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...Berlin was by then at retirement age. But he was never comfortable "sittin' in the sun, countin' my money," to quote the title of a Berlin tune that Louis Armstrong took to #30 in 1953. Around that time he prepared a musical, never produced, about Wilson and Addison Mizner (a Sondheim musical on the Mizner brothers, "Wise Guys," has languished for years). His last produced musical, the 1962 "Mr. President," meant to capitalize on the fascination with Jack and Jackie Kennedy but ran only eight months. He spent more than a decade on a sixth trunk-song film...
...with a bunch of songs about being famous, but Reel Big Fish certainly spend more than enough time singing about being stars. Their comments on popularity range from the extraordinarily subtle "Big Star"-"Now that I'm a big star what am I gonna do/I'm so bored countin' all my money"--to the potential attempt at modesty "I'm Cool" (a remake of the hidden track on Turn the Radio Off)--"You know I'm cool/When all the guys wanna be my friend/And every little girl here wants to hold my hand/But I sold all of my songs/I...
...Dandridge sang of "Ten little jitterbug boys" with Louis Armstrong in Going Places and about the "Harlem Sandman" ("He makes you Count Basie/ Instead of countin' sheep") in Hit Parade of 1943. She starred in the video-jukebox "soundies," dolled up in jewels for Easy Street or jiving expertly in Swing for Your Supper ("They made me rock 'n' roll...brought me up on good ol' rhythmatic"). In the 1940 Sun Valley Serenade she introduced Chattanooga Choo Choo, dancing with the great Nicholas brothers. By then Dottie was a solo act. Much later, Vivian worked as her star sister...
...countin' their beads, now they're countin' bullets...
FLOWERS ON THE WALL (Columbia), a catchy and ironic song about a left-behind lover ("Countin' flowers on the wall,/ That don't bother me at all") was taken immediately into the repertory of the rock-'n'-roll set, but most of the other songs in this album (This Ole House, The Whiffenpoof Song) will appeal to other audiences. The four Statler Brothers, who began by singing Gospel at tent meetings in the South, specialize in country music...