Don Waxing Lyrical Over La Mer
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On the continuing Djocovic saga....I believe old Novak intends to sue the Australian government.....you couldn't make it up....good luck with that one.......and even worse ..because some people are deeply offended (mainly those under 5 feet) by the sweet we have always known as "Midget Gems" the name has been changed to "small gems" or something....which reminds me of a chip shop in Liverpool when the authorities told them that because their hamburgers didn't contain ham they were mis- described...they were in fact savoury rings.....so the shop put up a huge notice outside saying "our hamburgers are now savoury rings"....that's why we love Liverpool............

I have been going on for weeks about records I can't stand so this week for a change I would like to feature my favourite record of all time....I have loved this song since I was a kid....and despite my rock and roll and jazz roots this song has always remained top of my list....and it is sung in French.....the orchestration and melody make it,for me,a masterpiece......it is the original version of La Mer by Charles Trenet...the fact I don't speak French makes no difference but I know the song is describing the sea......it was recorded in 1946 without all the modern recording facilities which makes it the classic it is.