Hi all! It’s National Walk your Dog Day so walk ‘em
if you’ve got them ;-) I’m not sure what the trouble is with my favorite BOTB
music hunting ground, but I’ve had to toss two ideas before landing (with a
heavy sigh) on one last moon theme. I’m guessing you haven’t heard of either Artist/Band,
but I’m fairly sure one will strike your fancy. Richard Rogers and Lorenz Hart wrote a song entitled ”The Bad in
Every Man” for a 1933 movie musical called “Hollywood Party” before it was cut
from the film (!). The song was eventually used in “Manhattan Melodrama”,
starring Clark Gable, but not before MGM demanded the title be changed to Blue Moon. The Marcels original doo-wop version (1961) was recorded in only two takes
and although covered by a great many artists, was their most successful single
reaching #1
First up, the distinctive
sound of Cowboy Junkies, featuring Margo Timmins
Next up, wildly popular Grammy Award-winning Country artist Toby Keith offered his own take on the Blue Moon theme in 1996
There
you have it, folks! Which do you like best? And how come? Let me know in the
comment section below. Oh! And, before you go, hop around and see the rest of
today’s battles (participating sites are located in the top right sidebar of
this page)
~ “There are nights when the wolves are silent
and only the moon howls”
I didn't know we needed to be reminded to walk our dogs! 😆 And I love that George Carlin quote. NIce to see a Canadian band featured here. I prefer the languid tones of Margo Timmins to the country style of Toby Keith.
ReplyDeleteHa! Our dogs don't allow us to forget. We have a good size yard for them to run in but they love a chance to experience the 'outside' world.
DeleteI didn't realize they were Canadian, but I sure don't mind. I'm glad I was able to post it ;-)
I enjoyed the reminder of the timeless song, as well as that of Toby Keith.
Good to see ya Debbie - thanks!
Yes, dogs love to explore and sniff that pmail. ☺ Cowboy Junkies are from Toronto: Wikipedia
DeleteThe song "Blue Moon" has special memories for me because my father used it in his juggling act. I guess because it was so popular when he was doing his act
ReplyDeleteWhen the Junkies started in I thought it was a different song, but after that long intro I heard the old familiar strains. They do a nice job, but it sure drags out. But that's the Cowboy Junkies. I used to listen to them in the early 90's.
Then when Toby came on I realized that this was a totally different song. I liked it better than the other version so I give Toby Keith my vote. Still the other one was nice.
Lee
How cool that your father used the song in one of his acts! Might there be a video? Either way, what a treasurable memory ;-)
DeleteWe're off to an exciting start - thanks, Lee!
VOTE = TOBY KEITH
ReplyDeleteCowboy Junkies' version was suitably sad and mournful. I liked it. But I like Toby's song better. ~Ed.
Thank you Ed! That sums it up for me as well ;-)
DeleteI liked Toby Keith here. I could understand him without turning up the volume too much.
ReplyDeleteI'm kind of partial to Toby's song, so I hear ya John ;-)
DeletedEAR dIEDRE ~
ReplyDeleteIn the late '80s & very early '90s, I did not listen to music on the radio, except for when I was working nights as a CDR at U.C.L.A. The radio in the truck was my only source of music in the night. Usually I was listening to Jazz & Blues. But it was L.A. which had a lot of alternative stations, so occasionally I would tune into something different.
A number of times I heard a song (or songs?) by The Cowboy Junkies and really liked what I heard so. So I eventually bought 'The Trinity Session' LP. I really dug their general sound but, unfortunately, their general sound was all they seemed to have. I played the LP 5 or 6 times and finally came to the conclusion that "everything sounds the same", no matter how many times you hear it. And so I sold the LP to a used record store (probably the famous Rhino records in Westwood).
I loved / love that slow-echo style but... they needed to learn the value in diversifying, methinks.
I liked both of these songs, and so did my brother, the infamous Judge Al Bondigas. However we BOTH preferred the COWBOY JUNKIES. Me, because I dig their slow & echo-y style; and my Brother because he just likes that song better.
Chalk up two, please, for the JOHN WAYNE ADDICTS!!
~ D-FensDogG
POSTSCRIPT: Believe it or not, [Link> Cybill Shepherd sings my favorite rendition of the classic song 'BLUE MOON'. It's in an episode titled 'The Dream Sequence Always Rings Twice', which is my second favorite episode of 'Moonlighting'.
And speaking of 'Moonlighting', at the 0:42 mark in [Link> MOONLIGHTING's opening credit montage one sees the Hong Kong restaurant in Chinatown. I ate there two or maybe three times and to this day I still have a fortune cookie message I received in that restaurant. It says: "YOUR ROAD TO GLORY WILL BE ROCKY, BUT FULFILLING".
Alright, so the "rocky" part I have experienced for 65 years now. I can't help wondering when the "glory" part will begin!
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DeleteI always thought Ella Fitzgerald had the most beautiful voice...I actually considered the Moonlighting episode - ha! I had to revisit just now ;-)
DeleteWhat an interesting fortune you found in a cookie! What if the glory you seek already shines within you for everyone else to see?
Thanks for the votes!
I love Margo's version which is so serene. I don't like the twang of Toby Keith. Sad that he passed away though and I enjoyed a couple of his songs.
ReplyDeleteHaving never heard the Cowboy Junkies before, I was pretty impressed. I was a fan of Toby Keith before he was famous.
DeleteThanks for your vote Birgit!