Monday, February 22, 2016

Musical Monday


Back when I was doing my radio show*, I had a theme for each program. One of the themes I used was "Same Title, Different Song," as opposed to different covers of the same song by different artists. For today's Musical Monday, here's a sample from my "Same Title, Different Song" playlist, featuring two songs titled "Operator" ... first, the classic by Jim Croce; then the very different "Operator" done a few years later by Manhattan Transfer. I loved both songs, each of them great in its own way. Here's Jim Croce to lead off ...



... and here's Manhattan Transfer ...



A related song was the 1984 hit "Smooth Operator" by Sade, but since the title wasn't exactly the same, I didn't include it. It's a great song also, and I'll feature it on a future Musical Monday.

Have a good day. Operators are standing by. More thoughts tomorrow.

Bilbo

* "The Audio Attic" on WEBR, Fairfax County Public Access Radio.

4 comments:

  1. Great songs in themselves! I never heard Jim Croce before. Your radio days must have been fun!

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  2. I'm still trying to imagine you having a radio show!

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  3. I remember the Jim Croce song. Not so sure about MT song.... maybe.

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  4. Jim Croce was legendary.

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