Throughout the years I've purchased many of these marvels for myself and my kids. My little girls are fascinated by the many DVDs we've bought featuring Little Lulu (their favorite so far), Popeye, Casper, Woody Woodpecker and countless others I wasn't even aware they existed like Wacky and Packy, the Josh Kirby series which included a hot raggedy-ann type doll spewing sexual innuendos every other sentence and Happo Hippo (i think that was its name) about a Hippo who was petrified of immunization shots.
I on the other hand have purchased many a classic horror flicks such as King of the Zombies, The Undertaker and His Pals/Children Shouldn't Play with Dead Things double feature and others. On the audio side I've obtained such marvels (I'm serious there, no sarcasm, some of these CDs are awesome!!!) such as Oh Mickey Where Art Thou?, Killer Queen, A Tribute to Queen and Sweet Emotions: Songs of Aerosmith an eargasmic compilation of Aerosmith's songs by blues artists complete with Otis Clay's sublime rendition of Cryin'.
And it is with audio that I want to stick as this is where the product we're looking into resides. I am unsure what possessed me to purchase The Great Stars of Vaudeville since I don't know crap bout Vaudeville. The only thing I know about it is that it's part of the name of the local burlesque show troupe's name. Regardless, I purchased and actually enjoyed it very much but I would not be able to justly review a CD in a genre of which I am unfamiliar.
So with that said I am asking if anyone out there knows about this type of music and is willing to review it. I will either FTP or find a way to send you my copy so you can hear it. Below you will find a list of songs.
1. Linger a Little Longer in the Twilight by Rudy Vallee & His Connecticut Yankees. Recorded on 1/1/1933.
2. Little Curly Hair in a High Chair by Eddie Cantor with Jerry Joyce & His Orchestra. Recorded on 2/29/1940.
3. Can Broadway Do Without Me? by Clayton, Jackson & Durante. Recorded on 5/9/1929
4. Comedy Skit by George Burns & Gracie Allen; Rube Bloom at the Piano. Recorded on 6/9/1933
5. Rock-a-Bye Your Baby With a Dixie Melody by Al Jolson with Guy Lombardo & His Royal Canadians. Recorded on 12/20/1932
6. The Temperance Lecture by W.C. Fields. Recorded date unknown.
7. The Rose of Tralee by Morton Downey; Orchestra under the direction of Nat Brandywynne. Recorded on 4/10/1940
8. Come Out-Come Out-Wherever You Are by Baby Rose Marie. Recorded on 4/22/1933
9. Home on the Range by Arthur Tracy (The Street Singer). Recorded on 2/7/1934
10. Phonetic PUnctuation by Victor Borge. Recorded on 7/20/45
The CD was put out by Sony Special Products which is a special marketing division of Sony/BMG Music Entertainment that specializes in customizing CD compilations using their catalog to target specific demographics. I have seen similar CDs in the Dollar Tree but this is the first time I've picked one up by this divsion of Sony/BMG.
Again, if anyone is into Vaudeville and would like to review this for us we send a dollar for your efforts!!!
2 comments:
i'm really enjoying your blog. i love the dollar tree too. about the vaudeville DVD or CD or whatever it is. There were two items that should be really amusing - the w. c. fields and the victor borge. i don't really want to review it, but just thought i'd mention that. i've bought a few dvd's from the dollar tree, especially ones of old t.v. shows - like ozzie and harriet. such a bargain. i'm a little leary of the food, though. you were very brave to try the frozen chili things.
Hi Nancy,
Thanks for reading. Yes, I've actually not heard that Vaudeville CD in months but some of the skits were hilarious.
I've also purchased a bunch of media from DT. They used to only have really old, outdated stuff but recently I purchased Pieces of April and have seen other more recent movies.
I've also bought for myself, the girls and Becky's kids some music I was actually surprised to find there. The two best, for my own collection so far, have been, "Sweet Emotion" blues cover songs of Aerosmith and "Killer Queen", a compilation of Queen covers by artists such as The Flaming Lips, Joss Stone, Be Your Own Pet and Los Lobos.
The frozen jalapenos did not require as much balls as Becky's pseudo-filet mignon!
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