Paul Whiteman with Johnny HauserGloomy Sunday (1936)

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Author: Paul Whiteman with Johnny Hauser
Date: 1936-00-00 00:00:00

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Victor 25274

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Reviewer: valerieintoronto - - September 25, 2007
Subject: attracted by an excellent cover

Great recording, though the gloomy effects are a bit much. :-) I first knew this song from an amazing cover by Canadian artist Danny Michel, which you can find here: http://www.dannymichel.com/Gloomy%20Sunday.mp3

Reviewer: xerby - - September 15, 2007
Subject: Gloomy Sunday vs. Painted Black

The Rolling Stones have nothing on Paul Whiteman if the item I heard about Gloomy Sunday is true: that the song was banned from radio play because several suicides were attributed to it. There was a heavy depression still going on,lots of folks hurting mentally, spiritually.
Billie Holiday did a version a few years later, gloomier yet because of other issues.

Reviewer: sentjourn - - September 4, 2007
Subject: I must find this 78

Never heard this before and I am fascinated by it. It's Dracula coming down the staircase for the first time, or the Frankenstein monster coming alive or Lawrence Talbot watching the hair on the back of his hands grow. I absolutly love it