Roaring 20s: Sam Lanin's Orch. plays The Man I Love, 1927

[luvebug21]

i like the fact that a man sings it:) thanks so much for uploading it

[saxondog2001]

Beautiful. Today was my good news day .. just hearing this.

Thanks

[roybo1930]

I have and LOVE this record! I have a lot of these records that seem to be strangly targeted (unintentionally I`m sure, or are they?) for Homosexuals! Oh, well what ever tickels Your Pickel!

[scootrnc]

Thanks for this! Whoever uploaded it did a fine job...great pics, too. Oh what fun!

[wbworkout]

What a great find, loved the music, well done, cheers!

[SatchmoSings]

Hey, it's a man singing; are you sure that Porter didn't write this song!? :)

[flylooper]

What a god awful arrangement!

[rogharm]

@flylooper DISAGREE  IT IS A GREAT TEMPO I LOVE IT!!!!!!****rogharm arrangement is great sounds like fox-trot.????

[flylooper]

@rogharm

Well, I guess that what makes cholcolate and vanilla. This song as a bloody foxtrot just drives me nuts. You need to hear Ella sing this song with Nelson Riddle (from the Gershwin Songbook album).

Also...why's a GUY singing this song? The MAN I love.

Oh....,I get it.

[bearcub410]

god how i love this . thanks so much , born too late

[titanicpiano14]

agreed! Love Gershwin! check out my tribute to Rhapsody in Blue!

[roybo1930]

@bearcub410 ME TOO!!!

[bearcub410]

@roybo1930 thank you buddy we are the same age LOL thank !!!! great stuff .

[VTMCompany]

the fast tempo of this number (usually heard slower by today's renditions) was geared toward the fox trot to which it was to be danced. no ADD involved at all.

[norfolk03]

Love this upbeat version! Thanks!

[bearcub410]

this is wonderful thanks

[smurfswacker]

Let's hear it for J.C. Leyendecker, whose paintings for Arrow Shirts and other advertisers helped set the standard for sophistication in the 1920s. Now if I could only dance fast enough to keep up with Mr. Lanin's orchestra!

[edgrosso]

I danced many hours to Lester Lanin, Sam's younger brother. Lester was active in New York and around the world until his nineties. The dance beat that Lester's bands had were the same as this version and nobody ever tired of it. Lester was also known for giving out hats with his signature monogrammed on the brim.

[saxondog2001]

my God! leaves me breathless! :)

It's very nice and rousing. Thank you.

[barbcard]

Can't tell if you're asking me or D., but my answer is don't worry, no blasphemy at all. In fact, a fox version of The Song of Songs might be quite inspiring. B.

[barbcard]

This accelerated version fits perfectly with the accelerated pace of modern life in both America and Europe. Maybe it's a form of Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD), which some think results from the use of the internet. Well, nothing's perfect, to coin a phrase.

[dzheger]

I think every song should have at least one foxtrot version :) I like it.

[kspm01]

The first version often is the best to one's ears as it sets an expectation pattern.

[kspm01]

I agree this rhythm is slightly too sped up for the lyrics; still this is an excellent version.

[uru86]

Love the song, great! Thnx for posing it

[edgrosso]

Great! Nothing is ever too fast for me but I agree that this version is a little upbeat for the sentiment. Of course a man singing "The Man I Love" is a somewhat avant-garde for the era.

[bill3murr]

don't forget harborguy that the world was dancing then....the tempo was fine for the dance floor....in my city alone there were close to four hundred places to dance....ahhh. at least that's what my uncle claimed....

[HarborGuy]

This song always seemed too fast to me....guess it's the way it was written tho......my dad wore a "boater" in the summer when I was very small- pictures of me as a baby show me playing with one.....