In certain moods, I really like Julie London. Of course in both lyrics and delivery, she can be a little bit over-dramatic. Play Misty For Me is a good example.
Julie opens it claiming, in one of her most seductive voices, that she’s, "as helpless as kitten up a tree." My favorite lines follow:
Walk my way,
And a thousand violins begin to play,
Or it might be the sound of your hello.
You can listen yourself in OGG Vorbis or MP3.
I like the little flurry of instruments when she finishes the line about the thousand violins playing but lets get a couple things straight:
- There are not 1000 instruments playing. There are two.
- Those are not violins. Those are flutes.
I guess it just sounds better than:
Walk my way,
And two flutes begin to play.