Previous posts for January 16th are here: Lin-Manuel Miranda; Marilyn Horne; Brian Ferneyhough (2020), Marilyn Horne (2021), Roger Wagner (2022), Ethel Merman; Willoughby Bertie, 4th Earl of Abingdon (2023), Marilyn Horne (2025), and Niccolò Piccinni (2025)
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Ethel Merman (16 January 1908 – 15 February 1984) was an American actress and singer, known for her distinctive, powerful voice, and for leading roles in musical theater.
Three Thoughts on the Ethel Merman Disco Album
(1)
You will hear (if you're up to the risk),
That the tempos were bouncy and brisk
When the great Broadway star
Made a bold, but bizarre,
Attempt at a crossover disc.
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(2)
Though disco was ruling the scene
On both of the coasts and between,
It's hard to determine
What made Ethel Merman
Record with a rhythm machine.
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(3)
When standards are sung to the beat
Of a disco track set on repeat,
There wasn't an amp
That could rescue this camp,
And it had to go down to defeat.
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