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Bing Crosby and David Bowie: Little Drummer Boy

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robslob
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It's been posted here in years past...........but does it ever get old this time of year?

 
Posted : December 21, 2018 7:49 pm
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Excellent - great singing. Hilarious at first, then they pull out the stops with a great vocal arrangement - never heard the Bowie part before.

 
Posted : December 24, 2018 9:14 am
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never heard the Bowie part before.

That's because Bowie wrote it expressly for this performance. He only agreed to do it if he could ad lib his part. Yeah, I think it's pure genius...........best version of this tune I have ever heard. What could be better than two popular music legends coming from completely different genres?

 
Posted : December 24, 2018 4:27 pm
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Bowie was adlib? wow. I thought it was composed. Bing was clearly diggin it. I forwarded that link to family and friends.

 
Posted : December 24, 2018 5:58 pm
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Bowie was adlib?

OK, maybe I don't know the true meaning of ad lib. I didn't mean it was a spontaneous performance. I'm sure Bowie wrote his part beforehand and had rehearsed it quite a bit with Bing. The polish shows.

 
Posted : December 24, 2018 6:23 pm
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Got it, meaning he did his own stuff. Real good - did he say "agents coming down the chimney" to Bing? lol, that's what I heard. Bowie was a strange one.

 
Posted : December 24, 2018 6:42 pm
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