Mood Indigo is one of my favorites. The music is by the marvelous Duke Ellington. This version is sung by the incomparable Dinah Washington. You’re welcome. A WRITING PROMPT FOR YOU: A character has the blues and makes something beautiful out of it. MA

What food does The Banana Boat Song make me think of? Shrimp cocktail, of course.

Another item for the Department of Songs That Don’t Mean What I Claim They Mean.