(02-14-2014 01:50 AM)WWDog Wrote:  Liked that Mel Torme. This song was one of his best but I got into it not because of his singing but the background singers, I think, stole the show.

Mel Torme - Comin' Home Baby

In my younger days, I would have laughed at this kind of music. Now in my mid-life, I find I really enjoy it. I still like punk and some alternative bands, but I have come to appreciate the great songwriters of old and the great singers who interpreted these timeless classics.

I mean, really, it's not like they'll be covering "Kerosene" (see my Big Black post a few pages ago, right after I posted the Tormé clip) years from now, but people will always want to hear great singers like Mel Tormé, Sinatra, Dean Martin, Peggy Lee, Patsy Cline, Paul Anka et al.

Here's a rockin' one from The Smithereens:
"House That We Used To Live In"
from Green Thoughts LP
1988