For the final show of 2025, I looked back at some of my favorite musical themes, some favorite new singers I discovered this year, and bid a fond farewell to the penny plus some of the singers and musicians who will be among the missing in 2026. Great music but unfortunately I spent too much time looking back and now I have a stiff neck. (This was a lot easier when I was younger.)
SONG TITLE / Artist / Album Title
- THE LATE LATE SHOW / Olivia Chindamo / “Portraits & Propagations”
- EVERYBODY SAYS DON’T / Cleo Laine / “Cleo Laine Sings Sondheim”
- DO IT AGAIN / Delicatessen / “Jazz +Bossa”
- EGGS IN THE MORNING / aron! / “Cozy You & Other Cozy Songs”
- THE BOY NEXT DOOR / Veronica Swift & James Sarno / “Themes Of Romance”
- THAT’S ALL / Johnny Hartman / “This One’s For Tedi”
- I’LL BE HARD TO HANDLE / Caity Gyorgy / “You’re Alike, You Two”
- THANKS FOR THE MEMORIES / Bob Hope & Shirley Ross / “Thanks For The memories”
- I KEEP GOING BACK TO JOE’S / Tom Rust / “Are We There Yet?
- GOOD GUY / Trisha Yearwood / “Stormy Weather”
- JOHN’S ABBEY / Keith Jarrett Trio / “Tokyo ’96”
- WE THE PEOPLE / Ben Sidran / “Who’s The Old Man Now”
- PENNIES FROM HEAVEN / Frank Sinatra w/ Count Basie / “Sinatra/Basie: The Complete Reprise Studio Recordings”
- I’VE GOT FIVE DOLLARS / Kate Kortum / “Good Woman”
- BROTHER CAN YOU SPARE A DIME / George Michael / “Symphonica”
- DRINKING AGAIN / Liz Gillies & Seth MacFarlane / “Drinking Again”
- PICK YOURSELF UP / Gregory Porter / “Nat King Cole & Me”
- I’M IN THE MIDDLE OF A MUDDLE / Emma Smith / “Bitter Orange”
- SAY CHEESE / Ronny Whyte / “Whyte Wolf-The Songs of Tommy Wolf”
- COFFEE TIME / Natalie Cole / “Still Unforgettable”
- BILLY’S BLUES / Mark Winkler / “The Laura Nyro Project”
- WHEN I FALL IN LOVE / Keith Jarrett Trio / “AfterThe Fall”
- THE RAINBOW CONNECTION / Bobby Scott / “Slowly”
- OVER THE RAINBOW / Roberta Gambarini / “So In Love”
- PARIS MISMATCH / (Theme Music) / Cody Owen Stine
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