tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2890708154880054256.post4572023790999418019..comments2024-03-27T22:41:44.357+00:00Comments on bebop spoken here: Crazy Rhythm: Another in my series of Favourite SongsLancehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04494856116843281101noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2890708154880054256.post-30754460192579188412016-02-05T14:31:53.851+00:002016-02-05T14:31:53.851+00:00I'm just so glad that this has lead to so much...I'm just so glad that this has lead to so much discussion, especially among my fellow Indigo singers as we need to know about our lyrics. And the piano rag-like version of the tune highlighted by Lance is just brilliant.<br />Ann Alex Ann Alexnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2890708154880054256.post-40963280742503636722016-02-05T10:51:57.802+00:002016-02-05T10:51:57.802+00:00Yes Lance I thought that...I will inform Jenny.......Yes Lance I thought that...I will inform Jenny....these performing arts folks get carried away with their imagination!!Jen Erringtonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2890708154880054256.post-46816980490964828452016-02-04T20:26:32.722+00:002016-02-04T20:26:32.722+00:00I think Ann meant Crazy Rhythm as being intoxicate...I think Ann meant Crazy Rhythm as being intoxicated by the music (jazz) which was just entering American society - hence 'The Jazz Age'. Other numbers such as Gershwin's Fascinating Rhythm - 'Fascinating rhythm, you've got me on the go - Fascinating rhythm, I'm all a-quiver.' Broadway Rhythm, written in the mid '30s, evokes a similar response - Oh, that Broadway Lancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04494856116843281101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2890708154880054256.post-20610378240536722162016-02-04T11:39:39.944+00:002016-02-04T11:39:39.944+00:00It was a coincidence that you decided to write abo...It was a coincidence that you decided to write about this Ann, because Jenny and I were disc ussing the lyrics on Monday night and Jenny thought it was about violence and that fisticuffs were involved! I have forwarded your excellent explanations and she has responded: "Well done Ann! She’s done her research and come up with the correct interpretation.<br /><br />I had already begun to Jen Erringtonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2890708154880054256.post-58676060393936943112016-02-03T21:22:07.904+00:002016-02-03T21:22:07.904+00:00Excellent Ann, you have a flair for this! I have a...Excellent Ann, you have a flair for this! I have always loved the clever lyrics of "Crazy Rhythm" Liznoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2890708154880054256.post-11372165183475098582016-02-03T00:27:28.051+00:002016-02-03T00:27:28.051+00:00Thank you and well done Ann! A brilliant take on w...Thank you and well done Ann! A brilliant take on what many of us jazz folk just considered a tune to blow or scat on!<br />I hope you'll keep on with this series - I for one can't wait till the next one! Lancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04494856116843281101noreply@blogger.com