Earworm of the Day:The Poor People of Paris

I don't know why everybody seems to want to schmaltz this up, or turn it into something quaint and cutesy.  I mean, I realize everybody has had a gimmick, at one time or another... which is how so many tunes like this one turn into earworms. 

But a couple of real dames turned out distinctive versions, neither of them the least bit too-clever-by-half. I had to flip a coin to decide which version to post above, and my nickel came down in favor of Winifred Atwell's cover, just because I felt a little bit honky tonk rise up in my soul, for a moment. There is no shame in listening to Edith Piaf's original, though.

Just be forewarned: it'll stick with you for a while.