Musical Interlude: Around the World by Frank Sinatra

This is not from the movie Around the World in 80 Days, but the theme is the same by Victor Young. Lyrics were added and it was recorded by Frank Sinatra, who appears in a short cameo in the movie.

I heard this in a magazine shop in Chicago who had a 1950s vocals Sirius XM channel playing in the background. Never heard this song before -

Turn Back The Hands of Time

Don't forget to turn clocks back 1 hour tonight before you go to bed. 

Woo hoo! One extra hour of sleep tonight.

 Now let's listen to Eddie Fisher sing his big hit, "Turn Back The Hands of Time" -

 

Eddie Fisher (1928-2010)

Legendary singer Eddie Fisher has passed away at the age of 82. [LA Times story] His huge hits in the 1950s include:

1951: "Any Time" (#2 hit)
1952: "Tell Me Why" (#4 hit)
1952: "Wish You Were Here" (#1 hit)
1953: "I'm Walking Behind You" (#1)
1953: "Oh! My Pa-pa" (#1 hit)
1954: "I Need You Now" (#1 hit)

He acted in only two films, the drama Butterfield 8 (1960) and the musical-comedy Bundle of Joy (1956). Dawn posted a nice tribute today on her blog Noir & Chick Flicks.

Some of you youngsters might not remember his hit songs, so have a listen to a few of them...