Theme and Variations
HE idea of broadcasting a bracket of songs on similar themes promises to lead into all kinds of fascinating highways and byways of popular singing. The first I listened to some time ago, Variations on Two Themes, dealt with "Irene" and "The Thing," and those songs which were provoked by the monotonous repetition of the first and the mysteriousness of the second. More recently 3YA simply listed a small Session Shoe Shine, a good provocative title which whetted my curiosity. It turned out to be a_ session of four bright and breezy songs dealing with footwear; "Put Your Shoes on Lucy,"
a song in the Annie Get Your Gun style, "Got to Put the Shoes on Willy," with echoes of the plantation, "Your Feet’s Too Big," and a jazzed up derivative "Get Your Boots Laced Papa." Longer sessions including perhaps more than one idea would give variety to the lighter side of radio entertainment.
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 26, Issue 669, 2 May 1952, Page 10
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157Theme and Variations New Zealand Listener, Volume 26, Issue 669, 2 May 1952, Page 10
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