:
Hi Lara
Just found your great little website, today!!
If all things were equal with regard to their respective ages, looks, personalities, who has the best voice…Bing or Michael Buble?
Regards
TOM
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December 11th, 2007

Norah Jones - What Am I To You? - Video & Lyrics

Staying with this mood I’m in here… I’m posting “heartsongs” right now. Songs that make me feel like I could’ve written them myself, you know? Here’s the smoky-voiced Norah Jones’ “What Am I To You?” with lyrics posted below.
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December 10th, 2007

Alicia Keys - If I Ain’t Got You - Video & Lyrics

Because I’m a sucker for piano, Alicia Keys, and songs that can be torturous to my heart, I’m posting this one by Alicia Keys…
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November 26th, 2007

Bing Crosby & Fred Astaire - I’ll Capture Your Heart (1942)

From the movie “Holiday Inn” with Bing Crosby, Fred Astaire, and Virginia Dale

Lyrics (less the buh-bu-bo-bom’s and scatting)
“I’ll Capture Your Heart”
[FRED:] Here she comes, down the street
[BING:] My, oh my, ain’t she sweet?
[FRED:] Why, here comes my hot toddy
[BING:] Over my dead body
[BING:] I’ll capture her heart singing
[FRED:] Just wait until she gets a load […]

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