Playlist For December 12, 2021: Naked Bagels

I don't need 50 mph gusts to tell me which way the wind is blowing, okay? I'm sitting here on a Monday night and it's howling us into 2022, as fast as its huffs and puffs can get us there. A speed bump for Christmas, maybe, and then we're out of another (very) wacky year. Or are we...?

And talk about wacky! I just read an awful story in the NYTimes: There is (you better sit down for this!) a Cream Cheese Shortage. Quel horror, right? All the schmearers in NYC are now facing a deli-dairy supply chain fiasco! No veggie, no strawberry, no olive, no PLAIN? 

 

“This is bad. This is very bad,” said Pedro Aguilar, a manager at the Pick-a-Bagel chain, which has several Manhattan locations. On Friday afternoon, Mr. Aguilar said he had only enough cream cheese to last until Monday."

 Until Monday??? This makes me glad that I'm "far away from New York Town", so I don't have to personally witness empty cases and naked bagels. Man. Next thing you know, no chocolate cheesecake at John's, no pastrami, no tongue??

To read the whole gory story (I can't without crying into my loxs): https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/04/nyregion/cream-cheese-shortage-nyc-bagels.html

However, and on a much lighter/low fat note: We've almost made it to the 2 On The Aisle Holiday Edition, which will happen on December 19th! So there remains one more Sunday playlist to come up with. And for that we'll return to our Composer/Lyricist Series. Does that sound dull? Does that sound hum and drum? I assure you it won't be, because we'll get to hummmm along with Frank (that's Loesser, and maybe even More-sir) and Arthur and Howard (that's the Schwartz and the Dietz team, n'est pas?), which'll (as in Walter Winch'll) mean Tinhorns, Band Wagons, Minks to hollanderize, Ashmolean Societies to march to, and Shirley Booth. Who knew Shirl could sing (who knew Marlon could either)(He couldda been a con-tenor? Hah!)? And if she actually couldn't, who cares? She was (mostly) adorable. 

 

Shirley Booth in The Matchmaker, the precursor to Jerry Herman's Mame...

...and above, a younger Shirley contemplating the lack of cream cheese at Esse.

So trust me, Broadway Christmas is coming. Just wait a week. Sit on your hands or twiddle your thumbs (neither of which will be schmeared with the CC you yearn for), and let's enjoy some classic composers, til then!

 

Fugue For Tinhorns (Frank Loesser, Milton DeLugg, Sue Bennett, An Evening With Frank Loesser)

Fugue For Tinhorns (Walter Bobbie, J.K. Simmons, Timothy Shew, Guys And Dolls)

Take Back Your Mink (Faith Prince, Ensemble, Guys And Dolls)

Sue Me (Faith Prince, Nathan Lane, Guys And Dolls)

Sit Down You're Rockin' The Boat (Stubby Kaye, Ensemble, Guys And Dolls)

The Boys In The Backroom (Marlene Dietrich, Destry Rides Again)

They're Either Too Young Or Too Old (Bette Davis, Thank Your Lucky Stars)

Heart And Soul (Jason Graae, Stan Chandler, Ensemble, Forever Plaid)

Traveling Light (Frank Loesser, An Evening With Frank Loesser)

Wonderful Copenhagen (Danny Kaye, Hans Christian Andersen)

The New Ashmolean Marching Society And Student Conservatory Band (Ensemble, Where's Charley?)

The Company Way (Robert Morse, Sammy Smith, How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying)

Rosemary (Robert Morse, Bonnie Scott, How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying)

Brotherhood Of Man (Robert Morse, Claudette Sutherland, Sammy Smith, Company, How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying) 

The Most Happy Fella (Robert Weede, Company, The Most Happy Fella)

Standing On The Corner (Shorty Long,The Most Happy Fella)

How Beautiful The Days (Jo Sullivan, Robert Weede, The Most Happy Fella)

Sposalizio (Arthur Rubin, Rico Froelich, John Henson, The Most Happy Fella)

When You're Far Away From New York Town (Jack DeLon, Jennie)

Before I Kiss The World Goodbye (Mary Martin, Jennie)

Is That My Prince? (Shirley Booth, A Tree Grows In Brooklyn)

Make The Man Love Me (Marcia Van Dyke, Johnny Johnston, A Tree Grows In Brooklyn)

I'd Rather Wake Up By Myself (Shirley Booth, By The Beautiful Sea)

By Myself (Renee Zellweger, Judy)

Hang Up (Mae Barnes, By The Beautiful Sea)

Growing Pains (Jessica Molaskey, Make Believe)

Dancing In The Dark (Victor Young and his Orchestra, vocals Scrappy Lambert)

Paree (Beatrice Lillie, At Home Abroad)

Alone Together (Judy Garland, Judy At Carnegie Hall)

The Triplets (Fred Astaire, Nanette Fabray, Jack Buchanan, The Band Wagon)

I Love Luisa (Fred Astaire, Oscar Levant, Nanette Fabray, The Band Wagon)

I Guess I'll Have To Change My Plan (Fred Astaire, Jack Buchanan, The Band Wagon)

Louisiana Hayride (Nanette Fabray, The Band Wagon)

A Shine On Your Shoes (Fred Astaire, The Band Wagon)