Welcome to Monday! It's time for #MusicMovesMe.
Who are the #MusicMovesMe bloggers? We are bloggers who blog about music each Monday and if you have music to share with us, you are most welcome to join! (Music Posts Only , please!) First, there is XmasDolly, Her co-cohostesses are: Stacy of Stacy Uncorked, Cathy from Curious as a Cathy, and me. As Xmas Dolly likes to say, "Applause!"
Each month we have a guest co-hostess who picks themes for the month, and this month it is Cathy at Curious as a Cathy.
Cathy's theme for today has to do with today being Winnie the Pooh day. Cathy provided a link explaining this celebration and asked that we use it to generate ideas for today's post.
I remember Winnie the Pooh, a character originally dating from 1926. There was a time when my son was around five where he loved to watch Winnie the Pooh VHS tapes. Before that, he would wear Winnie the Pooh pajamas. Sweet memories, right?
Sweet = sugar. Or, thinking of what Winnie the Poo loves, hunny.
Why not use a topic of honey today? We need a lot more sweetness in our lives.
A Taste of Honey - Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass.
From 1957, Jimmie F. Rodgers and Honeycomb - a nice song from my childhood. I didn't realize until researching this post that the song was a cover. Fun fact, the B side of this single was "Kisses Sweeter than Wine", which was also a hit.
Carl Perkins wrote a song called "Honey Don't", which originally was the B side of his "Blue Suede Shoes" (a big hit for Elvis Presley when he covered it). Honey Don't has been covered by many artists. Here is a cover by the Beatles, from 1964. The Beatles were big Carl Perkins fans.
Speaking of the Beatles, here's another song mentioning honey in the title "Honey Pie", from the 1968 White Album. I enjoy the early 20th century vibe of this song, complete with record crackles.
Honey, Bobby Goldsboro, from 1968. The singer sings about his young deceased wife. Some call this one of the worst songs ever. Others can't listen without crying. But consider this: this charted #1 on both the country and rock charts. And also adult contemporary. You can't beat that.
While researching this, I found that the original was recorded by a South African, Peter Lotis, first in 1962, and then released as a single, also in 1968. So we can have an official "battle of the singers" here, if you wish. Goldboro or Lotis? I'm not even sure if I can call Bobby Goldsboro's version a cover as these both seemed to be released at about the same time.
For my next to last song, I will deviate a little from my honey theme. Winnie the Pooh was a teddy bear owned by a little boy by the name of Christopher Robin. The stories inspired a song by Kenny Loggins, first recorded by the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band in 1971.
And finally, one last video, if you'll permit me. I wanted to give a shoutout to our national treasure Betty White, who turned 99 yesterday. Yes, she's still working, as far as I know. And, well, she's never been afraid to speak her mind - and what a mind it is. This musical clip is from 1954. Nevertheless (I'm In Love with You). Betty, I'm in love with you!
That's a sweet wrap!
See you again next week, same time, same place.
Alana,
ReplyDeleteOh what fun! I loved that you used "honey" for your theme which is perfect for Winnie-the-Pooh. That silly ole bear tried and tried to get that honey until he finally got it. Bears are really funny. I remember one time in the Smoky's, some bear cubs found an old log filled with that wonderful golden sweet goodness. They got into but the bees ran them off with them shaking and swatting at their heads to get rid of the angry insects. It was a hilarious to witness such a sight! lol
Love your playlist. The honey songs are great. I’ll have to share with my sister Honey,
ReplyDeleteWhat better topic could we have for Winnie-the-Pooh day than 'Honey/hunny? I think this is the first time I've known every one of your songs, Alana! I just didn't realize 'Honey' had been recorded by anyone other than Bobby!
ReplyDeleteI SO look forward to your 'music moves me' posts!
...some sweet memories!
ReplyDeleteAs Grandma Holton used to say, filthy minds run in the same gutter... I did the "hunny" thing, too...
ReplyDeleteGeorge was a HUGE Carl Perkins fan. Listen to his solos on "Matchbox" or "Honey Don't": they're note-for-note right off the Carl Perkins original.
Interesting choices! I loved the Bobby Goldsboro song- one of my pals lost his wife about that time and we commiserated together with that tune. Not to mention the Nitty Gritty, the Beatles Matchbox album cover,and the wonderful Herb Alpert....
ReplyDeleteSuch great choices, thanks for sharing them. Very nice.
ReplyDeleteGreat "Hunny" tunes! The Beatles' version of "A Taste of Honey" has always been a favourite. Bobby Goldboro's song is beautiful and poignant. Too bad it suffered from radio overkill.
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