TURNTABLE FOR ONE

At times like these – perilous times, uncertain times – people turn to Turntable For One for information and advice. Clearly these are people who’ve never listened to the show before. But, okay, I can totally pretend to abandon my usual format and inveterate cynicism to talk about something serious. Social Distancing. What is it? How do I do it? And what can I do while I’m doing it? I think these songs demonstrate some of the actions and attitudes people should adopt to fill the long months ahead. I also threw in Stacey Kent and Rachael & Vilray to remind people of what we won’t be able to do, perhaps for a long, long time. A little salt never really hurts a wound, does it?

SONG TITLE  /  Artist  /  CD Or Album Title

• BY MYSELF  /  Rene Zellweger  /  “Judy-Soundtrack”
• ALL BY MYSELF  /  Bobby Darin  /  “Oh Look At Me Now”
• LET’S EAT HOME  /  Rosemary Clooney  /  “Still On the Road”
• TALK TO ME  /  Freddy Cole  /  “Talk To Me”
• SHOW ME  /  Tierney Sutton  /  “Something Cool”
• TOO CLOSE FOR COMFORT  /  Ruben Blades  /  “Una Noche Con Ruben Blades”
• BREAKFAST ON THE MORNING TRAM  /  Stacey Kent  /  “Dreamer In Concert”
• COME DANCE WITH ME  /  Frank Sinatra  /  “Come Dance with Me”
• SHALL WE DANCE  /  Lucy Dixon  /  “Lulu’s Back In town”
• ME AND MY SHADOW  /  (Mystery Vocalist)  /  Allen Ludden  /  “Sings His Favorite Songs”
• ALONE TOGETHER  /  Alyssa Allgood  /  “Exactly Like You”
• TV BLUES  /  Tom Rust  /  “Are We There Yet?”
• SCRABBLE  /  Lorraine Feather  /  “Ages”
• FLIGHT OF THE FOO BIRDS  /  The Real Group  /  “Unreal”
• GET OUT OF TOWN  /  Madeline Eastman  /  “Mad About Madeline”
• LET’S MAKE LOVE ON THIS PLANE  /  Rachael & Vilray  /  “Rachael & Vilray”
• CELTIC SWING  /  Van Morrison & Joey DeFrancesco  /  “You’re Driving Me Crazy”
• I’M GONNA SIT RIGHT DOWN AND WRITE MYSELF A LETTER  /  Paul McCartney  /  “Kisses On The Bottom”
• SONG ABOUT THE MOON  /  Alexis Cole  /  “Dazzling Blue”
• I REMEMBER SKY  /  Cormac Kenevey  /  “Turning Skies”
• A TABLE SET FOR SOLITUDE  /  Dena DeRose  /  “Live At The Jazz Standard Vol. 1”
• ET AINSI VA LA VIE  /  Sarah Lancman  /  “Parisienne”
• WE’LL BE TOGETHER AGAIN  /  Seth MacFarlane  /  “Once In A While”
• LET IT BE  /  Diane Schuur  /  “Running On Faith”
• PARIS MISMATCH  /  (Theme Music)  /  Cody Owen Stine

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