Kay Martin was not only a topless model, but a lounge performer. The perfect woman?!
Dig the kooky cover of "Blue Moon" a la The Champs' "Tequila," the rockabilly rumbler (with unexpected three-part harmonies towards the end) "I Ain't Mad At 'Chu," and a version of Gershwin's "Summertime" that sports the new-and-improved lyrics: "Your daddy's a flip and your mommy's a gasser." If you were expecting something more Rusty Warren-ish and ribald, you may be surprised by such dark, weird, atmospheric gems as "The Heel," "Johnny Guitar" and the self-explanatory "Swamp Girl." When she tries to play it straight on standards like "Sentimental Journey," it isn't too interesting - she sings better than you'd expect, but not that well. Her enthusiastic Body Guards (rock that accordion!) chime in from time to time.
Kay Martin And Her Body Guards
| A1 | Fever | |
| A2 | Blue Moon | |
| A3 | Big Mamou | |
| A4 | Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man | |
| A5 | Sentimental Journey | |
| A6 | I Ain't Mad At 'Chu | |
| B1 | The Heel | |
| B2 | Summertime | |
| B3 | Swamp Girl | |
| B4 | I Got It Bad | |
| B5 | Johnny Guitar | |
| B6 | Baby, Did You Hear Two of her other albums are available elsewhere on the intar-webs, one on WFMU's Beware of the Blog, and her christmas album is out there somewhere, don't remember where. |
