I glommed a stack of Jimmy Durante albums and was beginning to OD on the raspy-voiced band leader when I heard his version of this 75 year-old classic:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uSzmuWImK7Q
It's of course been covered a zillion times. Here are a few on YT:
Frank Sinatra/Tommy Dorsey:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oL60OQLekWQ
Billie Holiday:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rXLB32n6lq8
The Poni-Tails:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rXLB32n6lq8
Etta Jones:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mcok47x_sMk
Cass Elliot:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yu5rdB5zKHY
Brenda Lee:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v6z6Hv9HAoM
Sonny Rollins:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Cmm4OoMTaY
...too many more.
Stranger than fiction: The old standard was the closing theme on the last episode of...
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