I actually own this album

[spikesgirl58.livejournal.com]

And it's great fun!

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[karinmollberg.livejournal.com]

I'm not jealous because I've got Music To Watch Girls By. Less claaassy (as one I used to know would have pronounced it, bit like how Mencken said Bozaarts about those) but most enticing. Big band orchestra, the whole bit.

[spikesgirl58.livejournal.com]

Instrument or vocal? It's a great piece of music. - my favorite version of it is on this:

[karinmollberg.livejournal.com]

Purely instrumental. I can't for my liff recall the name of the big band orchestra playing up albeit incredibly popular at its time. You can't buy more kitsch for money!

From the all mighty Wikipedia

[spikesgirl58.livejournal.com]

Crewe first heard the song performed in a "jingle demo" for a Diet Pepsi commercial. Music was composed by Sidney "Sid" Ramin. The "big-band, horn driven"[3] recording went to #15 on the pop chart and #2 on the Easy Listening chart.[4]

Re: From the all mighty Wikipedia

[karinmollberg.livejournal.com]

Not that at all. I just remembered: 101 Strings; wonderful Bond soundtrack; perfect to watch bad girls die by.

Re: From the all mighty Wikipedia

[spikesgirl58.livejournal.com]

Wow! Although it doesn't surprise me that 101 Strings did it. They did some incredible stuff. I miss bands like that.

Re: From the all mighty Wikipedia

[karinmollberg.livejournal.com]

I've always loved that kind of soundtrack thingy and am now old enough to admit so freely without blushing. Bet it got trendy too in the meantime which is probably the fault of people like Eno with his elevators and airports; all just because he was once in love with a girl who had musical tattooes on her back and played him baroque and Bach tunes in hopsital to change his mind. My parents used to own dance orchestra music from the enemy across the border, I loved that too and the record sleeves decorated with elegant couples; the men in tuxedoes and women in pink tutus and high-heeled pumps from an age, when people knew how to dance.

Re: From the all mighty Wikipedia

[spikesgirl58.livejournal.com]

Going out to dance back then meant something very different. Dinner and dancing was an event, much more than it is now.

Like you, I'm old enough to admit that I enjoy what I do and to heck with anyone else who disagrees. They can listen to what they want.

Jealous!

[franklanguage.livejournal.com]

I share a birthday with The Great One—and with Fidel Castro—so I'd love to hear what this sounds like.

Re: Jealous!

[karinmollberg.livejournal.com]

Hehe.

Re: Jealous!

[spikesgirl58.livejournal.com]

It won't let me embed a video, but the album is here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FnvVtcw44H4