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§ ≡ One of an ongoing series of posts in which I pick, in my not-so-humble opinion, the best songs of the second millennium. Feel free to offer constructive dissenting opinions; preferably set to music.
Song #56 is Music! Music! Music!, as sung by Teresa Brewer. It was the biggest-selling version of the song, recorded by Brewer on December 20, 1949, and released by London Records as catalog number 604. It became a number 1 hit and a million-seller in 1950, eventually becoming Teresa's signature song.
This song became a top hit shortly after my parents and I arrived in America. I remember my Mom and I singing it together after we purchased the lyrics from the corner candy store in our neighborhood in New York City.
A nickelodeon was what a jukebox was called back then, when a nickel went a lot further than it does today. You could also ride the subway for a nickel, and a Coke was just 5c too! Moreover, every subway station had chewing gum machines, which dispensed a couple of Chiclets in a tiny cardboard box for a penny!
Would any kid today deign to pick up a nickel on the street? A dime?
Teresa Brewer - Music! Music! Music! (1950)
Post #1,146 § I Am Music and I Pick the Songs: Music! Music! Music!
§ ≡ One of an ongoing series of posts in which I pick, in my not-so-humble opinion, the best songs of the second millennium. Feel free to offer constructive dissenting opinions; preferably set to music.
Song #56 is Music! Music! Music!, as sung by Teresa Brewer. It was the biggest-selling version of the song, recorded by Brewer on December 20, 1949, and released by London Records as catalog number 604. It became a number 1 hit and a million-seller in 1950, eventually becoming Teresa's signature song.
This song became a top hit shortly after my parents and I arrived in America. I remember my Mom and I singing it together after we purchased the lyrics from the corner candy store in our neighborhood in New York City.
A nickelodeon was what a jukebox was called back then, when a nickel went a lot further than it does today. You could also ride the subway for a nickel, and a Coke was just 5c too! Moreover, every subway station had chewing gum machines, which dispensed a couple of Chiclets in a tiny cardboard box for a penny!
Would any kid today deign to pick up a nickel on the street? A dime?
Teresa Brewer - Music! Music! Music! (1950)
Post #1,146 § I Am Music and I Pick the Songs: Music! Music! Music!
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