The Cat and the Mouse in the Tender Trap?

I've been busy as a porcupine lately, to quote one of Shelley Berman's more "out there" routines, and I haven't posted in almost two weeks. I still don't have much time to put this up, but wanted to get something up here. I haven't put any Halmark records up in quite some time, so today's the day. 

So today, we'll visit with our old friend Bob Storm. Well, as has been discussed, there were two Bob Storms. This is that Bob Storm and not the other Bob Storm. Hope that clears things up. 

The only thing I'll say about "Why Is It So", is that it contains a set of lyrics that, as far as I can tell, don't mean much of anything. Your mileage may vary of course. But really, what, exactly, is being expressed here: 

But baby, you could be the cat that trapped the mouse in the tender trap... so why is it so? 

Um, okay. 

Download: Bob Storm - Why Is It So

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Oh, and this is one of the relatively few relatively rare cases where they spelled their label name Hallmark, and on which the singer was named. 

The flip side is "Blue and Lonely", and like "Why Is It So", it is built on a backing track that any Halmark/Hallmark fan will recognize immediately. 

Download: Bob Storm - Blue and Lonely

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