NPR - American Routes: Christmas with Diana Krall

[Bud]

http://www.wamu.org/programs/special/07 ... _krall.php

I was listening this morning and I heard the announcement about this show - nice way to start the day!

Christmas Day, 2 - 4 p.m. EST. WAMU has an internet feed.

[Bud]

Here's the American Routes website:

http://www.americanroutes.org/

Fortunately, they archive their shows so you can listen later if you miss it on Tuesday.

[christratton]

Thanks so much, Bud. I will be with friends at that time, so I will have to hit the archive. Much appreciated,

-CS

[Bud]

Here's the link to the interview - its about 15 minutes long. Despite the billing, its not really Christmas-oriented.

http://www.amroutes.com/ram/AR_0751DKrall.ram

[scielle]

Thanks! She's always far more interesting in radio interviews than on TV.
BTW - those kids are gonna have either warped little minds, or a wicked sense of humour.
Check out the full lyrics to Lydia, the Tattood Lady:


My life was wrapped around the circus.
Her name was Lydia.
I met her at the world’s fair in 1900,
marked down from 1940.
Ah, Lydia.
She was the most glorious creature
Under the su-un.
Guiess. DuBarry. Garbo.
Rolled into one.
Oooooooh
Lydia oh Lydia, say have you met Lydia,
Lydia, the Tattooed Lady.
She has eyes that folks adore so,
And a torso even more so.
Lydia oh Lydia, that encyclopidia,
Oh Lydia the Queen of Tattoo.
On her back is the Battle of Waterloo.
Beside it the wreck of the Hesperus, too.
And proudly above waves the Red, White, and Blue,
You can learn a lot from Lydia.
La la la, la la la, la la la, la la la
When her robe is unfurled, she will show you the world,
If you step up and tell her where.
For a dime you can see Kankakee or Paris,
Or Washington crossing the Delaware.
La la la, la la la, la la la, la la la
Oh Lydia oh Lydia, say have you met Lydia,
Oh Lydia the Tattooed Lady
When her muscles start relaxin’,
Up the hill comes Andrew Jackson
Lydia oh Lydia, that encyclopidia,
oh Lydia the queen of them all!
For two bits she will do a mazurka in jazz,
With a view of Niagara that nobody has.
And on a clear day you can see Alcatraz.
You can learn a lot from Lydia.
La la la, la la la, la la la, la la la
Come along and see Buff’lo Bill with his lasso.
Just a little classic by Mendel Picasso.
Here is Captain Spaulding exploring the Amazon.
Here’s Godiva but with her pajamas on.
La la la, la la la, la la la, la la la
Here is Grover Whalen unveilin’ the Trilon.
Over on the West Coast we have Treaure Island.
Here’s Najinsky a-doin’ the rhumba.
Here’s her social security numba.
{whistles}La la la, la la la, la la la, la la la
Oh Lydia, oh Lydia that encyclopidia,
Oh Lydia the champ of them all.
She once swept an Admiral clear off his feet.
The ships on her hips made his heart skip a beat.
And now the old boy’s in command of the fleet,
For he went and married Lydia.