gts145 “illish” 01-01 Martha Tilton & Ben Pollack And His Orchestra – RCA Soundie (with The Slate Bothers) – A Little Jive Is Good For You (1941) — 78rpm discs were impractical to play in a machine, so before the jukebox was invented, there was the Panoram, a coin-operated video machine. 10 cents for a…

gts144 “pish” Eventually, π will reveal all of your account numbers and passwords. 01-01 Bill Murphy & Can You Flow? – Pi (2015) — to the tune of that Eminem songs where “two trailer park girls go ’round the outside”. 01-02 Jonathan Mann – Pi Day Song (2012) — an ode to “the nerdiest of…

gts143 “shnitch” I got it straight from the horse’s mouth. 01-01 Johnny Hauser & Paul Whiteman Orchestra – Victor 24887 – Let’s Spill The Beans (1935) — known as the King Of Jazz, Whiteman was first to play “Rhapsody In Blue” composed by Gershwin in 1924. 01-02 Judy And Jo – Capitol 4731 – Tattletale Joe…

gts142 “roarshak” Don’t want lions coming in? Shut the front door! 01-01 Julia Lee – Kansas City Star 410 – It Comes On Like A Lion (1949) — Columbia declined to release this song. Figured it wouldn’t sell 11 months out of the year? 01-02 Duke Mitchell – Crystalette 743 – The Lion (1961) —…

gts141 “trishket” Is it good things come in threes or bad things? I never remember, until the third thing happens. 01-01 Benny Goodman Quintet – Coca-Cola Victory Parade Of Spotlight Bands, Cornell, Ithaca NY 1943-09-25 – Three Little Words (1943) — rowdy college kids digging that clarinet, cheering like nobody knows how long the war’s…

gts140 “mush” A many splendoured thing is better than a many tentacled thing. 01-01 Ethel Waters & Eddie “Rochester” Anderson – Cabin In The Sky OST 05 – Taking A Chance On Love (1943) — reprising their roles in the 1940 Broadway production, Eddie Anderson is not heard at this point in the movie, though…

gts139 “incarsh” Free the Birdman Of Alkaseltzer! 01-01 Paul Robeson – Songs Of Free Men (1968) 207 – Nobody Knows De Trouble I’ve Seen (1945) — recorded in New York City in 1945, covered in snippets by every sitcom ever since. 01-02 Nicky & The Nobles – Times Square 12 – Crime Don’t Pay (1962)…

gts138 “vigorish” Major sports news firm opens ‘book’ where sucke—- err, where “fans” can wager, based on the news they receive. Nothing could possibly go wrong. 01-01 Frank Sinatra – My Kind Of Broadway 103 – Luck Be A Lady (1965) — there is also a version where Frank duets this with Chrissie Hynde of…

gts137 “shkeltr” In times of calm grow barley. Otherwise, poppies. 01-01 Roger Miller – Smash 2043 – You Can’t Roller Skate In A Buffalo Herd (1966) — but Partick Mahomes can flop in one. 01-02 The Undisputed Truth – Gordy 7112F – Ball Of Confusion (That’s What The World Is Today) (1971) — yes, fits…

gts136 “lash” Blame Canada. When cold air droops down, what happens to all that hot dry air that was over Death Valley? 01-01 Al Jolson & Isham Jones Orchestra – Brunswick 2569 – California Here I Come (1924) 01-02 The Mama’s & The Papa’s – RCA Victor 45.905 – California Dreamin’ (1965) — written in…