[78-L] Switched subjects

[Bud Black]

"Ten Cents a Dance" sung by (I believe) Smith Ballew."

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On Apr 10, 2018 9:25 AM, David Lennick <dlennick at sympatico.ca.invalid> wrote:
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> There Ain't No Sweet Man That's Worth the Salt of My Tears -- Bing (obvious one)
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> dl
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> On 4/10/2018 1:39 AM, Malcolm wrote:
> > I just came across a Nat Cole record on eBay. It's the classic "The Man
> > I Love"
> > played by his trio as an instrumental. I was actually wondering if he'd try
> > singing it straight (no pun intended) but he neatly side-stepped the issue.
> > And that made me think...
> >
> > In the teens and 20s it seems there were any number of songs written for a
> > woman vocalist but sung with lyrics intact by a male singer. And I couldn't
> > think of one example, though I know I've heard a few.
> > Can anyone think of any that were done properly, not as a parody? And no
> > fair mentioning lyrics that change the gender of the singer, either!
> >
> > However, there's one really great example of that which I came across
> >   Â recently. The tune is "Why Don't You Do Right?" and here's Peggy Lee's
> > version:
> > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4uTcw_A80Bo
> > But the original lyric was written for a man to perform.
> >
> > Stumped as to who wrote and performed it?
> > Go here:
> > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lFBeEShBzHY
> > Now that's a switch!
> >
> > Anyhow men doing women's songs and/or women doing men's tunes are the
> > questions of the day.
> > I look forward to your answers!
> > Malcolm
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