Who would think that beneath this freshly-scrubbed crew-cutted and pony-tailed conga line lies....well, linoleum, of course....but beneath the symbolic linoleum....work with me here....there lies the soft untoned underbelly of unlawful drug use!
I bought this album for the intriguing title of the last cut --“La Chnouf”. Even those with the most rudimentary grasp of the French language can figure out the onomatopoeic online definition I located:
Chnouf: (nom féminin singulier) drogue, en particulier cocaïne et héroïne
These evil teens are having a coke-snorting bash under the wholesome guise of a sock hop! And lord knows what kind of raunchy dance they were doing to Ralph Marterie’s version of “Jersey Bounce”, surely some sort of unseemly gyrating (with its subsequent jersey-bouncing) is being promoted here.
And so my dear friends....enjoy!!
Young America Chnoufs
Mercury MG 20198
Blue Lou
Oh Henry
Buttercup
Dypsy Doodle
Yes Sir, That's My Baby
Haunted Guitar
It's Delovely
Jersey Bounce
Last Call
Alcatraz Rock
Sweet Georgia Brown
La Chnouf
3 comments:
They loved their Chnouf at Mercury Records. The Eddie Barclay Orchestra recorded the song for the label (Mercury 70862) in 1956.
Decca got in the act (29898) with the Leo Souris Orchestra at the same time.
But the first version was weeks earlier when Les Elgart released La Chnouf Saddle Shoe Boogie on Columbia (40671). It was from the 1955 French movie Razzia Sur La Chnouf. I don't believe saddle shoes were the main plot.
And, of course, we know drugs have never played a role in the music industry.
I just wanted to thank you for all the nice goodies you've shared in2009. Welcome back in 2010, we are looking, at least I am, foward to it.
Merry Christmas and A Happy New Year to you.
Honest Joe Sweden
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