Ah, the 'low decadent decade' br when Sally Bowles invented black br stockings and poets thought Germany br shone with ideas worth thinking. br br Swing was born - under a new moon; br an articulate child, sassy, br jazzy, slick and slim; America br on song, sashaying across dustbowls br and dancefloors, airwaves and sirens. br br Spain disembowelled herself, br Italy lost her fashion-sense; br dressed in black, looked back to Caesars br and Popes; sought a new renaissance. br br Swing spoke-easy - took note of naught br but taut lyrics and great, big-bands br all black and white, all rhythmic nights br of moving stars in Hollywood bars. br br Always a swinger, the little br corporal batoned up and swung.