The Lies of Handsome Men, sung by Margaret Whiting

[ceesayssorry]

I can't believe noone mentioned how you put a picture of Ray Charles when she said the line about being blind.... lol

[crowdsourceguy]

@ceesayssorry Thanks Cee. I try to be sublime. More than one decision of who went with what lines were chosen on little things like that. :-)

[SaGoKeSH]

the world's most handsome man Alain Delon

[pattiloach]

The pianist was Tex Arnold. Sublime.

[crowdsourceguy]

@pattiloach Thanks for the info. Sublime indeed!

[msjostockton]

Beautiful song, Beautiful Singer and Beautiful men. What more could you ask for?!?

[crowdsourceguy]

@msjostockton Well, I wouldn't mind a song and video for I Believe in the Lies of Pretty Girls, or Beautiful Women, or Classy Broads. :-)

[wothb]

R.I.P. Margaret Whiting. The most perfect voice of her generation.

[crowdsourceguy]

@wothb That is true. Thanks for sharing.

[Cleftonefan]

John-this is a cabaret song. It would also work in a revue or maybe even a Broadway show. It doesn't necessarily come across as well in a 3-minute radio format which frequently has to grab your attention quickly. It has been recorded by more than 30 people. Great title. And Margaret was the best.

I like the video, too.

[crowdsourceguy]

@Cleftonefan Yes, and cabaret songs are something else when done right and well like Margaret did here. Best among the versions out there, in my opinion, by a long shot! Thanks for the comp on the video.

[NS4270]

She is one of my favorites - I have a collection of her 78's. What a wonderful legacy she leaves!

[crowdsourceguy]

@NS4270 Yes, she does. I have the collection digitally and know what you mean. Thanks for sharing.

[sharonmcn]

What a lovely tribute, especially with Jack at the end. She was such a lady and such a great broad too.

[crowdsourceguy]

@sharonmcn Yes, she was. She definitely was! Thanks for the comp.

[Joeinps]

R.I.P. Maggy , I for one among many will miss you so !

[crowdsourceguy]

@Joeinps I, too.

[jazzyfunjazz]

How wonderful....the song and your video! Thanks...

[ljliljohn]

Songs like this bother me - the lyrics are great - but the entire song sounds like the intro or prelude, and I keep waiting for the melody or interlude, and it never comes along; but one of my all-time favorite, straight-ahead singers is Margaret Whiting, so I listen anyway.

[ChristophePhilippe]

@ljliljohn I'm pretty sure most people would agree that the melody suits the lyric and the sentiment. If the melody and harmony were any more noticeable, you'd probably not pay enough attention to the bittersweet nature of what's going on. Also, what you could be reacting to is the second half of the bridge--it is a little short. I'm not sure how Blumenthal could have extended it, though. I think she likely captured the song as it was existing out there for someone to commit to paper. 

[crowdsourceguy]

@ljliljohn It keeps you in anticipation the whole time. That's not a bad thing, is it? :-)

Thanks for your comments.

[Gramophones]

Beautiful, truly beautiful. ;(

[crowdsourceguy]

@Gramophones Thank you. The song is beautiful and Margaret did an even more beautiful job on it.

[rewardless]

Bravo! Beautifully done! I have enjoyed it ever so much.....

[crowdsourceguy]

@rewardless Thank you. Glad to hear you did and thanks for taking the time to share.

[rampart331]

I love this video, this song, and this wonderful reminder of handsome men through the decades. I recognize most of them, but oh how I would love a list of their names. Well done! I thank you!

[crowdsourceguy]

@rampart331 I'm glad you like the song and video. Thanks for the compliment. I do have a list of the names posted, in order of appearance, via my blog post about this. I seem to have trouble posting the link in a comment, though. But if you look in the description and expand the box by clicking on the double downward arrow at the right of the description, the link is there. Thank you.

[freemantom]

Love it - thank you for posting! :-)

[crowdsourceguy]

@freemantom Thanks!

[interzoneboy]

О MY GOD!!! This song about me!!!)

Nice video, Marlon Brando - forever)

[crowdsourceguy]

@interzoneboy I figured it had to be about somebody, or that many people could relate to it. :-)

[crowdsourceguy]

Ooops! Thanks for that correction. I appreciate it very much. It came out on an album in 1992, called Then and Now, though I'm not sure when it was recorded. I thought it might have been remastered but it doesn't seem to have a version before 1992. Thanks for the comp. with the correction. :-)

[beyondtheforest]

This is lovely. I had never heard it before. This isn't from the 1940s, though (the song may be, but the rendition is not). I would guess this was recorded in the 1970s or later. Beautiful job.