[78-L] LOUD (was: What has spotted these discs?)

[Michael Biel]

Randy Skretvedt wrote:
> I hadn't heard David Whitfield's "Cara Mia" before, so I sought it out and found it here in a format that's unbreakable (unless of course you smash your computer):
>
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iGVZzFRY8mc
>   

When we were working on Leah's documentary--in Brooklyn--this was where 
we were going to steal the audio from because my copies of it were--in 
Kentucky.   Safe from Lenneck's clutches. 
> He reminds me a bit of Arthur Tracy, The Street Singer 

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eeevvvvv  eeeerrrrrr eeeeee  wooorrrrrddddd. 

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bbbbbbllllllliiiiiiinnnnnnnnnnnggggggggggg rrrrrooooossssssss  
oovvvvvvvvvv  tthhhhhhhhe  wwwwwiiiiiiiiiiilllllllllddddddddddd   
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> As for "Cara Mia," I think I prefer the version by Jay and the Americans.
>
> --Randy Skretvedt
>   

I had forgotten that they were the ones that had done the 60s rock 
version.  You're right, he is pretty good at it.  Proves that some rock 
singers COULD sing.   I love it when the Shindig go-go dancers show up 
halfway thru the song!   Gene Pitney's version sounds like a parody!!  
Did Elvis ever do it? 

The Whitfield record is beautiful, but I have two problems with it.  One 
is the rolling of the R in Cara.  It is a startling way to start the 
song and is pretentiously unnecessary.  The other problem is that he has 
only two levels :  Louder and LOUDEST!!  No subtlety.  Mario  Lanza was 
his contemporary on this side of the pond, and he could be more 
dynamically variable.   bbeeee  mmmyyyy  LLOOOOVVVVE !!

Now, compare these records with Perry Como singing "Magic Moments"!!!! 

Mike (we'll leave the blob out of this)  Biel   mbiel at mbiel.com