Monday again. Dammit!
Never mind, eh? Here's something/someone to take our minds off it...
Described as "the first of the blue-eyed soul singers", today would have been the 85th birthday of one Timi Yuro, the vocal belter who had a string of hits Stateside before (like so many others) her star began to wane in the wake of the Beatles invasion.
With a series of overwrought hits with over-emotional titles such as Hurt!, Permanently Lonely, What's a Matter Baby (Is It Hurting You) and The Love of a Boy, Miss Yuro was (understandably) given an obituary on her premature death in 2004 by none other than that other "blue-eyed soul" aficionado of angst Morrissey - who described her as his favourite singer!
On this Tacky Music Monday, however, I have found a rather camp interpretation of one of her tearful numbers for your delectation...
Gawd, I adore Scopitones!
Have a good week, dear reader.
What a voice! What a video!!! My office at UC San Diego was decorated in The Scream theme.
ReplyDeleteScopitone videos always cheer me up - so OTT! "The Scream" is an iconic image... Jx
DeleteGosh I can't remember the last time I heard Timi Yuro. I wonder why she isn't played so much these days. She is fab.
ReplyDeleteI guess it's because the likes of Vicki Carr and Leslie Gore knocked her off her "tearful angsty ballads" perch... Jx
DeleteI would like to think that there is room in the word for all of them
DeleteOh, there is in OUR world 😎! Jx
DeleteWant to voice that is, one of the most odd videos I've ever seen.
ReplyDeleteOh, heavens - there's loads more kitschy, campy, mind-boggling Scopitones where that came from! I've featured quite a few (including this one) over the years - I may have to revisit the vaults a bit more. 😍 Jx
DeleteMy favorite Scopitone (probably because of the Cowboy dancer):
ReplyDeletehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=stOeGcDnsj8
Oh, yes!!! Perfect.
DeleteThat's one I have never seen before - thank you, Den! Jx