PLAYLIST FOR “DESERT ISLAND GAME” (1.30.21)

It’s Winter. It’s cold. Snow is coming. A lot of it. And all the pandemic doctors and scientists are telling us it’s always dark just before it gets even darker! Who’s ready for a desert island? Put your hands down. I’m talking about me, not you. So I spent the show deciding which music or which versions to take to this desert island. I also spent time asking people to go to wmnr.org to become a member or make a pledge during the station’s Winter Fundraising Drive. I raised a good chunk of money and, I hope I raised hopes that some day soon we will be able to go to desert islands again. We can hope. 

SONG TITLE  /  Artist  /  CD Or Album Title

• RETURN TO PARADISE  /  Shirley Horn  /  “Here’s To Life”
• DREAMER  /  Stacey Kent  /  “Dreamer In Concert”
• DREAM  /  Joanie Sommers  /  “Dream”
• I WON’T DANCE  /  Frank Sinatra  /  “A Swingin’ Affair”
• I WON’T DANCE  /  Frank Sinatra & Count Basie  /  “Sinatra/Basie: The Complete Reprise Studio Recordings”
• AT YOUR MOTHER’S HOUSE  /  Rachel & Villray  /  “Rachel & Villray ”
• WHAT ARE YOU DOING THE REST OF YOUR LIFE  /  The Swingle Singers  /  “Mood Swings”    
• WHAT ARE YOU DOING THE REST OF YOUR LIFE  /  The Real Group  /  “Unreal”
• I THOUGHT ABOUT YOU  /  (Mystery Vocalist)  /  Loudon Wainwright III & Vince Giordano/ The Night Hawks  /  “I’d Rather Lead A Band”
• BLAME IT ON MY YOUTH  /  Kenny Rankin  /  “Haven’t We Met?”
• BLAME IT ON MY YOUTH  /  Jamie Cullum  /  “Twentysomething”
• FAR AWAY PLACES  /  Norma Winstone  /  “Manhattan In The Rain”
• SOLITUDE  /  Ella Fitzgerald  /  “Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Duke Ellington Songbook”
• SOLITUDE  /  Kandace Springs  /  “The Women Who Raised Me”
• STRAIGHT AHEAD  /  Jimmy Smith & Teddy Edwards  /  “Bluesmith”
• MAYBE THIS TIME  /  Tony Bennett  /  “With Love”
• MAYBE THIS TIME  /  Tony Bennett  /  “Here’s To The Ladies”
• BALLAD OF THE SAD YOUNG MEN  /  Johnny Hartman  /  “This One’s For Tedi”
• BALLAD OF THE SAD YOUNG MEN  /  Keith Jarrett Trio  /  “Tribute”
• EV’RY TIME WE SAY GOODBYE  /  Ray Charles & Betty Carter  /  “Ray Charles & Betty Carter”
• EV’RY TIME WE SAY GOODBYE  /  Lady Gaga  /  “Cheek To Cheek”
• PARIS MISMATCH  /  (Theme Music)  /  Cody Owen Stine

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