sophie tucker 50 Million Frenchmen Can't Be Wrong

from an old 1929-30 78 record

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[Wayne Brasler]

Her entire career Sophie dressed to kill. Even as an older, bigger lady she always epitomized elegant fashion. She was extremely generous to good causes and when she toured she had great friends waiting for her in every city, friends she'd made on previous visits. She was an exceptional cook and loved to come to people's homes to make Sunday dinner for everyone to enjoy. Her show, once considered so very naughty, today seems nearly innocent. But not quite!

[mashtones]

This song is the basis for the "50,000,000 Elvis Fans Can't Be Wrong" album name. It's the one with the famous gold lame suit.

[modernrocksong]

For De Mille, young fur–henchmen can’t be rowing.

[david552]

In fact when this song was written there were only 40 million people living in Metropolitan France.... I'm not sure where this leaves the force of Sophie's argument..

[garysaddleback]

Well, folks . . . the band behind her is "Miff Mole & His Molars."

Wealthy Indiana native Cole Porter wrote this tune in 1929. He included a line that should be remembered by all smug, self-satisfied Americans when they travel abroad . . . "When we brag about our liberty, and they LAUGH at you and you and you and me---50 Million Frenchmen Can't Be Wrong!"

Gary in Arizona

[TheSlimySeconds]

Gravity's Rainbow.

[PurpleStill]

It was an impulse purchase at a local thrift store that turned me on to Sophie, I had heard her name in the movie "Chicago" and was curious. She is amazing, and it turns out she grew up in Hartford, CT. I was raised not too far from there