ha larp ! I love the past and am a practical historian, seeking out artifacts still useful today.
This fellow is close but lacks the authentic perspective of 1956, which of course flows into the terminology, prioritization, and turns of phrase. What this presents is something more akin to a translation from 2020 into 1960's American but, like the IBM Selectric and Western Electric intercoms, are anachronistic!
Thanks for the analysis. I guess I got a little excited because it reminds me of another time. But you are right, it does lack those certain turn of phrases more appropriate for the time. Things were more innocent - at least from the average person's perspective anyway.
Naw, the producer paid homage to a great era and that's okay by me.
The real give away is his voice of course. Public speaking was a big deal then and even radio announcers were trained to fill an entire hall without an electric amplifier. That alone changes the flow of sound from the chest through the lips and goes so far as to dictate the choice of words. Then the phrasing of the sentence is completely different without a mic - each sound must be full and round, the pacing deliberate or the result is unintelligible.
But I appreciate the effort and am glad you and the producer think enough of a time, described by those that lived through it, as "truly special" and "never to be seen again."
Wow, that is a great breakdown of how it all works. Those were some great voices in the past. Public speaking is not what it used to be. I'm impressed with your expertise on the subject.
I am old enough to appreciate those simpler times and I have fond memories. At least for myself, all seemed right with the world for a short period of time. People were certainly a lot less confused about it. Men were men, and women were women. Everyone else, stayed in their respective closets. No one worried about locking their homes or their cars. A person could take a walk in their neighborhoods at night and not be afraid. Children could play outside and ride bikes wherever they wanted and parents didn't have to worry about their safety. A person's moral character and reputation were important things to protect. Houses of worship were a huge part of life and brought communities together. Neighbors looked out for each other - even the kids. My how things have changed. You are right. Those times truly were special.
I caught the tail end of those days. Thanks to my parent's far-seeing attention, they were able to physically move us from the worst of the "Seventies" which by default meant we grew up in the left-overs from the "Fifties."
Bill Klinton's term is where it all changed, an inflection point if you will. He managed a complete break with the past, even in his stupid campaign song that Boomer anthem "Don't Stop Thinking About Tomorrow."
My kids are in school so this is timely information: traditional American / Anglo-Saxon civilization is not so much denigrated as it is shoved aside by multicult and "on line" ephemera. I guess the theory is you can't miss what you never had. OTOH a few years ago I decided to preserve what I could of the American Zenith and for me, that meant speech patterns and a perspective or point-of-view that was not selfish. Consider the old songs, my main thing as a musician, A love song was ALWAYS about one's beloved. Today, there are no actual love songs but their equivalent is always about "me" and why you need to give it to "me."
The rest flows from there, if you only follow its demented logic. ["All the Things You Are" compared to say the Stone's "Satisfaction" which was an inflection or breaking point at the time.]
ha larp ! I love the past and am a practical historian, seeking out artifacts still useful today.
This fellow is close but lacks the authentic perspective of 1956, which of course flows into the terminology, prioritization, and turns of phrase. What this presents is something more akin to a translation from 2020 into 1960's American but, like the IBM Selectric and Western Electric intercoms, are anachronistic!
Thanks for the analysis. I guess I got a little excited because it reminds me of another time. But you are right, it does lack those certain turn of phrases more appropriate for the time. Things were more innocent - at least from the average person's perspective anyway.
Naw, the producer paid homage to a great era and that's okay by me.
The real give away is his voice of course. Public speaking was a big deal then and even radio announcers were trained to fill an entire hall without an electric amplifier. That alone changes the flow of sound from the chest through the lips and goes so far as to dictate the choice of words. Then the phrasing of the sentence is completely different without a mic - each sound must be full and round, the pacing deliberate or the result is unintelligible.
But I appreciate the effort and am glad you and the producer think enough of a time, described by those that lived through it, as "truly special" and "never to be seen again."
Wow, that is a great breakdown of how it all works. Those were some great voices in the past. Public speaking is not what it used to be. I'm impressed with your expertise on the subject.
I am old enough to appreciate those simpler times and I have fond memories. At least for myself, all seemed right with the world for a short period of time. People were certainly a lot less confused about it. Men were men, and women were women. Everyone else, stayed in their respective closets. No one worried about locking their homes or their cars. A person could take a walk in their neighborhoods at night and not be afraid. Children could play outside and ride bikes wherever they wanted and parents didn't have to worry about their safety. A person's moral character and reputation were important things to protect. Houses of worship were a huge part of life and brought communities together. Neighbors looked out for each other - even the kids. My how things have changed. You are right. Those times truly were special.
I caught the tail end of those days. Thanks to my parent's far-seeing attention, they were able to physically move us from the worst of the "Seventies" which by default meant we grew up in the left-overs from the "Fifties."
Bill Klinton's term is where it all changed, an inflection point if you will. He managed a complete break with the past, even in his stupid campaign song that Boomer anthem "Don't Stop Thinking About Tomorrow."
My kids are in school so this is timely information: traditional American / Anglo-Saxon civilization is not so much denigrated as it is shoved aside by multicult and "on line" ephemera. I guess the theory is you can't miss what you never had. OTOH a few years ago I decided to preserve what I could of the American Zenith and for me, that meant speech patterns and a perspective or point-of-view that was not selfish. Consider the old songs, my main thing as a musician, A love song was ALWAYS about one's beloved. Today, there are no actual love songs but their equivalent is always about "me" and why you need to give it to "me."
The rest flows from there, if you only follow its demented logic. ["All the Things You Are" compared to say the Stone's "Satisfaction" which was an inflection or breaking point at the time.]