Objective BLACK MAMBA

Today is the feast of the Apostle Saint James the Greater (the son of Zebedee, called "the Greater" so as not to be confused with his fellow Apostle Saint James the Lesser, the son of Alphaeus): saint-link & Wikipedia-link.



The Rebel Black Dot Song of This Day
Robbie Williams & Frank Sinatra*, "It Was a Very Good Year" from Swing When You're Winning (T.L.A.M.)

Commentary: *I thought about typing "& Frank Sinatra (from beyond the grave!)" since the Chairman of the Board's contribution is from archival recordings, Old Blue Eyes having shuffled off this mortal coil before Williams recorded Swing When You're Winning. Such posthumous duets—exemplified by Natalie Cole's duet of "Unforgettable" with her late father, Nat King Cole—are not nearly so offensive as, say, archival footage of Fred Astaire manipulated so that he's dancing with a vacuum cleaner, but there is still something somewhat unsettling about a collaboration in which only one of the collaborators has consented. Nevertheless, 'tis the R.B.D.S.O.T.D.

"When I was thirty-five
It was a very good year,
It was a very good year
For blue-blooded girls of independent means,
We'd ride in limousines,
Their chauffeurs would drive,
When I was thirty-five…"