The Reality of High Society Twisting

Apparently I can’t escape the world of weird music even when I sleep—last night I dreamed I was in a shop in Chicago and considered buying a rare inflatable record of some astronauts singing, it was supposedly very strange, or so the clerk was telling me. It would have to be, to justify the $127 price tag...so sorry people, I passed on it in my dream , so I won’t be posting any bizarre figments of my imagination. Only bizarre figments of my reality.

Today’s real album is “Twistin’ in High Society” by Lester Lanin (Lester Lenin would have been SO much more interesting, wouldn't it?) and his orchestra.
There are all sorts of highlights on this, including Mack the Knife Twist, Darktown Strutters’ Ball Twist, Muskrat Ramble Twist (which of course makes me think of Country Joe & the Fish "I Feel Like I'm Fixin' to Die") Charleston Twist (which sounds like a visit to the chiropractor waiting to happen), and Organ Twist (yee-owtch!) This is a very excellent twisting for old people entry, very entertaining indeed.

The last song is “When the Saints go Twisting in”, which of course meant that I had to leave the room when it was playing to go scream into my pillow for a spell. Not only is it my song-nemesis “Saints”, but it also features both a tinkly honky tonk piano AND a Duane Eddy twangy guitar imitator, both of which are known to send me ‘round the bend as well. But in all, surprisingly high marks for this one despite the last cut.

Twistin' In High Society - Lester Lanin and his Orchestra - Epic BN 620

This was actually re-released on CD with a second collection twist music for the elderly country club set, but it's gone out of print again.

Sweet Georgia Brown - Twist
Blue Moon
At the Darktown Strutters' Ball
Josephine
Guitar Boogie Twist
Charleston

Organ Twist
Muskrat Ramble
I Don't Know Why (I Just Do)
Mack the Knife
Way Down Yonder in New Orleans
The Twisting Saints