Day after tomorrow we will be starting our annual Christmas music videos, so let's have a little relief ahead of time. We have been neglecting music posts here because YouTube makes it difficult to post music videos, even though the records have expired copyrights. It isn't worth the appeals and worry to me, but there are many who keep going; and Good For Them. Now that Brat is gone, the Brunswick just isn't as much fun, but I still love the old tunes.
Smiles marks a dividing line. It came out in 1917, during the Great War and marks the end of the era of minstrel songs and pathetic ballads. It's a good song that is still loved a century later. Nobody remembers In The Baggage Coach Ahead, but we do know Smiles!
Whispering also is an historical marker. This is the song that started the Roaring Twenties. Paul Whiteman made his career because of this song, and he continued into the Swing Era.
My favorite rendition of Whispering is by the Comedian Harmonists. It is well worth your time to look them up on the 'net.
Let's listen to Tea For Two while I have the Comedian Harmonists on my mind. These songs should help you fight the holiday doldrums that us old folks may have.
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