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Thursday, January 15, 2015

We Know, We Know...

...we're terribly behind schedule, darlings.

But...well...we've been busy.

Friday, January 2, 2015

We will be back with our regularly scheduled programming soon, darlings; it's just been a whirlwind of activity and holiday cheer of late. Of course, as has been tradition for the past few years, we rang in 2015 with the ever-wondrous Marilyn Maye (pictured with us above, and our dear friend and fellow uber-fan, Drew, on the left) at The Metropolitan Room.

La Maye continues the party, starting tonight, with another seven shows this week and next; we'll be at every performance except Sunday's, so do drop by to join the spellbound acolytes and say hello if you do! Happy 2015, and may the new year bring all of you nothing but health, happiness, and fabulosity!

Tickets for Marilyn Maye at The Metropolitan Room HERE.

Friday, March 14, 2014

We Coaxed The Blues Right Outta The Horn

Flashback Friday:
We came, we saw, we conquered, and absolutely nothing was the same, darlings.

Friday, March 7, 2014

Flashback Friday

Your humble blogger, before and after.

Saturday, July 13, 2013

Have You Heard?

We've been made an honorary Ethel Mermaid!

We can't tell you what a thrill it was to be interviewed for Mermania by the fabulous Miss Corinna.

Bless you, darling!

Thursday, June 6, 2013

Let The Music Play

In response to several inquiries, we thought we would share a few examples of what our bespoke SSUWAT playlists look like (as opposed to setting our life to shuffle). We aren't providing audio (in the interest of not being fined or jailed), but many of you will either be familiar with at least a smattering of the selections; or be sufficiently intrigued to hunt some of them down on your own.

RUN WILD, RUN FREE

Girls in the garage! Girls gone zonk! Girls be trippin'!

1) "In a Long White Room" by Nancy Wilson (Capitol, 1969)

2) "Cinderella Could Have Saved Us All" by Connie Stevens (MGM, 1968)

3) "Saturday Night Didn't Happen" by Reparata and the Delrons (Mala, 1968)

4) "The Bubble Broke" by Lesley Gore (Mercury, 1967)

5) "Wasn't it You" by Petula Clark (Warner Bros., 1966)

6) "Copacabana Velha De Guerra" by Elis Regina (Philips, 1970)

7) "Les Papillons Noirs" by Michèle Arnaud with Serge Gainsbourg (EMI-Pathe, 1966)

8) "Sunshine" by Shirley Bassey (Columbia, 1966)

9) "It's Break Up Time" by Sue Thompson (Hickory, 1965)

10) "I'm Gonna Destroy That Boy" by The What Four (Columbia, 1966)

11) "It's a Different World" by Connie Francis (MGM, 1966)

12) "Tu N'as Pas Le Droit" by France Gall (Philips, 1966)

13) "Mediterranean Sky" by Jackie De Shannon (Imperial, 1970)

14) "Run Wild, Run Free" by Claudine Longet (A/M, 1970)

15) "Smoke" by Bobbie Gentry (Capitol, 1970)

16) "Tell Me You Love Me, Junie Moon" by Liza Minnelli (A/M, 1970)

17) "Love's Lines, Angles and Rhymes" by The 5th Dimension (Bell, 1971)

18) "The Interim" by Diana Ross (Motown, 1970)

19) "A Famous Myth" by The Carnival (World Pacific, 1969)

20) "Meanwhile Back in Real Life" by Robin Wilson (A/M, 1969)

21) "Reflections" by Roslyn Kind (RCA, 1970)

22) "Tunesmith" by Vikki Carr (Liberty, 1967)

23) "The Man in the Raincoat" by Anita Bryant (Columbia, 1967)

24) "Whistling Away the Dark" by Julie Andrews (RCA, 1970)

25) "Derradeira Primavera" by Nara Leão (Philips, 1964)

WANG DANG DOODLE

"You had to pick a colored record, didn't you? That's nice for the neighbors!"

1) "Deep Dark Secret" by Dee Dee Sharp (Cameo-Parkway, 1964)

2) "Ain't Gonna Cry No More" by LaVern Baker (Atlantic, 1963)

3) "Casanova" by Erlene and Her Girlfriends (Old Town, 1962)

4) "Putty in Your Hands" by The Shirelles (Scepter, 1962)

5) "Push a Little Harder" by The Avons (Groove, 1963)

6) "Do Wah Diddy" by The Exciters (United Artists, 1963)

7) "I Don't Want No Mama's Boy" by Erma Franklin (Epic, 1963)

8) "I Just Want to Make Love to You" by Etta James (Argo, 1960)

9) "Git Out" by Mitty Collier (Chess, 1967)

10) "One Monkey Don't Stop No Show, Pt. 1" by Honey Cone (Hot Wax, 1971)

11) "He Was Really Sayin' Somethin'" by The Velvelettes (V.I.P., 1964)

12) "Got Myself a Good Man" by Gladys Knight and The Pips (Soul, 1969)

13) "Wang Dang Doodle" by The Pointer Sisters (Blue Thumb, 1973)

14) "Fujiyama Mama" by Wanda Jackson (Capitol, 1960)

15) "Watch Out, Sally!" by Diane Renay (MGM, 1964)

16) "I Want You to Be My Baby" by Ellie Greenwich (United Artists, 1968)

17) "Off and Running" by Lesley Gore (Mercury, 1966)

18) "Love Loves to Love Love" by Lulu (EMI, 1967)

19) "Haunted" by Dusty Springfield (Atlantic, 1971)

20) "Chained" by The Sweet Inspirations (Atlantic, 1969)

21) "Signed, Sealed, Delivered (I'm Yours)" by Evie Sands (Haven, 1976)

22) "Expressway to Your Heart" by Margo Thunder (Capitol, 1974)

23) "Mama Never Told Me" by Sister Sledge (Atlantic, 1973)

24) "After Loving You" by Jean Wells (Calla, 1967)

25) "Goodness, Gracious" by Kim Weston (Stax, 1974)

DREAMSVILLE

A lush day's journey into night...

1) "I Cover the Waterfront" by Cleo Laine (Philips, 1965)

2) "If I Should Lose You" by Doris Drew (Muse, 1957)

3) "There is No Greater Love" by Betty Carter (United Artists, 1965)

4) "Wild is the Wind" by Gloria Lynne (Everest, 1961)

5) "Where Flamingos Fly" by Jeanne Lee and Ran Blake (RCA Victor, 1962)

6) "Don't Smoke in Bed" by Peggy Lee (Capitol, 1969)

7) "Sol Da Meia Noite (Midnight Sun)" by Sylvia Telles (Elenco, 1963)

8) "Mountain High, Valley Low" by Jo Stafford (Columbia, 1955)

9) "Close Your Eyes" by Dolores Gray (Capitol, 1957)

10) "You're My Thrill" by Julie London (Liberty, 1957)

11) "Don't Want to Walk without You" by Annita Ray (Ava, 1962)

12) "Where Did You Go" by Chris Connor and Maynard Ferguson (Roulette, 1961)

13) "You Don't Know What Love Is" by Mavis Rivers (Capitol, 1960)

14) "Angel Eyes" by Nancy Wilson (Capitol, 1968)

15) "'Round Midnight" by Toni Harper (RCA Victor, 1962)

16) "The Thrill is Gone" by Ella Fitzgerald (Verve, 1964)

17) "Yesterdays" by Sylvia Syms (Columbia, 1959)

18) "I Thought of You Last Night" by Jeri Southern (Capitol, 1959)

19) "Remind Me" by June Christy (Capitol, 1960)

20) "Black is the Color of My True Love's Hair" by Helen Merrill (EmArcy, 1957)

21) "Where or When" by Kitty White (Roulette, 1958)

22) "The Good Life" by Sarah Vaughan (Roulette, 1963)

23) "Dreamsville" by Lola Albright (Columbia, 1959)

24) "In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning" by Morgana King (EmArcy, 1956)

25) "I'll Be Around" by Billie Holiday (Columbia, 1958)

SO MANY STARS

"We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars..."

1) "How Do I Love Thee?" by Jayne Mansfield (MGM, 1964)

2) "I Start Counting" by Dusty Springfield (Philips, 1972)

3) "So Many Stars" by Sergio Mendes and Brasil '66 (A/M, 1968)

4) "No Moon at All" by Nana Mouskouri (Fontana, 1962)

5) "Night and Day" by Doris Day (Columbia, 1958)

6) "My Funny Valentine" by Petula Clark (Warner Bros., 1969)

7) "I'm in the Mood for Love" by Shirley Horn (Mercury, 1963)

8) "But Beautiful" by Peggy Lee (Capitol, 1961)

9) "The Nearness of You" by Jo Stafford (Columbia, 1956)

10) "You Go to My Head" by Dolores Gray (Capitol, 1957)

11) "Under a Blanket of Blue" by Patti Page (Mercury, 1956)

12) "Like Someone in Love" by Margaret Whiting (Capitol, 1955)

13) "A Quiet Thing" by Ann Hampton Callaway (DRG, 1994)

14) "It Happens Quietly" by Cleo Laine (CBS, 1984)

15) "Quietly There" by Sue Raney (Discovery, 1987)

16) "Misty" by Chris Connor (Atlantic, 1959)

17) "At Long Last Love" by Julie London (Liberty, 1965)

18) "Day by Day" by Betty Roché (Prestige, 1960)

19) "In a Sentimental Mood" by Phyllis Hyman (RCA, 1981)

20) "My One and Only Love" by Carmen McRae (Decca, 1955)

21) "The Very Thought of You" by Nancy Wilson (Capitol, 1963)

22) "I Thought About You" by Ella Fitzgerald (Verve, 1957)

23) "Deep Purple" by The King Sisters (Capitol, 1957)

24) "A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square" by Anita O'Day (Verve, 1955)

25) "London at Dawn" by Elizabeth Taylor and John Barry (Colpix, 1963)

Monday, May 6, 2013

The Decline and Fall of Civilization

Day One of Our Family Cruise:

DAY SEVEN:

Monday, March 18, 2013

Remember Our Names

IRENE CARA

March 18, 1959

TJB

March 18, 19..?

Tuesday, April 10, 2012

Maye Day

The Marvelous MARILYN MAYE

April 10, 1928

Today is a special day, for someone very special to us. Our dear friend Drew threw a lovely, intimate birthday party for the marvelous Marilyn Maye, and we were very honored to attend, and even more honored to sit by her side. We love this lady so much, we don't even mind being photographed from our bad side! It was a charming evening, filled with laughter and good cheer, and we were thrilled to spend time with one of our true heroines. Thank you, Drew! Thank you, Marilyn! Long may you wave!