"Alice Blue Gown", Edith Day (01/26/1920)

This week's theme: Famous, but why?

Each of the songs this week was not just hit in their day - they  were 
MEGA-HITS in their day.

I don't get it.
I'm not saying these are bad songs, they're not, they're okay.
But usually when a song is a MEGA-HIT I usually "get it" as to why.
But these seem very plain to me.

I mean this one is about a girl singing about a dress.
I'm sorry I can't  relate. I just don't get it.

Edith Day was from Minneapolis.
Maybe that explains it.

From the musical comedy "Irene".
(By the way - "Alice Blue" is a shade of blue not a girl named Alice :-)


Edith Day
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edith_Day


Frank Sinatra & Tommy Dorsey - Alice Blue Gown
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LY31UmdYWVk


Alice Blue Gown - lyrics
http://songmeanings.com/songs/view/3530822107858957369/


The story of Alice and her famous gown of blue
http://citizensvoice.com/arts-living/entertainment/2.211/the-story-of-alice-and-her-famous-gown-of-blue-1.1366097


Stay Jazzed!
--Tom Swezey
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