I’m back! And to squeeze a last little bit of fun out of a summer that, frankly, wasn’t all that much fun, I declared this “Fun & Games Week” with lots of suggestions for each.
SONG TITLE / Artist / CD Or Album Title
- ARE YOU HAVING ANY FUN? / Cali Rose / “Are You Having Any Fun?”
- AIN’T WE GOT FUN? / Julian Yeo / “1923”
- GETTING SOME) FUN OUT OF LIFE / Madeleine Peyroux / “Dreamland”
- LUCK BE A LADY / Frank Sinatra / “Vegas: Live At The Sands”
- FUN TO BE FOOLED / Marlene Ver Planck / “My Impetuous Heart”
- READY MIX / Buddy Rich / “Swingin’ New Big Band”
- THE WONDERFUL WORLD OF SPORTS / The Real Group / “One For All”
- TAKE ME OUT TO THE BALLGAME / Curtis Stigers / “I Think It’s Going to Rain Today”
- A BIG BEAUTIFUL BALL / (Mystery Vocalists) / Martha Raye & Carol Burnett / “Together Again For The First Time”
- DAT DERE / Kevin Mahogany / “Double Rainbow”
- CLOSE YOUR EYES / Doris Day & Andre Previn / “Duets”
- PLAYIN’ WITH MY FRIENDS / Tony Bennett / “Playin’ With My Friends”
- ITSY BITSY BLUES / Cynthia Bane / “Clearly”
- CHARADE / Bobby Darin / “Ultra Lounge”
- SCRABBLE / Lorraine Feather / “Ages”
- HOPSCOTCH / Chaise Lounge / “Gin Fizz Fandango”
- THIS MASQUERADE / (Mystery Vocalist) / Cybill Shepherd / “Cybill Getz Better”
- LADIES GRAB YOUR SEATS / Bob & Ray / “Bob & Ray On A Platter”
- RHODE ISLAND IS FAMOUS FOR YOU / Janet Planet / “Of Thee I Sing”
- SHAPE OF MY HEART / Sting / “Ten Summoner’s Tales”
- PEEK-A-BOO / Hetty Kate / “Gordon Webster Meets Hetty Kate”
- KISS AND RUN / Johnny Hartman / “I Just Dropped By To Say Hello”
- GUESS WHO I SAW TODAY / Carmen McRae / “Song Time”
- IT’S ALL IN THE GAME / Keith Jarrett / “The Out-Of-Towners”
- WHERE ARE YOU? / Bob Dylan / “Shadows In The Night”
- THIS BITTER EARTH / Randy Crawford / “Live”
- PARIS MISMATCH / (Theme Music) / Cody Owen Stine
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