Tag Archives: Cole Porter

Showtune Saturday: “Well, Did You Ever?”

Posted on October 4, 2014 by Eddie Pensier

Eddie Pensier writes: The combined nonchalant swingin’ coolness of Bing Crosby, Frank Sinatra and Cole Porter may cause swooning fits of “why can’t I be that awesome?” nostalgia. From High Society (1956), the Charles Walters-directed musical adaptation of The Philadelphia … Continue reading →

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Showtune Saturday: “So In Love”

Posted on August 23, 2014 by Eddie Pensier

Eddie Pensier writes: Hermann Prey, the great Austrian baritone known best for his German lieder interpretations, gives a heartfelt rendition of the standard from Cole Porter’s Kiss Me, Kate. Yes, perhaps his English could be better, but can you doubt … Continue reading →

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Wimmin Singin Wednesday

Posted on August 6, 2014 by Fenster

Fenster writes: I am enamoured of Rosemary Clooney’s interpretation of Cole Porter’s Ev’ry Time We Say Goodbye.  How strange the change from major to minor. . . . As McCartney sang in another context entirely, she’s a woman, and she … Continue reading →

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Happy Birthday Cole Porter

Posted on June 9, 2014 by Eddie Pensier

Eddie Pensier writes: Since I reached the charming age of puberty And began to finger feminine curls, Like a show that’s typically Shuberty I have always had a multitude of girls, But now that a married man, at last, am … Continue reading →

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Quote Du Jour

Posted on December 9, 2013 by Eddie Pensier

Eddie Pensier writes: The girls today in society Go for classical poetry. So to win their hearts one must quote with ease Aeschylus and Euripides. One must know Homer, and believe me, Beau Sophocles, also Sappho-ho. Unless you know Shelley … Continue reading →

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