UNCPJS@UNC.BITNET (Peter J. Schledorn) (02/09/90)
What a week! For the one or two of you who might have been curious
about that song in the Simpson's Christmas show, it was "Santa Baby"
by Eartha Kitt. It was a big hit in 1953 (sorry, off by one year)
and helped launch her career. That career seems to have slowed down
during the Johnson administration, when she started speaking out
against the war in Vietnam. That was quite a step for an entertainer
in those days, especially a black entertainer. I think she might
have launched a European career afterwards.
On music and time: My two cents--all perception of art takes place
in time. In music, drama and film the pace of that perception is
under a great deal of control. Novels, etc., can be controlled more
by the reader (or whatever). Still, time is important even with
prose--Poe used to say that horror requires short forms, so that the
entire story can be experienced in one sitting.
First albums: These are making me feel old. I'll rummage through
my records and find something from my early collecting days, 25
years ago. If my arthritis lets up . . . :-)
Best, Peter.