First
of all, y'all say that like it's a *bad* thing. Did you happen to check
out the excellent piece in the NYT about Ms Merman and what an amazing
interpreter/ performer she was? Secondly: aside for their mutual
predilection for chiffon, I don't really see the comparison. Surely
Bowie's more like Eddie Cantor (theatricality, multiple character persona) or
Jolson (tendency towards the maudlin) or Bing (idiosyncratic balladeer -- and
duet-mate!) or even Carmen Miranda. That said, I *do* like the idea of The
Thin White Duke taking on The Fat Old Broad ...
>I think they meant Dave Bowie, stadium rock's answer to Ethel Merman
>
>skip h
dang, i wish i'd made that analogy!
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