Our Choice of YouTube Video of the Week for the First Week of October 2016!

         For the first week of Oct. 2016 - we chose a video uploaded on Sept. 23 - 2016 - by Big Band Lou - titled "Love Your Magic Spell is Everywhere" from a famous old movie with Gloria Swanson - titled "The Trespasser" from 1929 - who also sang that tune quite well in that film. It was her first "talkie" so she didn't disappoint her fans by not having a good speaking voice - in addition - she could carry a tune quite well in spite of not having any considerable vocal training. 

     She was a tiny - super dynamo - only five feet tall - beautiful, wiry, energetic and talented. Her long-time affair with Joe Kennedy, Sr. enabled her to showcase her talents since he produced a lot of Hollywood movies. The numerous rumors circulated freely regarding Joe Kennedy, Sr. being the father of her only son. The gossips were largely - unsubstantiated - as were the freely spread "anecdotes" regarding his - initial - alleged admiration for Hitler which Joseph Kennedy, Sr. - reportedly - expressed on numerous occasions when he was an American ambassador to England. He - allegedly - stated that "we need to hold our noses and do business with Hitler" which he - subsequently - vigorously denied.

      It needs to be noted that his oldest son - Joseph Kennedy, Jr. was killed in the Second World War - as he flew war planes - against the Hitler's Third Reich - from England.

      According to Gloria Swanson biographers - their hot affair ended abruptly when he was asked by her - for his share of money committed by him - to some - "bomb" at the box office - movie - they produced jointly - which "laid an egg" - at the box office. He - reportedly - walked out of the meeting - never to be heard from again by Miss Swanson. 

      At about the same time Joseph Kennedy Sr.'s - wife - a powerful Kennedy matriarch - Rose Kennedy - was getting a "whiff" of his affair with Miss Swanson so - evidently - he needed to cool it. He - after all - had 8 children which needed his attention.
      Back to our Video of the Week - this version of - "Love Your Magic Spell is Everywhere" - uploaded by Big Band Lou - is performed nicely by Ben Selvin's famous Jazz Orchestra with the vocals handled magnificently by handsome vocalist Smith Bellow - a very popular vocalist/heartthrob of his day - circa 1929. This enormously popular in its day - song - was written by a less known composer/lyricist duo - Gold/Janice.
       At any rate - enjoy the video and the comments where yours truly also contributed her "five cents worth" of a professional opinion. 

      Have a super good first week of Oct. 2016 - everybody - and we meet here a week from today - as every week!

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