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PLAYLIST FOR “SOB STORIES” 9.6.25

Sob stories come in many forms: songs, confessions, self-pity, the life of Larry Hart. I played them all.

SONG TITLE / Artist / Album Title

BUT NOT FOR ME / Joe Pesci & Joey DeFrancesco / “Falling In Love Again”
YOU’VE CHANGED / Ella Fitzgerald / “Ella At The Coliseum”
SINCE I FELL FOR YOU / Mark Murphy / “The Dream”
EVERYTHING HAPPENS TO ME / Samara Joy / “Samara Joy”
THIS FUNNY WORLD / Tony Bennett / “Life Is Beautiful”
SPRING IS HERE / Carol Sloane / “Live At 30th Street”
BROTHER CAN YOU SPARE A DIME / George Michael / “Symphonica”
YOU DON’T KNOW WHAT LOVE IS / Cody Owen Stine
I WON’T TELL A SOUL / Jimmy Witherspoon & Brother Jack McDuff / “The Blues Is Now”
THE BOY NEXT DOOR / Veronica Swift, James Sarno, Tyler Henderson / “Themes Of Romance”
I WISH I DIDN’T LOVE YOU SO / Steven Pasquale / “Somethin’ Like Love”
WILLOW WEEP FOR ME / Jacintha / “Jacintha Is Her Name”
I WAS A FOOL TO LET YOU GO / Frank Sinatra Jr. / “That Face”
THE OLD PHILOSOPHER / Eddie Lawrence / “TheOld Philosopher”
IT NEVER ENTERED MY MIND / Helen Merrill / “Helen Merrill At Nalen”
WHILE MY GUITAR GENTLY WEEPS / Kenny Rankin / ”Haven’t We Met?”
BODY & SOUL / Carly Simon / “Torch”
BALLAD OF THE SAD YOUNG MEN / Johnny Hartman / “This One’s For Tedi”
HERE’S THAT RAINY DAY / Stan Getz Quartet / “Quiet Now: Body & Soul”
ANGEL EYES / Tony Desare & Edward Decker / “One For My Baby”
ONLY THE LONELY / Lucy Yeghiazaryan / “Lonely House”
ONE FOR MY BABY / Frank Sinatra / “Only The Lonely”
PARIS MISMATCH / (Theme Music) / Cody Owen Stine

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PLAYLIST FOR “ALL ABOUT YOU!” (SPRING FUNDRAISING) 4.20.24

29 Apr

Time for the WMNR Spring Fundraising Drive and in the past, I have asked, suggested, requested, and urged; I’ve begged, pleaded, and beseeched my audience to call me or go on line to support Turntable For One and WMNR. You’re probably thinking, there’s nothing left, Bill. You’ve done it all. Wrong! And this week I went for something different: Pandering. Yes, abject and unabashed pandering! Totally sucking up to what I like to call, the best damned audience in radio. For once it wasn’t all about me. It was all about you this week on Turntable For One.

SONG TITLE / Artist / CD Or Album Title

YOU’RE THE TOP / Stacey Kent / “The Boy Next Door”
YOU’D BE SO EASY TO LOVE / Frank Sinatra / “Ring-A-Ding-Ding”
YOU DO SOMETHING TO ME / Kelley Johnson / “Something Good”
FOR ALL WE KNOW / Johnny Hartman / “Once In Every Life”
LOOK AT THAT FACE / Greta Matassa / “Favorites From A Long Walk”
THAT FACE / Frank Sinatra Jr. / “That Face”
EARLY TO BED / Maud Hixson / “Permanent Moonlight”
YOU’RE ALL THE WORLD TO ME / John Pizzarelli / “Stage & Screen”
ROMANCE WITHOUT FINANCE / Hetty Kate / “Valentines”
IT’S YOU OR NO ONE / Frank D’Rone / “Falling In Love With love”
‘A’ YOU’RE ADORABLE / Lia Booth / “Life Can Be Beautiful”
YOU’VE GOT A FRIEND IN ME / Ellen Andersson / “You Should Have Told Me”
ALL OF YOU / Harry Connick Jr. / “True Love”
TOO MARVELOUS FOR WORDS / Helen Merrill / “Casa Forte”
YOU COULDN’T BE CUTER / Seth MacFarlane / “In Full Swing”
EMBRACEABLE YOU / Laura Nyro / “Angel in The Dark”
EXACTLY LIKE YOU / Freddy Cole & Houston Person / “He Was The King”
’S WONDERFUL / Diana Krall / “The Best Of Diana Krall”
YOU FOR ME / Kelley Johnson / “Something Good”
ALL THE THINGS YOU ARE / The Swingle Singers / “Mood Swings”
YOU ARE SO BEAUTIFUL / Kenny Rankin / “The Kenny rankin Album”
PARIS MISMATCH / (Theme Music) / Cody Owen Stine

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PLAYLIST FOR “LYRICALLY, THE BERGMANS” 3.30.24

1 Apr

What do these people have in common? Franklin & Eleanor Roosevelt…Frankenstein & the Bride of Frankenstein…Bonnie & Clyde…Marilyn & Alan Bergman? If you said that all of them are famous husband and wife songwriting teams – I really want to see you record collection! I chose to spend a couple hours playing the songs of my two favorites of that bunch.

SONG TITLE / Artist CD Or Album Title

MAKE ME RAINBOWS / Ella Fitzgerald w/ Count Basie Orch. / “A Perfect Match”
LOVE MAKES THE CHANGES / Freddy Cole / “Love Makes The Changes”
SURE AS YOU’RE BORN / Sue Raney / “Flight Of fancy”
WHAT MATTERS MOST / Kenny Rankin / “After The Roses”
LIKE A LOVER / Helen Merrill / “Casa Forte”
THAT FACE Frank Sinatra Jr. / “That Face”
THE WAY HE MAKES ME FEEL / Vanessa Rubin / “Language of Love”
JUST OVER THE BROOKLYN BRIDGE / Art Garfunkel / “Up ’Til Now”
YOU NMUST BELIEVE IN SPRING / Michel Legrand / “Michel Legrand By Michel Legrand”
THE WAY WE WERE / Johnny Hartman / “The Boston Concert 1976”
IT MIGHT BE YOU / (Mystery Vocalist) / Alan Bergman / “Lyrically Alan Bergman”
PIECES OF DREAMS / Greta Matassa / “Portrait”
HOW DO YOU KEEP THE MUSIC PLAYING? / Tony Bennett & George Michael / “Duets An American Classic”
WHERE DO YOU START? / Barbra Streisand / “One Night Only: Barbra Streisand at the Village Vanguard”
CINNAMON & CLOVE / Sergio Mendes & Brazil ’66 / “Equinox”
NICE ’N’ EASY / Frank Sinatra / “Nice ’N’ Easy”
THE SUMMER KNOWS / (Mystery Vocalist) / Jessye Norman / “I Was Born In Love With You”
ON MY WAY TO YOU / Tierney Sutton / “I’m With The Band”
THE WINDMILLS OF YOUR MIND / Arturo Sandoval & Shelley Berg / “A Time For Love”
SLEEP WARM / Stacey Kent / “It’s A Wonderful World”
WHAT ARE YOU DOING THE REST OF YOUR LIFE / The Real Group / “Unreal”
PARIS MISMATCH / (Theme Music) / Cody Owen Stine

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PLAYLIST FOR “THE LAST TURNTABLE FOR ONE YOU’LL EVER HEAR…IN 2023” 12.30.23

2 Jan

The final show of the year. My last chance to play some of my favorite songs, favorite musical themes, new and old favorite vocalists and my last chance to toss in a few utterly tasteless dedications to end the year on a shameless low note. Just doing my job.

(Tasteless Dedication) / SONG TITLE / Artist / CD Or Album Title

I’M GONNA LOCK MY HEART / Mayte Alguacil / “Day By Day”
I COULD WRITE A BOOK / Johnny Hartman / “Once In Every Life”
IF IT’S THE LAST THING I DO / Esther Phillips / “Burnin’”
(John F. Kennedy Jr.) / COME FLY WITH ME / Frank Sinatra &Count Basie / “Sinatra At The Sands”
AUTUMN LEAVES / Leslie Odom Jr. / “Tony Bennett Celebrates 90”
NOBODY’S FAULT BUT MINE / Nina Simone / “Nina Simone & Piano”
LET’S NOT BE SENSIBLE / Seth MacFarlane / “Great Songs From Stage & Screen”
THE SPINACH SONG / Judith Owen / “Come On & Get This”
WHEN I FALL IN LOVE / Kevin Mahogany / “Old, New, Borrowed, & The Blues”
(Jeffrey Daumer) / ALL OF ME / Ella Fitzgerald / “Ella Swings Gently With Nelson”
THE FEELING IS MUTUAL / Caity György & Laura Anglade / “Featuring”
ALIMONY BLUES / (Mystery Vocalist) / Norman Mailer / “Stranger Than Fiction”
NOBODY’S HEART / Lucy Yeghiazaryan / “In Her Words”
THE LANGUAGE OF FLOWERS / Ulysses Osens Jr. Big Band w/ Alexa Tarantino / “Soul Conversations”
THE VERY THOUGHT OF YOU / Jon Batiste w/ Rachael Price / “Anatomy of Angels”
IS A GOOD MAN REAL? / Rachael & Vilray / “I Love A Love Song”
(Rudy Giuliani) / BROTHER CAN YOU SPARE A DIME? / George Michael / “Songs From The Last Century”
TOO MARVELOUS FOR WORDS / Helen Merrill / “Casa Forte”
SYDIT DIVCHA / Alina Zalozna / “Ukrainian Melodies”
(Rep. Lauren Boebert) / WITH THESE HANDS / Les McCann / “Compared To What”
HAIKU / Maud Hixson
I REMEMBER CLIFFORD / Keith Jarrett Trio / “Still Live”
CLOSE ENOUGH FOR LOVE / Tony Bennett / “The Art Of Romance”
COME SUNDAY / The Real Group / “Live In Stockholm”
PARIS MISMATCH / (Theme Music) / Cody Owen Stine

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PLAYLIST FOR “SEASON FINALE 2023” (7.1.23)

2 Jul

Final show of the season, but I did not go gentle into that good night. I went down swinging. For the first hour I handed out summer listening assignments, music my audience should be listening to while my show is on hiatus. Of course, I included my annual segment of ice cream treats from my ice cream truck, my summer job. Things like the “Rainbow Sherbet Pride Parfait” (Not available in Florida), the “Unsinkable Titan Treat,”the “Mar-A-Lago Milkshake,” and the “Disney Delight” (also not available in Florida). The second hour could be subtitled, “The Long Goodbye.”

Signing off. See you in September.

SONG TITLE / Artist / CD Or Album Title

WHAT DID I HAVE I DON’T HAVE NOW / Seth Macfarlane / “Great Songs From Stage & Screen”
DON’T FENCE ME IN/STROLLIN / Jeff Goldblum & The Mildred Snitzer Orch. w/ Kelly Clarkson / “Plays Well With Others”
HOW ABOUT YOU? / Joe Pesci / “Pesci…Still Singing”
BODY AND SOUL / Rebecca Paris / “My Foolish Heart”
VERKHOVYNO / Alina Zalozna / “Ukranian Melodies”
THERE’LL NEVER BE ANOTHER YOU / The Real Group / “Live In Stockholm”
THIRD TIME’S A CHARM / Benny Bennack III / “Third Time’s A Charm”
BE SWEET TO ME / Terry Waldo & Tatiana Eva-Marie / “I Double Dare You”
WHERE CAN I GO WITHOUT YOU / Anne Hampton Calloway / “Fever: A Peggy Lee Celebration”
ALL I THOUGHT OF WAS YOU / Lia Booth / “Life Can Be Beautiful”
THE SPINACH SONG / Judith Owen / “Come & Get It”
WHEN I FALL IN LOVE / Keith Jarrett Trio / “Keith Jarrett At The Blue Note”
DON’T LIKE GOODBYES / Ruben Blades & Jazz At Lincoln Center Orch. / “Una Noche Con Ruben Blades”
WHAT’S GOOD ABOUT GOODBYES / Sarah Vaughan / “Snowbound”
FOR ALL WE KNOW / Gregory Porter / “One Night Only”
TIME TO GO / Sinne Eeg / “Don’t Be So Blue”
EV’RY TIME WE SAY GOODBYE / Ray Charles & Betty Carter / “Ray Charles & Betty Carter”
WE’LL BE TOGETHER AGAIN / Dianne Reeves / “A Little Moonlight”
COME SUNDAY / The Real Group / “Live In Stockholm”
GOODBYE FOR NOW / Rigmor Gustafsson / “Calling You”
SOME OTHER TIME / Tony Bennett & Bill Evans / “The Tony Bennett/Bill Evans Album”
SIGNING OFF / Helen Merrill / “You’ve Got A Date With The Blues”
PARIS MISMATCH / (Theme Music) / Cody Owen Stine

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PLAYLIST FOR “SEASON FINALE 2022” (7.2.22)

3 Jul

The last show of the season, so for the first hour I handed out summer listening assignments and for the second hour said goodbye. I also told the audience about my summer job. Yes for the 12th summer in a row, I’ll be lurking in people’s neighborhoods. Not in a raincoat! In an ice cream truck. Here are some of the treats I’ll be offering this year:

Ice Cream Treats 2022

Johnny Depp/Amber Herd sundae. It doesn’t come in a cone or a cup. It’s just a giant scoop of Chocolate ice cream — But be careful not to dump it in the bed.

Wordle Popsicle — If you can guess the flavor in 6 tries, it’s free!

Something new: The Joe Biden Malarkey Malted — it’s like his sainted mother always said… You can fool some of the people some of the time and that’s usually sufficient.

I’ll be featuring a huge new Banana Split — Forty scoops of ice cream and 22 bananas. It’s Merrick Garland’s favorite which means I bet you’ll never get to the bottom of it.

Of course I have Rainbow Sherbet in celebration of Pride Month…

You know what absolutely vanished off my shelves this year? The Baby formula milkshake — Better luck next year.

Want to get in on the ground floor of a great deal? Try my Cryptocurrency cone – a bargain at $400. Of course by 2:00 p.m. it’ll be $1500 — and by 3:30 it’s down to $42 bucks. Don’t forget: with every crypto cone you get a compete set of the emperor’s new clothes.

By the way, due to supply chain issues none of the ice cream cones actually come with cones

Last but not least…

A special sundae this year — it’s my Supreme Court Supremacy Sundae. If you’re a guy you can choose any of my 48 flavors. If you’re a woman, you don’t get a choice. So order my Supreme Court Supremacy Sundae and enjoy a trip back to the 18th century!

SONG TITLE / Artist / CD Or Album Title

LET YOURSELF GO / Ella Fitzgerald / Ella At The Hollywood Bowl
YOU’LL GET YOURS / Seth MacFarlane / “Blue Skies”
THIS CAN’T BE LOVE / Lia Booth / “Life Can Be Beautiful”
PUT YOUR HEAD ON MY SHOULDER / Brenda Brown / “Life Among Giants”
OLD ENOUGH / Mark Winkler / “Late Bloomin’ Jazzman”
WRAP YOUR TROUBLES IN DREAMS / Carol Sloane / “Live At Birdland”
LAST REQUEST / Frankie Valli & Joey DeFrancesco / “A Touch Of Jazz”
DO YOU EVER / Katherine Kostoff / “It Happens Like That”
ORNTHOLOGY / Lucie Horsch / “Ornithology”
TAKE LOVE EASY / Alina Zalozna Quartet
ON THE STREET WHERE YOU LIVE / Spencer Day / “Broadway By Day”
MY CARDIOLOGIST / Caity Gyorgy / “My Cardiologist”
HELLO, I MUST BE GOING / Groucho Marx / “Comedy Tonight”
WHAT’S GOOD ABOUT GOODBYE / Eydie Gorme / “An American treasure”
EV’RY TIME WE SAY GOODBYE / Ray Charles & Betty Carter / “Ray Charles & Betty Carter”
WE’LL BE TOGETHER AGAIN / (Mystery Vocalist) / Jackie Wilson / “Body & Soul”
BACK HOME BLUES / Charlie Haden’s Quartet West / “Now Is The Hour”
FOR ALL WE KNOW / Kevin Mahogany / “Live In Torino”
TIME TO GO / Sinne Eeg / “Don’t Be So Blue”
DON’T LIKE GOODBYES / Diane Schuur / “Timeless”
THINK HOW IT’S GONNA BE / Tony Bennett / “Tony Bennett’s ‘Something’”
GOODBYE FOR NOW / Rigmor Gustafsson & Radio String Quartet Vienna / “Calling You”
I REMEMBERR CLIFFORD / Keith Jarrett Trio / “Still Live”
WHEN I’M GONE / Phil Ochs / “There But For Fortune”
SIGNING OFF / Helen Merrill / “You’ve Got A Date With The Blues”
PARIS MISMATCH / (Theme Music) / Cody Owen Stine

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PLAYLIST FOR “LIGHTBULB MOMENTS” (11.13.21)

15 Nov

They don’t happen often and they don’t happen to everyone. But if one does happen to you, it could change your life. Of course I’m talking about an IRS audit. Of course I’m not talking about an IRS audit. I’m talking about those out-of-the-blue, eye opening moments of inspiration or maybe self-discovery. One thing: they’re always moments of clarity. I don’t know what you call them: Serendipity? Intuition? Divine Intervention? Years and years of therapy? I called them something else this week. I called them Lightbulb Moments because that’s how I could get two-hours of music out of them – tossing in a few personal lightbulb moments that changed my own musical life.

SONG TITLE / Artist / CD Or Album Title

I JUST FOUND OUT ABOUT LOVE / The Jimmy Stahl Big Band w/ Genevieve-Renee Bisson / “I Just Found Out About Love”
I’M BEGINNING TO SEE THE LIGHT / Al Jarreau / “Accentuate The Positive”
I USED TO BE COLOR BLIND / Ella Fitzgerald / “Ella Fitzgerald Sings The Irving Berlin Songbook”
I NEVER KNEW / Frank Sinatra / “Swing Along With Me”
HOW LONG HAS THIS BEEN GOING ON / Delicatessen / “My Baby Just Cares For Me”
ON A CLEAR DAY / Tuck & Patti / “Love Warriors”
DETOUR AHEAD / Kurt Elling / “Flirting With Twilight”
IF I WERE A BELL / Stacey Kent / “Dreamer In Concert”
NESSUN DORMA / (Mystery Vocalist) / Marie Osmond / “Nessun Dorma”
ARTISTRY IN RHYTHM / Stan Kenton / “At The Las Vegas Tropicana”
YOU TURNED THE TABLES ON ME / Cyrille Aimee & Mchael Valeanu / “I’ll Be Seeing You”
THERE’LL BE SOME CHANGES MADE / Tony Bennett / “Life Is Beautiful”
YOU’VE CHANGED / Kellye Gray / “KG3 Live At The Bugle Boy”
UNTIL I MET YOU / Melissa Morgan / “Until I Met You”
EV’RY TIME WE SAY GOODBYE / Ray Charles & Betty Carter / “Ray Charles & Betty Carter”
I WAS A FOOL TO LET YOU GO / Frank Sinatra Jr. / “That Face”
IT NEVER ENTERED MY MIND / Helen Merrill m / “Live At Nalen”
WE THE PEOPLE / Ben Sidran / “Who’s The Old Man Now?”
IT ONLY HAPPENS ONCE / Samara Joy / “Samara Joy”
HERE’S THAT RAINY DAY / Kenny Rankin / “The Kenny Rankin Album”
MY FOOLISH HEART / Bill Evans / “Waltz For Debby”
YOU DON’T KNOW WHAT LOVE IS / Boz Scaggs / “But Beautiful: Standards Vol. 1”
MEANING OF THE BLUES / Carmen McRae / “Bittersweet”
BECAUSE WE’RE KIDS / Rebecca Kilgore / “The Rebecca Kilgore Trio Vol. 1”
BROTHER WHERE ARE YOU? / Oscar Brown Jr. / “Mr. Brown Goes To Washington”
PARIS MISMATCH / (Theme Music) / Cody Owen Stine

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PLAYLIST FOR “SEASON FINALE 2021” (7.3.21)

4 Jul

It was the last show of the season. I’m off for two months replaced by live concerts from the Tanglewood Music Festival. But I’ll be keeping busy, once again firing up my ice cream truck and coming to a neighborhood near you. Here are some of the ice cream treats I’ll be featuring this year. Oh, and I also played a lot of songs about saying goodbye.

Wait till you try a Pandemic parfait. I know. I served this last year but I have a new variant this year. I think it’s a real killer.
This year I’ll be offering the Marjorie Taylor Green Sundae. Heavy on the whipped cream, heavier on the nuts
Of course I’ll have that old favorite, Cookie dough for the kid in you and play dough for the actual kids. They’ll eat it anyway.
How about my newest flavor – I just invented it in Jan. It’s Insurrection Ice Cream. It’s two parts Pabst Blue Ribbon and one part viagra. WARNING: If you have an Insurrection that lasts more than 4 hours, better call your lawyer.
One of my new favorites is Arizona chocolate chip. There are exactly 723 chocolate chips in a pint – we know because someone from Arizona has re-counted them three times.
Want something that’s locally sourced, non-GMO, organic, and recyclable? Try a napkin from the dispenser. My ice cream is a totally different story.
This year’s special offer: when you buy ten q-anon cones you get a free Jewish space laser.
Remember: My staff is fully vaccinated, they don’t wear masks, they don’t wear gloves, and they don’t wear hairnets – maybe I shouldn’t have told you that last one

SONG TITLE / Artist / CD Or Album Title

HELLO I MUST BE GOING / Groucho Marx / “Comedy Tonight: The Golden Age”
PLEASE DON’T TALK ABOUT ME WHEN I’M GONE / Cleo Laine / “Live At Carnegie Hall”
NEVER CAN SAY GOODBYE / Kevin Mahogany / “Pride & Joy”
WE’LL BE TOGETHER AGAIN / Dianne Reeves / “A Little Moonlight”
GOODBYE YESTERDAY / Buddy Rich Big Band / “Mercy, Mercy”
YOU WON’T FORGET ME / Melody Gardot / “Sunset In Blue”
SO LONG YOU FOOL ./ Sophie Milman / “Make Someone Happy”
DON’T LIKE GOODBYES / Tony Bennett / “The Art of Romance”
BYE BYE BLACKBIRD / Caity Gyorgy / “No Bounds”
IT’S A PITY TO SAY GOODNIGHT / Ann Burton / “He’s Funny That Way”
HOW DO YOU SAY AUF WEIDERSEHN / Freddy Cole & Bill Charlap / “Music Maestro Please”
WHAT’S GOOD ABOUT GOODBYE / Eydie Gorme / “Softly As I Leave you”
I WISH YOU LOVE / Toots Thielemans / “Chez Toots”
EV’RY TIME WE SAY GOODBYE / Calabria Foti / “In The Still of The Night”
GRAND OLD FLAG / Sweet Sue Terry / “Live At The Deer Head Inn”
TIME TO GO / Sinne Eeg / “Dreams”
THE PARTY’S OVER / Nat Cole / “Just One Of Those Things”
FOR ALL WE KNOW / Gregory Porter / “One Night Only”
GOODBYE FOR NOW / Rigmore Gustafsson w/ Radio String Quartet Vienna / “Calling You”
GOODBYE / Deborah Holly / “I’ll Never Forget You”
THE LAST DANCE / Frank Sinatra / “Reprise Rarities”
TOMORROW / Jennifer Nettles / “Always Like New”
SIGNING OFF / Helen Merrill / “You’ve Got A Date With The Blues”
PARIS MISMATCH / (Theme Music) / Cody Owen Stine

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PLAYLIST FOR “MIXED MESSAGES” (5.29.21)

31 May

Webster may be the champion of spellers and Fowler the God of Grammar, but my mother was the unchallenged monarch of the mixed message, offering such gems as “Is that a new haircut? Maybe your friends won’t notice.” “That’s a funny joke. Do you think anyone will get it?” “A new job? Wonderful. I hope it’s not too much for you.” (I could go on and on and on – but I think you get the idea.) So this week I gave my audience a masterclass in Mixed Messages, passing along some of Mom’s favorite techniques and strategies with the help of some mixed message song combinations by some unequivocally great singers.

SONG TITLE / Artist / CD Or Album Title

EVERYTHING I HAVE IS YOURS / Kevin Mahogany / “My Romance”
EVERYTHING I’VE GOT BELONGS TO YOU / Johanna Sillanpaa / “From This Side”
I REMEMBER YOU / Jacintha / “Autumn Leaves”
WHERE OR WHEN / Cyrille Aimee / “It’s A Good Day”
REMIND ME / Doris Day & Andre Previn / “Duets”
BLUE SKIES / Lyle Lovett / Smile”
HERE’S THAT RAINY DAY / Ann Hampton Callaway / “Ann Hampton Callaway”
BY MYSELF / Helen Merrill & Gordon Beck / “No Tears….No Goodbyes”
ALL I NEED NOW IS THE GIRL / Frank Sinatra & Duke Ellington / “Francis A & Edward K”
NEVER WILL I MARRY / Nancy Wilson & Cannonball Adderley / “Nancy Wilson & Cannonball Adderley”
I WANNA GET MARRIED / Nellie McKay / “Get Away From Me”
STELLA BY STARLIGHT / Maynard Ferguson / “A Message From Birdland”
WITH A SONG IN MY HEART / Anita Wardell Quartet / “Until The Stars Fade”
I LET A SONG GO OUT OF MY HEART / Tony Bennett / “Tony Makes it Happen”
EARLY TO BED / Maud Hixson / (Demo)
NIGHT LIFE / Mark Murphy / “September Ballads”
TAKING A CHANCE ON LOVE / Ella Fitzgerald / “12 Nights In Hollywood”
DETOUR AHEAD / Jonathan Karrant & Joshua White / “Shadows Fall”
FAR AWAY PLACES / Norma Winstone / “Manhattan In The Rain”
THE FOLKS WHO LIVE ON THE HILL / Tony Bennett / “Astoria: Portrait Of The Artist”
I GET ALONG WITHOUT YOU VERY WELL / Nina Simone / “Nina Simone & Piano”
I CAN’T WAIT TO MISS YOU / Jack Jones / “Love Ballad”
EV’RY TIME WE SAY GOODBYE / Lady Gaga / “Cheek To Cheek”
PARIS MISMATCH / (Theme Music) / Cody Owen Stine

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PLAYLIST FOR “COUPLES THERAPY” – AN ARCHIVE RE-BROADCAST (11.7.20)

8 Nov

Knowing that a lot of people need therapy these days, and especially after Saturday, I played a show from last July. I thought I could help. Okay, really, I thought I could take the night off. This was my intro back then…

So I indulged in a bit of Couples Therapy this week – and before you start sending me your questions and telling me your troubles, let me explain what I meant. I played couples – married or not – who make or have made beautiful music together – literally. Where did the therapy come in? Wouldn’t you find it therapeutic to hear wonderful music like this?

SONG TITLE / Artist / CD Or Album Title

GET OUT OF TOWN / Diane Marino & Frank Marino / “Loads Of Love”
MUSIC / Cleo Laine & John Dankworth / “Cleo Laine Live At Carnegie Hall”
MIMOSA & ME / Jackie & Roy / “Lovesick”
ME, MYSELF, AND I / Randy Crawford & Joe Sample / “Live”
LES AMOURS PERDUES / Stacey Kent & Jim Tomlinson / “I Know I Dream”
IF I HAD YOU / Veronica Nunn & Travis Shook / “Standard Delivery”
NEVER WILL I MARRY / Bill Charlap & Renee Rosnes / “Double Portrait”
THE WICHITA LINEMAN / Tania Grubbs & Jeff Grubbs / “Live At Maureen’s Jazz Cellar”
CLOUDBURST/NOT GETTING MARRIED / Jessica Molaskey & John Pizzarelli / “Make Believe”
MOOD INDIGO / (Mystery Couple) / Jo Stafford & Paul Weston (Darlene & Jonathan Edwards) / “Jonathan Plays Fats (Almost)/Darlene Remembers Duke (Sometimes) ”
IT’S A WONDERFUL WORLD / Ann Richards & Stan Kenton / “Two Much”
THE MAN WITH THE HORN / Calabria Foti & Bob McChesney / “Prelude To A Kiss”
RHYTHM OF LIFE / Trudy Kerr & Geoff Gascoyne / “Ted & Gladys: The Rhythm Of Life”
A FLOWER IS A LOVESOME THING / Lena Horne (arrangement by Lennie Hayton) / “Lena, A New Album”
HAVE I TOLD YOU LATELY THAT I LOVE YOU / Van Morrison & Joey DeFrancesco & Shanna Morrison / “You’re Driving Me Crazy”
BODY AND SOUL / The Real Group / “Unreal”
I GOTTA RIGHT TO SING THE BLUES / (Mystery Couple) / Judy Holiday & Gerry Mulligan / “Holiday With Mulligan”
THE FEELING OF JAZZ / Shirley Scott & Stanley Turrentine / “Let It Go”
GRACIE’S RELATIVES / George Burns & Gracie Allen / “A Golden Hour of Comedy”
SOMETHING’S GOTTA GIVE / Steve Lawrence & Eydie Gorme / “At The Movies”
THEY CAN’T TAKE THAT AWAY FROM ME / Tuck & Patti / “Love Warriors”
HOME ON THE RANGE / Janet Planet & Tom Washatka / “Of Thee I Sing”
LIKE A LOVER / Helen Merrill & Torrie Zito / “Casa Forte”
WHERE DO YOU START? / Tony Bennett / “The Art Of Romance”
OUR LOVE IS HERE TO STAY / Marin Mazzie & Jason Danieley / “Broadway & Beyond”
PARIS MISMATCH / (Theme Music) / Cody Owen Stine

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