Thanksgiving Day seems as good a day as any to begin a new feature at this site: The Interlude. The Interlude is intended to be a relief, like the Relief of Khartoum or Mafeking, from a siege — in the case of JihadWatch, the relentless mental siege of Islam, Jihad, Islamic Supremacism.
The relief provided may be literary, musical, cinematic, philological, historical, or anything-at-all in nature. Feel free to copy here every adjective Polonius offered Hamlet, and then some. There is only one firm requirement: the Interlude must have nothing to do with Islam, with Sharia. It must be forbidden by Islamic rigorists. It must have nothing to do with the very thing from which we are trying to deal with, and also trying, in several senses, to escape.
The Interlude’s appeal is thus to the well-known Pleasure Principle. And I have proof that it works. For as the only begetter of the Interlude, I have already derived pleasure from being the self-appointed principal who will choose what does the appealing.
So here, suitable for postprandial listening on Thanksgiving Day, when you have left the others sitting or sprawling or lying in various rooms, in various postures, exhibiting various states of contentment or distress, and have gone off by yourself (or possibly with a complicitous companion) for a furtive quick visit to the nearest accessible computer for your daily fix — admit it, you”re an addict — is
Musical Interlude #1:
In The Gloaming, By The Fireside (Jessie Matthews)
And here is Musical Interlude #2:
But We Just Couldn’t Say Goodbye (Annette Hanshaw)
And here is Musical Interlude #3:
Black Coffee (Marjorie Stedeford)
And Cinematic Musical Interlude #4:
Voulez-Vous Le Taximeter?(Charlie Chaplin)
And Musical Interlude #5:
Sittin’ In The Dark(Anona Winn and Sam Browne)
Tell Me Dear Why Am I So Romantic?(Lillian Roth)
And Cinematic Musical Interlude #6:
The Awful Truth(Irene Dunne and Cary Grant)
And Musical Interlude #7:
I Can’t Get Started (Bunny Berigan)
And Musical Interlude #8:
Then I’ll Be Tired Of You (Ambrose and His Orchestra)
And Musical Interlude #9:
The Very Thought of You (Al Bowlly)
And Cinematic Literary Musical Interlude #10:
Musical Interlude #11:
Exactly Like You (Elsie Carlisle)
Musical Interlude #12:
Musical Interlude #13:
When You Take Me For A Buggy-Ride (Bessie Smith)
Musical Interlude #14:
The Wine of Love (Pyotr Leshchenko)
Musical Interlude #15:
If I Can’t Have You (Lee Morse)
Musical Interlude #16:
I’m Dancing With Tears In My Eyes (Ruth Etting)
Musical Interlude #17:
My Old Man Said Follow The Van (Lily Morris)
Musical Interlude #18:
Tout Va Bien Madame La Marquise (Ray Ventura)
Musical Interlude #19:
I’ll String Along With You (Smith Ballew Orchestra)
Musical Interlude #20:
At The First Sign (Hanka Ordonowna)
Musical Interlude #21:
I’m For Him One Hundred Percent (Frances Day)
Musical Interlude #22:
I Must Have That Man (Adelaide Hall)
Musical Interlude #23:
Let’s Misbehave (Irving Aaronson and The Commanders)
Musical Interlude #24:
Do, Do Something (Dorothy Lee)
Musical Interlude #25:
My Cutey’s Due At Two-To-Two (Ted Weems and His Orchestra)
Musical Interlude #26:
I Want To Be Bad (Ambrose and His Orchestra)
Cinematic Musical Interlude #27:
The Man Who Broke The Bank At Monte Carlo (Charles Coborn)
Cinematic Musical Interlude #28:
El Negro Zumbon (Silvana Mangano)
Musical Interlude #29:
You’ve Got Me Crying Again (Lee Wiley)
Musical Interlude #30:
Love Me Or Leave Me (Chick Endor)
Musical Interlude #31:
Je Cherche Un Millionaire (Mistinguett)
Musical Interlude #32:
She’s The Sweetheart Of Six Other Guys (Harry Reser Orchestra, Vocal by Tom Stacks)
Musical Interlude #33:
You’re Driving Me Crazy (Leo Monosson)
Musical Interlude #34:
Shanghai Lil (Gene Kardos Orchestra, voc.Dick Robertson)
Musical Interlude #35:
Love Me Tonight (Anson Weeks Orchestra, voc. Bill Moreing)
Musical Interlude #36:
Thanks For Everything (Artie Shaw Orchestra, voc. Helen Forrest)
Musical Interlude #37:
The Teddy Bears’ Picnic (Henry Hall and His Orchestra)
Musical Interlude #38:
Looking For You (Jack Hylton and His Orchestra), voc. Pat O’Malley)
Musical Interlude #39:
My Dif’rent Kind of Man (Lizzie Miles)
Cinematic Interlude #40:
Kind Hearts and Coronets (Alec Guinness)
Musical Interlude #41:
Was kann der Sigismund dafür, daß er so schön ist?(Marek Weber Tanz-Orch., voc. Siegfried Arno)
Cinematic Musical Interlude #42:
Forty-Second Street (Ruby Keeler, Dick Powell)
Musical Interlude #43:
I Can’t Believe It’s True (Frances Langford)
Musical Interlude #44:
Weary Sun (Aleksandr Tsfasman)
Musical Interlude #45:
Painting The Clouds With Sunshine (Jean Goldkette Orch., voc. Frank Munn)
Musical Interlude #46:
There Ain’t No Maybe In My Baby’s Eyes(Jan Garber Orch.)
Cinematic Interlude #47:
The French Examination (Alberto Sordi)
Musical Interlude #48:
Tears (Django Reinhardt and Stephane Grappelli)
Musical Interlude #49:
Oh, What Does A Girl From Bahia Have?(Carmen Miranda)
Musical Interlude #50:
Musical Interlude #51:
Love Me Tonight (Annette Hanshaw)
Musical Interlude #52:
Wrap Your Troubles In Dreams (Nichols Orch., voc. Sam Browne)
Musical Interlude #53:
One More Time (Ted Lewis Orch. & voc.)
Musical Interlude #54:
That’s My Weakness Now (Cliff Edwards)
Musical Interlude #55:
From One Minute To Another (Jack Buchanan)
Musical Interlude #56:
Vous Qui Passez Sans Me Voir (Jean Sablon)
Cinematic Interlude #57:
I’ve Got A Feelin’ You’re Foolin’ (Robert Taylor, Joan Knight, Nick Long, etc.)
Musical Interlude #58:
Knees Up Mother Brown (Ivor Kitchin)
Musical Interlude #59:
Musical Interlude #60:
The Nearness of You (Connie Boswell)
Cinematic Interlude #61:
Accentuate The Positive (The Singing Detective)
Musical Interlude #62:
I Just Keep Laughing (Adam Aston)
Musical Interlude #63:
Der Onkel Bumba Aus Kalumba (Leo Monosson)
Musical Interlude #64:
Head Over Heels(Jessie Matthews)
Musical Interlude #65:
If I Could Be With You (Hal Swain Orch.)
Musical Interlude #66:
You’re The Cream In My Coffee (King Solomon and His Miners, voc. Scrappy Lambert)
Musical Interlude #67:
Girl of My Dreams (Blue Steele Orch.)
Musical Interlude #68:
Say A Little Prayer For Me (Jack Payne Orch. & voc.)
Musical Interlude #69:
You Made Me Love You (Artie Shaw Orch., voc. Helen Forrest)
Cinematic Interlude #70:
Musical Interlude #71:
Cinematic Musical Interlude #72:
The Jitterbugs (Gracie Fields)
Musical Interlude #73:
Lover Come Back To Me (Lawrence Tibbett, Grace Moore)
Musical Interlude #74:
You Ought To See Sally On Sunday (Bertini and His Tower Blackpool Band)
Musical Interlude #75:
I’m Doin’ What I’m Doin’ For Love (Libby Holman)
Musical Interlude #76:
The Missed Rendezvous (Aleksandr Tsfasman)
Musical Interludes #77-79: Blossom Seeley and Benny Fields (Vaudeville Songs)
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Why Don’t You Practice What You Preach?
Musical Interlude #80:
Musical Interlude #81:
He’s Only A Working Man (Lily Morris)
Musical Interlude #82:
Every Now And Then (Helen Kane, Donald Douglas)
Musical Interlude #83:
Lonely Melody (Bix Beiderbecke)
Musical Interlude #84:
Positively Absolutely (Jan Garber Orch.)
Musical Interlude #85:
Blue Moon (Aleksandr Varlamov Orch. & voc.)
Musical Interlude #86:
Ain’t You, Baby (Ray Miller Orch., voc. Dusty Rhoads)
Musical Interlude #87:
She Didn’t Say Yes(Ray Noble Orch.)
Musical Interlude #88:
Love Will Forgive You Everything (Hanka Ordonowna)
Musical Interlude #89:
Musical Interlude #90:
Body and Soul (Annette Hanshaw)
Musical Interlude #91:
I’m Gonna Meet My Sweetie Now (Jane Green)
Musical Interlude #92:
When You’re Caught In The Web Of Love (The High-Hatters)
Musical Interlude #93:
Musical Interlude #94:
Musical Interlude #95:
Dark Eyes & St. Louis Blues (Washboard Serenaders)
Musical Interlude #96:
Musical Interlude #97:
What Wouldn’t I Do For That Man? (Helen Morgan)
Cinematic Interlude #98:
Devchata (scene of First Love)
Musical Interlude #99:
Got A Date With An Angel (Debroy Somers Band)
Cinematic Dancing Interlude #100:
Musical Interlude #101:
Walkin’ My Baby Back Home (Lee Morse)
Musical Interlude #102:
Comical Interlude #103:
Egyptian Sand Dance (Wilson and Keppel)
Musical Interlude #104:
I’m Sure Of Everything But You (Henry Hall Orchestra)
Musical Interlude #105:
My Baby Just Cares For Me (Jack Payne Orchestra)
Musical Interlude #106:
Got A Date With An Angel (Al Bowlly)
Musical Interlude #107:
A Mother’s Heart (Pyotr Leshchenko)
Musical Interlude #108:
Tout Va Bien Madame La Marquise (In Italian)
Musical Interlude #109:
The Boulevard of Broken Dreams (Ted Weems Orchestra)
Cinematic Interlude #110:
Love Is Strange (Lipstick On Your Collar)
Musical Interlude #111:
Musical Interlude #112:
Miss Wonderful (Ted Weems Orchestra)
Musical Interlude #113:
You’re In My Heart But Never In My Arms (Jack Swain New Royal Band)
Musical Interlude #114:
You’re In My Heart But Never In My Arms (Jack Swain New Royal Band)
Musical Interlude #114:
I’ve Got a Feeling I’m Falling (Gene Austin)
Musical Interlude #115:
I’m Funny That Way (Ruth Etting)
Cinematic Musical Interlude #116:
La Fille Du Bédouin(Georges Milton) (then click on the image of the camera)
Non-Musical Interlude #117:
Musical Interlude #118:
Irgendwo Auf Der Welt (Comedian Harmonistsr)
Musical Interlude #119:
Le Plus Beau Tango Du Monde (Tino Rossi)
Musical Interlude #120:
Nobody’s Sweetheart Now (Adrian Schubert Orch.)
Musical Interlude #121:
I’m Cooking Breakfast For The One I Love (Libby Holman)
Musical Interlude #122:
I Still Get A Thrill Thinking Of You (Hal Swain Band)
Musical Interlude #123:
Because My Baby Don’t Mean Maybe Now (Ben Bernie Orch.)
Musical Interlude #124:
Musical Interlude #125:
Cinematic Musical Interlude #126:
Viktor Viktoria (Renate Muller, Anton Walbrook)
Musical Interlude #127:
Tout Va Bien Madame La Marquise (In Russian)
Musical Interlude #128:
Musical Interlude #129:
These Foolish Things (Cedric Gibbons)
Musical Interlude #130:
Every Thing I Have Is Yours (Billy Merrin’s Commanders)
Musical Interlude #131:
Musical Interlude #132:
Just You, Just Me(Jack Hylton Orch., voc. Sam Browne)
Cinematic Musical Interlude #133:
When We Build A Little House (Eddie Cantor)
Musical Interlude #134:
Love Me Tonight (Annette Hanshaw)
Musical Interlude #135:
The Clouds Will Soon Roll By (Leo Reisman Orch., voc. Charles Carlisle)
Musical Interlude #136:
It’s Getting Fair And Warmer (Smith Ballew and His Orch.)
Musical Interlude #137:
Moonlight On The Highway (Al Bowlly)
Musical Interlude #138:
Marvellous (Ted Weems Orch., voc. Dusty Rhoads & Parker Gibbs)
Cinematic Interlude #139:
Quanto Sei Bella Roma (Anna Magnani)
Musical Interlude #140:
Please Don’t Talk About Me When I’m Gone (Bert Lown Orch., voc. Elmer Feldkamp)
Musical Interlude #141:
Baby Face (Jan Garber Orch., voc. Benny Davis)
Musical Interlude #142:
Meet Me In The Moonlight (Jules Herbuveaux Orch., voc. Frank Sylvano)
Musical Interlude #143:
Lovable And Sweet (Annette Hanshaw)
Musical Interlude #144:
Tap Your Feet (Jack Hylton Orch., voc. Pat O’Malley)
Cinematic Interlude #145:
Dry Bones (The Singing Detective)
Musical Interlude #146:
Makin’ Faces At The Man In The Moon (Rudy Vallee)
Musical Interlude #147:
You Brought A New Kind Of Love To Me (Maurice Chevalier)
Musical Interlude #148:
Girl Of My Dreams (Blue Steele Orch.)
Musical Interlude #149:
She’s One Sweet Showgirl (Ben Pollack Orch., voc. Belle Mann)
Musical Interlude #150:
You And The Night And The Music (Libby Holman)
Musical Interlude #151:
Musical Interlude #152:
From Monday On (Jack Swain’s Cafe Royal Band)
Musical Interlude #153:
Gee It Must Be Love (Ray Starita Orch., voc. Sam Browne)
Musical Interlude #154:
Out Of Nowhere (Ranny Weeks Orch. & voc.)
Musical Interlude #155:
Easy Come, Easy Go (Lee Wiley)
Musical Interlude #156:
Moonlight On The Highway (Al Bowlly)
Musical Interlude #157:
Tullilem Blem Blu (Trio Lescano)
Musical Interlude #158:
Musical Interlude #159: