At times like these – perilous times, uncertain times – people turn to Turntable For One for information and advice. Clearly these are people who’ve never listened to the show before. But, okay, I can totally pretend to abandon my usual format and inveterate cynicism to talk about something serious. Social Distancing. What is it? How do I do it? And what can I do while I’m doing it? I think these songs demonstrate some of the actions and attitudes people should adopt to fill the long months ahead. I also threw in Stacey Kent and Rachael & Vilray to remind people of what we won’t be able to do, perhaps for a long, long time. A little salt never really hurts a wound, does it?
SONG TITLE / Artist / CD Or Album Title
- BY MYSELF / Rene Zellweger / “Judy-Soundtrack”
- ALL BY MYSELF / Bobby Darin / “Oh Look At Me Now”
- LET’S EAT HOME / Rosemary Clooney / “Still On the Road”
- TALK TO ME / Freddy Cole / “Talk To Me”
- SHOW ME / Tierney Sutton / “Something Cool”
- TOO CLOSE FOR COMFORT / Ruben Blades / “Una Noche Con Ruben Blades”
- BREAKFAST ON THE MORNING TRAM / Stacey Kent / “Dreamer In Concert”
- COME DANCE WITH ME / Frank Sinatra / “Come Dance with Me”
- SHALL WE DANCE / Lucy Dixon / “Lulu’s Back In town”
- ME AND MY SHADOW / (Mystery Vocalist) / Allen Ludden / “Sings His Favorite Songs”
- ALONE TOGETHER / Alyssa Allgood / “Exactly Like You”
- TV BLUES / Tom Rust / “Are We There Yet?”
- SCRABBLE / Lorraine Feather / “Ages”
- FLIGHT OF THE FOO BIRDS / The Real Group / “Unreal”
- GET OUT OF TOWN / Madeline Eastman / “Mad About Madeline”
- LET’S MAKE LOVE ON THIS PLANE / Rachael & Vilray / “Rachael & Vilray”
- CELTIC SWING / Van Morrison & Joey DeFrancesco / “You’re Driving Me Crazy”
- I’M GONNA SIT RIGHT DOWN AND WRITE MYSELF A LETTER / Paul McCartney / “Kisses On The Bottom”
- SONG ABOUT THE MOON / Alexis Cole / “Dazzling Blue”
- I REMEMBER SKY / Cormac Kenevey / “Turning Skies”
- A TABLE SET FOR SOLITUDE / Dena DeRose / “Live At The Jazz Standard Vol. 1”
- ET AINSI VA LA VIE / Sarah Lancman / “Parisienne”
- WE’LL BE TOGETHER AGAIN / Seth MacFarlane / “Once In A While”
- LET IT BE / Diane Schuur / “Running On Faith”
- PARIS MISMATCH / (Theme Music) / Cody Owen Stine
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