“I like beautiful melodies telling me terrible things.”
– Tom Waits-
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MUSIC VIDEOS 2022
Jazzin’ For Blue Jean
For MLMM Music Challenge #1 I’ve chosen a song by David Bowie:
There are things that we wish we could say, but can’t
and sometimes there’s a person inside of us that would like to come out but sadly
it doesn’t always happen.
I think that’s what this song says and when you watch the video and go over the lyrics
at the same time you get the complete story instead of just a great tune to dance to or
sing along with ( as I have done many times ).
I hope you enjoy my selection for today’s prompt.
Anita
Blue Jean, I just met me a girl named Blue Jean
Blue Jean, she got a camouflaged face and no money
Remember they always let you down when you need ’em
Oh, Blue Jean, is heaven any sweeter than Blue Jean
She got a police bike
She got a turned up nose
Sometimes I feel like
(Oh, the whole human race)
Jazzin’ for Blue Jean
(Oh, and when my Blue Jean’s blue)
Blue Jean can send me
(Oh, somebody send me)
Somebody send me
(Oh, somebody send me)
One day I’m gonna write a poem in a letter
One day I’m gonna get that faculty together
Remember like everybody has to wait in line
Oh, Blue Jean, look out world, oh you know I’ve got mine
She got Latin roots
She got everything
Sometimes I feel like
(Oh, the whole human race)
Jazzin’ for Blue Jean
(Oh, and when my Blue Jean’s blue)
Blue Jean can tempt me
(Oh, somebody send me)
Somebody sent me
(Oh, somebody send me)
Sometimes I feel like
(Oh, the whole human race)
Jazzin’ for Blue Jean
(Oh, and when my Blue Jean’s blue)
Blue Jean can tempt me
(Oh, somebody send me)
Somebody sent me
(Oh, somebody send me)
Somebody, somebody
(Oh, somebody send me)
Somebody send me
(Oh, somebody send me)
Spicy!
RDP Thursday: OOZE
When millions of Americans ( or nearly 67% of households that had television sets ) tuned into I Love Lucy, most of them probably didn’t realize that Ricky Ricardo’s signature song was a tribute to an Afro-Cuban god.
“Babalu,” written by Cuban composer Margarita Lecuona, is about Babalu-Aye, one of the seven main gods of the Afro-Cuban religion Santeria. It was first recorded by Cuban vocalist Miguelito Valdes in 1941.
Interesting factoids aside, may I say Desi Arnaz oozes serious moves from every pore in his body in this clip- the ending is ahem.
Wow.
The Bee’s Knees
Over the weekend I watched the Ghostbusters ” Afterlife “and it was
THE BEE’S KNEES
Yes it was worth the wait ( I didn’t go to the theater to watch it because the Theatres where I live SUCK ) and yes I thought it was great storytelling and no I didn’t look for spoilers before I watched it.
So I was ready to love it and then there in the soundtrack was one of my FAVORITE songs- I actually used to skip rope to it with my friends, but that’s another story. When I heard this song I just KNEW I was going to have a good time and I did.
One more thing-
30 years later and Ernie Hudson- YOWZAH- I mean, there’s an interview with the original and cast from ” Afterlife” at the end of this post.
Three, six, nine, the goose drank wine
The monkey chewed tobacco on the streetcar line
The line broke, the monkey got choked
They all went to heaven in a little row-boat
Clap-Pat
Clap-Pat
Clap-Pat
Clap-Slap
Clap-Pat: Clap your hand, pat it on your partner’s hand (right hand)
Clap-Pat: Clap your hand, cross it with your left arm, pat your partner’s left palm
Clap-Pat: Clap your hand, pat your partner’s right palm with your right palm again
Clap-Slap: Clap your hands, slap your thighs, and sing a little song; go:
My mother told me
If I was good-ee
That she would buy me
A rubber dolly
My aunty told her
I kissed a soldier
Now she won’t buy me
A rubber dolly
Three, six, nine, the goose drank wine
The monkey chewed tobacco on the streetcar line
The line broke, the monkey got choked
They all went to heaven in a little row-boat
Clap-clap: Clap you hands and prepare to pat
Pat: Take your right arm pat your partner’s right palm with your right palm
Clap: Take your hands back and clap
Pat: Take you right arm cross your right arm with your left arm pat your partner’s left palm with your left palm
Clap: Take your hands back and clap
Pat: Take your right arm cros your left arm and pat your partner’s right palm with your right palm
Clap: Now back, with a clap
Take the flats of your palms and slap your thighs and watch the fun materialize as you sing this little song:
My mother told me
If I was good-ee
That she would buy me
A rubber dolly
My aunty told her
I kissed a soldier
Now she won’t buy me
A rubber dolly
Clap-Pat
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Clap-Pat
Clap-Slap
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