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PLAYLIST FOR “A MUSICAL TRIBUTE TO THE WINTER OLYMPICS” (2.8.14)

8 Feb

A musical tribute to the Winter games and, most especially, to the Olympic athletes. I watch them and I can’t believe how they do what they do. Of course, I feel the same way about our tax accountants. 

WINTER OLYMPIC SPORT  /  SONG TITLE  /  Artist  /  CD Or Album Title 

  • OPENING CEREMONY  /  RUSSIAN LULLABY  /  Tony Bennett/Dizzy Gillespie  /  “Bennett/Berlin”
  • LIGHTING THE TORCH (SONG)  /  GUESS I’LL HANG MY TEARS OUT TO DRY  /  Carmen McRae  /  “Bittersweet”
  • PAIRS SKATING  /  SIDE BY SIDE  /  Ray Charles & Betty Carter  /  “Ray Charles & Betty Carter”
  • DOWNHILL RACING  /  YOU DON’T KNOW WHAT LOVE IS  /  Billie Holiday  /  “Lady In Satin”
  • ICE DANCING  /  DANCING IN THE DARK  /  Frank Sinatra  /  “Come Dance With Me”
  • MEDAL CEREMONY  /  YOU’RE THE TOP  /  Patricia Barber  /  “The Cole Porter Mix”
  • FREESTYLE SKIING  /  PICK YOURSELF UP  /  (Mystery Vocalist)  /  Molly Ringwald  /  “Except Sometimes”
  • CURLING  /  I’M LIKE A NEW BROOM   /  Jonathan Schwartz  /  “Alone Together” 
  • PASSING THE TORCH (SONG)  /  CRY ME A RIVER  /  Nancy Harms  /  “In The Indigo”
  • TWO MAN BOBSLED  /  TOGETHER WHEREVER WE GO  /  The Hi-Los  /  “Broadway Playbill”
  • “I CAN SEE RUSSIA”  /  NO ONE AFTER YOU  /  Hilary Gardner (Wasilla Native)  /  “The Big City”
  • “I HAVE SEEN RUSSIA”  /  ORCHI CHORNYE  /  Sophie Milman (Russian Born)  /  “Sophie Milman”
  • SPEED SCATTING  /  S’QUA BADU BOP  /  Ori Dagan/Sophia Perlman  /  “Scat’s Got My Tongue”
  • CLOSING CEREMONY  /  NORDIC POLSKA  /  The Real Group & Rajaton  /  
  • PARIS MISMATCH  /  (Theme Music)  /  Cody Owen Stine  /  (Unreleased Master)

 

 

PLAYLIST FOR “BACK TO SCHOOL NIGHT” (8.31.13)

1 Sep

I’m back and consider this an hour of “Back To School” orientation with lots of familiar faces and a few new ones, new songs, new rules, but the same swing. 

Watch this space on Wednesday for a hint about next Saturday’s theme. 

 

SONG TITLE  /  Artist  /  CD or Album Title

  • I’M GONNA SIT RIGHT DOWN AND WRITE MYSELF A LETTER  /  Frank Sinatra/Count Basie  /  “Sinatra/Basie: An Historic Musical First”
  • TEACH ME TONIGHT  /  Amy Winehouse  /  “Frank – B-Sides”
  • PICK YOURSELF UP  /  Mark Murphy  /  “Let Yourself Go”
  • SO LITTLE TIME SO MUCH TO DO  /  Catherine Russell  /  “Sentimental Streak”
  • THE INCHWORM  /  Paul McCartney  /  “Kisses On The Bottom”
  • CONTROL YOURSELF  /  Doris Day/Andre Previn  /  “Duet”
  • SOMETHIN’ STUPID  /  (Mystery Vocalist)  /  Michael Buble/Reese Witherspoon  /  “To Be Loved”
  • S’QUA BADU BOP  /  Ori Dagan/Sophia Perlman  /  “S’Cat Got My Tongue”
  • AFTER SCHOOL  /  Jeri Brown  /  “A Timeless Place”
  • DON’T ASK ME OUT  /  Joyce Kwon Trio  /  “To A Certain Boy”
  • LEMON TWIST  /  Mark Winkler  /  “West Coast Cool”
  • CALIFORNIA DREAMIN’  /  Emy Tseng   /  “Sonho”
  • JUST BECAUSE WE’RE KIDS  /  Tony Bennett  /  “The Playground”
  • PARIS MISMATCH  /  (Theme Music)  /  Cody Owen Stine  /  (Unreleased Master)