Peggy Lee sings ‘The Folks Who Live on the Hill’ (Oscar Hammerstein/Jerome Kern), arrangement by Nelson Riddle, conducted by Frank Sinatra; 1957.
Jul 4, 2023 | Videos | 2 comments

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Hear, hear to this, Col. Lee was one of those artists to whom many a lieder singer would do well to lend an ear for a masterclass on phrasing and breath control. Sinatra (much admired by Fischer-Dieskau) was another. Try the later albums, starting with the 1975 Leiber & Stoller ‘Mirrors’ with backing by a fabulous orchestra of top session musos. Breathy, sexy, knowing, wry. Charisma in spades.
Lovely in its way (such a wonderful song), but a bit smoochy for me. I prefer this (speaking as folks who live on the hill, literally!) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CufF_oYbpP4