Thursday, February 24, 2022

Taking requests

There are obvious, shall we say, tensions in the world now. Maybe the entire international order is being rewritten. Who knows? Like you, all I can do is make my way through my little stretch of world.

So anyway, here's three different versions of a fun song.

The first is by its author, Charles Calhoun directing the orchestra, with Jesse Stone singing.


Ray Charles.


And Ry Cooder.


One thing I appreciate is the "bicarbonated soda by the pound." You're only human. All these festivities, you'll need something to recover.

2 comments:

susan said...

That's three great and well chosen versions of the song - hard to pick a favorite but I do have a soft spot for Ray Charles.

As for the current hysteria what can I say other than you're right about making our way and enjoying what there is to enjoy - like this one.

Meanwhile Shakespeare, as always, seems to have an appropriate response: "Out, out, brief candle. Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, Signifying nothing."

Ben said...

There's something about Ray's voice, yeah. Makes you feel it.

That was Zeppo's last movie with them. Went to behind-the-scenes stuff with Gummo. Of course Groucho really drives that scene.

What can you say about Macbeth? Towards the end he started to see the flaw with his plan. Of course by then it was too late to save him, or his wife.