12/3/2020 12:24 am  #1


Gisele MacKenzie - Please

Here is Gisele MacKenzie's 1951 version of Bing's Please.
She is backed by a restrained Billy May on this one. It's nice...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KViQ5tjPVjs

 

12/3/2020 8:32 am  #2


Re: Gisele MacKenzie - Please

Thanks for posting that, David. As you say, a VERY restrained accompaniment from Billy May and I love the way Bing’s “...gloomy Romeo...” becomes a “...tearful Juliet...” !

Gisele MacKenzie has always been a favourite of mine. She was the resident guest vocalist on Mario Lanza’s radio show in the early ‘50s and as well as being a great singer, she was also an extremely talented violinist. Just in case anyone hasn’t seen it, here she is duetting with Jack Benny on, “Getting To Know You”...

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Q3cc0HlO7so

 

12/3/2020 6:35 pm  #3


Re: Gisele MacKenzie - Please

A great nice Canadian lady.
I have one record of her singing a French song - think it is fairer-a-jacket.
Not the correct spelling of course but think that is the name.
May have spoken to her on the phone once when I lived in Toronto.

 

12/3/2020 6:45 pm  #4


Re: Gisele MacKenzie - Please

The song is - Le Fiacre.
Just played it on YouTube.
Would have added to this but not savvy enough to do so.

 

13/3/2020 2:18 am  #5


Re: Gisele MacKenzie - Please

jeremyrose wrote:

Thanks for posting that, David. As you say, a VERY restrained accompaniment from Billy May and I love the way Bing’s “...gloomy Romeo...” becomes a “...tearful Juliet...” !

Gisele MacKenzie has always been a favourite of mine. She was the resident guest vocalist on Mario Lanza’s radio show in the early ‘50s and as well as being a great singer, she was also an extremely talented violinist. Just in case anyone hasn’t seen it, here she is duetting with Jack Benny on, “Getting To Know You”...

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Q3cc0HlO7so

Jack Benny and Gisele were great together! She was one of those singers that sort of got forgotten trying to compete with Jo Stafford, Peggy Lee, etc. 

I think she is the only female I have heard singing Please.
 

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23/3/2020 5:27 am  #6


Re: Gisele MacKenzie - Please

It's always interesting (for me) to  hear other singers perform songs I associate with Bing and this version of 'Please' is no exception. How did Jack Benny keep a straight face when they did that violin duet?

 

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