Listen to the Banned: 20 Risque Songs From The 20s & 30s

Various Artists (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 30, 1992)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Asv Living Era
• ASIN: B000001HFL
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #101,704 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #76 in Music > Indie Music > Broadway & Vocalists

Track Listings

1. I've Gone And Lost My Little Yo-Yo - Billy Cotton And His Band

2. With My Little Ukelele In My Hand - George Formby And His Ukelele

3. A Guy What Takes His Time - Mae West

4. She Was Only A Postmaster's Daughter, But... - Durium Dance Band

5. Nellie, The Nudist Queen - Ross And Sargent

6. My Private Affair - Dawn Davis

7. What's It? - Jimmie Rodgers

8. He Hadn't Up Till Yesterday - Sophie Tucker

9. Winnie The Worm - Ronald Frankau

10. I'm A Bear In A Lady's Boudoir - Cliff Edwards

11. Everyone's Got Sex Appeal For Someone - Ronald Frankau And Monte Crick

12. All Poshed Up With My Daisies In My Hand - Charlie Higgins

13. Pu-leeze! Mister Hemingway! - Elsie Carlisle

14. Let's All be Fairies - Durium Dance Band

15. I'm Going To Give It To Mary With Love - Cliff Edwards

16. The Physician - Gertrude Lawrence

17. No Wonder She's A Blushing Bride - Art Fowler And His Ukelele

18. Flora McDonald - Douglas Byng

19. Or Anything Else I've Got! - Randolph Sutton

20. And So Does He - Dawn Davis

Customer Reviews

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17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars What a hoot !!!, November 25, 2006

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Matthew G. Sherwin (last seen screaming at Amazon customer service) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Listen to the Banned: 20 Risque Songs From The 20s & 30s (Audio CD)

Listen To The Banned: 20 Risqué Songs Of The 20s and 30s offers quite a collection of shameless tunes from the 1920s and the 1930s. These songs were banned from being broadcast by the BBC; however in retrospect they are actually rather humorous. The playful and romantic nature of these songs also makes them timeless not simply because they are funny and amusing but also because romance and $exuality are universal human experiences.

The CD boasts many songs with great musical arrangements and strong performances. I especially like Sophie Tucker singing "He Hadn't Up Till Yesterday;" Cliff Edwards' "I'm A Bear In A Lady's Boudoir" and "I'm Going To Give It To Mary With Love" as well as Ross and Sargent performing "Nellie, The Nudi$t Queen." Excellent!

There are more daring songs on this CD that would rattle some people even today. The Durium Dance Band performs "Let's All Be Fairie$;" "I've Gone And Lost My Yo-Yo" by Billy Cotton and his band and Randolph Sutton chuckles all the way through "Or Anything Else I've Got!"

The sound reproduction from the 78s is rather good although of course there is some surface noise. Brian Rust contributes an essay in the liner notes about censorship in the 1920s and the 1930s. The cover art work design is by Phil Duffy at P. D. Graphics Ltd.

I enjoyed every minute of this CD! I recommend it for anyone who likes nostalgic pop vocals from the 1920s and the 1930s. These are not just silly songs by unknowns; in fact you will be especially pleased as Sophie Tucker, Gertrude Lawrence, Mae West and Cliff Edwards are all represented here. Get this CD and have fun listening over and over again!

23 of 28 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Hilarious, January 16, 2005

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Nancy Beiman "Northernexpress" (Ontario, Canada) - See all my reviews

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If you like comedy, sex and jazz (and who doesn't?) this is a must-have album.

Gertrude Lawrence's rendition of "The Physician" is worth the cost of the disc, but "Nellie tne Nudist Queen" is also brilliant.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A lot of fun, May 14, 2007

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Songs from an almost-forgotten era of music. Lots of songs, better sound quality than I expected, and surprisingly "modern" lyrics. I'm really enjoying this CD.