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Lee Marvin - Wandrin' Star (1969)

I was recently driving up Highway 1 from Santa Cruz on a very rainy night, and this song popped up. It was a perfect moment. Probably one of the most unlikely one-hit wonders, with Lee Marvin delivering his vocals in a very low, croaking voice with Nelson Riddle's score behind him on the soundtrack to Paint Your Wagon.

Do I know where hell is? Hell is in hello

[ducktracy]

that Daffy plush after being released from your iron grip:

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ABSOLUTELY. the plush has no neck support which is very funny to me and why i got him, and im sure i crushed the remainder of what was there out of him

speaking of, here is a self portrait i started on the plane ride home but suddenly was aware of how nonsensical this probably looks to the people sharing the aisle with me. but here is my prize catch

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Nelson Riddle - Changing Colors (1973)

Photography by Dorte Gröning

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On the subject of DJing - any thoughts/advice on programming, transitions, etc?

i've been very privileged to get to know literally scores of DJs and one thing that really strikes me is that everybody has a different approach to how they create and run their sets (i don't love the word "perform" in reference to DJ sets because i am of the opinion that it should be way more about the music than any performance by the person selecting but that's a sidebar); i'm someone who plans out sets well in advance of a gig and i keep detailed notes of my anticipated setlist (and if i vary from what i've planned out i keep of record of that too) in a notebook that i bring with me to gigs. that being said, you learn very quickly how to read a room and whether or not your audience is vibing with what you're spinning or not. (funnily enough though i often struggle with reading tone in conversation and online i find it pretty easy to tell if a set is working or not in the room)

when i first started getting into DJing i was spinning weekly at the shop that i ended up working at and i always asked for feedback from whoever was working that day. in addition, my later-coworkers would ask questions about what i was playing and would comment if they particularly liked songs or transitions. that really helped me in terms of growing confidence of being able to build a bunch of sets across genres. i also try to create entirely different sets each time i spin; there are certain songs that i play variants of frequently and albums that i like to play a lot but i don't like to repeat what i do each time

in terms of transitions i'm not someone who's spectacular at beatmatching (nor, to be frank, is it a high priority for me given beatmatching vinyl is a genuine skill and requires a ton of practice—if i'm spinning house music or any subgenre thereof that's about the only time that i'll put in the effort) but i'm not afraid to put songs back to back that are totally different BPMs, genres, vibes, etc. the genesis for a lot of my sets comes from hearing a few songs that i think would sound great back to back and then i end up building multiple hours around those hinges. obviously one wants there to be a flow, but you find ways to transition between seemingly disparate musical forms in a way that seems natural. for example the set that i have coming up in march is one where i'm planning to plan stuff ranging from sunshine soul to no wave; it's definitely a challenge to find a way from the 5th dimension to lydia lunch but i think that if you're willing to put in the effort to find patterns between a variety of genres you can develop a set that can allow you to flow between styles

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Remembering Nelson Riddle on his birthday #botd 🎵

[dreaminginthedeepsouth]

Song of the Day - “All Or Nothing At All”

Today marks the 85th anniversary of Frank Sinatra first recording “All Or Nothing At All” - August 31st, 1939 - at the Columbia Studios in New York, backed by Harry James and His Orchestra.

This gorgeous song was written by Arthur Altman and Jack Lawrence, was recorded only once before Frank did it, and has since been covered by nearly 350 artists…

This 1939 Frank version is perfectly fine, but this early Sinatra was just not quite what would become…

Frank returned to this song later… and so brilliantly… on his 1966 “Strangers In The Night” album.

There are very few other songs twice recorded by an artist…and this second version, of Frank doing “All Or Nothing At All”, arranged and backed by Nelson Riddle and his orchestra, is the definitive version … hands down… the stars aligned…

[thanks to Mary Elaine LeBey]

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Batman full theme song 1966

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Nelson Riddle - Music Of The Motion Picture Can Can. 1956 : Capitol.

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Frank Sinatra - Fly Me To The Moon (Live At The Kiel Opera House, St. Lo...

Perfect Song for this evenings rooftop view.

Shoo be doo be doo!

He actually throws one of those into this performance...lol... its Top of The Heap Frank!

Enjoy

~BrooklynRed

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Midcentury Coquette

(Credits to @barbiescanner )

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Frank Sinatra – Songs For Swingin´ Lovers!

Songs for Swingin’ Lovers! is the tenth studio album by American singer Frank Sinatra, and his fourth for Capitol Records. It was arranged by Nelson Riddle and released in March 1956 on LP and January 1987 on CD.

Frank Sinatra – vocals Nelson Riddle – arranger, conductor

[ducktracy]

Obsessed with "Milkman Keep Those Bottles Quiet" thanks to you! Also showed KITTY KORNERED (1946) at my recent holiday party and my guests had such a blast with it, it's so insane :D

really showing my tardiness with these asks!! i apologize!! SO GLAD TO HEAR IT THOUGH, that’s a really fun song! the songs that actually play in LT shorts are great (duh), but i have a lot of love for the songs that get referenced in quotes but don’t actually play. like this one! Beat Me Daddy Eight to the Bar is another one of my favorites that fills this niche (as immortalized by our favorite duck in A Coy Decoy)

AND YAAAAAAY!! oh my goodness i’m so happy to hear this!! that sounds like so much fun to watch in a group setting :’) it’s one of my Immortal Three in the Piggy Bank-Bottleneck-Kitty trifecta and so i only try to watch it on special occasions so the novelty stays fresh and that my love for it is as powerful as ever… it can be hard to abstain from such a good cartoon but DANG is it worth it! i’m so happy to hear this!!