1950's and 1960's Greek Music Videos

 Every once in a while it seems like a good idea to take a brief detour from the world of rebetika / bouzouki / drunken-zembekiko-dancing and go upscale to hear some pop; this particular video is a doozy and features the future worldwide star Nana Mouskouri.  The video quality is excellent, the dress and hairdo are exquisite, and the band is dope (plus they whistle -- this might be the only video on this blog with such enchanting whistling).  To top off everything, there is a woman in the crowd who seems to be having one of the When Harry Met Sally -- "I'll have what she's having" moments... Nana Mouskouri's career took her far beyond Greece and Greek music -- she studied opera and jazz and is best known for her work in French (I believe this video was recorded just before she emigrated to Paris).  For more head to her wikipedia page or check out your parents Long-Play albums.  At this point she is still living (if you are reading this Nana: Howdy from the great

Fouli Dimitriou is one of those singers who radiates joy!  If that club was in my neighborhood, I would be spending all my time there absorbing her magic... Meanwhile Michalis begins the video looking like a minor politician about to give an ag-policy speech to a rotary club in a provincial town, but livens up as he starts to sing.   Rather than obsess about his awesome haircut, the astute viewer should look to the upper left and admire the drummer.* This is from the movie Agapisa ke ponesa (I Loved and It Hurt).  Here's a plot summary via IMDB...   After a momentary lapse of judgment, an impecunious husband finds himself behind bars, losing both his freedom and his wife who's eloped with her ex-lover. Now, a desperate search for the missing mother commences. Will the family reunite? * Here is Googles translation of a comment from @lymperidisioannis:  The drummer is Vasiliadis' brother...can't remember name...excellent...!!! he was always doing havale and at some point