[Josephine]

Hi KATE,

Thank you so much for your post to me! I'm glad to hear that things
are now going well for you. It's good to see you here. Isn't it wonderful
to be able to talk to all those lovely people who are Michael's fans?

I agree with you about "My Foolish Heart". As I recall, it was in a movie
that I saw on TCM. It's a lovely and romantic song. Oh yes, what you
said about the many, many beautiful songs that Michael could sing
and his making choices really makes sense. It's fascinating to see what
he chooses--and each one is great. We're so lucky to have him to make
those great records, and I hope there'll be many, many more.

Take care now.

Jo

[betsy]

Kate,& Jo
How apropo "MY Foolish Heart",would be & here's another old standard "BE CAREFUL IT'S MY HEART"

There must be a gazillion songs the three of us can come up with.

Take care both of you


Betsy

[db]

Well Kate, you mentioned some great artists and songs, There's another I know you will agree with
me that Lena Horne was just wonderful. I used to love to watch her cause of her
expressions. She was just different and so good.
Many more I can go through as well, list is toooo long.

I sure enjoy reading your posts~~oh, and I would never get fed up
with hearing about The Young Victoria~no worries Kate. I really have a respect
for Emily. She's a very good actress, I wish her every success she
sure deserves it. I can see her becoming a huge star she is well
on her way. From what I've read, she's very busy working all the
time. Lots of movies she's got coming along.

Take care and see ya in about a week, going on a little vacation~
Hugs,
Diane

[Kate in Cornwall]

Hello again, this is a real trip down memory lane--how many are we now four?? Betsy, Jo, Diane and little old me
(very factual, age 83 and five foot tall !!!LOL)

I well remember Lena Horne--Stormy Weather, Can't Help Loving that Man of Mine, Along Came Bill--I'm sure she sang that in Showboat -- Jerome Kern was it ???? I think we could definitely take over from David Foster--don't you all???????

Mouse has just called me on Skype so I'll have to close down for the present.

Hope everyone has a good weekend Kate x

[betsy]

Hi Kate,
Let me give you some background on Lena Horne

1 she was never in "ShowBoat" nor was the song "ALONG CAME BILL" I checked both

2 She was married to Lennie Hayton, he was her 2nd husband & musical mentor & also was white which caused quite an uproar they were married in 1947
& stayed married until his deathe in 1971. Her 1st husband was Sidney Lumet & she had a daughter. I remember allof this as Lennie Hayton was my mother's 3rd cousin.....so I grew up seering Lerna Horne perform

Me I'm 67 & all of 4'8" without 4 " heels

We could certainly take over for David Foster there are some wonderful standards & other songs that MB would have a ball doing ...songs by Cole Porter very tongue in cheek ....perfect for MB's sense of humor

Have a good weekend all of you

Betsy

[Kate in Cornwall]

Hi Betsy, It is midnight here in the UK (Friday) --I am a bit of a night owl !!!!

That is interesting about Lena being your relative, and you are of course right, she never did appear in the film Showboat,but you know what the song "Bill" did in the 1951 MGM film and Ava Gardner took the part of Julie and sang the song.

I, however, had this very clear vision of Lena as Julie and it bothered me so much that I too "looked it up" guess what, she was Julie in one of my very favourite films (no wonder I remembered her!!)

"Till the clouds roll by" with Robert Walker as Jerome Kern and she sang "Can't help loving dat man" and "Why was I born"

So we're both half right---and haven't we come a long way from Michael and Cry me a River--perhaps we ought to get back on track --what do you think --I personally am enjoying this !!!!

Lets all have a great weekend and meet again next week eh???? Kate x

[swooninggrany]

KATE THANK YOU SOOOO MUCH FOR TELLING ME ABOUT THIS TOPIC WHEN YOU PHONED ME. 'CRY ME A RIVER" IS SOOO SUITED FOR "MY HERO OF SONG" THERE IS ANOTHER GREAT JULIE LONDON SONG FOR YEARS I HAVE BEEN SAYING, MICHAEL SING, "MIDNIGHT SUN" I CAN PICTURE HIM ON A STOOL , STAGE DARK WITH A SOFT SPOT ON MICHAEL, THERE HE IS, EYES CLOSED AND USING THE LOEWR RANGE WHICH I ADORE AS THE TONES ARE SO RICH. MIGHT NEED AN ICE PACK ON MY HEAD FOR THAT ONE. HAA HAA. ANOTHER SONG MICHAEL HAS TO SING IS," PIECES OF DREAMS" JOHNNY MATHIS HAS A BEAUTIFUL ARRANGEMENT AND HE HOLDS THE LAST NOTE FOREVER. GIVE A LISTEN TO. THE IS ANOTHER JOHNNY MATHIS SONG, " LET ME LOVE YOU" IT'S A SIMPLE SONG OF LOVE, AND WE ALL KNOW THAT MICHAEL CAN SING LOOOOVE SONGS LIKE NO OTHER,OOOH, I COULD GO ON AND ON ABOUT THE STANDARDS AS THATS WHAT I GREW UP ON. WHERE THERE WAS A MELODY, AND LYRICS THAT HAD A BEGINING, A MIDDLE AND AN END, IT TOLD A STORY. HERE I'M GOING ON AND ON WHEN I WAS JUST GOING TO DROP IN AND SAY WHAT A GREAT TOPIC THIS IS.
HUGE HUGS, LORETTA SMILING AT YOU.

[swooninggrany]

BETSY, WE SAW LENA IN CONCERT ABOUT 30 YEARS AGO. TALK ABOUT A PRO, SHE MUST OF HELPED INVENT THE WORD. SHE WAS ON STAGE ALL THROUGH THE CONCERT. ALL SHE DID ABOUT COSTUME CHANGE WAS WALK OVER TO THE PIANO AND PUT ON A DIFFERENT COLOR SHAWL. SHE WAS ELECTRIC AND COULD THAT WOMAN USE HER EYES, THEY FLASHED LIKE LIGHTNING. WHAT A BEAUTY, THOSE CHEEK BONES . SHE HAD A SENSE OF HUMOR. THE CONCERT WAS IN LOS ANGELS. I'LL ALWAYS REMEMBER THAT NIGHT OF GREAT MUSIC BY A LADY WHO HAD REAL CLASS..

HUGE HUGS, LORETTA SMILING AT YOU.

[swooninggrany]

ME AGAIN, DID I EVER GOOF, IT WAS JUNE CHRISTY THAT SANG," MIDNIGHT SUN' NOT JULIE LONDON..
HUGE HUGS, LORETTA SMILING AT YOU.

[betsy]

don't worry about the mix up

"LET ME LOVE YOU" opening bar :"let me love you, let me say that I do" is that the song you are refering to? perdect for MB!!!

[swooninggrany]

YES BETSY, THATS THE SONG I'M THINKING OF. HOW PERFECT FOR MICHAEL ALSO FOR OUR EARS TO HEAR HIM TELL THE STORY. HUGE HUGS, LORETTA SMILING AT YOU.

[betsy]

thanks for the hugs. It's a wonderful song & I can see ,as well as , hear Michael singing it. WOW it would be terrific.

At least having reached the "golden years" we remember so many great standards.

Have a good sunday

Hugs right back to you

Betsy

[betsy]

Hello ladies,
those of us walking down memory lane ......have you heard the snippet from MB's penned song "HAVEN'T MET YOU YET"?

I want to hear the complete song ,before I really make a decision.

Listen to it & then we 'll discuss it.

Betsy

[Josephine]

Hi, BETSY,

Thanks to you and Bobby D., I just listened to the opening of
"Haven't Met You Yet". Guess what, I do think that I'll love it.
I like the fact that it's upbeat and cheerful. And ,of course, it's
good for dancing. I think it's a catchy tune--even just hearing
a small part of it.

Again, thanks for letting us know.

Love,
Jo

[robinho1873]

Listening to the preview of ''Haven't met you yet'' I think it's going to be a great song for some karaoke action (coming from a male perspective )

''Cry me a river'' i can see Michael doing a great job with. A similar set up to ''Always on my mind'' I'd imagine. We all know that Michael has a rich upper register so I'm sure that he'll let us here some of those great higher notes in his voice during this song ala ''You'll never know'' and songs like that.

I reckon ''Baby, You've got what it takes'' is going to replace ''Crazy little thing called love'' on his next tour. Seems like a great tune to get everyone down the front to dance along with.

I'm only 18 so I really appreciate this musical education I'm being given by all you fine women in this topic

Much obliged

Robbie xx

[betsy]

Delighted you appreciate our music lessons. Keep reading us , you'll be surprised at the list of songs we could put together.

Where are you from Robbie?



Betsy

[robinho1873]

I'm sure I could Betsy, and i'll take you up on your offer

I'm from a town called Livingston in Scotland. About 15 miles away from Edinburgh.

[betsy]

goodnes there are so many of you from across the pond !!!!

I'm sure we'll come up with more oldies, but here are some that come to my mind "ALWAYS" , "YOU GO TO MY HEAD" there's a beautiful song that Sinatra did a less than ordinary version of , but Nellie Lutcher did a fab version "LET ME LOVE YOU TONIGHT" , "I REMEMBER YOU"
& he needs to re record some from his 1st 3 albums all of which had wondeful standards on them

Are you a kareoke singer?

[robinho1873]

Lol We do indeed like a bit of Michael over here.

I'll be sure to check them out Betsy. Hopefully, most of them are available in some capacity on youtube as my investigative skills are fairly limited when it comes to anything beyond google.

Yes, I do enjoy a bit of karaoke and I was considering trying to cut it as a club entertainer etc. about 6 months ago but haven't really pursued that. I had a myspace with some recordings of ''That's all'' and ''Stardust'' on them so i might re-upload them soon.

It's great getting to chat to some fellow buble fans. I love this forum. As you can imagine most of my friends that are my age (with a few notable exceptions) wouldn't appreciate a good song if it smacked them in the ear.

[betsy]

I've been listening to "Haven't Met You Yet" Ilike it & it's very autobiographicalof MB . He really knows himself very well & I'm sure there are more of us around who fit this song .

This should be a SUPER album , just when I think it can't get better, MB does it again ....it's like for a man who hates photo shoots..COULD HE LOOK ANY MORE SULTRY &SENSUAL ?????

Kate where did you go ? you also swooningranny?

Robin hang on & I'll think of some more great songs