It’s time for the Oscars again. And, yes, you can fault the Oscars for being over-the-top – over the top egos, over the top vanity, over the top self-adulation. On the other hand, what do people who don’t win usually say? “It’s an honor just to be nominated.” And I can’t remember anyone at the Oscars insisting the voting was rigged or asking for a recount. I’m just saying… So in honor of the Academy Awards, I brought back a longtime Turntable for One tradition, listening to some wonderful Oscar nominated songs. Not the winners! Instead I presented a couple of hours of winning singers singing Oscar losing songs.
SONG TITLE / Artist / CD Or Album Title
- (1936) / I’VE GOT YOU UNDER MY SKIN / Frank Sinatra & Count Basie / “Live At The Sands/ Show 2”
- (1963) / CHARADE / Angela Hagenbach / “The Way They Make Me Feel”
- (1936) / WHEN DID YOU LEAVE HEAVEN / Ernie Andrews / “No Regrets”
- (1943) / MY SHINING HOUR / Anita Wardell / “Until The Stars Fade”
- (1951) / WONDER WHY / Kenny Burrell / “Blues-The Common Ground”
- (1943) / YOU’D BE SO NICE TO COME HOME TO / Kenny Rankin / “Haven’t We Met?”
- (1955) / SOMETHING’S GOTTA GIVE / Jacintha / “Autumn Leaves”
- (1937) / THEY CAN’T TAKE THAT AWAY FROM ME / (Mystery Vocalist) / Danny DeVito / “Living Out Loud”
- (1957) / WILD IS THE WIND / Kari Kirkland / “Wild Is The Wind”
- (1936) / PENNIES FROM HEAVEN / Ruben Blades / “Salswing”
- (1995) / YOU’VE GOT A FRIEND IN ME / Ellen Andersson / “You Should Have Told Me”
- (1948) / IT’S MAGIC / James Brown / “Soul On Top”
- (1937) THAT OLD FEELING / Ella Fitzgerald / “Sings Sweet Songs For Swingers”
- (1947) I WISH I DIDN’T LOVE YOU SO / Steven Pasquale / “Somethin’ Like Love”
- (1944) / LONG AGO AND FAR AWAY / Stephane Grappelli / “Priceless Jazz 26: Stephane Grappelli”
- (1949) / MY FOOLISH HEART / Johnny Hartman / “Boston Concert 1976”
- (1945) / I FALL IN LOVE TOO EASILY / Melody Gardot / “Sunset In The Blue”
- (1942) / DEARLY BELOVED / Tony Bennett / “The Silver Lining”
- (1938) / CHANGE PARTNERS / Monica Ramey / “Monica Ramey & The Beegie Adair Trio”
- (1943) / HAPPINESS IS JUST A THING CALLED JOE / Ruth Cameron / “Roadhouse”
- (1979) / THE RAINBOW CONNECTION / Bobby Scott / “Slowly”
- PARIS MISMATCH / (Theme Music) / Cody Owen Stine
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