Tuesday, March 7, 2006

They call him Hansi I saw a PBS Fund Raising Concert, James Last: Gentleman of Music, back on Saturday. It's PBS midwinter fundraising season. Polka and Sixties rock rain from the publicly funded sky like gumdrops. James Hans Last, he's like a cross between a German Lawrence Welk, Arthur Fieldler's Boston Pops and something more, something unquantifiable James Last - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. I first heard of him through a song. Mr Giant Man off an album Beach Party 6. That's number six. I heard this song on WFMU a year or so ago. WFMU is the kind of place to hear songs you would never hear elsewhere. I think someone uses it as their show's intro (co-incidentely WFMU is holding it's annual fundraiser right now). I probably heard the song a number of times over several months before deciding I had to know where it came from (to make sure I wasn't imaginging its existence). Still can't find the lyrics for it, but it goes a little like this: (the giant sings) "Ha Ha, Ho Ho, come along, come along! (chorus) Let's come together Mr. Giant man. I want to get down with your giant plan; come along come along come along." Apparently he has released hundreds of records in his time Gracenote: Artists - James Last. On the one recording he has on iTunes Country Roads he covers "Jolene". Don't the White Stripes also cover that? You see this in your TV listings set yourself down and watch it. 9:28:16 PM    comment [];trackback [];

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