One Sick Song Leads to Another

This song sung by Dolly Parton (I don't think it was written by her, I have a version of Hank Thompson singing it as well) is one of the sickest ever penned.

Unlike "Strange Fruit"'s metaphors for sickening realism, "Little Blossom" takes a straight ahead approach with a gutwrenching ending -- I certainly hope "Little Blossom" is pure fiction. One can hope, anyway.

Don't be distracted by Dolly's wardrobe changes, the ending of this song, is as they say "a killer."

Strange Fruit

I'm not sure exactly what made me think of this song, except I thought after Tammy I needed to go further into the "chill bump" category. This is about as deep and dark and creepy as it gets.

None other than Billie Holiday singing the brilliantly written, and outrageously true and sad "Strange Fruit."

A Double Shot of "Til I Can Make It"

A younger Tammy sings this touching song with amazing hair, eyelashes, and matching robin egg blue sequined twin set and pants. Scrumptious.

Tammy Wynette Brings a Tear to Your Eye

I can't listen to this song written and performed by Tammy Wynette without getting misty. They said she had a "tear" in her voice, and here she conveys all the vunerability that connected her with her audience. We've all been there -- heartbroken and clingy, and trying to survive another dark day -- pleading with our lost love for just a little recognition.

They'll never be another Tammy . . . legend has it she wrote this song in fifteen minutes, similar to the way she wrote "Stand by Your Man" (she hated the high note, and would later say she wrote it in 15 minutes, and has been defending it for 15 years) -- off the cuff, and straight from the heart on her sleeve.

That's Country Music folks. That's Tammy Wynette.

Some Classic Vegas Schitck from the Humpster and a Great Song to Boot

Welcome to my World . . . where life is a Vegas showroom, and white bedazzled suits are never out of season or out of style.

That's Life

Frank owns this song. Couldn't find video of him singing it, but this one uses his definitive recording.

If I Can Dream

And if you could experience that last performance from "Man from La Mancha" without breaking down in tears, let's see if you can handle this -