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  1. The songs from High Society are SUCH a mixed bag.

    Louis Armstrong makes everything he touches gold.

    Frank's two ballads, "You're Sensational" and "Mind If I Make Love To You" are insufferably insipid, and frankly I don't know how the second got past the Hays Code.

    "True Love" has an exquisitely delicious melody, but the lyrics are saccharine and meh.

    "Who Wants To Be A Millionaire" puts a grin on your face, and "Did You Ever" is unquestionably the show-stopper.

    "Now You Have (Has?) Jazz" is an ACTUAL BOP and Bing is adorably fun but also impossibly square.


    #High-Society #Frank-Sinatra #Bing-Crosby #Louis-Armstrong #Satchmo #Cole-Porter #Grace-Kelly #Celeste-Holm
  2. "End of the song, start of the story..."

    This evening's viewing distraction: some classic musical fun with High Society. Bing Crosby, Satchmo, Sinatra, and the goddess that is Grace Kelly.

    #film #music #musique #HighSociety #1950sFilm #Musical #films #movies #ClassicFilm #BingCrosby #GraceKelly #FrankSinatra #LouisArmstrong #Satchmo