A straw poll

[chrishansenhome]

I have been loading the contents of my CD library into iTunes, semi-successfully. Still many discs left to go.

The one that has come up just now for importing is "Florence Foster Jenkins: The Glory (????) of the Human Voice". Those of you who do not know who Jenkins was, the Wikipedia article on Jenkins should give some background.

[Poll #1322152]

Comments

[dale-in-queens.livejournal.com]

But one song only, for curiosity's sake.

[spwebdesign.livejournal.com]

This is the sort of poll that screams for checkboxes instead of radio buttons, or at least an "All of the above" option!

[jwg.livejournal.com]

I lipsynched in the variety show at dance camp to her Queen of the Night. It's on my iPod of course.

We saw Souvenir a couple of years ago in NYC, a delightful play about her career.

[trawnapanda.livejournal.com]

i've heard many Queens of the Night from Kiri te Kanawa to Beverley Sills, but FFJ owns that aria.

It's fun to tease people who haven't heard of her - you gush about how you've just discovered this wonderful singer from 70yr ago, you've got the CD, you have to listen - apologising the while for poor quality, coz it's transcribed from a 78.

then you play it for them, keeping a straight face, and watch THEM try to keep a straight face, since they think you think this caterwauling is good music.