“The Poor People of Paris”
If I recall, that tune ended with a little “cha-cha-cha”, didn’t it?
“If I recall, that tune ended with a little “cha-cha-cha”, didn’t it?”
Thinking of this one?:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-aWkhuAu8go
Not quite that bad, no. Close!
Les Baxter was a pretty successful arranger and bandleader in the era that immediately preceded the far more sophisticated styles of Henry Mancini, Jerry Goldsmith, Francis Lai, Lalo Schifrin, Burt Bacharach, etc.
Unfortunately for Mr. Baxter, he made a bitter enemy out of another up-and-coming bandleader and movie composer Nelson Riddle, and as Riddle grew in stature he made it his business to destroy Baxter's career.
This happened when Baxter — when he was Riddle's boss — took credit for composition/arranging work that Riddle did for Nat King Cole.
It appears that Riddle absolutely hated Baxter, who was professionally isolated and left the business entirely.