Tuesday, May 21, 2013
Happy Valentine's Day, music fans! For the sheer fun of it, I have gathered some of my favorite versions of the classic tune "My Funny Valentine."
The funny thing is, the song isn't at all about the holiday we're celebrating today. It is in fact a song from the 1937 Rodgers & Hart musical "Babes in Arms."
In the show, a character named Billie Smith (originally played by Mitzi Green) serenades Valentine "Val" LaMar (originally played by Ray Heatherton). As we know from the lyrics, the songs hurls several insults but ultimately is a declaration of true love.
And so, here's a few of what I consider to be the better takes on the celebrated song.
Chet Baker
Miles Davis
Sarah Vaughan
Ella Fitzgerald
Nico
Elvis Costello
Etta James
Frank "Chairman of the Board" Sinatra
Bjork
Carly Simon
Tom Jones
Carmen McRae
Johnny Mathis
Rickie Lee Jones
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Aimsel Ponti has been obsessed with - and inspired by- music since she listened to Monkees records borrowed from the town library when she was six years old. She's a huge fan of the local music scene and interviews an act every week for "Making Noise" which runs in the Press Herald GO section. You'll also find her out and about absorbing live music like a sponge and roaming around local record shops and flea markets.
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