Good Monday morning! Yessum, I’m tired. I’m not the only one who’s tired, though. After Brian mentioned Binky and Granny from AngelsWhisper hadn’t been around in Blogosphere in a long while, I grew concerned. I immediately sent off an email to Granny to make sure all is well on their side of the world. I am delighted to report all is well. Granny has been super busy helping the daughter move which leaves her with little spare time and when she does get it then she’s pooped. I can’t blame her for saving her energies. She mentioned the possibility of returning sometime in March, so the wait won’t be much longer to catch up with our furriends. 
Now, I always hate when the weekend ends and I always need a revving up. The best way to do that is with music. It’s a brand new month as you may have noticed… speaking of which, did you vote yet in my BoTB? If your coffee isn’t working yet, that’s your cue to click over to my battle. Go ahead, I’ll wait for you.
Marie, the 4M brain child, is this month’s honorary co-hostess. For her first theme she wants us to Build a playlist of your favorite Johnny Mathis songs. I’m going to go against the grain just a wee bit. No matter what JM sings will melt your heart. The fella has satiny vocals! I wanted my song picks to connect somehow with DH, kiddos, and me so I built my playlist around particular years.
About two weeks after DH’s birth in 1959, Mathis released a number 1 U.S. hit, Heavenly. Three days before my birth in 1961, Live It Up came out. It ranked #14 in the U.S.. The year we got married in 1979, Mathis released two albums. January of that year, The Best Days of My Life is the self-title album, appeared in Billboard Magazine’s Top LPs & Taped Charts peaking at 122. The 1979 romantic comedy Same Time Next Year earned an Academy Award for Best Original Song, The Last Time I Felt Like This, but lost. The popular duet (Johnny Mathis and Jane Olivor) peaked U.S. charts at 15 in February ’79. The second album from 1979 Mathis Magic unfortunately did not make a show in the Billboard Magzine’s Top LPs & Taped Charts in the U.S. but did ride the UK charts at 59 for 4-weeks. The last three songs on my playlist represent the years of my children’s birth with the exception of the final track which actually came out the year before DS’s birth. None of these songs charted: Once In A While (1988), In A Sentimental Mood (1990), and How Do You Keep the Music Playing?(1993). Song/album discography provided by Wikipedia.
Trivia. In late 1956 Mathis recorded two of his most popular songs, Wonderful Wonderful and It’s Not For Me To Say.
This month’s honorary co-hostess is Marie from XmasDolly
This is a mewsic linky party. Every other week we have a suggested mewsic theme (see side menu) to build your song set around and all participants share YouTube or Vimeo videos for our mewsic enthusiasts. Failure to meet this basic guideline puts your URL in danger of being removed or labeled – NO MUSIC.
Before you leave, let me mention I put up a BoTB earlier this morning and if you haven’t voted yet then I hope you’ll toss your ballot for your favorite artist in the 2021 Round 5 Showdown – Thunderball. WOW, my coffee really isn’t working! Gee, I told you I’m tired. Sorry for the second mention there but who knows maybe your coffee hasn’t kicked in, either. Have a boogietastic week! X
X, Cathy
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I’d have to say It’s Not For Me To Say is my standout.
Quite a while ago, Granny and Binky posted they were taking some time away from blogging and glad to know you checked up on them.
Way back when, I saw Johnny Mathis in Las Vegas and he was fabulous! My favorite song by him is The Twelfth of Never!
Keep on keeping on!
Awwww, such a good snuggle picture.
Love the music and it is so true about not having to tell people. They can tell.
Johnny Mathis is one of my all time favorites singers and the movie Same Time Next Year another one of my faves. This is a wonderful post. Have a nice evening.
I had emailed Granny too. I love Binky. Great choices. XO
Ellen,
We need to stay in touch with those we love.
I’m locked out for some reason. I have tried everything. I HATE THIS COMPUTER, BUT GOOD NEWS…. I’m getting a new one from my kids. My daughter is bringing it in from Missouri and her Fiancee’ happens to be a boss at some computer place that I can’t think of the name right now, but he knows everything about computers and he’s going to set it up for me with the best bug catcher program too… Woo Hoo I’M SO EXCITED. I have tried everything to get in. One of the biggest problems is I cannot get in to change my cell phone number because I have a new one. Plus I can’t get in to read email either. BUMMER! I’M STILL TRYING. I EVEN HAD MY BLOG FOR MONDAY ALL DONE.
I DON’T KNOW WHAT I DID. I HATE ME…. GUESS I DON’T KNOW NOTHIN’… I’M SO SORRY AND PLEASE APOLOGIZE TO THE GIRLS FOR ME. WHAT A BUMMER. I FEEL AWFUL… SORRY CAT!!!
Marie,
I’m sorry for your blog difficulties. I was able to log into your blogger account okay and I do see where you have your post ready to go. I hit publish for you but it almost looks like you didn’t get a chance to finish it. Just let me know what to do and I’m happy to help. That’s super cool you’re getting a brand new computer. I hope this fixes your computer woes. Don’t worry about things. Everyone understands sometimes technology gives us trouble. I will pass on the word, my friend. xx
Thanks for the update on Little Binky & Granny ! We knew they had said they were going to be busy, so we are glad to hear they are well !
Anytime! I’m glad Brian spurred me to investigate their disappearance in Blogosphere. Thanks for visiting. Incidentally, your Gravatar profile does not have your blog URL listed.
I am definitely a Mathis fan. You chose well.
Robin,
He’s definitely a fabulous singer and I just love listening to his old stuff!
Great idea for picking the songs! That never occurred to me.
John,
I’m glad you enjoyed the way I came up with my selection.
Johnny Mathis had such a smooth and unique tone, we enjoy his tunes. Thanks for following up on Binky and Granny, we’re sure glad all is okay.
Brian,
I was happy to check in with Binky and Granny. I’m glad they are ok. It pays to be safe than sorry in these days.
Awww, two adorable snuggle buddies. So cute.
I love Johnny Mathis. What a set of pipes.
You are ten years younger than I am. Good to know.
Thank you for joining the Awww Mondays Blog Hop.
Have a fabulous Awww Monday and week. Love and hugs, Cathy. ♥
Sandee,
I remembered our birth years are separated by 10-years because you’re the age of my auntie. A decade really isn’t that many years, is it? When you’re little it seems like a lot but that changes over time. It’s hard to believe I ever thought 25 was old, then 50 was old, and now old just isn’t old at all! Age is just a number. At heart, we’re all young. It’s just our body doesn’t want to cooperate.
Mathis seemed to be an orchestra singer. Crooners from the 40’s came from big bands, but Mathis’ arrangements almost always added strings, as if they were were written for the movies.
Driller,
I think Mathis best work was done with a full orchestra. By the time he hit my radar in the late 70s, his smooth vocals still shined but it’s his old stuff that’s out of this world!
Very nice job and such great knowledge here. Thanks for sharing everything.
Thanks for joining me on the dance floor, Patrick!
Hi again, Cathy!
Happy Awww-some 4M Monday, dear friend!
Those kuddling kittens are awww-some… or should I say pawww-some?
I enjoyed your set of mellow Mathis songs. Johnny was most popular in the 50s when I was a boy. The ladies loved him. He represented a clear alternative to rough, raw rock & rollers like Elvis, Eddie Cochran and Gene Vincent. Johnny, who turns age 86 this year, maintains a fan base to this day. On his 60th Anniversary Concert Tour five years ago, Johnny performed to a sold-out audience at The Villages, a huge retirement community not far from where we live in Central Florida.
When I read that you were going against the grain with this set of Johnny Mathis songs, I at first worried that Mathis had followed Pat Boone’s example and recorded a heavy metal album.
I am relieved to learn that instead you matched the release dates of Johnny’s songs to major events in your life. Great idea! My favorite song in this batch is Johnny’s cover of “Once In A While,” the pop standard introduced in 1937. The version of “Once In A While” I know best from my youth was recorded by the doo-wop vocal group The Chimes, a single that brushed the top 10 in early 1961.
Thanks for the double dose of entertainment to start the week and the new month, dear friend Cathy!
Tom,
You don’t have anything to worry about with Johnny Mathis. I think all of his music I listened to was in line and nothing extreme like Pat Boone. I’m glad you found time to join me on the dance floor with the mellow sound of Mathis.