By order from on high – This Friday’s Croonerista is Film Night.
Yes folks, it’s Phil Scorsleazy in the Director’s chair at the next Croonerista and he’s asking – sorry, telling – you all to come with a song from a film.
Tues evening…ring, ring…Cronerista’s Phil calls me with a kind of an SOS call. Instead of saying why did it have to be me, he says “everybody’s talking about me being in the chair Charlie! So I just called to make sure you send out the Croonerista message I instructed you to – and it better make me look good!”
Giving up the hosting of Croonerista? – as time goes by I really wonder have I invented a monster? But I said ‘I’d be happy to do it Phil – just this once – I do it for you’. So folks you better smile and do what he says. He’s ruthless – it’s all about staying alive – musically, that is. And as Phil says, “I have a dream – and if you make it come true, and you come with a really great film theme song, you’re the one that I want.” So once you’ve done your nine to five day job guys, get thinking and come with your favourite film song – you’ll be in the eye of the tiger after all.
Jeez, it used to be simple when I hosted, wasn’t it? Nice, relaxed, bring any song you like – that’s the way we were wasn’t it? But take a look at me now – I’m stressed already. What a feeling? But now Director Phil has put the pressure on and you’ll all probably have a night fever for the week. I know you all love Phil – but how deep is your love really?
He says to me – “even though you’re history, you better be there Charlie…and your ‘has been’ sidekick ‘Alex’ or whatever his name is – too!” I said ‘no worries Phil, and if we dont make this one, we’ll meet again at the next one’. And Phil, despite your God complex personality change – so long, I will always love you.
He even wants to change the spelling of ‘film’ for the updated Oxford dictionary. It’s now – Philm!
Que sera, sera.
Camera. Lights. Session.
Charlie.
NOTE: There are 21 film song titles buried in the message above. The first person to name them all, Phil will buy your drink for the entire night (won’t you Phil?).