tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31246093.post6681997697777460900..comments2024-03-28T12:29:39.157-07:00Comments on Graphic Firing Table: Dabbling in watercolors, Eddie?FDChiefhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10607785969510234092noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31246093.post-72608719051100569972008-07-28T06:46:00.000-07:002008-07-28T06:46:00.000-07:00It's a fabulous song, and yes, there are lots of s...It's a fabulous song, and yes, there are lots of steamy tunes from that era. It is funny though to see a nice white girl singing such sentiments in such a ramrod straight way -- bit of a contradiction. You're not going to get money like that I think, unless you're married to a Baptist deacon!<BR/><BR/>Turner's/Jessica's interp is the only way to go with this one.Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08839236994990699117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31246093.post-62564733256814083342008-07-27T20:37:00.000-07:002008-07-27T20:37:00.000-07:00Lisa: Indeed she did. And there were more than a ...Lisa: Indeed she did. And there were more than a few sultry songs from the Forties. I just liked the contrast between the upbeat Goodman cover and the bedroom-and-bad-girl way Turner interprets this number for the movie. Which has as much to do with the plot as it does the song itself. Although it DOES make for a great song.<BR/><BR/>But as Jessica herself says "I'm not bad. I'm just drawn this way..."FDChiefhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10607785969510234092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31246093.post-64417637703724048992008-07-27T16:42:00.000-07:002008-07-27T16:42:00.000-07:00I've never seen Roger Rabbit, but that is a splend...I've never seen Roger Rabbit, but that is a splendid animated version of "Why Don't You do Right?" Your tag is innuendo, but there isn't much suggestion in those lyrics: "do right, and get me some money, too."<BR/><BR/>I love a singer who can properly vamp up a song like that. It doesn't work so well when the hips don't move.<BR/><BR/>In all fairness to Peggy Lee, there are a few years separating those two versions, and the Benny Goodman vibe didn't exactly promote sinuous siren activity. (Can you just imagine that clarinet breaking over your shoulder during a bump and grind?) But I do love him anyway. I'd say he was swingin' more than she in this clip. <BR/><BR/>Later on Ms. Lee did have some sultry tunes to her name, though, true?Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08839236994990699117noreply@blogger.com