Tag: Music
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The Dean Martin – John Boehner Connection
Much ink has been spilt about the new Republican Congressional Majority. But perhaps readers are unaware of the comparisons being floated between incoming House Speaker John Boehner and the erstwhile King of Cool himself, Dean Martin. To wit, no less than three press shops have made the comparison – one as long ago as 2006:…
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Song of the Week: On an Evening in Roma
I’ve never been to Rome. But after listening to Dean Martin’s On An Evening in Roma I sometimes feel as if I have. When the Pax Plena Song of the Week, On An Evening in Roma, was released in 1959, Fidel Castro had just assumed power in Cuba, the Barbie Doll made its debut, and…
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Song of the Week: You Make My Dreams
The Pax Plena Song of the Week made its way across my radar late this spring while watching a disturbingly funny movie called (500) Days of Summer. In fact, readers may recall a separate clip that we featured, which remains one of the funniest movie lines of the year. The song of the week enters…
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Song of the Week: The Streets of Bakersfield
The Pax Plena Song of the Week comes to you courtesy of country music, and the the late 1980s. Doubtless, few will remember what they were doing during the hot and dusty summer of 1988. Yours truly was roughly five years old (almost six!). President Reagan appointed Judge Anthony M. Kennedy to the United States…
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Song of the Week: When the Saints Go Marching In
The long week is over, and below is a Song of the Week to suit the occasion – particularly on this gorgeous Saturday morning. Of the stars in this performance, Louis Armstrong needs no introduction. Danny Kaye, though, may be a bit more obscure. In case it jogs the memory, Danny Kaye was an actor/singer/comedian…
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