For those
readers that would like
to hear the songs
mentioned in this story,
I offer links that
will lead you to www.youtube.com
where you can hear
them. In as many cases as
possible, I have tried to
find the version that I
was most familiar with as
a child, however since I
am relying on the uploading
tastes of others, my
preferred versions may
not always be present.
Although certain versions
may not be the ones
originally discovered by
me as a child, as the
French say ……. Faute
des grives, on
mange des merles! I
hope that you enjoy them.
ADDITIONAL
SONGS FOR A ‘MUSICAL
EVENING’
I offer
here a further list of links
that will lead the reader
to www.youtube.com where
other songs that were
enjoyed by my parents and
myself may be heard. I
include a link to
a selection played by
Winifred Atwell, who was
a popular entertainer in
the 1950s and 1960s. My
father, although he
certainly did not play
the piano as well as Ms
Atwell, was nonetheless
able to create an
atmosphere where
listeners and singers
were able to let
themselves go and
have a good time.
When I was young and
unsophisticated (and here
I use this word in its true
sense), I was known to
jump up, kick off my
shoes and dance and sing
along with the rest of
the unruly Eastenders
of my day. Again, some links
will take the reader to
versions that were not
the ones known to me as a
child, but as we say in
England …… Beggars
can’t be choosers!
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