King's English in Parts
A NEW feature has recently appeared in Friday night’s light programme from 4YA-Songs for Sale, presented from the studio by the Melody Maids. Now I am no connoisseur of popular -song-hits, old or new; but I found the Melody Maids very refreshing. To begin. with, their voices are tuneful, and blend as nicely as a well-mixed cocktail, They | sing ‘in parts, it is true, but never to the extinction of a recognisable melody. | Their songs are chosen for melody,-and the inclusion of some very old tunes (old, that is, so far as _- songhits are concerned), is a blessing rather than the opposite. Lastly, these girls sing the King’s English, their words being completely audible and _ pronounced in the pleasant accent of the educated, and it is surprising what a difference this small point can make to any popular song heard on the radio, Possibly, to those who like their songs rendered with a strong pseudo-Ameri-can flavouring, this session may seem too sweet and sentimental, but to me it seems a pleasant oasis in an otherwise dusty desert. =
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 19, Issue 480, 3 September 1948, Page 12
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181King's English in Parts New Zealand Listener, Volume 19, Issue 480, 3 September 1948, Page 12
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