When I was a kid, there is nothing that I thought was more of a downer than Jerry Lewis singing this song at the end of the telethon and breaking down into tears. It was so depressing to me. This version by the Winged Victory Singers lightens it up a little for me. Jerry’s version no longer rules my soul.
There’s certainly nothing to sneeze at on this album - it’s all pretty tight and energetic high school level orchestra music - but there is something charming about this little slice of vocal jazz, where the chorus gets pretty enthusiastic about a style of music that I don’t think really exists anymore. Very Glad Singers …