This song is one of Sinatra's best, but is often dismissed. The harmony is simple, but reversed in gender. Nancy sings the lower harmony (although in a higher octave). Yeah. You care. But listen anyway...the harmony is subtle and brilliant:
Frank and Nancy Sinatra - Something Stupid
You all should hear this because it's a lost classic. Some of you learned it in camp. Alas, I never went to camp. I learned it from me mum's record collection:
Brothers Four - Sama Kama Wacky Brown
This one's just cool and geeky and whee, Tom Lehrer!
Tom Lehrer - The Elements
Frank and Nancy Sinatra - Something Stupid
You all should hear this because it's a lost classic. Some of you learned it in camp. Alas, I never went to camp. I learned it from me mum's record collection:
Brothers Four - Sama Kama Wacky Brown
This one's just cool and geeky and whee, Tom Lehrer!
Tom Lehrer - The Elements
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Date: 2004-11-15 06:18 pm (UTC)