The secret of (a happy) life for me starts with wonderful music with sometimes ironic messages, and with only the occasional, unfortunate interruption of a woeful mystery vocalist. See examples below…
SONG TITLE / Performer / Album or CD Title
- GIVE ME THE SIMPLE LIFE / Alice Ricciardi / “Comes Love”
- YOU’RE NOBODY UNTIL SOMEBODY LOVES YOU / Sammy Davis/Count Basie / “Our Shining Hour”
- TAKE LOVE EASY / Ella Fitzgerald/Joe Pass / “Take Love Easy”
- THE RAINBOW CONNECTION / Bobby Scott / “Slowly”
- PLAN #46 / Rigmor Gustafsson / PLAN #46
- WITH PLENTY OF MONEY & YOU / Tony Bennett/Count Basie / “Ultra Lounge”
- SMILE / Melissa Stylianou / “Silent Movie”
- THAT’S LIFE / (Mystery Vocalist) / Kate Smith / “The Best Of Kate Smith”
- DEVIL MAY CARE / Jamie Cullum / “Sunday Express Vol. 1”
- HIP TO BE HAPPY / Ann Hampton Callaway / “Blues In The Night”
- YOUNG AT HEART / Joe Williams/George Shearing / “Heart And Soul”
- ALL OF US IN IT / Madeline Eastman / “A Quiet Thing”
- LIFE IS JUST A BOWL OF CHERRIES / Julian Yeo / “You And The Night & The Music”
- SECRET O’ LIFE / James Taylor / “One Man Band”
- PARIS MISMATCH / (Theme Music) / Cody Owen Stine / (Unreleased Master)
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