Happy Anniversary! ( #BOTB )

      Recently  (12/13) my wife and I celebrated our 27th anniversary of marriage.  It's also been 27 years since we've lived in our current house.  So that's going to be the theme of my new...

Battle of the Bands

 

        Battle of the Bands is the blogging event started by Far Away Series and now hosted by StMcC Presents Battle of the Bands.   This event happens each month on the 15th and on some there is also a Battle on the 1st of the month.  My blog is one of those with a second Battle excepting over these summer months.   The premise is simple:  Listen to the songs presented below and then in the comments vote for your favorite and tell us why you liked it.  Then visit the links listed near the bottom of this post for more Battle action.

Happy Anniversary Songs

      Since anniversaries are pretty important events for most of us, there are undoubtedly many songs for that sort of occasion. Two immediately came into my mind.  December is a pretty celebratory month as it is, but why not one more reason to celebrate?

        I've always been a big Al Jolson fan and I've liked his "Anniversary Song" since I was a kid and heard it in the biopic The Jolson Story.  After my wife and I got married I introduced her to the song to her and she loved it. After all the melody comes from a famous waltz called "Waves of the Danube" so she was already familiar with that.

        I've enjoyed the music of the Little River Band for over forty years now and their "Happy Anniversary" song is another favorite of mine.  I know John Holton is also a big fan of LRB so we'll see how he votes on this one.   When I think of anniversary songs the Little River Band song is the second one that comes to my mind.

      Take a listen to two very different style songs and tell which you like best...     

Al Jolson  "Anniversary Song"  (1946)

Little River Band  "Happy Anniversary"  (1977)

Time to Vote!

           C'mon and celebrate with us by voting on this Battle.  Which of these songs do you prefer?  Battles are no fun without you the reader participating.    Hopefully you have an opinion of some kind.  You don't have to know about music to have an opinion since it all comes down to your own personal taste.

        Please vote on your favorite by letting us know your choice in the comment section and tell us why you prefer the version you chose. Then after you've finished here, please visit the other blogs listed below who may or may not be participating this time around. And if you've put up your own BOTB contest let us know that as well so we can vote on yours. I don't know if anyone else will be doing a Battle this time around, but you can still check out these sites.


Here are some other places where you might find BOTB posts:

 StMcC Presents Battle of the Bands

  'MIKE'S RAMBLINGS'

'Curious as a Cathy'

Sound of One Hand Typing

Jingle, Jangle, Jungle 

Landmark Sounds (Diedre Knight)

BATTLE OF THE BANDS BY DEBBIE D

Trivial Music Silliness

Next Battle on January 1, 2025!

 

         And I guess I'll be throwing in a results post for this current Battle before year's end.  Don't seem to get many comments on those results posts so I don't know how many people really look to see what happened.  I could call it writing practice I guess.  Hope your holiday season is going well...