Programming note: Join Mark at SteynOnline tomorrow, Sunday, for Part Six of the new audio serialisation of his highly prescient demographic bestseller, America Alone: The End of the World as We Know It.
~On this week's episode of Mark Steyn on the Town, Mark plays songs from the Continent and from the Commonwealth and (adding a third C) goes all contrapuntal. Plus, as a postscript to last week's show on the songs of Herbert Kretzmer, he presents a special Sinatra Sextet - Kretzmer's Sinatra, or Herbie's Frankie.
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~Thank you for your kind comments about last week's celebration of Herbert Kretzmer's centennial. Nancy, a Montana member of The Mark Steyn Club, enthuses:
USA's TWTWTW, or TW3, cemented my childhood reputation for sophistication in witty topical commentary which continues. 60 years later.
Your offering today, Mr. Steyn, just wowed me. The music and stories were absolute jewels! I will be relistening to it again and again!
One comment from my husband RE: Herbert Kretzmer - 'How can someone compose such amazing lyrics yet be unable to write a letter?'
Be blessed Mark - you're a blessing to us!
Fraser Sutherland, a UK Steyn Clubber, agrees:
That was the quickest 59 radio minutes and 52 seconds ever. Herbert Kretzmer - pure class. Charles Aznavour - pure class, Don Black - pure class,...you get the drift and in the form of this 75th edition of his definitive show, Mark Steyn - pure class. Somehow this was the best yet and I'll be re-listening to it again and again.
Fran, a New Mexico member of the Steyn Club, also enjoyed it:
Wow! All I can say is wow! I started listening as a child listens to a fun song bopping to the rhythm of a heart that makes funny sounds and I end up listening as someone who had never dreamed life would turn out the way it did as an older person. Thanks for this glorious keeper of a listening episode. Almost like hearing a drop dead performance and the audience demands encore after encore.. Bravissimo!
One more from Teresa in California:
I normally listen to Steyn on the Town when I'm working on various projects -- usually moving, adjusting, or manipulating something or other. However, 'Yesterday When I Was Young' brought me to a standstill and I literally sat down to embrace the lyrics. Beautiful. Enjoyed the back story, too.
Thank you, Teresa. On the Town is Mark's weekly music show on Serenade Radio every Saturday at 5pm British Summer Time - that's 6pm in western and central Europe or 12 noon North American Eastern. You can listen from almost anywhere in the world by clicking the button at top right here. We also post On the Town at SteynOnline every weekend as a bonus for Mark Steyn Club members. You can find all our previous shows here.
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