Remember the story we were taught when we were little? It was the story of the country mouse, cautious and practical, and the city mouse, worldly and sophisticated. I know my teachers were trying to teach us to be like the common sense country mouse. And I was never able to convince them that the two mice would be indistinguishable when caught in a sticky trap. And so the debate about which is better – living in the country or living in the city – has gone on and on and on. And it went on during my show, too. Did I throw light on this debate or just throw shade? Did I answer the questions or question the answers? Really? You gotta be kidding. I just tried to fill two hours with songs about the city and songs about the country. Plus a shout-out to the Super Bowl cities. (I let Gloria Estefan represent Florida because I can’t think of a single song about FL or any of its cities I want to hear.)
SONG TITLE / Artist / CD Or Album Title
- SURREY WITH THE FRINGE ON TOP / Blossom Dearie / “Once Upon A Summer Time”
- SUNDAY IN NEW YORK / Bobby Darin / “Hello Dolly To Goodbye Charlie”
- IT’S SO PEACEFUL IN THE COUNTRY / Meredith d’Ambrosio / “Another Time”
- IN A NEW YORK MINUTE / Ian Shaw / “A Ghost In Every Bar”
- GIVE ME THE SIMPLE LIFE / Mary Stallings / “Songs Were Made To Sing”
- THE GREAT CITY / Ernie Andrews / “No Regrets”
- THE BROOKLYN BRIDGE / Nikki Parrott / “From New York To Paris”
- COUNTRY GIRL / Tony Bennett / “Tony Makes It Happen”
- MOUNTAIN GREENERY / Claire Teal / “Orsino’s Songs”
- LIVE IN A CONDO / Rebecca Kilgore / “Moonshadow Dance”
- APRIL IN PARIS / Sammy Davis & Count Basie / “Our Shining Hour”
- PARIS AU MOIS DE SEPTEMBRE / Avalon Jazz Band w/ Tatiana Eva-Marie / “Paris”
- PARKER’S MOOD/KANSAS CITY / Kevin Mahogany / “Another Time Another Place”
- I’VE GROWN ACCUSTOMED TO HIS FACE / Gloria Estefan / “The Standards”
- OH, WHAT A BEAUTIFUL MORNING / James Taylor / “Other Covers”
- ANOTHER HUNDRED PEOPLE / Patti Lupone / “Don’t Monkey With Broadway”
- ANOTHER HUNDRED LYRICS / Liz Callaway / “The Essential Liz Callaway”
- AUTUMN IN NEW YORK / Chet Baker / “The Touch of Your Lips”
- CALIFORNIA DREAMIN’ / Diana Krall / “Wallflower”
- SWEET KENTUCKY HAM / Curtis Stigers / “Secret Heart”
- THE FOLKS WHO LIVE ON THE HILL / Joanie Sommers / “A Fine Romance”
- LONELY TOWN / Frank Sinatra / “Where Are You?”
- NEW YORK STATE OF MIND / Nancy Kelly / “Born To Swing”
- PARIS MISMATCH / (Theme Music) / Cody Owen Stine
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