Saturday, August 29, 2009

Angst à la Eisenhower Era

This odd, moving little vignette uses Nancy Wilson's sublimely affectless version of "Guess Who I Saw Today" (from New Faces of 1952) as the basis for a mime-dance-drama that tries - and comes close, given its modest resources - to packing all the punch of Far From Heaven into a mere four minutes.

If nothing else, give it up for the Mrs., who truly has great extension...

4 comments:

  1. I always loved this song, first hearing a sublime rendition by Janis Siegel many years ago. Eydie Gorme's is fun, too, of course!

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  2. i have a zillion nancy albums, i even had this song on an 8 track. there is little finer than wilson in her prime.

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  3. I'm glad they bothered with credits, since I was briefly convinced this was Lypsinka's new vid.

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  4. My favorite Nancy track. I still remember the first time I heard this, and the chills I got when she delivered the last scathing line. And a marvelous video, love the reference to doing 'Far From Heaven' better in four minutes.

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