For the last week of Sept. 2018 - we chose a lovely Tango uploaded by Dr. 240252 on Sept. 24 - 2018 titled "Marta Mirska - Tango 'Letnia Przygoda' (Summer Love Affair)". The composer and the lyricist - Jerzy Boczkowski and Janusz Odrawaz - respectively - were not well known - nevertheless - they did a good job.
The big star of this video - however - is the silky, warm alto of a singing star - Marta Mirska - a talented and a beautiful performer whose smooth voice and excellent phrazing in deliving the evocative lyrics - made one smile. Her songs played a lot on the radio during many summers of my childhood and adolescent years - which now appear exclusively beautiful in my memories since a lot of time - have passed.
For many years Mirska was a reigning Queen of Polish radio, of the performing stages of all kinds - and she has also sold millions of copies of her various hits. In the 1940's and 1950's - her legions of fans were counted in millions.
Sadly - her many life's passages, crossings and challenges including prolonged bouts with alcoholism left her penniles, destitute, forgotten, sick and alone - abandoned by all - at the end of her life. Some young girl - maybe a special angel of some sort - came by to visit - so Mirska didn't die - totally alone.
Those kinds of sad stories - unfortunately - happen to quite a few performers but a lot of them get better with age like another famous Queen of Polish Song - Slava Przybylska who still looks great in her eighties and still performs. Her famous Tango "Farewells" from the Polish movie by the same title - has always been one of my most favorite and loved Tangos. The lyrics and the music sound great to me - I could listen and listen to this Tango and never get tired of it.
At any rate - all of us will have a super good first week of October 2018 - coming up very soon. The year is coming to an end - unbelievable - how fast it went. The cool autumn arrived quickly in my hilly "corner". Thanks - as always - for clicking our Youtube channel tango3721! We meet again - next week - same place - same channel!
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