I found a better clip, which has remarks by Andy Rooney, who had worked with Godfrey:
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Phoenix32890
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Wed 6 Nov, 2013 05:30 pm
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edgarblythe
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Wed 6 Nov, 2013 06:05 pm
An elderly friend of the family and I were discussing oldies rock - Jerry Lee Lewis. I told her Great Balls of Fire had to be his biggest record. "No it wasn't," she said with the finality of doom. "It was Splish Splash." I knew to clam up.
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edgarblythe
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Wed 6 Nov, 2013 06:07 pm
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edgarblythe
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Wed 6 Nov, 2013 07:26 pm
Is Zat You Myrtle?
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Setanta
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Wed 6 Nov, 2013 07:48 pm
This was a hit in 1957, by Hank Locklin. Incredibly, i couldn't find a vid of Hank singing this song, so this the Don Cherry version.
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Setanta
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Wed 6 Nov, 2013 07:52 pm
Another big hit in 1957 was "Fascination," sung by Jane Morgan (and so many, many others). The music dates back to 1904, and it was given lyrics and turned into a popular song in 1932. It has featured in many, many motion pictures, too.
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edgarblythe
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Wed 6 Nov, 2013 09:40 pm
This was a huge worldwide hit
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Romeo Fabulini
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Thu 7 Nov, 2013 04:37 am
When the "prophets of rock" hit the scene 60 years ago in the mid-1950's (Elvis, Jerry Lee, Chuck. Little Richard etc), their message to kids was - don't be like your stuffy parents and teachers, be cool and hip..
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edgarblythe
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Thu 7 Nov, 2013 06:30 am
Another one that was a huge worldwide hit
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edgarblythe
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Thu 7 Nov, 2013 04:20 pm
Patience and Prudence
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edgarblythe
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Thu 7 Nov, 2013 04:23 pm
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edgarblythe
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Thu 7 Nov, 2013 05:59 pm
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Phoenix32890
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Thu 7 Nov, 2013 06:10 pm
This kind of song is quite different from what teenagers experience today.Were we really THAT innocent???
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Phoenix32890
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Thu 7 Nov, 2013 06:14 pm
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Phoenix32890
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Thu 7 Nov, 2013 06:16 pm
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Phoenix32890
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Thu 7 Nov, 2013 06:21 pm
For some strange reason, this song always brought tears to my eyes. Don't know whether it was the subject matter, or the singer's silky voice. I found myself misting up when I listened to this song on youtube just now. Egads, 54 years later, and this song still turns me to mush.
Connie Francis was raped in a motel where she was staying while she was performing at the Westbury Music Fair on Long Island. That attack caused many years of emotional illness.
