[78-L] Raunchy old Kay Starr 78

Bart garioch at texas.net
Tue Jul 14 20:19:40 PDT 2009


Michael Biel wrote:
> And many other records going back to even before the turn of the last
> century.  "And Other Things To Numerous To Mention" by Burt Shepherd in
> 1902 is pretty racy, as were some Helen Kane songs.  In "He's So
> Unusual" is the line "I would let him pet me, but the darn fool doesn't
> let me."  
What a great tune "He's So Unusual" is.  It's one of the few Helen Kane 
releases I haven't heard
but I know the version by Vaughn DeLeath.

Though, to the modern ear it's pretty obvious what the problem is...

Bart




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