Bing Crosby - Just a Gigolo (Casucci), 1931

Recorded for Victor, 1931

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Music

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• Bing
• Crosby
• tango
• gigolo
• 1930s
• 78s
• shellack
• nostalgia
• przedwojenne
• piosenki

[jh8856]

No arguments really from 1926 to 1938 Crosby was the greatest singer anywhere.

[04279]

@enricolepera Actually, it's not an italian song, it's an austrian song in german. It's called "Schöner Gigolo, Armer Gigolo" and was performed by the tenor Richard Tauber in 1929. OK, the composer Leonello Casucci is from Italy but it was made for an austrian artist. The lyrics, written by Julius Brammer in german.

[Miauriceful]

@01alessandroros85

First record was in german "Schoner Gigolò" in the 1929, the italian version was recorded some week later.

[Superphilipp]

@jh8856 Why, what happened in 1938?

[01alessandroros85]

It's an italian song written by an old pianist man who lived@worked in the sea.he did not registered this song that's why no one knows him.As far as I know,he wrote"gigolo"1night when his ship docked at the port(I don't know if it was in Naples or Genoa)@then played with his pianoforte.then,people heard him playing during the journey.it was this amercan singer who registered the song for the first time and then later,Leonello Casucci.. and the rest is history..

[invalid937]

@Jefferson1942 Man, I wouldn't agree with that. I think Louis Prima was good in his own right as a swing artist. And I think he was a good entertainer. His versions of "When You're Smiling" and "Jump Jive and Wail" are classics. There are also other good songs like "Fee Fie Foo", "Felicia No Capicia", and I think his version of "Basin Street Blues" is pretty good. Like I said, he was a swing artist so naturally he would speed up some of his songs, but not all of them were of a fast tempo.

[LordFearsage]

I heard Prima's version years ago, but it is nothing compared to this li'l piece of art, thanks for the post.

[Jefferson1942]

Louis Prima couldn't fucking sing. He sped up and put many 'Great American SONGBOOK' Classics to shame.

[LazlosPlane]

@JudgeJulieLit Well said! Bravo. But crobarus will not "get it." He will never, "get it." He is doomed.

However, I disagree with you about Jolson. Or rather, what do you mean by "hyped."?  Jolson was the most magnetic, thrilling, galvanizing stage persona in the history of Broadway. As a entertainer he was second to none. Read his reviews and what his peers had to say about him and his presence. Words fail. So, what, exactly do you mean by "hyped?"

[LazlosPlane]

@crobarus Wow! A genuine moron! Wow!

[LazlosPlane]

@timmyd61109 You are mistaken about Jolson. Jolson USED a costume as it better suited his unique talent, which was predominantly a COMEDIAN than singer during his Broadway career. He was a harlequin type, troublemaker, devilish imp, extremely funny - add that powerful and expressive voice to it -- you've got "the world's greatest entertainer." Bing's voice was/is more beautiful and pure, and Sinatra also,. But Jolson was a stage persona unlike anyone has seen before or since.