TURNTABLE FOR ONE

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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