Rosemary is having a ball singing this little gem and it shows in every second of this performance. Ah….these were the days when the best singers sang the best songs with great musical arrangements. All done without the technology needed today to make a lousy singer sound brilliantly good. Talent was all you needed and if you looked good too it helped. But Rosemary bounced along with her happy smile and saucy grin and she had a screen presence like no other. Class wins every time 🇬🇧🇺🇸❤️
Her nephew will never reach her class nor get even close to her STATUS as an elegant human. He can marry "educated " trash but never reach her lowest heel print.
Rosemary Clooney was an excellent actress. She didn't just sing her songs, she acted them out and was an outstanding song interpreter with outstanding stage presence.
Oy vey that dress!!!!! Exhibit A: if you want to know how a 1950s dress should be worn turn to Ms Clooney! She was just stunning. Thank you for sharing this! I want that dress!!!!
Naturalidad y control del tempo. Extraordinaria actriz-cantante o cantante actriz. Que forma de expresar la letra de la canción. Que swing !!! una canción rítmica donde la propia letra marca el ritmo y ella adelantando y retrasando el tiempo. Parece fácil pero hay que tener mucho talento y control. Es la mejor versión que he escuchado y su lenguaje gestual es la guinda a una actuación para enmarcar.
@Adriano Castellano She's of Irish ancestry, as well as English and German... same as my ancestry. Even her autobiography is titled: "This for Remembrance: the Autobiography of Rosemary Clooney, an Irish-American Singer"
@Adriano Castellano hmmmm I read over my reply..... twice even.... don't see the word grandparents in there at all.... I said ANCESTRY... SHE considered herself Irish American... so who are you to say she can't... or that she didn't have Irish, English and German blood running through her veins. Don't dismiss a person's ethnic identity just because they're not as close to "the old country" as you.
@Adriano Castellano oh good gosh.... she is PART Irish, through both parents.... so sorry I didn't break it down into percentages. It's bloody semantics! She called herself Irish American... her last name is Irish... so I called her an Irish lassie.... it's not that big a deal. I wasn't born in Ireland, Germany or England, yet I claim that heritage. Although, even I am closer to my heritage than she was... I have a set of great grandparents who were born in Germany and another set who were born in Ireland. If you choose to not consider yourself Italian American, that's your prerogative. To each his or her own. Just sit back, enjoy her music, and be glad that we can agree to disagree.
@skywize seriously me too! haha i swear when i listen to her songs, it's like she's smiling AS she recorded them! like, i HEAR her smile ... for me, she's the only artist who does that!!!!!
Bee-oo, bye-oh, bee-oo, boo When you botch-a-me, I a-botcha you ("C'mon a-you, kissa me, eh?!!") Bah-bah, botch-a-me, bambino Bah-bah-bo, bo, boca piccolino And then we will raise a great big family Tra la la la la la la la la Bee-oo, bye-oh, bee-oo, boo Botch-a-me, bambino, botch-a-me ("That's nice!!")
In the August 2nd, 1952* issue of Billboard Magazine, "Botch-A-Me" by Rosemary Clooney peaked at #2 {for 2 weeks} on the magazine's 'Most Selling Pop Singles' chart, for the two weeks it was at #2, the #1 record for both those weeks was "Auf Wiederseh'n Sweetheart" by Vera Lynn... Also at the time, "Botch-A-Me" was at #5 on Billboard's 'Most-Played By JukeBox Records'... Between 1948 and 1960 the Maysville, Kentucky native had thirty-five records on the Billboard charts, seven made the Top 10 with four reaching #1, "Come On-A My House" for seven weeks in July of 1951, "Half As Much" for three non-consecutive weeks in July of 1952, "Hey There" for six weeks in September of 1954, and "This Ole House" for one week in October of 1954... Twelve of her thirty-five charted records were duets, four with Tony Pastor and one each with Guy Michell, Marlene Dietrich, Gene Autry, Harry James, George Morgan, Jimmy Boyd, Betty Clooney, and Benny Goodman... Rosemary Clooney passed away at the age of 74 on June 29th, 2002... May she R.I.P. * And from the 'For What It's Worth' department, the remainder of the Most Selling Pop Singles' Top 10 on August 2nd, 1952: At #3. "Half As Much" by Rosemary Clooney #4. "Delicado" by Percy Faith with Stan Freeman on harpsichord #5. "Here In My Heart" by Al Martino #6. "Walkin' My Baby Back Home" by Johnnie Ray #7. "Blue Tango" by Leroy Anderson #8. "Kiss of Fire" by Georgia Gibbs #9. "Maybe" by Perry Como and Eddie Fisher #10. "I'm Yours" by Eddie Fisher
They were playing name-that-tune on an old radio program "You Bet Your Life" with Groucho Marx. This song was played as a clip-- and they recognized it. Me, I had to figure out the questionably English title, but got me here. Jerry Fielding's orchestra did a great job!
She looks like she has some meat on her to me, but less than in the 1960s, and especially the 1980s and 1990s. Her stage presence was as good as any singer.
Botch-a-me, I'll-botcha you and ev'rything goes crazy Bah-bah, botch-a-me, bambino Bah-bah-bo, bo, boca piccolino When you kiss me and I'm a-kissa you Tra la la la la la la la la loo Bah-bah, botch-a-me, my baby Bah-bah-bo, bo, just say "Yes" and maybe If-a you squeeze me and I'm a-squeeza you Tra la la la la la la la la loo Bee-oo, bye-oh, bee-oo, boo Won't you botch-a-, botch-a-me? Bee-oo, bye-oh, bee-oo, boo When you botch-a-me, I a-botcha you and ev'rything goes crazy
Botch-a-me I'll-botcha you and ev'rything goes crazy Bah-bah, botch-a-me, bambino Bah-bah-bo, bo, boca piccolino When you kiss me and I'm a-kissa you Tra-la-la-la-la-loo Bah-bah, botch-a-me, my baby Bah-bah-bo, bo, just say "Yes" and maybe If-a you squeeze me and I'm a-squeeza you Tra-la-la-la-la-loo Bee-oo, bye-oh, bee-oo, boo Won't you botch-a-, botch-a-me Bee-oo, bye-oh, bee-oo, boo When you botch-a-me I a-botcha you and ev'rything goes crazy Bah-bah, botch-a-me, bambino Bah-bah-bo, bo, boca piccolino And then we will raise a great big family Tra-la-la-la-la-lee Botch-a-me I'll-botcha you and ev'rything goes crazy Bah-bah, botch-a-me, my baby Bah-bah-bo, bo, just say "Yes" and maybe If-a you squeeze me and I'm a-squeeza you Tra-la-la-la-la-loo Bee-oo, bye-oh, bee-oo, boo Won't you botch-a, botch-a-me "Kiss me" Bee-oo, bye-oh, bee-oo, boo When you botch-a-me I a-botcha you "C'mon a-you, kissa me, eh" Bah-bah, botch-a-me, bambino Bah-bah-bo, bo, boca piccolino And then we will raise a great big family Tra la la la la Bee-oo, bye-oh, bee-oo, boo Botch-a-me, bambino, botch-a-me "That's nice"
Bah-bah, botch-a-me, bambino Bah-bah-bo, bo, boca piccolino And then we will raise a great big family Tra la la la la la la la la lee Botch-a-me, I'll-botcha you and ev'rything goes crazy Bah-bah, botch-a-me, my baby Bah-bah-bo, bo, just say "Yes" and maybe If-a you squeeze me and I'm a-squeeza you Tra la la la la la la la la loo Bee-oo, bye-oh, bee-oo, boo Won't you botch-a, botch-a-me? ("Kiss me!!")
I love Rosemary Clooney! Question: Does she look unusually thin in this clip? I guess I'm just a little partial to "Pleasantly-Curvy Rosemary Clooney" e.g. "White Christmas"...only my favorite movie of all time!!!
I believe there’s a difference between an Irish woman singing an Italian song, and a white man dressing as a Native American chief or wearing Blackface...
