Tell the sun don't shine, stop Old Father Time, 'cause that's easier to do

Notorious for being the first actress to bare her boobs on American telly, the showgirl-turned-Playboy model-turned-actress Valerie Perrine, who has sadly departed for Fabulon, confounded all expectations when she was nominated for an Oscar in 1974 for her portrayal of the sassy wife in the biopic Lenny (Bruce).

In her estimable career, Miss Perrine worked with such greats as Dustin Hoffman, Jack Nicholson, Robert Redford, Gene Hackman, Mel Gibson, Alan Arkin and Rod Steiger.

Shame then, that the only film I (and many millions of others, no doubt) remember her being in is Can't Stop The Music with The Village People...

All together, now!

Can't Stop The Music trailer

RIP, Valerie Ritchie Perrine (3rd September 1943 - 23rd March 2026)

Pretty bubbles in the air

Bleurrrgh. Rainy, dark, dank and miserable or not, it's time to drag ourselves back to work...

There is always a light on the horizon however, dear reader, when any film features the name "Ziegfeld" - even a 1978 made-for-American-telly movie biopic starring Samantha Eggar, Barbara Parkins and Valerie Perrine.

And, from that very movie - on this Tacky Music Monday, have some bubbles..!

Valerie Perrine - Nothing But a Bubble [aka Castles in the Air] (from Ziegfeld: The Man and His Women TV movie, 1978)

Now, that's how to make an entrance!