Before I get to this week's record, a links that I've been planning to share for ages, and keep forgetting/delaying. Here is a link to Darryl Bullock's marvelous blog, "The World's Worst Records":
http://worldsworstrecords.blogspot.com/
Darryl knows a LOT about song-poems and their history, and has shared a lot of information and music with me, over the years. He frequently features song-poems, and as of this moment, his newest feature is a Norm Burns special. His definition of "worst" doesn't always match up - in fact, I love that Norm Burns number - but his featured material is almost always great.
And now, on with the countdown:
Today's title was actually going to be "Stay At Home, Mom", but I thought I'd prolong the facts of this record for readers a few more moments by removing the comma. The previously unknown (by me) Lillian Mars gives a sassy shout-out to a woman whose "child lives in the gutter", and who apparently really needs to get back home. It's a toe-tapper for sure!
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On the flip side, we get some painfully poor lyrics about a meetup, which led to the singer's loving relationship, all accompanied by the slightest of piano-bass-drums trio backing:
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Today's title was actually going to be "Stay At Home, Mom", but I thought I'd prolong the facts of this record for readers a few more moments by removing the comma. The previously unknown (by me) Lillian Mars gives a sassy shout-out to a woman whose "child lives in the gutter", and who apparently really needs to get back home. It's a toe-tapper for sure!
Thanks for the plug Bob!
ReplyDeleteI really love the Norm Burns 45, it made the cut though because some of the lyrics are so offensive!
Swingin'!
ReplyDeleteOf course, the song is written by a man! "Stay at home, mother" (ie; woman!) "...you're breaking up our home"
Thanks for all these re-ups, Bob!