Jan
1
2009
A Hundred Years From Today – Jim Galloway
Author: Rick• From “Walking on Air”
A Hundred Years From Today is a Victor Young/Ned Washington tune from 1932. Very typical of its era, it works equally well crooned by Sinatra or played on clarinet with banjo and tailgate trombone backing. Simple melody, 8-bar AABA form, depression-era ‘we’re broke today and will be tomorrow so what the heck, lets fall in love’ lyrics, basically forgettable. When you’re playing or singing this type of song it’s so easy to slip in to a one of the thousands of similar tunes.
So why did this performance connect with me? In part because of its simplicity. (more…)
