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...Always," 1925. In 1924 Berlin fell in love with socialite-journalist Ellin Mackay; as a wedding gift he assigned her the rights to this perennial. It transcends its waltz-schmaltz mood with a bridge that almost jumps off itself in ascending keys but manages to sound inevitable. The tune spawned two #1's (for Vincent Lopez and George Olsen) in its first incarnation. There were four more hit versions in 1944-45. In 1959 smooth Sammy Turner took the song to #2 on the R&B chart (#19 pop). Finally it became Patsy Cline's post-mortem anthem; the Virginia...
...Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving and Christmas. The framing song was "Happy Holiday," which has since been appropriated as an all-purpose year-end carol. At first, few liked Berlin's tune about sunbelt nostalgia for a snowbelt youth (the verse places the singer in "Beverly Hills, L.A."). A journalist friend told the composer that "White Christmas" wouldn?t be a hit because it was "too schmaltzy," and Berlin himself thought the movie's big hit would be the Valentine ballad "Be Careful, It's My Heart...
...Winners DAVID SOUL Hutch wins libel suit against journalist who called his play the worst ever without seeing it. Funny, we almost made that call AIR VICE-MARSHAL "JOHNNIE" JOHNSON British WWII ace's medals posthumously sell for $345,200. Sensing an opportunity, Werner Klemperer's family auctions his monocle TEOFILA MARTINEZ Mayoress of Cadiz is offered a role in the new 007 movie. Rudy Giuliani was passed over despite a fresh waxing and skimpy bikini Losers CARLY FIORINA HP CEO in trouble as Hewletts and Packards oppose Compaq merger. Undoubtedly both of them once owned Presarios MARTHA STEWART...
Tora Bora has returned to its natural state. No more journalist camps ringed with satellite dishes, no more exploding cluster bombs or caravans of clattering pick-up trucks with rocket-propelled grenade launchers jutting out like quills...
...STILL BILL: According to Kirkus, "The Natural: The Misunderstood Presidency of Bill Clinton" by Joe Klein, the author of "Primary Colors" (Doubleday; March 5), is "a supremely fascinating look at a 'serious, substantive presidency.' No journalist is better matched to this subject than Klein, and his analysis deserves the wide attention it's bound...