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The song “Fannee Doolee” was introduced on the original ZOOM television series in Episode 1 of Season 2, which was originally broadcast on 1 October 1972. At the beginning of the production number featuring the song, text overlay indicates that the song is “based on a poem by Theresa Zamorski, South Amboy, New Jersey.” A recording of the song is featured on the ZOOM album Come On and ZOOM, A&M Records SP-3402, released in 1974.
ZOOM musical director Newton Wayland used Theresa’s poem in creating this song, but both the poem and the song were inspired by a word game called “Fannee Doolee” that had been introduced in the first season of ZOOM (1972).
(above) ZOOM season 2 (1972-1973), cast 1 of 3: (left to right, back) Ann Messer, Jay Schertzer, Maura Mullaney, Kenny Pires, Nancy Tates; (front) David Alberico, Tracy Tannebring
ZOOM cast 1 of Season 2 performs the number in Episode 1, broadcast on 1 October 1972 — video posted on 21 April 2021 by 70’s Zoomfan 01
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Fannee Doolee (Theresa Zamorski, Newton Wayland) – lyric transcribed by doc (Jim Radcliff) on 26 April 2021, from the ZOOM, Season 2, Episode 1 number
Who is Fannee Doolee?
F, A, double N, double E, D, double O, L, double E F, A, double N, double E, D, double O, L, double E
Once, to be funny, Fannee Doolee replied There’s something about me that I cannot hide I hate to read, but I love a good book I hate to bake, but it’s fun to cook I hate colors, but I do love green I hate centers, but love things in between
Golly gee, Fannee Doolee When are you gonna tell us who ya be, be, be? Won’t you give us a clue Tell us whadda we do, what do we do To find out who you be
F, A, double N, double E, D, double O, L, double E
F, A, double N, double E, D, double O, L, double E
I hate to learn, but I think schools are groovy Cartoons are a ball, but I can’t stand a movie I’m a friend to both rabbits and bunnies In newspapers all I read are the funnies Hot weather’s a drag, but I really dig summer Don’t like to sing, but, oh boy, I’m a hummer
Golly gee, Fannee Doolee When are you gonna tell us who ya be, be, be? Won’t you give us a clue Tell us whadda we do, what do we do To find out who you be
F, A, double N, double E, D, double O, L, double E (5 times)
Good reason there is for this rhymable rhyme And if you don’t know what I mean by this time Listen not to the words that are in the telling Hurry and take a quick look at the spelling
F, A, double N, double E, D, double O, L, double E (3 times)
transcribed by doc (Jim Radcliff), 4/26/2021
(below) from the album Come On and ZOOM, A&M Records SP-3402, released in 1974 — video posted on 3 August 2020, by Greg Ehrbar
Elmer Feldkamp and his Orchestra, vocal: Elmer Feldkamp — recorded on 1 April 1933: issued on the 78 rpm single Crown 3492, c/w “Chewing Gum” (Art Kassel)
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Anson Weeks and his Orchestra, vocal: Harriet Lee — recorded on 1 May 1933; issued on the 78 rpm single Brunswick 6569, c/w “It’s Sunday Down In Caroline” (Marty Symes, Al J. Neiburg, Jerry Levinson)
Bert Lown and his Orchestra, vocal: Ted Holt — recorded on 18 May 1933; issud on the 78 rpm single Bluebird B-5067, c/w “Isn’t It Heavenly” (Joseph Meyer, E. Y. “Yip” Harburg)
Will Osborne and his Orchestra, vocal: Will Osborne — recorded on 2 May 1933; issued on the 78 rpm single Banner 32755, b/w “From Me to You” — Various sites indicate that the side was actually recorded by Freddy Martin (photo, above left) and his Orchestra, pseudonymously backing vocalist Will Osborne. I haven’t verified this claim yet. The recording was also issued on singles on the Conqueror, Melotone, Oriole, Perfect, and Romeo labels.
Jan Garber Orchestra, vocalist Virginia Hamilton — recorded on 29 May 1933, in Camden, NJ; issued on the 78 rpm single Victor 24336, b/w “We’ll Have a Honeymoon Someday”
season 3 (1973-1974), cast 2 of 2: Donna Moore, Mike Dean, Timmy Pruce, Hector Dorta, Rose Clarkow, Shawna “Shawn” Miranda, Danny Malloy
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I Got Plenty o’ Nuttin’ (m. George Gershwin, w. DuBose Heyward, Ira Gershwin) – 1934
The description on the image above suggests the title of the number, which is from the opera Porgy and Bess, might have been changed for this production to “I Got Plenty of Sun and Moon.”
“Send it to ZOOM” and SASE songs from the children’s TV series ZOOM (original series, 1972-1978), with lyrics, transcribed by doc (me):
Send it to ZOOM (Newton Wayland) – seasons 1 and 2
at least partly written by Newton Wayland:
Send it to ZOOM #2 – season 2, cast 2 of 3
Send it to ZOOM #3 – season 4
SASE song – season 4
SASE song – season 5
There are more (original series) ZOOM song lyric transcriptions by me in my ZOOM lyrics page.
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(above) original season 1 (1972) cast members, counter-clockwise from bottom left: Kenny Pires, Joe Shrand, Tracy Tannebring, Nancy Tates, Jon Reuning, Nina Lillie, Tommy White
Send it to ZOOM (Newton Wayland)
Season 1 (1972), full cast, in this order: Kenny, Tommy, Tracy, Nina, Joe, Nancy, Jon
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Season 2 (1972-1973), cast 1 of 3: Nancy Tates, Ann Messer, Kenny Pires, Maura Mullaney, David Alberico, Tracy Tannebring, Jay Schertzer
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(below) on the album Come On and ZOOM, A&M Records SP-3402, released in 1974 — The lyric is a little different in this version.
Send it to ZOOM (Newton Wayland) – The song is titled “Address Song – Send It To Zoom!” on the 1974 album Come On and ZOOM.
lyric transcribed by doc (Jim Radcliff) on 27 July 2017, from the season 1 (1972) version; latest edit: c. October 2020
Say you wake up in the middle of the night You got an idea that’s outta sight
So you jump out of bed, look around your room You gotta write it down and send it to ZOOM
Or say you’ve just seen something on this show Or someone cool you just gotta know
Write it all down, don’t make a mess And don’t forget your name and address
Include a stamp so we can drop you a card Then dip your note in a bucket of lard
Joe doesn’t know what he’s talking about You put it in an envelope, without a doubt
Then take your typewriter, pencil, or pen And if you make a mistake you gotta do it again
Write ZOOM Z-double-O-M Box 3-5-0 Boston MASS 02134
on lyric variants:
In the season 2, cast 1 of 3, version, line 11 is changed to “David doesn’t know what he’s talking about.”
In the version on the 1974 Come On and ZOOM album, which also features some other, less significant, variations from the original lyric, lines 11 and 12 go
Lard’s what you use for soap, you dope You put your note in an envelope
The address section forms a coda in all versions of the song, but the version on the 1974 Come On and ZOOM album has an extension added to end of the coda where all sing “Send it to ZOOM!” The revised coda, with the “Send it to ZOOM!” ending, was subsequently included at the end of later ZOOM address and SASE songs.
David Alden Lambert (June 19, 1917 – October 3, 1966) was an American jazzlyricist, singer, and an originator of vocalese. He was best known as a member of the trio Lambert, Hendricks & Ross. Lambert spent a lifetime experimenting with the human voice, and expanding the possibilities of its use within jazz.
Lambert’s band debut was with Johnny Long‘s Orchestra in the early 1940s.[1] Along with early partner Buddy Stewart, Lambert successfully brought singing into modern jazz (concurrently with Ella Fitzgerald). In the late 1950s he teamed with wordsmith and vocalese pioneer Jon Hendricks. The two were later joined by Annie Ross, and the lineup was a hit.
After Ross left the group in 1962, Lambert and Hendricks went on without her by using various replacements, but the partnership ended in 1964. He then formed a quintet called “Lambert & Co.” which included the multiple voices of Mary Vonnie, Leslie Dorsey, David Lucas, and Sarah Boatner. The group auditioned for RCA in 1964, and the process was documented by filmmaker D. A. Pennebaker in a 15-minute documentary entitled Audition at RCA.[2][3]
Audition at RCA, 1964 documentary by D. A. Pennebaker — Songs performed by Lambert & Co. in the film include the following, in this order, “Individualist Waltz” (also referred to elsewhere as “Blow the Man Down”), “Think of Me,” “Leaving,” and “Comfy Cozy.” The performance of “Comfy Cozy” begins shortly after 9:55 in both copies of the film provided below.
personnel: Dave Lambert, Sarah Boatner, Mary Vonnie, Leslie Dorsey, and David Lucas (vocals), Moe Wechsler (piano), George Duvivier (bass), and Gary Chester (drums)
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In the page Dave Lambert: Lost Tracks at JazzWax, dated June 5, 2013, Marc Myers reveals that there were five tracks recorded during the RCA audition that day, and provides a video containing each track, which he says had been uploaded to YouTube by someone a week before the JazzWax page was published. In the same page, Myers indicates that Dave Lambert wrote four of the five songs. If that is correct, then Lambert wrote all except “Old Folks,” a jazz standard that isn’t included in the Pennebaker film. Myers notes that the unearthed tracks include “a complete version of Comfy Cozy, which sheds new light on Lambert’s composing and harmony genius.”
Comfy Cozy (Dave Lambert) — Lambert & Co., RCA Audition, 1964 (complete version) — lyric, transcribed by doc (Jim Radcliff) on 10/9/2020, below the video
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Comfy Cozy (Dave Lambert) — as sung by Lambert & Co., 1964 — lyric
Comfy cozy, nice and warm And snug as a bug in a rug You know your life is rosy, wrapped in arms Never be drug
So secure, no need to speak I know what it’s all about Got my security blanket ‘gainst my cheek Gum in my mouth
Love is a way of just living your life Live it that way and truly you’ll see Comfy cozy all your own You know you can swing with that God bless the child that gets his love at home Fortunate cat
Comfy cozy Snug, yeah, snug You’re bugged in your rug
Comfy cozy Snug, yeah, snug You’re bugged in your rug
Oh, what a tall tale Why won’t he let us wail Like “Way down upon the comfy cozy”
Blazing a trail from yesterday You follow here You may hope to find Some comfy cozy all your own You know you can swing with that God bless the child that gets his love at home Fortunate cat
~lyric transcribed by doc (Jim Radcliff) on 9 October 2020 — Please let me know in a comment here, or via my Contact page, if you notice any errors in the transcription.
Not included in my transcription are three short but intense interjectory vocalized sections and a longer early Swingle Singers-like interlude. The first two short interjectory sections come after the first and second “bugged in your rug” sections. Each take the form of an improvised scatting dialog between one of the other male singers and Dave Lambert in which the scatting of David Lucas, in the first case, and Leslie Dorsey in the second, seem to be mockingly dismissed by Lambert’s scatting responses.
The third interjectory section, again evidently improvised, follows the section in which the singers complain that the leader, Lambert, won’t “let us wail.” This time all members speak, and they use normal words and phrasing instead of scat, but it’s hard to make out all the words because several are speaking at the same time. Lambert starts off the section again sounding critical and dismissive, but his jeering response is met this time by more complaints, which he finally seems to acquiesce to, leading to the interlude.
The page features a selection of musical numbers performed by the season 5 cast of the 1970s TV series ZOOM. Most of the numbers feature popular songs, including several from the 1960s and 70s, and a couple of the numbers feature medleys of three or more songs.
(above) ZOOM season 5 (1976) cast: (clockwise, from top left) Jennifer Gold, Nell Cox, Arcadio Gonzales, Karen Wing, Ron Richmond, Levell Gethers, Chris Blackwell
Songs included in the new page:
Come on and Zoom (Newton Wayland) – the intro or opening of each episode
Here Comes the Sun (George Harrison) – recorded by the Beatles for their 1969 album Abbey Road
Let the Sunshine In (m. Galt MacDermot, w. James Rado and Gerome Ragni) – from the 1969 musical Hair — The song is better known as part of the “Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In” medley first recorded by The 5th Dimension.
Video published on YouTube by ZOOM season 5 cast member Chris Blackwell.
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Sing medley
Sing (Joe Raposo) — Sesame Street song, composed in 1971
All of the photos were taken during the brief 10-day London tour, which included one day in Amsterdam, by The Supremes in October 1964, in the wake of the international explosion of their hits “Where Did Our Love” and “Baby Love.” The latter became the first #1 hit in the UK by a Motown artist. I’ve no idea why they are sitting beside a Christmas tree in October in some of the photos.
Among the albums seen in the image below are the following:
Jack Teagarden — A Portrait of Mr. T, (UK) Columbia 33SX 1643, released in 1964 (released in 1963 on Roulette in the US)
Brian Hyland — Country Meets Folk, (UK) His Master’s Voice CLP1759, released in 1964
Baby Love(Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier and Edward Holland, Jr.)
(below) The Supremes lip-sync to “Baby Love” on an episode of Top of the Pops, originally broadcast on 15 October 1964. It’s the debut UK television appearance by the Supremes. Evidence suggests (see the “Baby Love” page) that the group may have worn the same dresses for the TOTP appearance (possibly taped 7-8 October), a performance at the Carré Theatre in Amsterdam on 14 October, as well as for Manchester Square and Christmas tree photo shoots.
I know some of you want more photos of The Supremes taken during the March-April 1965 Motortown Revue UK tour. Here’s a few of the group on the streets of London during that time, which I may to add to the page Motortown Revue UK Tour, 1965.
(below) Live TV studio recording for the Ready Steady Go! special The Sound of Motown (Season 2, Episode 35) — taped at Rediffusion Television Studios on 18 March 1965; originally broadcast on 28 April 1965
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