Sunday, February 27, 2011

MUSIC BITS … ‘TAIN’T NO SIN

 

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Music: Walter Donaldson
Lyrics: Edgar Leslie

Publisher: Walter Donaldson

Copyright: ©1929/1955

Cover: Pud Lane

Collectible Value: $20.00

Category: 1920s Jazz Song

The 1920s were roaring and dance tunes were always in demand. Even tunes about dancing. This one, put together by two experienced and very talented writers, took the craze to a new extreme. Actually, a glance at the lyrics will show what many considered to be somewhat risqué lyrics in spots. But consider that the lyricist also contributed to the double entendre laced He'd Have to Get Under many years before. There is plenty of that here, with blatant references to flapper girls and their undergarments, as well as other titillating scenarios. This is a fine jazz song melodically, and very much in the genre of a traditional jazz band piece, which is how it is presented here. The cover is also one of the better examples of comic art at a time when sheet music covers were becoming definitively more generic

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