Crooner Culture

As part of b5media’s music channel list project, our theme this time around is “Top 10 artists/bands to invite to the holiday office party” and of course, I’m going to list crooners! This has to be one of those “alive or dead” things for this category, but here we go:
10. Marilyn Monroe – Yes, she’s a female crooner, and oh man, you can’t help but imagine she’d be a blast at a holiday party, maybe even drinking a Royal Stretch. I have a feeling she’d likely be the one making photocopies of her butt on the xerox machine, but what …read more

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This has got to be the all time sweetest song around. I just love Tony’s voice in this, he sounds so sincere!
It’s featured in the film Swing Time, which won the Academy Award for “Best Original Song” in 1936.

The Way You Look Tonight
Some day, when I’m awfully low,
When the world is cold,
I will feel a glow just thinking of you…
And the way you look tonight.
Yes you’re lovely, with your smile so warm
And your cheeks so soft,
There is nothing for me but to love you,
And the way you look tonight.
With each word your tenderness grows,
Tearing my fear apart…
And that laugh …read more

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Okay not only is this video great because it’s got two amazing crooners, but at the end you hear Al Roker saying “Wow, Michael Buble’ and Tony Bennett – Picking out drapes at Target!” BWAHAHAHA!
I have this album, it’s fantastic, to say the least. I do love Tony Bennett (though haven’t posted much about him until now – been focusing on my future husb… erm… on the talented Michael Buble’ a lot)

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Mr. Tony Bennett is going to be on ABC’s The View this morning – last week or the week before they had Paul Anka!

Is there some Crooner Clan out there working hard to promote these people again? I WANT IN!!! ;P

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This one’s for the Relic… I love this song SO much, and I had to get some Tony Bennett up here on the site for once (in my life)! Can’t hate on Stevie either… I love it!

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