Kander & Ebb - "Razzle Dazzle"

Well as just about every single Non-Profit must be feeling the crunch of this crisis where charitable giving has come to a screeching halt, and to all of our funders and the foundations that fund them this song is eerily accurate.

Kander and Ebb were a highly successful American songwriting team consisting of composer John Kander (born March 18, 1927) and lyricist Fred Ebb (April 8, 1928 – September 11, 2004). Known primarily for their stage musicals, which include Cabaret and Chicago, Kander and Ebb also scored several movies, including Martin Scorsese's New York, New York. Their most famous song is the theme song of that movie. Recorded by many artists, "New York, New York" became a signature song for Frank Sinatra. The team also became associated with two actresses, Liza Minnelli and Chita Rivera, for whom they wrote a considerable amount of material for the stage, concerts and television.

So today, with a little flash and a lot of hope, I choose Kander & Ebb’s “Razzle Dazzle” from “Chicago” as my, sparkle and shine, bingles and bangles, kick-ball-change, song for a, keep hustlin’, turn up the spotlights, you can’t tell a diamond from a rhinestone under a 500 watt bulb, Thursday.