Had a great time at Divaville this afternoon, which I forgot to mention here in advance. Played some of my favorite songs like "Mambo de Paris" by Eartha Kitt, "Twisted" by Annie Ross, and "The Coffee Song" by Frank Sinatra. Also I played some songs I'd never heard before, which I try to do every time I have access to Christa's amazing music collection. Including a deranged version of "Boneca de Piche," (which I knew as a Carmen Miranda song), featuring Esther Williams, Van Johnson, and more hammond organ than you can shake a stick at. It was so fucked up. I sat in the MCR laughing with delight the whole time it was playing. Hammond organ, Van Johnson and Brazilian music? What evil genius came up with that? It was like the skating rink version of Carmen Miranda.
Anyway, I greatly enjoyed the show, and had no goofs except wasting time looking for a rumored George Formby CD that I never found (it turns out to be a few Formby tracks on a ukelele comp, at least I know for next time). For anyone who likes this kind of music enough to be interested, the playlist is here.
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