#1 || 09·05·11··12:23 || Kim in On

Well, this is just my opinion, but the name is far more attention-getting than the singing he did. Maybe he didn't wanted to attract attention.

Since The Princess Bride, I always think of Chris Sarandon when I hear the name "Humperdinck."

#2 || 09·05·11··12:23 || Kim in On

Well, his name is for more unforgettable than his singing, I think.

#3 || 09·05·11··13:50 || Joe

I'm an Engelbert fan (much to my wife's dismay) so I'm sure she'll get a few laughs out of this.

#4 || 09·05·11··16:41 || David

I never actually listened to him until today. I thought I should at least give him a shot after mocking his name. Not bad, I thought.

#5 || 09·05·11··16:53 || Kim in On

David, do you like the music of Tom Jones?

#6 || 09·05·11··18:35 || David

Tom Jones? No. He’s too unusual. And rather [ahem] provocative, if you get my drift.

I’m not too wild about the whole genre, whatever it is. I said Humperdink was “not bad,” but I’m not going to go buy a CD.

#7 || 09·05·12··06:21 || Kim in On

Yes, I know what you mean about Tom Jones. My husband likes to sing Tom Jones songs to irritate me.

#8 || 09·05·12··09:55 || David

Irritation is part of every good husband’s job. Does he do the Tom Jones dance, too?

#9 || 09·05·12··11:28 || Kim in On

No dancing. My husband has many exceptional abilities; dancing is not among them :)

#10 || 09·05·12··15:27 || Daniel

I love Tom Jones, his rendition of the Tennessee waltz is ... simply breathtaking. No one can turn a rather dull ditty into a ten story wall of vocal volume, that crescendos another ten stories on top of that in the finale like Mr. Jones.

I grew up listening to Arnold Dorsey, though I suspect he changed only because it was so ... british sounding at a time when the beatles were popular, which is to say, at a time when everyone and their dog was trying to market themselves as the next big British pop star. The name "Englebert Humperdinck" did not sound British (didn't he borrow it from that German composer of the same name?), and at a time when simply standing out of the crowd was enough to get you noticed, well, I am just saying, that's probably the rationale. I am guessing of course.

#11 || 09·05·12··17:12 || David

I don’t dispute that TJ is a talented singer. I just don’t care for the overblown Las Vegas-type style. The Tennessee Walz is a good example. Yes, he makes an impressive show of himself, but Patsy Cline’s more understated execution of the song is more appropriate. In my humble opinion.

#12 || 09·05·13··03:59 || Kim in On

Daniel, you and my hubby are kindred spirits. He loves Jones' rendition of "Tennesseee Waltz."

Patsy Cline, now? One of my all-time favourites. "Sweet Dreams" is one of my favs.

#13 || 09·05·21··11:12 || Daniel

David - it is the over the top self promoting nature of every TJ performance that makes them so ...sooo... wonderfully campy. He is the William Shatner of Vegas Style lounge singing. It isn't an appreciation of his music, so much as an appreciation that someone is willing enough and bold enough to actually take lounge music to its logical conclusion. There is something beautifully poetic about that, but I admit - it is a subtle thing.

#14 || 09·05·21··11:57 || David

Daniel, I can understand that. There are performers I like for reasons that they would find insulting. For example, I have a morbid fascination with the Bee Gees. I get a kick out of them occasionally because they were hot during my HS days, and because they are so bad. Also, ever since I heard Barry Gibb expounding on the profound social commentary of Stayin’ Alive, they just crack me up.

If I was to take either seriously, I’d have to say TJ is way better than they.

#15 || 09·05·22··08:35 || Daniel

David - that is EXACTLY how I feel about the Bee Gees. I don't like them except that they were big when I was in HS (at which time I rejected them on account of their less than manly falsetto harmonies), but then because Staying Alive became such a parody of itself, I started to like the whole group as a parody ...of themselves.