Category: Just Because Music

Flash mob perfection: [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mrEk06XXaAw[/youtube] It’s hard to imagine any piece of music better suited to the dynamics of a musical flash mob. Hat tip:  Power Line

Heard this on the radio today, and I now have to exorcise it from my head by passing it on to you: [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DcJac6OykfM[/youtube] Normally, I don’t like Elvis very much (I know, almost un-American), but I’ve always had a fondness for this one.  I just love the end where he

I’m working on a lengthy article about words and the real meaning lurking beneath them, so this seemed like an appropriate song about words versus thoughts and deeds: [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k8KC7a4K3cI[/youtube]

When I was a little girl, I found incredibly satisfying the blend of anarchy and cheerful melody in this song: [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ux_ooo_E_Sg[/youtube]

I last heard this about 35 years ago.  I was struggling to remember the name so I could find it on YouTube and a friend with a good ear and a good memory helped me out: [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e-VrfadKbco[/youtube]

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xPXwkWVEIIw[/youtube]

One of the great tragedies of my life is that I cannot shimmy.  Betty Grable can, and does, and keeps it classy the whole way: [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gaKbXpE0BWU[/youtube]

One of the great songs, and one that seems to be forgotten today: [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HJLMvH92KjQ[/youtube]

I’m working a law suit that involves (I kid you not) millionaires and billionaires.  It’s a boring case, except for the dollar signs, and it’s keeping me away from blogging.  In this lawsuit’s honor, I give you “If I were a rich man.” [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RBHZFYpQ6nc[/youtube]

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DcJac6OykfM[/youtube]

My daughter and I were talking about incongruous songs.  My favorite is Ben, a sentimental, romantic homage to a killer rat: [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mmNCxs_8liE[/youtube]