Blossom Dearie - I'm Hip

[pencilpauli]

Damn I have a beard! I'm sooo last week

Damn, saying I'm sooo last week is so last year too! :(

[DrNick1010]

Blossom Dearie is the original hipster.

[Deeppack]

Communitychannel brought me here...

... Nat's "dope"!

[scatmando]

Absolutely wonderful stuff, great singing, she is just having so much fun with the lyrics. A classic.

[PeaceNdLovee]

I'm not hip, I'm 19 and am rocking out to this song.

[chockfullofmoxie]

@PeaceNdLovee I am 22 and rocking out to this song while writing a character bio for a little known Tennessee Williams play called Vieux Carre... and I AM HIP!

[PeaceNdLovee]

@chockfullofmoxie Well I'm 20 now...I'm almost hip haha

[thebigcheddar]

heard she liked to puff j's. shes hip in my book. rip!

[stevejah7]

years ago a friend gave me this album in Oxford. still love every track, especially Shape of Things. I can't play The Shadow of your Smile because I remember the shadow of his smile. hey-ho let's listen anyway what d'ye say?

[sweetypie000]

blossom is some kind of magic, trust me, this is jazz baby

[lifeofcrayons]

what the hell? what's with her voice. she's just acting like a frat boy. she not hip.

[kimedmundson1]

she is so great and so hip !

[BlossomDearieDotCom]

This was one of Blossom's favorite recordings, she spend 10 seasons are Ronnie Scott's and then returned every few years after the early 70s. Her studio version on "From The Meticulous to the Sublime" is swinging too, but not like this!

[shmuli9]

She must have been about 40 when this song was released...  How funny!

[GirlNaw10]

This Is SO FUNNY LOL

[iluvmusicals21]

Love Blossom! I can thank "School House Rock" for beginning my love of Blossom Dearie. What "art" will kids nowadays come to appreciate from their "educational" television?

[fourstar7]

this voice screams to me "school house rock"

[gycurtischicago]

@fourstar7 Because she did the song for School House. Spot on!!!

[kevseb66]

"NEATSVILEE"!!!!!

[qqrk1372]

Cooler than cool!

[Onegurrrlrev]

This and Manhattan are great! :)

[TheMusicHistorian]

She's right!

[EddieLandsberg]

She dropped the best lyric from the tune... still God bless Blossom dearie !

[downrightman]

She was a great performer. A true Hipster. We need more people like this today to keep The Great American Songbook alive and well.

[Bluehawk2008]

Much of this song still applies, sadly.

[TheRecordChanger]

@Bluehawk2008

Just change a couple of lyrics right? Maybe something like "I read Pitchfork Media" (instead of Playboy Magazine) or "Sufjan Stevens knows my friend."

[jcga30346]

I love Blossom Dearie, she was an original and NO one will ever replace her!

[circusmcgurkus]

Look at this fucking hipster.

[dyslexicxheart]

@circusmcgurkus HAHAHA I love you.

[torontomame]

Until this week (when I discovered the wonderful work of Blossom Dearie) I only knew this song from Bette Midlers Bathhouse Betty album. It was always one of my favourite tracks on that cd. I had no idea it was a cover version. I absolutely love Blossom Dearie doing this song!! Cant get enough of it.

[boredandagitated]

wasn;t hers either, check the comments under yours

[ITCJon]

This song is written by the great Dave Frischberg - also known for the classic "My Attorney Bernie".

[jesser378]

just for the record, the music was written by Bob Dorough and lyrics by Dave Frischberg, fantastic combination.

[Tahitianpearl75]

Love this song. Blossom´s voice fits great to the humorous lyrics....what a wonderful classic ! Thanks so much for sharing !

[clarkewi]

This is truly a classic. Captures the mood of the "Beat" 1950's perfectly. Before all that hippie bullshit came along.

[vintagezigg]

I never get tired of this song. It always puts a smile on my face and makes me chuckle .

[Annamandabella]

WOW. Never heard of her before. Song of the year 43 years later. Just heard Nellie Mckay name drop her on her "The In Crowd" video here on YouTube. Must hear.

[rachelowlglass]

I didn't find out until this week that Blossom died this past February. I have several of her Daffodil albums and was lucky enough to see her several times in the 70's in Manhattan. I remember seeing her sing "Peel Me A Grape" and "Winchester In Apple Blossom Time." What a wonderful woman.

[NunzOnDrugs]

I was also saddened by Blossom's passage. She was a true original.

[SWsthia]

LINDAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

[kellydoll14]

hey thanx for sharing bruce this is fantastic. 100* love kelly

[Bdiamond5981]

awsome song of all time rip

[StrawberryLilac]

very nice =]

[vanityfair713]

This reminds me of Nellie McKay. But Blossom's the first, of course.

[nurvrax]

RIP great vocals, great pianist.

[bumblebeebabylee]

love ya blossom another leg-end gone...x

[doetim]

Hip and classy!

I just found out she's no longer alive, I had recently heard an interview of her on NPR so I thought she was still alive. How John Travolta's son's death got so much more attention than the passing of legends like Blossom or Eartha Kitt I'll never know.

[carseggie55]

I love this. Heard it played on Pure Jazz Radio last night and just had to find it online.

[tarkovsky2000]

this is sooooo funny thx for sharing! compare this to jon hendricks' type of humor... a different style, much much more cynical, i love it

[BrunoJazzmanLeicht]

Hip indeed. First class ... pure excellence.

More splendid jazz at my blog (link in profile). Feel free to check it out.

Thx and All best,

Bruno

[BulutCyp]

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[Soulnik]

You've got to dig it to dig it, you dig? ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆

[nordog55]

I was at Ronnies when this was recorded. Awesome!!!! RIP Blossom

[dskii]

wow, peace and love etc

[freemantom]

I adore this woman. I am going to miss her. xxx

[stormgd3]

This is a Dave Frishberg tune. He sings it pretty well too. RIP Blossom: "just you, the Secret Service and me..."

[nancyboy1923]

Blossom, saw you at Danny's two years ago and got your autograph which I cherish. LOVE you, will miss you a lot. You are the best!!!

[kevseb66]

The writing alone blows my mind. Some of those notes she sang were interesting and a sign of a true master.

[wiseoldriver]

Love her..no one like her...jeanne

[fegibbard95]

She was great.

[imdanhoover]

one great record,a must..r.i.p blossom..

[Raymantico]

o man like she was...

[nietzschecreature]

Rest in Peace, Dearie

xxx

[christinadalrymple]

dearest blossom....you will always be hip, even in the afterlife....see you soon!!!!!!!!!!!

[andercert70]

As soon as she started singing, I knew Bob Dorough was behind this tune. Similar cadence to "Just about Everything". How fun to hear the voice of "Figure of Eight" (another Dorough tune) singing about reading Playboy. lol I'm sad to hear she's passed.

[urstwile]

I'll miss her. :(

[fylaxx]

A BIG influence on my musiclistening is gone. I actually feel a bit sad now. Thanks for everything Blossom!

[LuckyClaire]

Was at Ronnie Scott's when this was recorded - fabulous times. RIP and bless you Blossom for amazing nights in the 'hippest' place in Soho.

[PennTrafford]

It was ALWAYS Blossom Time! Rest in peace....

[antoniosoul]

clever lyrics and a great performance from Blossom, she really gets the humour across

[64098]

I dig.

[oldcremona]

The perfect version of this song.