Wednesday, May 28, 2008

Musical Interlude.

I just found a nice song sung by Dorothy Lamour, which led me to looking up pictures of her, which led me to remember what a crush I had on her as a kid watching those Bob Hope/Bing Crosby "Road" pictures. I must say, Lamour has stood the test of time better than the corny comedian or the child-abusing crooner.

Here's the song:

I Go For That

Music by Matt Malneck, Words by Frank Loesser


You can listen to the song here, and enjoy the lyrics below.


I hate the tall dark handsome type
I hate a man who smokes a pipe
But,
Your dopey walk, your double talk –
I go for that!
Your corny jokes, your dizzy folks –
I go for that!

Your kiss just misses;
Your dancing is rough.
But I love that stuff.
I guess I don't get around quite enough.

You play the uke, you're from Dubuque –
I go for that!
And, furthermore, I just adore
Your fuzzy hair, your vacant stare.
I'd run from Gable, but right off the bat
To be with you my romeo
Don't ask me why, 'cause I don't know.
I look at you and ooh, I go for that kinda lovin'
I like your huggin'.

You're kind of old
You're not a catch
I go for that

Your heart of gold
and teeth to match
I go for that.

Your kiss just misses;
Your dancing is rough.
But I love that stuff.
I guess I don't get around quite enough.

You play the uke, you're from Dubuque -
I go for that!

And, furthermore, I just adore
Your fuzzy hair, your vacant stare.
To Mister Cupid I take off my hat.
You can't account for silly taste;
Of all the hearts I could have chased,
I look at you and, ooh, I go for that!

2 comments:

Irma La Douche said...

Your heart of gold
and teeth to match
I go for that.

sadly that reminds me of Flavor Flav

otherwise it is a rad song

Alexv said...

Thank you, Kooky!

I thought I wasn't going to get any comments on this post because my taste in music is so fuddy-duddy-ish.

And also, I guess it's a male fantasy to have a gorgeous starlet singing about how much she loves a plain-looking guy.