Here it is a bit late, this week’s Big Band Serenade.
Duchin’s 1938 release of the Louis Armstrong song “Ol’ Man Mose” with vocal by Patricia Norman caused a minor scandal at the time with the lyric “bucket” being heard as something else. Some listeners conclude that there is no vulgarism uttered, while others are convinced that Norman does say something vulgar.
The “scandalous” lyrics caused the record to zoom to #2 on the Billboard charts, resulting in sales of 170,000 copies when sales of 20,000 were considered a blockbuster. The song was banned after its release in Great Britain.
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