| Vol.
I, No. 4 |
January
Thaw |
Jan.
19th, 2001 |
Music & Sound
The DownStreet
Jukebox:
Love Songs for Valentine's Day
Simply click on any of the titles
below. The song will play after a short delay.*
{Just think of it as the jukebox searching for your record.}
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This Issue: Love Songs for Valentine's Day
These are DownStreet's offerings for those who still find
love songs a treat. This month's selections cover a variety of artists and
music from a wide range of periods. Although not entirely, many of the
tunes are more recent recordings of classics from the era of Jerome Kern, the
Gershwins, Cole Porter, Frank Loesser, et al. ... [Dates given for
collections are for CD releases.]
The Selections ... This sampling includes some of
the standard chestnuts of the era:
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All the Things Your Are:
The Jerome Kern / Oscar Hammerstein standard. This
is Willie Nelson's interpretation, on Willie's
album, Healing Hands of Time. 1994.
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I Say a Little Prayer: Music by
Burt Bacharach & lyrics by Hal David,
1966. Originally recorded and made a hit by
Dionne Warwick, this is Aretha's version ... one
of the few tunes Dionne recorded that I ever heard
someone else do and enjoyed as much. From The
Best of Aretha Franklin. 1984.
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Wild Is the Wind:
This tune comes from the cinema. A work of
Dmitri Tiomkin, this version was recorded by
Johnny Mathis, from his collection, Johnny
Mathis: 16 Most Requested Songs. 1986.
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Baby, It's Cold Outside:
a Frank Loesser tune. Playful and
syncopated, this version comes via Ray
Charles, with Betty Carter, recorded in 1962.
It's one of many tunes on Uh-Huh: Ray
Charles, His Greatest Hits. 1992.
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Someone to Watch Over
Me: The George and Ira
Gershwin classic. This one probably
goes back the furthest, since it was first
performed by Gertrude Lawrence, sung as a
tender plea, in the 1926 musical, Oh,
Kay!. This version is by Linda
Ronstadt, among a collection of standards
written between 1923 - 1949 on What's New.
1983
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I've Got You Under
My Skin: A Cole Porter
classic, this tune was from the 1936 film,
Born to Dance, with Eleanor Powell,
James Stewart, Virginia Bruce, and Una
Merkel. This version comes to us
from the 1956 recording by The Chairman of
the Board ... on Frank Sinatra Sings
the Select Cole Porter. 1991.
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Let's Stay Together:
The Al Green tune responsible for stemming
the tide of many an imminent break-up ...
for the better. We include it as a
bonus song this month in honor of love
& commitment. From the Motown
collection, Al Green: 14 Greatest Hits.
1984.
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