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Friday, May 21, 2010

Is It A Bird? Is It A Plane? It's A Twister!





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1 comment:

mrb394ever said...

I'll be twisting all day!

OK, now we need to find this movie, later re-released as "Twist All Night." Stars, to use the term loosely, Louis Prima and the fabulous June Wilkinson (!!).

Courtesy of TCM, here are the songs we can all enjoy:

- "Alright Okay You Win," music and lyrics by S. Wyche and M. Watts
- "When the Saints Go Twistin' In," "Everybody Knows," "The Saints Waltz" and "Oh Mama Twist," music and lyrics by Louis Prima
- "Sam's Boogie," "Society Waltz," "International Waltz," "Better Twist Now Baby" and "Twistin' the Blues," music and lyrics by Sam Butera and Louis Prima
- "Trombone Staccato," music and lyrics by Louis Prima and Louis Sino
- "Chantilly Lace," music and lyrics by J. P. Richardson
- "The Continental Twist," music and lyrics by John Berry and Don Covay
- "Coolin'," music and lyrics by Sid Kuller and Louis Prima
- "Tag That Twistin' Dollie," music and lyrics by Ollie Jones and Lockie Edwards, Jr.
- "When You're Smiling," music and lyrics by Mark Fisher, Joe Goodwin and Larry Shay
- "Fool Around," music and lyrics by Sam Butera
- "I Can't Give You Anything But Love," music and lyrics by Dorothy Fields and Jimmy McHugh
- "Mood Indigo," music and lyrics by Duke Ellington, Irving Mills and Albany Bigard
- "I Can't Believe That You're in Love with Me," music and lyrics by Clarence Gaskill and Jimmy McHugh.