Venus de Milo was noted for her charmsBack in July, I found a reference to Venus de Milo in Ray Charles' "Ain't That Fine" (which, as far as I can tell, was written by Betty Hall, Dorsey Burnette, and H. Robert), and I said that "Grecian art doesn’t seem to be a very common topic in popular music." Having found this, it looks as if I was wrong. So now I'm not so sure that, as I posited in that post from July, Ray Charles' "Ain't That Fine" is connected to Chuck Berry's "Brown-Eyed Handsome Man," which also mentions Venus de Milo.
Strictly between us, you are cuter than Venus
And what's more you've got arms.
Every other year, I listen to all of the music in my collection. Often, I discover new things about music I'm familiar with or learn new things about songs I'm not as familiar with. This is where I'll be documenting that.
Showing posts with label Love Is Just Around the Corner. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Love Is Just Around the Corner. Show all posts
Sunday, September 7, 2014
Bing Crosby's "Love Is Just around the Corner"
I'm listening to a compilation album of songs from the 1930s. One of them is Bing Crosby's "Love Is Just around the Corner," written by Lewis E. Gensler and Leo Robin. It includes the lines:
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