mel torme

What song does the Velvet Fog sing at the end of the episode where Kramer is at the head table for the dinner? This is driving me nuts...

Thanks,

Brian..

It was a Madonna number called "Don't cry for me Robin Mirsky".

You're welcome, homerr.

bnr wrote in message ...

i don't get it

Dont get what??? Both Mirsky and Madonna are world-famous torch singers

It was When You're Smilin' homerr wrote in message ...

Who is Mel Torme? I never heard of him 'til I watched Seinfeld. I guess he's an old man who used to be a popular singer in his youth?

Jonathan

On Tue, 3 Feb 1998, Jonathan wrote:

then you never watched "night court." mel torme was judge harry t stone's favorite singer. he was obsessed. torme made a few guest appearances on the show.

andy

Old guy. Really great voice. I think he's known as "The Velvet Fog" or something like that. Excellent singer. Obsessed over by Judge Harry T. Stone in the TV series "Night Court". I had heard of him before that, but hadn't heard much of his music. Did I mention he has an excellent voice? An equally old singer, Tony Bennett, is supposed to be popular with "today's youth" but I don't know why Mel hasn't experienced a similar popularity resurgence.

I take it you never watched "Night Court" (Harry Anderson's enthusiasm for Mel Torme was one of the show's running sub-themes). Mel Torme is a jazz multi-talent, sort of the Harry Connick Jr. of his day (and sorry Connick fans, the Torme analogy is more applicable to Harry than the Sinatra one, like it or not). Mel was a bobbysoxer idol in the 1940s after starring in many movies and radio shows (he got his first break in 1943 playing for the orchestra of Chico Marx, of all people!). A singer, drummer, composer and pianist, he's made some classic albums with small combos, big orchestras, even a jazz vocal group called the Mel-Tones (they had a hit with "What Is This Thing Called Love?" in a style similar to the Manhattan Transfer or Lambert, Hendricks & Ross). He's even written a few books (including an autobiography, "It Wasn't All Velvet"). Mel had some health problems about a year ago and is recovering; whether he'll perform again is uncertain.

Sorry to ramble on like that, but you wanted to know...

VPaterno wrote:

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No apology needed ("You can stuff your sorrys in a sack, Mister!"); it's what I wanted to know. Thanks for the info.

Maybe he never made it big across the Atlantic and that's why I've never heard of him.

Jonathan

Mel sings "When you're smiling (the whole world smiles with you)"

He sings, When you're smiling, the whole world smiles with you. I think.