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MY FRIENDS, MY FRIENDS!! ~
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My most recent Battle Of The Bands' Battle Of The Booze contest took place HERE. The song was 'I Get A Kick Out Of You'; the contestants were Frank Sinatra & The Nelson Riddle Orchestra versus Shirley Bassey & The Nelson Riddle Orchestra; the booze was champagne.
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Unquestionably, Shirley Basset Bassey had to be considered the underdog going into this match-up, and doggone if Frankie baby didn't capture the first 3 votes submitted! But Bassey & her bongos weren't going down without a fight.
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Like many, I grew up listening to the (Classic) Rock of the '60s & '70s. I owned hundreds of LPs and went to the major concerts (Bob Seger, Blue Oyster Cult, Thin Lizzy, UFO, REO-Journey-Styxwagon, etcetera, etcetera).
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In the '80s, my musical tastes began to change drastically and I eventually came to love Jazz far more than Rock. And that's why today, with only some rare-ish exceptions (e.g., The Beach Boys & The Carpenters), I'm more about the arrangement and instrumentation than I am the vocals. I definitely preferred Frank's singing to Shirley's singing, but I also preferred the Nelson Riddle Orchestra's musical approach to the song in Bassey's recording. As usually occurs, the music won out over the vocals for me, and I gave my vote to Shirley. This contest was a close call for me, and it was a close call for Frank and Shirley, too!
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FINAL TALLY:
Frank Sinatra = 7 votes
Shirley Bassey = 5 votes
Nelson Riddle Orchestra = 12 votes
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My great THANKS to every one of you who came by here with your two cents for the BOTB kitty! I intend to return here on May 1st with a new Battle, and I hope YOU will return here, too!
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I'll send you off with what Beer Boy Bryan rightly said was the best-ever recording of 'I Get A Kick Out Of You'.
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Bless & Be Blessed,
My Friends, My Friends!!
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~ Stephen T. McCarthy
DogGtor of Alcohology &
King of Inebriation Nation
I love....live Blaxing Saddles. That's a hilarious scene amongst many. I'm glad this was a close call because I thought Frankie would win it all the way. Love the Nelson Riddle orchestra
ReplyDeleteHowdy, BIRGIT! ~
DeleteThanks for stopping by to see how things went down. This Battle was actually closer than I had anticipated, so that was a nice surprise for me. (I almost never really care who wins; I'm just hoping for a close contest to keep it interesting.)
Just as this BOTB installment featured the same orchestra in both recordings, my next Battle on May 1st will have the same singer in both recordings, doing duets with two different womens. I'm curious to see how this next one goes.
~ D-FensDogG
I'm happy to see that Shirley did better than expected. That clip from Blazing Saddles is hilarious! ☺ P.S. Thanks for dropping by my "GREEN" Photo essay and leaving a comment. I'm having trouble keeping up with online stuff at the moment, but hope to catch up soon.
ReplyDeleteDEBBIE D'DOGLADY ~
Delete'Blazing Saddles' -- a groundbreaking comedy of epic proportions that, sadly, could NEVER be made today! (We needn't worry about a horrific reboot of that movie.)
I always show up for "the green". ;-)
~ D-FensDogG
The outcome seems quite appropriate to me. Maybe more Brassy votes than needed, but it was a balanced result.
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BOIDMAN ~
DeleteIt could have been worse. I could have put Geddy Lee up against Frank Sinatra.
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~ D-FensDogG