Lydia the Tattooed Lady Lydia the Tattooed Lady "Lydia, the Tattooed Lady" is a 1939 song written by Yip Harburg and Harold Arlen. It first appeared in the Marx Brothers movie "At the Circus" (1939) and became one of Groucho Marx's signature tunes. The complex lyrics by Harburg – with clever rhymes such as "Lydia/encyclopedia" and "Amazon/pajamas on" – were inspired by W. S. Gilbert. Harburg made many contemporary references to topical personalities such as Grover Whalen, who opened the 1939 New York World's Fair. Among the items, persons, and scenes tattooed on Lydia's body are the Battle of Waterloo (on her back), "The
The End of a Tune The End of a Tune The End Of A Tune (released 1988 in Oslo, Norway by Cadence Jazz Records – CJR 10360) is a studio album (LP) by the Norwegian guitarist Thorgeir Stubø. The career of Thorgeir Stubø was unfortunately all too short, and his last album "The End Of A Tune" was released after his death in 1986. Unlike its predecessor, a hard swinging album dominated by up-tempo and a harder beat, "The End of a Tune" is a more subdued and slower record. The album consists of slightly different lineup, with Jesper Lungaard (bass) and Ole Jacob Hansen