Here’s Frank, singing One For My Baby (Drinking Song #48) This song was written by Harold Arlen and Johnny Mercer for the 1943 musical The Sky’s the Limit. It was first performed in the film by Fred Astaire but popularized by Frank Sinatra. This song… Read More
Drinking song #47 features Tom Russell and Nanci Griffith – Canadian Whiskey I think I’m going to bring this list to a close at 50 tunes. That leaves three more to go. If I’ve missed any that should be there, mea culpa. Let me know.
While posting selections for our little list of drinking songs, I’ve failed to consider that cowboys drink too. Drinking Song #44 features Ian Tyson – Alcohol in the Bloodstream. #45 is another Ian Tyson song. “All the beer parlours all down along Main Street” Here’s… Read More
Drinking Song #43 is Hey Brother Pour the Wine performed by Dean Martin
Number 42 on our little list of songs about drinking is Alcohol by Gogol Bordello. I meant to post this one much earlier….it’s worth the wait though.
I’ve been posting all these drinking songs and that might lead you to believe I think this drinking business is all fun and games. No no no. Today I’d like to feature a tune about what happens when things get carried away. Drinking song #39… Read More
Until today, I haven’t focused our little list of drinking songs on the polka. Drinking Song #35 features the Concertina All Stars performing The Drunker’s Lament. I love the dancers in this video. And for #36 here’s Walter Ostanek and friends performing The Bartender’s Polka… Read More
Drinking Song #34, What shall we do with a drunken sailor? is a traditional sea shanty from the 19th century. It’s also known as Up She Rises. Here are the Clancy’s with Tommy Makem…
An accordion is not a bagpipe with pleats, no matter what you read on Twitter.
There are countless versions and variations of this tune. One Scotch, One Bourbon, One beer is Drinking Song #32 in our little list. It was written by Rudy Toombs for Amos Milburn, who recorded it in 1953. Since then it’s been recorded by John Lee… Read More
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