Grrrr. Monday again...
Never mind, eh? Among a peppering of assorted celebrants - including Mollie Sugden, Queenie Watts, Robin Williams, Paloma Faith, Ernest Hemingway, Bill Pertwee, Sir Jonathan Miller, Cat Stevens, Ross Kemp, Josh Hartnett, Helen Merrill, Charlotte Gainsbourg and (erm) the Aswan High Dam in Egypt - it would have been the birthday today of the marvellous Miss Kay Starr!
Although she became a world-renowned hitmaker in her own right during the 1950s, she did venture into the world of "ghost singer" for other actresseses...
...and here, on this Tacky Music Monday, is a great (and exceptionally OTT) example!
Camp as old tits! Even more camp is that fact that this little-known musical (that actually starred Rita Hayworth) was remade as, or at least formed the basis of Xanadu with Olivia Newton-John...
Have a good week, dear reader.
What a number! I’m surprised the dance number made it by the American censures. Some of those hip and leg movements were a bit suggestive for '50s American musicals.
ReplyDeleteMaybe the Hays Code inspectors were asleep? Jx
DeleteThat's interesting - about the Xanadu connection - you'd never guess it from the clip!!
ReplyDeleteHave a great week, Jon! I hope it passes painlessly!
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Confession time - I have never seen either film, but apparently the plot of each revolves around the Muses arriving on earth, and some such flim-flam. Campness abounds - and that's what matters! Jx
DeleteI have seen the film and adore Kay Starr but had no idea about the fun fact of the film. But now that you brought it up, I can see the inspiration for Xanadu.
ReplyDeleteMondays. I hated getting up, but I have a half day till noon as I have a service coming by the Casa du Borghese.
Love Paloma Faith!
"I have a service coming by the Casa du Borghese" - been on Grindr again?! Jx
DeleteI put the ants in the dancing pants.
ReplyDeleteFunny enough I have seen the film, way back in the mists of time
but have never seen Xanadu.
It looks like it should have been a "Sunday Afternoon Film" on BBC2, so I am not surprised you remember seeing it. Xanadu never appealed - not way back then, nor now, tbh. Jx
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