tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2492341927226769948.post3945799712795241268..comments2024-03-28T14:10:49.045+00:00Comments on Give 'em the old Razzle Dazzle: You make my heart go giddy-upJonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15501010362663971583noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2492341927226769948.post-13739119199101803632011-10-06T19:09:31.509+00:002011-10-06T19:09:31.509+00:00Ma Rainey (I believe) originated that song (see my...Ma Rainey (I believe) originated that song (see my first blog about The Vinyl Closet - they covered that era in great detail). Needless to say, George Melly was a fan.<br /><br />Michael Topping (as we discovered when we went to see him in a one-to-one interview on stage for Gay History Month a couple of years ago) is a great admirer of both... JxJonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15501010362663971583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2492341927226769948.post-28838603198112335242011-10-06T17:12:43.401+00:002011-10-06T17:12:43.401+00:00I like this song but can't hear it now without...I like this song but can't hear it now without thinking of Miss Ross who does a version of it (after a fashion).<br /><br />Topping & Butch used to do a great old song, from the 20's I think - about having the right key but working on the wrong keyhole - about the joys of anal sex - they got away with so much then with a little imagination.<br /><br />xxtony woodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12896683498342296712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2492341927226769948.post-85397778717443299142011-10-06T12:50:20.702+00:002011-10-06T12:50:20.702+00:00Hehehe - well, in a way it was. I remember hearing...Hehehe - well, in a way it was. I remember hearing it when I was just a kid, thinking "my god, what a dirty song!".Barbarella's Galaxyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13412715855179155079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2492341927226769948.post-44503265888614933892011-10-06T11:42:18.126+00:002011-10-06T11:42:18.126+00:00I never thought I'd hear "My Boy Lollipop...I never thought I'd hear "My Boy Lollipop" described as "edgy" :-)<br /><br />JxJonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15501010362663971583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2492341927226769948.post-46714143046924266112011-10-06T11:32:59.359+00:002011-10-06T11:32:59.359+00:00Loved the edgier ska in the black and white versio...Loved the edgier ska in the black and white version, compared to the more slicker studio backing<br /><br />xx<br /><br />tMadam Arcatihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05697235864401310471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2492341927226769948.post-49961849857316656032011-10-06T10:40:47.926+00:002011-10-06T10:40:47.926+00:00It's simply amazing how so many of our cherish...It's simply amazing how so many of our cherished stars are becoming pensioners of late. J-JxJohn-Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08135130674962349460noreply@blogger.com