1958: Teacher's Pet

MAMIE VAN DOREN

 

 

"The Girl Who Invented Rock & Roll"

"I got a degree in anatomy..."

"Feast your eyes on little old instant me..."

 Clark Gable really wants Doris Day, but until he gets her he's stuck with Mamie who shakes & shimmies... Rock 'n' ROll was controversial in 1958, so Mamie claiming she invented it makes the number quite scandalous... Regardless of plot & sociology points, MvD in shiny silver is something to behold & this song adds to her remarkable pantheon of late 1950s performances where it's possible to overlook her terrible singing because of her terrific figure clad in hyper-erotic costuming...