NEW YEARS MUSIC

When it comes to New Years I'm torn between two musical traditions. One is British and  patriotic, the other has to do with American party music. It's an odd mixture, I admit, but there it is. I'll put up both types of songs and hope the incongruity won't cause pain.

That's "Rule Britannia" above. I love the line, "Britons never ever ever shall be slaves!"



Clara Butt (yes, that's her real name) recorded this version of "Land of Hope and Glory" in 1911. She had a matronly voice, a bit like Margaret Dumont's, but her version of this song is outstanding.



Lots of people prefer Vera Lynn's version of the same song (above). She's brilliant here.



Now for the dance music! Above, Toni Basil's version of the classic dance song, "Mickey."


Here's the ultra-danceable, ultra-bubble gum "Barbie Girl." YouTube is full of parodies of this.


Remember this (above)? Whatever happened to these girls?



Ah, "The Percolator." I sing this to myself sometimes when I'm raking the back yard.



Oh man, I wish I could do this!