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"doris day- what a wonderful lady! a brilliant vocalist, exciting actress and one amazing woman who was able to somehow make people utter the words "wholesome" "sex appeal" and "girl next door" all in the same breath!

"Send Me No Flowers," from the movie of the same name and composed by Burt Bacharach and Hal David - a breezy, crisp, performance that takes Doris Day as close to a pure "pop" record as I've ever heard from her.

The opening riff is immediately and insanely catchy. Perfectly synchronized guitar and a chime-like instrument with a wonderfully happy bass line; sounds like candy apples and Springtime at an unrushed tempo that sets the pace.

After the intro, that wonderfully distinctive Day voice enters, double-tracked, doubled-up, twice the Doris. Double tracking is what you hear on all sorts of pop records by 50's and 60's teen idols from Annette to The Shangri-Las to Lesley Gore to Shelly Fabres so it's very interesting to hear Doris in this context sounding more youthful that we're used to.

"Youthful" may be the operative word in describing one of the charms of this song. "Send Me No Flowers" is maybe more in the MOR/Adult Contemporary mold, but there is something altogether fresher here. "Send Me No Flowers" easily combines adult musical sensibilities with a young, fun sound. Had the tune been performed by Lesley Gore or Shelly Fabres, it certainly would have been accepted just as well as a teen record (which is not to say anyone else would have sounded better than our Doris!) "Send Me No Flowers" just may be a perfect example of a teen pop record made for grown up ears.

(and here is another wonderful Doris Day performance from her days with Les Brown's band "Come To Baby Do!)"

https://youtu.be/j-BOLi5OiYg