For those of us of a certain age

Well its Saturday morning when traffic falls to zero so I thought a little self indulgence would be in order after a comparatively serious week.

I found this wonderful recording of Kathy Kirby singing "Secret Love" on YouTube. I think I saw the original performace on Juke Box Jury. It will probably appeal to men who were a certain age in the 1960s. I have never completely understood why her career didn't take off to even greater heights, though Bruce Forsyth seems to have something to do with it.

The interesting thing about Kathy was that in the 1960s she was definitely retro, with her clothes, makeup and singing style having more than a passing resemblance to 1940s and 1950s women performers such as Doris Day and Marilyn Monroe.