Below is the oldest video at You Tube of Me and My Shadow, sung by someone I've never heard of, Whispering Jack Smith. This is, according to Iskorecki who posted it, "the definitive version: the greatest of the original recordings of this al jolson song (1927)."
I love old recordings from the first decades of the 1900s. It fascinates me hearing the voices and comparing them to the voices of today. The singing styles have changed dramatically, but I can still imagine the thrill it was to hear those artists, the rock-stars of their time. I like to imagine the lives of the people whose daily lives were brightened by the popular music of the day. And I wonder if the artists themselves ever envisioned their efforts would still be appreciated eight decades later..........
You know what current artists I can see doing Me and My Shadow in concert?
This guy, definitely.
And maybe this guy.
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4 comments:
Willow is adorable! We both have cats with tree names:) Willow is tall elegant and graceful. My cat Bonsai is short and stubby!
as a piece of possibly spurious information i seem to remember Robbie (former Take That singer) Williams doing a cover of Me And My Shadow when he was promoting his "Swing When You're Winning" album
I forget who was singing with him - some celebrity mate or other
Who knew it would work as a song....not me! Thanks for sharing.
Yay for vacation time :o)
@Marie Reed- Bonsai is a wonderful name for a cat, especially one with a body type like your kitty. I've never seen that name for a pet before; very unique. Willow was at her vet today for final kitten shots and he heard a heart murmur. :(
Something we'll watch closely. She's just got to be the 20-year-cat.
@DFTP- I saw several videos of him with another guy doing the song. I didn't use them for two reasons 1) I don't know who Robbie Williams is! and 2) I thought three videos would be overkill. I'll go back to You Tube and listen to him now that you mentioned this...
@WW- Yup, a song it is and a pretty good one at that for a really old song. See comments from/to Pixies...it'll be interesting to hear a modern take on it by this Robbie guy who you probably know :)
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