Written by Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart. Elvis recorded it at Sun Records on July 6, 1954. The drummer was Buddy Cunningham. Elviss 1956 single release of Blue Moon had a 17-week stay on Billboards Top 100 chart peaking at #55.
'Watch your husbands ladies, cause here's Annette Hanshaw, with a complexion like peaches, a voice like smooth honey'. Excruciatingly shy, she hated her own voice, ending most recordings with 'That's all...'
This is Jodie Foster at the ripe old age of 13, playing the delightful Tallulah in the genius film that is Bugsy Malone (1976). A few good rules to live by:
For those of you who ain't heard one of the greatest Australian tunes of all time 'The Loved One' by The Loved Ones, a Melbourne band formed in 1965, named after the Evelyn Waugh book of the same title. The signature hand claps were put in to keep the audience (who were accustomed to 'Easy Listening' records, which were oh so popular at the time) following the song. They were one of the first pop groups at the time to use Keyboard (Farfisa?) in their regular line-up. This classic is from their Blueberry Hill EP.