Homer and Jethro Post #2
Some things don't need much of an introduction.
Some things are just part of being culturally literate.
Some stuff needs to be placed in context.
There are links for the curious.
March 1947 - King 596 - Somewhere Over the Rainbow/Groundhog
Yeah, this. This isn't your 1939 Judy Garland version. It's pretty snappy and you can hoedown to it.
There's a couple of small interjections by Homer of bits of other songs into mix which are worth the time to source.
First is a little bit of "Hold Tight" originally a hit for Sidney Bechet but an even bigger one for Fats Waller also in 1939.
Second is a taste of the Slim Gaillard Trio's vouty rooty classic "Cement Mixer (Put-Ti Put-Ti)" from a year previous in 1946.
One of the coolest cats to ever grace a shellac. You could do much worse than go from here to jumping into a Youtube hole of Slim Gaillard tracks...
Once again they paired an well known A-side with a century old folk song of which there were hundreds of versions to choose. I'm going to go with the Pete Seeger "Groundhog" because the world today could use more Pete Seegers.
April 1947 - King 615 - For Sentimental Reasons/Cielito Lindo
Here we go with a corn pone version of what was a huge hit for Nat King Cole. I can't really tell who meant it more, but I'm pretty sure one version wasn't likely to get you any action...
Another record another really old tune that probably saved them a ton on publishing by being in public domain. Cielito Lindo is a mariachi tune and after that cockroach song the penultimate Mexican stereotype tune.
Pedro Infante had this go at it in 1946 well before Taco Tuesday became a thing
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