Footnotes to Plato from the foothills of the Superstition Mountains

Saturday Night at the Oldies: Amateur Nite

There is a lot of unsung talent out there  in the Land of YouTube.  Check out the 'classic' covers by this cutie who goes by the name of Sayaka Alessandra:

Dream Lover.  Che bella ragazza! Bobby Darin's original.

Then He Kissed Me. The Crystals' original with the famous Phil Spector 'wall of sound.'  The Beach Boys' Then I Kissed Her.

Just One Look. The Doris Troy original. Yet another great tune from '63.

The lass is also a competent guitar player:

The Wanderer. A creditable version of the feminist anthem. Dion DiMucci's original. It takes a wop to sing this song right.

A Teenager in Love. Dion and the Belmonts' original. They guy has amazing staying power. He still looks and sounds good at 70+.  I Wonder Why (2004). Wop, wop, wop, wop, wopwopwop. Is that why they call it 'do wop'?


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