Top songs of the 50's!!
- Thread starter BillM
- Start date
Bing Cosby, Rosemary Clooney - On A Slow Boat To China
(I have to admit, I much prefer the Bette Midler / Barry Manilow version)
(I have to admit, I much prefer the Bette Midler / Barry Manilow version)
That's my decade. I hate to age myself. My personal opinion: Barry Manilow couldn't hold Bing's golf tee.
Lol. No disrespect toward Bing intended; I really like the man and his music. It is said, BTW, that he was the first to master singing using microphone and amplified speakers.
Nevertheless, I think the Bette Midler/Barry Manilow arrangement is, overall, a better recording than the Bing/Rosemary one I linked to above. Also, it seems only fair to point out that, while Bing Crosby was a great singer, Barry Manilow has (some would say "at best") a "fair" voice, but he does a great live show and is a damned good songwriter, composer, and arranger. If you have an hour to kill, I would suggest listening to the entire "Here At The Mayflower" album, with the understanding that the entire album is virtually 100% Manilow - words, arrangements, and music (with the exception of some solos by Dave Koz, all the music/every "instrument" was created by Manilow on his piano or a synthesizer).
(From Bette Midler Sings the Rosemary Clooney Songbook, produced by Barry Manilow)
- Joined
- Nov 5, 2014
- Posts
- 874
- Media
- 238
- Likes
- 10,758
- Points
- 413
- Location
- Washington (United States)
- Verification
- View
- Sexuality
- 69% Straight, 31% Gay
- Gender
- Male
- Joined
- Mar 24, 2013
- Posts
- 1,205
- Media
- 13
- Likes
- 1,580
- Points
- 368
- Location
- Staffordshire (England)
- Verification
- View
- Sexuality
- 99% Straight, 1% Gay
- Gender
- Male
Frankie Vaughan, Gary Miller, Dick James and Joe Valino all charted in the UK in 1957 with this :
Frankie going all the way to number one for 4 weeks.
Frankie going all the way to number one for 4 weeks.
Similar threads
