One of the “Music for Gracious Living” series of easy listening records on Columbia. The series focused on various scenes of home entertaining (e.g., the backyard barbeque, card games, “after the dance”)
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“Who Put the Bomp” (1961) by Barry Mann on ABC-Paramount
I’d like to thank the guy
Who wrote the song
That made my baby
Fall in love with me
Who put the bomp
In the bomp bah bomp bah bomp?
Who put the ram
In the rama lama ding dong?
Who put the bop
In the bop shoo bop shoo bop?
Who put the dip
In the dip da dip da dip?
Who was that man?
I’d like to shake his hand
He made my baby
Fall in love with me (yeah!!)
When my baby heard
“Bomp bah bah bomp ”
“Bah bomp bah bomp bah bomp bomp”
Every word went right into her heart
And when she heard them singin’
“Rama lama lama lama”
“Rama ding dong”
She said we’d never have to part
So
Who put the bomp
In the bomp bah bomp bah bomp?
Who put the ram
In the rama lama ding dong?
Who put the bop
In the bop shoo bop shoo bop?
Who put the dip
In the dip da dip da dip?
Who was that man?
I’d like to shake his hand
He made my baby
Fall in love with me (yeah!!)
Each time that we’re alone
Boogity boogity boogity
Boogity boogity boogity shoo
Sets my baby’s heart all aglow
And everytime we dance to
Dip da dip da dip
Dip da dip da dip
She always says she loves me so
So
Who put the bomp
In the bomp bah bomp bah bomp?
Who put the ram
In the rama lama ding dong?
Who put the bop
In the bop shoo bop shoo bop?
Who put the dip
In the dip da dip da dip?
Who was that man?
I’d like to shake his hand
He made my baby
Fall in love with me (yeah!!)
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“Hi-fi for Small Fry” on Diplomat Records.
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This has been one of my all time favorite records since I was a kid raiding my father’s record collection in search of something different. This live set of Louis Prima and his wife Keely Smith knocked me out. I think it was a best seller in 1958 so you see this in most used record stores, but it remained my personal discovery for many years until David Lee Roth did a cheesey remake of “Just a Gigilo” and the Gap used “Jump, Jive and Wail” in a ubiquitous TV commercial.
As fun as Louis Prima and the high-voltage swing of Sam Butera and the Witnesses, it was also the sweet and seductive singing of Smith that hooked me. Both when joking around with Louis and singing soft and pretty, Keely remains a favorite.
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The great cartoonist Jack Davis illustrated this classic cover. “Bob and Ray Throw A Stereo Spectacular” a Living Stereo RCA Victor compilation lp.
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The soundtrack for “Baby Doll” (1956). Written by Tennessee Williams. Directed by Elia Kazan. Starring Karl Malden, Eli Wallach and Carroll Baker as the virginal teen bride. Warner Bros. Columbia Records.
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Scrub and rinse the beets, until they’re clean, rinse with cold water. Leaving roots on, cut the stems off to about 1 or 2 inches. Leave the skin intact. Place the whole beets in a large saucepan. Add salt and cold water to cover. Bring to the boil over high heat. Cover with a tight lid, turn heat to med-low. Cook about and hour or until tender. Remove the beets, allow to cool then peel.
Bring your broth to a simmer in a large saucepan on high. Slice or grate the cooked beets (I prefer grated) and add to broth. Reduce heat to low, allowing to simmer uncovered about 30 minutes. Stir in vinegar and pepper. Season with lemon juice and sugar to taste. Simmer over low heat about another hour, do not boil. Strain. Serve steaming hot. Garnish with dill or parsley sprigs, and my particular favorite a good size dollop of sour cream.
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