[Dixielandjazz] Singing Happy Birthday in Mexican restaurants

[Bill Gunter]

In that case, Scott, all I can say is that you should frequent a higher 
class of Mexican Restaurant!

Bill


>From: "Scott Anthony" <santh at pacbell.net>
>To: "Bill Gunter" <jazzboard at hotmail.com>
>CC: <dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com>
>Subject: Re: [Dixielandjazz] Singing Happy Birthday is a No-No - Was Who 
>isBMI
>Date: Tue, 17 Apr 2007 14:23:38 -0700
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>Nope, Bill, what I've heard is in English and is definitely inane.
>
>Scott
>----- Original Message ----- From: "Bill Gunter" <jazzboard at hotmail.com>
>To: <santh at pacbell.net>
>Cc: <dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com>
>Sent: Tuesday, April 17, 2007 1:14 PM
>Subject: Re: [Dixielandjazz] Singing Happy Birthday is a No-No - Was Who 
>isBMI
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>>Hi all,
>>
>>Scott Anthony writes (regarding the "Happy Birthday" song):
>>
>>>The ownership of Happy Birthday and the enforcement by ASCAP are probably 
>>>the reason you no longer hear it being sung by the employees of 
>>>restaurants when they have a birthday at a table. I wondered why Chevy's, 
>>>a Mexican restaurant chain out here in California (and probably 
>>>elsewhere), started singing an equally inane tune for inhabitants of 
>>>birthday tables.
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>>The "inane tune" the employees in the Mexican restaurant sing is probably 
>>"Las Mañanitas," a song with a lovely melody which is far superior to 
>>"Happy Birthday to yooouuuuu." It (Las Mañanitas) is the traditional 
>>Mexican birthday song.
>>
>>The words go:
>>
>>Estas son Las Mañanitas
>>Que cantaba el Rey David . . . etc.
>>
>>At my next birthday party I want a mariachi band in attendance to sing 
>>that song for me.
>>
>>Respectfully submitted,
>>
>>Bill "Olé" Gunter
>>jazzboard at hotmail.com
>>
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