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The inglorious death of romance
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review ^ | 6-11-06 | Tom Purcell

Posted on 06/11/2006 1:20:31 PM PDT by Cavalcabo

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To: Cavalcabo
I am a huge Rat Pack fan for this exact reason (besides I like the way it sounds) - you can't dance with a guy in any meaningful way to todays music. Very sad. My favorite Dino is "Ain't that a kick in the head"- you can hear him smiling while he sings it. She's telling me we'll be wed / She's picked out a king sized bed/ I couldn't feel any better or or I'd be sick... I love it.
21 posted on 06/11/2006 2:35:53 PM PDT by lawgirl (She comes on like thunder and she's more right than rain)
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To: T'wit

You can hear it on the Sleepless in Seattle soundtrack IIRC. ;-)


22 posted on 06/11/2006 2:36:34 PM PDT by lawgirl (She comes on like thunder and she's more right than rain)
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To: Cavalcabo
I spend some time around high school aged kids who are into music, and if they are exposed to these good songs, many of them enjoy singing them.

I wish all music teachers, choir directors, etc. around the country would stand up for quality, and be sure all their students at least HEAR these old standards. I don't think that's too much to ask.

23 posted on 06/11/2006 2:39:32 PM PDT by lawnguy (Give me some of your tots!!!)
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To: Excellence

RE: XM 4

For all the quantity of great music of the 30s and 40's, they really seem to repeat a whole heckuva lot (good, but repetitive.)

Or maybe I just listen too much!


24 posted on 06/11/2006 2:41:41 PM PDT by sam_paine (X .................................)
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To: Cavalcabo
Yeah, but still... Shakira's hips don't lie... And they don't stay still, either! Yousa!

Mark

25 posted on 06/11/2006 2:52:18 PM PDT by MarkL (When Kaylee says "No power in the `verse can stop me," it's cute. When River says it, it's scary!)
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To: MarkL

My hips don't lie, either. They say, "I'm a breeder!"

(Sorry, I couldn't resist ...)


26 posted on 06/11/2006 3:03:18 PM PDT by Tax-chick (I am a daughter of God, a child of the King, a holy fire burning with His love.)
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To: T'wit

I have always loved "Stardust". What passes for romantic music today lost me a long time ago. Many thanks for posting the lyrics - still beautiful.


27 posted on 06/11/2006 3:14:23 PM PDT by maxwellp
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To: Cavalcabo
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28 posted on 06/11/2006 3:48:00 PM PDT by Old Seadog (Inside every old person is a young person saying "WTF happened?".)
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To: CheyennePress
from your list, I'd say you'd probably like Josh Groban. you should check him out, if you haven't already.
29 posted on 06/11/2006 3:51:24 PM PDT by YankeeinOkieville
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To: maxwellp

I can't think of Stardust without recalling what, to me anyway, is its companion piece.

I speak of course of Deep Purple.


30 posted on 06/11/2006 4:20:56 PM PDT by gcruse (http://gcruse.typepad.com)
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To: Old Seadog; Tax-chick; Theresawithanh; marsh2; T'wit; krunkygirl; Excellence; lawgirl; lawnguy

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31 posted on 06/11/2006 4:23:59 PM PDT by Cavalcabo (Sancte Michael, defende nos in proelio, contra nequitiam et insidias diaboli esto praesidium.)
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To: gcruse
Da Da Da dada Ditda Da Da Da daDa da.

We all came out to Montreux on the Lake Geneva shoreline . . .

32 posted on 06/11/2006 4:27:06 PM PDT by Tribune7
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To: Victoria Delsoul
I know you love your music! ;-)
33 posted on 06/11/2006 4:29:28 PM PDT by HitmanLV ("5 Minute Penalty for #40, Ann Theresa Calvello!" - RIP 1929-2006)
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To: Theresawithanh
I think the problem is, we used to have romantic songs, now we have songs, and I use the term lightly, about sex and violence. I detest it too.
35 posted on 06/11/2006 4:35:38 PM PDT by ladyinred (In the case of Ann Coulter, the left can't handle the truth!)
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To: Theresawithanh
At one of the local bars closing time is signaled by them playing New York New York by Frank Sinatra. It really highlights the difference between him and so much that followed.

I was excited for summer because at one of the local bars it meant that they would play country (not a big fan, but I'll take it over rap anyday) for whatever reason they have abandoned that practice this year.
36 posted on 06/11/2006 4:42:20 PM PDT by Mr. Blonde (You know, Happy Time Harry, just being around you kinda makes me want to die.)
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To: maxwellp
>> still beautiful.

Aren't they? Back when lyrics were... lyrical :-)

37 posted on 06/11/2006 5:05:54 PM PDT by T'wit (This moment of peace and quiet is brought to you by St. Fu, patron saint of sweet silence.)
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To: T'wit
"Stardust" is one of the greatest songs ever - melody and lyrics - but, while Hoagy Carmichael wrote the music let's not forget the lyricist: Mitchell Parish.

What beautiful words they are!

38 posted on 06/11/2006 5:29:52 PM PDT by Gigantor (If bin Laden doesn’t want Bush to be the president, something must be right with Bush.)
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To: Cavalcabo

You know you're old when you're watching American Idol with your 20's daughter and she says "Who was Roy Orbison?"


39 posted on 06/11/2006 5:50:52 PM PDT by Leroy S. Mort
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To: HitmanLV

LOL!!! I got all those songs stored on my C program... Shakira's Hips Don't Lie, Chamillionaire's Riding, and Promiscuous by Nelly Furtado and of course I got Dean Martin. Let me upload a few of them. BRB.


40 posted on 06/11/2006 7:27:15 PM PDT by Victoria Delsoul
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