I recall lip-syncing this to my lifepartner at the Cavern Bar in Dallas,Tx with a cigarette dangling from my lips. Less to say, i was not aware i drew a crowd and a roaring applause ensued afterwards. Good times. Good times. Thanks, Eartha!
One of my dad's favorite ladies. He was also a big fan of Lena Horne, Sarah Vaughn and Ella Fitzgerald (to name just a few). What can I say? The old man had excellent taste. ;-/
This was a very old song she dug up from the days of Mistinguett and Fréhel, and she does a gorgeous job with it. There really are a few perfect beings in the world, and Eartha Kitt is one of them. When she dissed Lady Bird at a luncheon by protesting the war, Eartha won my heart forever, but she already had with C'est si bon" which I found in a junk store for 10 cents about 10 years after it was published. I played that sucker til it broke in two.