Monday, 20 April 2009

Nancy Sinatra : Shy Dominatrix


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These Boots Are Made For Walkin' Video

Is it fair to laugh at the coy raunchiness of Nancy Sinatra and friends who seem to have lost their trousers/pants/kilts? It all reminds me of a nightmare I used to have where I would find myself at a party in nothing but a sweater. Maybe I could have enjoyed the dream if I'd had a pair of patent leather bootees and a dance routine?

Oh Nancy, what an incredibly good-natured dominatrix you turned out to be!

What possible dangers are those red flags pointing up? Hand Jive Ahead and a slap in the face with a wet fish? She and those gals in pastel angora woollies are hardly gonna grind their heels into your forehead when they
w a l k a l l o v e r y o u .

It was 1966, remember. Nancy's pretty wooden but the whole routine's as camp as a row of ridge tents. Wunderbar.

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10 comments:

  1. HOBAC21 April 2009 at 05:01

    Fabulously kittenish.

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  2. Rose C'est La Vie21 April 2009 at 05:30

    Ah, that's the word for it! Thanks.

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  3. Polskey21 April 2009 at 06:23

    love the video - why don't we have stuff like this these days - it's all big butts, bikinis and baby oil....

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  4. teaorwine22 April 2009 at 14:26

    Loved this video, a walk back to the sixties, for sure. In her go-go boots and hot pants, Nancy was as vampy and edgy as it could get!

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  5. Rose C'est La Vie22 April 2009 at 17:10

    teaorwine I guess you're right! One must remember the context of the times. I still think poor old Nancy isn't really a natural. Good voice though.

    Olivia, I agree but you can never get that innocence back, sadly.

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  6. Topsy Turvy11 May 2009 at 07:31

    Nancy seems really concerned about not revealing too much of her bottom - maybe that's why she seems so wooden. It's funny to see how natural the dancers' bodies looked at that time - now everyone is so toned and tight!

    –Lana

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  7. Rose C'est La Vie11 May 2009 at 07:49

    I couldn't agree more, Lana. Hooray for those soft curvy bodies!

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  8. P.Gaye Tapp at Little Augury17 May 2009 at 18:49

    know every word to this one-learned them as a saucy 7 year old- saved this album from ruin as a teen. G

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  9. Steve19 January 2010 at 17:42

    Fantastic. But hard to believe she issued forth from the loins (well, cock, really) of Frank.

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  10. Nobody's Listening24 June 2010 at 12:34

    she´s my hero!
    got her LP here in the kitchen, with more clothes on, plus that big ole hair that makes me want to get the rollers out!

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