The song was 'Makin' Whoopee' and the contestants were Frank Sinatra versus Dr. John & Rickie Lee Jones. The Battle (if we can use that word) took place HERE.
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Before I go any further, as always, I thank each and every single one of you who took the time to stop by, listen, and submit a vote (a.k.a. "spiking the punch" and "feeding the kitty"). This was a nice turnout... although the contest turned out nothing like I expected it would.
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Personally, I like both of the recordings, and I thought that John & Jones had a decent chance of squeaking out a win. However, since Ol' Blue Eyes is the "Chairman of the Board", I figured that made John & Jones the underdog(s) in this contest.
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Hokey-Smoke! Look at these results:
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FINAL TALLY :
Frank Sinatra = 3 votes
Dr. John & Rickie Lee Jones = 10 votes
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My own vote also went to John & Jones. I really like that slow, funky groove they had going on, and I also thought that this song worked great as a male / female duet.
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Please join me here again on November 1st for the final (Super Bowl!) installment of my $ilver Dollar $aloon $ong Challenge. Until then . . . .
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Bless & Be Blessed!!
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~ Stephen T. McCarthy
"A decent chance of squeaking out a win." Looks like more than a measly squeak to me, Maestro :-) I have to admit (though it pains me) it was a right fine duet John and Jones had going on. But since Sinatra started the whoopie nonsense he may as well wear it around his neck. Like a clove of garlic.
ReplyDeleteAny how, great battle. If this means John will still be hanging around, may I suggest 'three steps' for Mr. Velcro? ;-) Have a happy!
dIEDRE ~
DeleteYou discombobulated my mental gears with that ending. 'Three steps' for Mr. Velcro? I actually googled that and came away with... nut'n.
When I think "three steps", I'm reminded of Lynyrd Skynyrd's song 'Gimme Three Steps'. When I think of "Mr. Velcro", I'm reminded of... (_____ - blank space here).
~ D-FensDogG
Ha! Didn't mean to discombobulate your gears. Skynyrd is exactly right. Velcro is a reference to Dr. John's unbeatable, sticky, staying-in-the-ring winning luck - or streak ;-)
DeleteOh, yeah, The Good Doctor is very tough to beat. That punk kid, Jonny Lang, managed to land one lucky punch. But after a brief vacation in Bermuda, the Doc was back in the ring again, this time with Sinatra, and "showing him a lesson".
Delete~ D-FensDogG
Frank kinda gor his butt kicked, didn't he?
ReplyDeleteNot even the Mob could save him from that beating!
Delete~ D-FensDogG
Well, most people got this wrong I see. Guess everyone was drunk or on drugs when they listened to the choices. Really Frank Sinatra won this thing.
ReplyDeleteLee
Me, I was drunk. I was drunk on Frank's favorite hooch -- Jack Daniel's -- and I still couldn't bring myself to vote for him.
DeleteIncidentally, Jack Daniel's also voted for Dr. John & Rickie Lee Jones. However, I didn't include his vote in the tally because he didn't post it, but merely mentioned it to me before he passed out. (All votes must be submitted in writing!)
~ D-FensDogG
I'm surprised the results weren't closer, but I'm happy to be on the winning side.
ReplyDeleteDEBBIE, I'm not surprised that John & Jones won, but the margin by which they did so is somewhat of a shocker to me. (My expectations are rarely off to this degree. Oh, well... keeps it forever interesting.)
Delete~ D-FensDogG