A belated Happy Easter to everyone. We voted on Friday and I pray the Liverals with Mark Carney get in and not that smarmy a-hole, Poillivre. Anyhoo, the theme, this week over at Monday Music Moves Me, it's about Spring colours so, here are 3 I chose...
1. ORANGE BLOSSOM SPECIAL PLAYED BY
This song came out in 1961 and my mom bought the 45 single. When my brother was just walking, he would dance to this song, so I was told. It was written by Ervin T. Rouse about the luxury train of the same name. I love this song and played it often. I don’t think my brother will dance to it now.
2. THINK PINK SUNG BY KAY THOMPSON-1957
This is one song, in this Gershwin musical, that was written by Roger Edens with lyrics by Leonard Gershe. Kay Thompson was very funny in this film as the Diana Vreeland type character who decides pink is the new colour. I was never a pink gal, I only wanted blue and am still that way.
3. LAVENDER'S BLUE BY TIM HART & FRIENDS-1981
So, this song was in Cinderella but it comes from a folk song from the 1600s and would eventually find its way to Walt Disney who had Burl Ives sing a version in the film, “So Dear To My Heart.” And this was up for an Oscar. I like the version here, it just sounds sweet.
Any spring colour songs you can think of?
I hope you had a happy Easter as well Birgit…the weather was glorious here for a change! It usually rains on bank holidays so we were able to sit in the garden and eat our chocolates xxx
ReplyDeleteDonovan: Mellow Yellow. Best of luck with the elections, hope they go your way.
ReplyDeleteHi Birgit - thanks for the Orange Blossom Blues - I needed something to read about Orange next week ... Johnny Cash's version will be perfect. Yes - I sure hope the election goes your way ... cheers Hilary
ReplyDeleteThe Orange Blossom Special was vaguely familiar (and I love these kinds of instrumentals) and was my favorite of the three selections. I wasn't familiar with the other two.
ReplyDeleteLavender's Blue was one some kid-music album for one of my kiddos, and it still just wanders through my head from time to time. @samanthabwriter from
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