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"Ain't She Sweet?" classic flapper '20s song Harry Bidgood & His Broadcasters ( 1927)
YouTube ^ | 29 Nov 1927 | Harry Bidgood

Posted on 11/29/2015 10:21:54 PM PST by Arthur McGowan

"Ain't She Sweet?" is played by Harry Bidgood & His Broadcasters on Broadcast 129, recorded on May 11, 1927.


TOPICS: History; Hobbies; Miscellaneous; Music/Entertainment
KEYWORDS: 78rpm; bidgood; harry

1 posted on 11/29/2015 10:21:54 PM PST by Arthur McGowan
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To: Arthur McGowan

All work and no play makes Johnny a dull boy.


2 posted on 11/29/2015 10:29:03 PM PST by Stentor ("The best lack all conviction, while the worst are full of passionate intensity.")
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To: Arthur McGowan

bkmrk


3 posted on 11/29/2015 10:33:51 PM PST by SpaceBar
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To: Arthur McGowan

“Ain’t she sweet,
See her walkin’ down the street,
Now I ask you very confidentially,
Ain’t she sweet?”

Wow. My dad would sing this song when I was a child. I can’t believe I still remember it. (He wasn’t born ‘til the ‘30’s, though.)


4 posted on 11/29/2015 10:35:13 PM PST by Tired of Taxes
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To: Arthur McGowan

Good song.


5 posted on 11/29/2015 11:00:18 PM PST by TBP (Nous sommes tout Francais.)
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To: Tired of Taxes

It’s a “standard” and has been recorded, by many different people, in just about every decade since it was first written.


6 posted on 11/29/2015 11:00:53 PM PST by nopardons
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To: Arthur McGowan
Always liked the Sinatra version
7 posted on 11/29/2015 11:52:44 PM PST by Impala64ssa (You call me an islamophobe like it's a bad thing.)
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To: Arthur McGowan

The Beatles- Ain’t She Sweet
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e1FSRMfNtLU


8 posted on 11/30/2015 12:56:06 AM PST by Mozilla
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To: Arthur McGowan

cracking up the Arthur Godfrey records on our victrola. no idea where that went but i suspect it and the records would be fun and maybe worth something.
Arthur Godfrey - Too Fat Polka..wmv - YouTube
that was fun music.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5uOu-sDFfS8
http://www.victor-victrola.com/


9 posted on 11/30/2015 1:04:35 AM PST by kvanbrunt2 (civil law: commanding what is right and prohibiting what is wrong Blackstone Commentaries I p44)
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To: Arthur McGowan

I don’t remember if I’ve asked you this before, but are you familiar with the Dutch group called the Beau Hunks who do note for note replays of music from the likes of Leroy Shields, the Hal Roach composer and orchestra leader. I believe they also did the same for Paul Whiteman’s music. Interesting stuff.

I have a CD somewhere. It has Laurel and Hardy and Little Rascal songs. Thought it was on my iTunes, but can’t find it there. Will dig through some CDs later and see if I can find it. Then put it on my iTunes.

Anyway they are worth a listen


10 posted on 11/30/2015 3:23:21 AM PST by Vaquero ( Don't pick a fight with an old guy. If he is too old to fight, he'll just kill you.)
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To: nopardons

I see what you mean.

I think my dad was singing the 1920’s version, though. Same tempo. He was the youngest of 8 siblings, so he probably listened to the music they liked.


11 posted on 11/30/2015 11:43:26 AM PST by Tired of Taxes
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To: Tired of Taxes
Wow. My dad would sing this song when I was a child. I can't believe I still remember it. (He wasn't born 'til the 30's, though.)

I'm a WWII baby and I remember it, mainly because I worked in saloons in my twenties that featured oldies and sing-alongs. There was a parody, though:

Call that sweet? I think she's got athletes feet,
Now I ask you very confidentially, call that sweet?

Ain't she nice, but her hair is full of lice
Now I ask you very confidentially, ain't she nice?

Just cast an eye at her infection,
Oh me oh my, that ain't perfection (she'll never pass inspection)...

12 posted on 11/30/2015 12:28:18 PM PST by JimRed (Excise the cancer before it kills us; feed & water the Tree of Liberty! TERM LIMITS NOW & FOREVER!)
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To: Tired of Taxes

My grandmother taught em the song, so I’ve know the original version since I was a little kid. :-)


13 posted on 11/30/2015 1:29:24 PM PST by nopardons
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To: JimRed

LOL. I don’t remember hearing that version.

My dad also was a bartender for many years when he was young.


14 posted on 11/30/2015 6:43:55 PM PST by Tired of Taxes
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To: Arthur McGowan

Man, I as so glad the bass/electric bass eventually replaced the tuba. Other than that, this rendition is what I could call the standard version. Nothing unusual about it.


15 posted on 11/30/2015 6:49:44 PM PST by sparklite2 (Islam = all bathwater, no baby.)
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