We need a song for Estelle on the Charterstone jukebox. So let's go back to the '50s and '60s and pick any of the dozens of dopey songs about how THEY are telling lies because THEY want to break us up because THEY think you're no good but THEY are not going to succeed because our love will last for eternity. Another oh brother.
Nance, you have exceeded all expectations with today's BFH title!
Scottie McW., I immediately thought of "He's a Rebel" by the Crystals. Just picture Estelle singing along with "He's a rebel and he'll never ever be any good...."
Coming this week: Super Cyber Sleuth Toby, with Mary's encouragement, will hack into Estelle's bank account and withdraw most of the funds to save Estelle from herself.
"...in Egypt!" You have to finish the joke. Toby speaks with authority about cribbing poems off the internet. Has Professor Campbell been borrowing an ode here and there?
Mary and Toby are entirely too satisfied with themselves. Future bromides to expect from them while they wait for Estelle to wise up (delivered with a smirk): "A fool and her money are soon parted.", "Waste not, want not." "A penny saved is a penny earned." "While money can't buy happiness, it certainly lets you choose your own form of misery."
"Watch the sunrise on a tropic isle See the pyramids along the Nile Just remember darlin', all the while You belong to me"
Oh, Toby and her cool, hip language. She must have picked it up on MTV as she watched Catfish. She learned all of her internet sleuthing from Nev and Max.
Actually, that song was originally sung by Jo Stafford back in the 50's.
I love that you know it even though you have the lyrics a little out of order:
See the pyramids along the Nile Watch the sun rise on a tropic isle Just remember, darling, all the while You belong to me.
True story for any here who would care to read it.
In the early 80's I met my true love; or so I thought. A handsome Irish guy; a drunk; at a bar he played on the juke box, the song, "You Belong To Me" the version recorded by the Duprees in the 60's? Well, he played it about 40 times to the dismay of everyone else in the bar, but he was a big guy.. 6'3" a tough drunk from Somerville MA... enough said....
Years later, many years after our relationship was over, I bought an old victrola record player... you know the kind with the lift up hood, the handle you have to crank to keep the record table spinning and an arm you lift onto the record. I never thought much about it until I showed it to a friend who noticed that there was a storage compartment in the lift up hood... Low and behold.. there was an old 45 record in there... It was "You Belong To Me" by Jo Stafford... how creepy is that?
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Today's Boldface Haiku is titled
"Estelle Is Really Making An Asp Of Herself".
Lies, personality poetry.
Cribbed!
Over head! Wants does!
Denial's river...real deep!
"Denial's also a river . . . "? Oh brother.
We need a song for Estelle on the Charterstone jukebox. So let's go back to the '50s and '60s and pick any of the dozens of dopey songs about how THEY are telling lies because THEY want to break us up because THEY think you're no good but THEY are not going to succeed because our love will last for eternity. Another oh brother.
-- Scottie McW.
Nance,
Nice allusion to the Nile and an Asp! We already know this will come back to bite Estelle...where we can only imagine.
Nance, you have exceeded all expectations with today's BFH title!
Scottie McW., I immediately thought of "He's a Rebel" by the Crystals. Just picture Estelle singing along with "He's a rebel and he'll never ever be any good...."
Coming this week: Super Cyber Sleuth Toby, with Mary's encouragement, will hack into Estelle's bank account and withdraw most of the funds to save Estelle from herself.
"...in Egypt!" You have to finish the joke.
Toby speaks with authority about cribbing poems off the internet. Has Professor Campbell been borrowing an ode here and there?
Mary and Toby are entirely too satisfied with themselves. Future bromides to expect from them while they wait for Estelle to wise up (delivered with a smirk): "A fool and her money are soon parted.", "Waste not, want not." "A penny saved is a penny earned." "While money can't buy happiness, it certainly lets you choose your own form of misery."
How about " I Don't Know How To Love Him" from Jesus Christ Superstar for the Charterstone Jukebox ? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z1xrCXNmPSw
Another jukebox possibility is Akon's "Don't Matter."
Yet another jukebox possibility: Dean Martin -
"Watch the sunrise on a tropic isle
See the pyramids along the Nile
Just remember darlin', all the while
You belong to me"
Oh, Toby and her cool, hip language. She must have picked it up on MTV as she watched Catfish. She learned all of her internet sleuthing from Nev and Max.
@anon at 2:16
Actually, that song was originally sung by Jo Stafford back in the 50's.
I love that you know it even though you have the lyrics a little out of order:
See the pyramids along the Nile
Watch the sun rise on a tropic isle
Just remember, darling, all the while
You belong to me.
True story for any here who would care to read it.
In the early 80's I met my true love; or so I thought.
A handsome Irish guy; a drunk; at a bar he played on the juke box, the song, "You Belong To Me" the version recorded by the Duprees in the 60's? Well, he played it about 40 times to the dismay of everyone else in the bar, but he was a big guy.. 6'3" a tough drunk from Somerville MA... enough said....
Years later, many years after our relationship was over, I bought an old victrola record player... you know the kind with the lift up hood, the handle you have to crank to keep the record table spinning and an arm you lift onto the record. I never thought much about it until I showed it to a friend who noticed that there was a storage compartment in the lift up hood... Low and behold.. there was an old 45 record in there... It was "You Belong To Me" by Jo Stafford... how creepy is that?
Somerville!! Everywhere you go you meet people from Somerville.
don't tell me.... Grand View Ave?
Downpuppy... no wait ... wait ... Jumbo's? Please tell me you knew Jumbo's!
Alas, I've lived in Union Square/Spring Hill. Now if you've had yer breakfast poured into a mug at the Glandore...
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