Monday, January 16, 2012

Happy Birthday Ethel Merman

Chances are I'm the biggest Ethel Merman enthusiast you know (unless you came here because you searched on "Ethel Merman" and you know yourself), and I'm willing to admit there's no nuance. She's a force of nature, and there's not really much room for subtle with a category 3 hurricane. I point this out because I listened to her take on "Do I Love You?" and, well, Ethel < Roddy Frame. There, I said it. Go do your own research if you don't believe me... Here she takes a classic from A Chorus Line directly to 11, via Merv Griffin.

Happy birthday dude! Rest in peace.

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