Hey all. I have been listening to lots of music from the 1920s lately. They just don't write paeans to drinking the way they used to. The video isn't much on the one below, but the song is genius. I got it at iTunes on a compilation of 20s hits and didn't know til I watched the video that words and music were by Irving Berlin. ("Where dark-eyed Stellas light their fellas panatellas...") I was singing it at dinner tonight, to the delight of the Infanta and Shack (not).
Here's a link to another song about leaving the country in order drink. It's the Jazz Pilots (another great name) singing "Hello Montreal." I have a special fondness for this one because Montreal is the drinking city of my heart. No pictures, but the music is worth your while.
