On this week's edition of Mark Steyn on the Town Mark remembers a great French star and a not so German composer - plus Sinatra sings songs for the season.
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~Thank you for your kind comments about last week's edition. Chris, a New York member of The Mark Steyn Club, says of our one-hit lady songwriter:
Say what you will about Dolores Vicki Silvers but between writing songs, being a denizen of Philadelphia and looking good standing on a diving board, it seems to me her life story might be worth its own Tale for our Time.
JC of Weston-super-Mare in the English West Country writes of last week's Ulster-Georgian songstress:
Mark, for what is probably the first time I part company with your musical selection; Katie Melua!!!
It's debatable whether she actually sings anything or just talks in tune. I'll let it pass on the basis that it enabled you to reference your Mike Batt interview, but she added absolutely nothing to this week's theme or to musical artistry generally. Sorry.
On the other hand, from Gary Alexander, our in-house Steyn Club music maven:
I loved all your unusual opening versions of 'Deep Purple.' It's hard to injure such a perfect song.
Thanks for all your comments - including the critical ones. On the Town is Mark's weekly music show on Serenade Radio every Saturday at 5pm Greenwich Mean Time - that's 6pm in western and central Europe or (for this month only) 1pm North American Eastern. You can listen from anywhere in the world by clicking the button at top right here.
As you know, Mark is a great believer in old-school appointment listening, and loves the way Serenade's Saturday schedule flows through the day. However, we appreciate that many potential listeners are, at the appointed hour, shampooing the cat. So, as a bonus for Steyn Club members, we post On the Town at SteynOnline every weekend. You can find all our previous shows here.
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Mark Steyn on the Town can be heard on Serenade Radio back at its regular times next weekend:
Saturday 5pm London time/12 noon New York
Sunday 5am London time/9pm Los Angeles
Beginning tomorrow, Steyn's Song of the Week airs on Sunday, Monday and Thursday at the usual hour on both sides of the Atlantic.
