Let’s be honest. France has seen some dark days. Some examples: Joan of Arc? Where was Gloria Allred when we needed her? And you can’t talk about dark days without Napoleon — the man not the dessert. Or Vichy – the government, not the water. And Freedom Fries – wait, no, that was our dumb mistake. And today the French are suffering through another tragic indignity – raising the national retirement age from 62 to 64. Well. I think we need to show our support and not just our incredulity for what the brave but – not over-worked -people of France going through. I presented a celebration of French singers and musicians, french songs, and songs about France. That’s right, for two hours I gave out out French Kisses this week on Turntable For One.
SONG TITLE / Artist / CD Or album Title
- I WISH YOU LOVE / Chloe Perrier / “Petite Fleur”
- UNDER PARIS SKIES / Toots Thielemans / “Chez Toots”
- CHEZ MOI / Emilie-Claire Barlow / “Haven’t We Met?”
- AZURE-TE / Nat King Cole & George Sharing / “Nat King Cole Sings, George Shearing Plays”
- MENILMONTANT / Avalon Jazz Band / “I Wish You Love”
- WATCH WHAT HAPPENS / Michel LeGrand / ”Michel LeGrand At Sheely’s Manne-Hole”
- WHAT ARE YOU DOING THE RESTOF YOUR LIFE / Swingle Singers / “Mood Swings”
- LAVERNE WALK / Cyrille Aimee / “Let’s Get Lost”
- I LOVE PARIS / Frank Sinatra / “Come Fly With Me”
- NOSTALGIA IN PARIS / Sarah Lancman / “La Pouvior Des Mots”
- GROOVIN’ HIGH / Dizzy Gillespie & The Double Six Of Paris” / “Dizzy Gillespie & The Double Six Of Paris”
- APRIL IN PARIS / The Mighty Accordion Band / “They Said It Couldn’t Be Done”
- APRIL IN PARIS / Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong / “Jasz Masters #24”
- HOW HIGH THE MOON / Jean-Luc Ponty, Stephane Grappelli, Stuff Smith / “Jazz Violin Summit”
- JARDIN D’HIVER / Stacey Kent / “Dreamer In Concert”
- BUT NOT FOR ME / Virginie Teychene / “Encore”
- A BOUT DE SOUFFLE / Virginie Teychene / “Encore”
- LA VIE EN ROSE / Tony Bennett & k.d. Lang / “A Wonderful World”
- A PARIS / Blossom Dearie / “My New Celebrity Is You”
- SOMETIME AGO / Michel Petrucciani & Tony Petrucciani / “Conversation”
- FROM PARIS WITH LOVE / Melody Gardot / “From Paris With Love”
- LA MARSEILLAISE / Jacky Terrasson / “A Paris”
- AUTUMN LEAVES / Eva Cassidy & The London Symphony Orch. / “I Can Only Be Me”
- PARIS MISMATCH / (Theme Music) / Cody Owen Stine
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