Tune Tuesday – International Coffee Day

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Welcome to October!  Every First of October the world celebrates International Coffee Day.

As a life long coffee drinker, this is the perfect day to offer up a tune or two about my blessed “bean water!”. There are a lot of songs about coffee, but today I will share my top 3.

Frank Sinatra was not known for his novelty songs, but he did record one or two.  The Coffee Song pokes fun at they drink a lot in Brazil because no other drink is available.

Many covers of the song are out there, too.  Louis Prima, Rosemary Clooney and even the Muppets covered that song.

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Black Coffee is another song that has many covers.  It was first recorded in 1949 by Sarah Vaughn.  Peggy Lee was next to cover it as well as Ray Charles, Bobby Darin, Julie London and kd Lang.

The most popular version of the song is probably by Ella Fitzgerald. She really can sing this one

The Java Jive was done by the ink Spots.  It was first written in 1940.  It was first recorded by the Ink Spots, and The Manhattan Transfer did a great cover. I am partial to the Ink Spots, but the Transfer:a version is better sound quality

Whether you percolate your coffee, use a Keurig, or simply use a drip coffee machine, grab a hot cup of Joe today and celebrate with the world?!

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I'm just a guy who likes the classics. I love Old Time Radio Shows. I love Classic TV. I love Classic Movies. I love songs from the "Great American Songbook". I dig songs from the first decade of Rock and Roll. Don't get me wrong, I am not opposed to newer things. My musical taste ranges from Classical to Classic Rock and Country to Rap. I love a good book and am always looking for something to read. I tend to lean toward historical fiction, biographies, mysteries, and more. I have always believed that our past (and the things we've experienced in it) make us who we are today. That being said, after reading through some old My Space blogs (yeah, that's about how long it's been since I blogged regularly), I decided that I should once again write. Welcome to my blog. I hope you find it interesting, thought provoking, and entertaining in some way. CONTACT ME AT - nostalgicitalian@yahoo.com

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3 thoughts on “Tune Tuesday – International Coffee Day”

  1. Everyday is coffee day here! I really sense the cultural difference here, maybe because of the hot summers, but Texans drink a fraction of the coffee Canadians do… and those who do tend to lean more towards the fancy, designer types whereas Canadians still seem to love their ordinary Tim Horton’s.
    The two coffee songs that jump into my head are ‘Black Coffee In Bed’ by Squeeze and ‘Black Coffee’ (not the same as the one you posted) by EVerlast.

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