I raced out to buy the new Michael Buble CD (yes I still buy CDs) "Call Me Irresponsible". Actually I was in the store buying the awesome 3-disc DREAMGIRLS DVD anyways (more on that later) so I thought, why not? I always like the mix of songs he covers -- lots of classic Frank Sinatra tunes, pop tunes, original stuff, and musical theatre songs that have been artfully rearranged by David Foster.

I love the new CD! I think my favorite track is "It Had Better Be Tonight", the Henry Mancini song that I first heard in THE PINK PANTHER movie.

From this post on the always dependable Wikipedia:

Meglio Stasera (known in English as It Had Better Be Tonight), is a 1964 song with music by Henry Mancini, Italian lyrics by Franco Migliacci, (songwriter) and English lyrics by Johnny Mercer. It was composed for the original installment of the film series The Pink Panther.

It showcases a young actress named Fran Jeffries, who sings the song while slowly dancing around a fireplace at a ski lodge where all the principal players of the film are gathered.

But what is with his touring schedule? Why no Toronto dates? For that matter, why no Canadian dates? Has he forgotten us that quickly? And quite frankly, from the list on his website (michaelbuble.com) most of his dates are in Europe. First Barbra, now Michael. Sheesh.

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