"Nightflight" Tue Mar 12, 9P-12M ET: Lounge Lizards 2.0!!

[midnight johnny]

Howdy there, Folks! Tonight, sort of a revisitation of a show I aired on July 30, 2011...
the ever-so-popular "Lounge Lizards" show... a show celebrating the dark, evocative atmosphere of the 50s and 60s lounges- the smells of Jungle Gardenia or Taboo and cigarette smoke, the ladies shimmying in seamed stockings to latin rhythms, the guys in sharkskin suits and thin ties [[hey...they're BACK!)...and the music...a beautiful mosaic of the sublime and the tacky.....a paradise of sorts. Tonight's show includes some favorites from the pervious show, as well as some different, vintage lounge related songs that will bring you back, if you were there [[I was, though still a babe), and if you weren't there, hearing these songs will make you wish you hadn't been born too late.

And this show I could not do alone. SDF's own sophisticated_soul...Joseph Monreal, again, shares half the show with me with some of his favorite lounge songs...together we make such sweet music!

So do join Joseph and me for this sultry slice of the past [[which, of COURSE includes som loungey versions of Motown songs too)...tonight, on "Nightflight"...on WOMR 92.1 FM Provincetown and WFMR 91.3 FM Orleans..and we are streaming live worldwide in digital stereo at www.womr.org [[http://www.womr.org/)
Thanks...from Joseph and me!

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[sophisticated_soul]

The Lounge Sound: The Sound of Aging America. LOL!!!:)
I'll drink to that!
6344
"...together we make such sweet music!" Thank you mi amigo. It's always a pleasure being part of the WOMR experience.
As a matter of fact I'm heading over to my favorite lounge right now. Gonna joing the folks around the hookah and . . . oh, wait . . . that's a different kinda lounge and a different show!:rolleyes:
See you and the gang on the Radiola Lounge. Pour me "Something Cool".:cool:

[texassoul]

Love Lounge tuneage. These loungers are some of my fav:

Sammy Davis Jr. - There's A Boat Dat's Leaving Soon For NY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EIhQci3XYh8

Bobby Darin - Look At Me
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QpvKB9-mHag

Dinah Washington - You're Nobody 'Til Somebody Loves You
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jAnu6B0dLMo

Really looking forward to this show. Might be a little late, but will be recording it. Have a fantastic show tonight, John.

[midnight johnny]

The Lounge Sound: The Sound of Aging America. LOL!!!:)
I'll drink to that!
6344
"...together we make such sweet music!" Thank you mi amigo. It's always a pleasure being part of the WOMR experience.
As a matter of fact I'm heading over to my favorite lounge right now. Gonna joing the folks around the hookah and . . . oh, wait . . . that's a different kinda lounge and a different show!:rolleyes:
See you and the gang on the Radiola Lounge. Pour me "Something Cool".:cool:


I DO love that LIZARD!!! See you later, pardner!

[midnight johnny]

Love Lounge tuneage. These loungers are some of my fav:

Sammy Davis Jr. - There's A Boat Dat's Leaving Soon For NY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EIhQci3XYh8

Bobby Darin - Look At Me
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QpvKB9-mHag

Dinah Washington - You're Nobody 'Til Somebody Loves You
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jAnu6B0dLMo

Really looking forward to this show. Might be a little late, but will be recording it. Have a fantastic show tonight, John.

Mike...thanks!! See you later!!!

[Glenpwood]

Wow John, love that your doing this tonight. Been going through a standards, lounge and concept album phase the past few weeks here with Andy, Peggy, Bobby, Dean, Rosemary, Jackie Gleason, and Lettermen while converting some old LPs so always open to finding new gems during these shows. Joseph being involved is always special as his taste and yours tend to be impeccable. See everyone tonight!

[midnight johnny]

Wow John, love that your doing this tonight. Been going through a standards, lounge and concept album phase the past few weeks here with Andy, Peggy, Bobby, Dean, Rosemary, Jackie Gleason, and Lettermen while converting some old LPs so always open to finding new gems during these shows. Joseph being involved is always special as his taste and yours tend to be impeccable. See everyone tonight!

Ahh...Mr Glen....so glad you'll be with us!! Yes...I do try to tend towrd the impeccable....
but I'm afraid of heights...and it is quite a fall....[[*smile)

[sophisticated_soul]

Thank you Glen, I think you have impeccable taste for thinking I have impeccable taste! LOL!:rolleyes: See you on the Lounge Radiola!:cool:

[midnight johnny]

...in the studio, you lizards you.....light 'em if you got 'em...

[Glenpwood]

...in the studio, you lizards you.....light 'em if you got 'em...

Light em? Why John, are we playing the early loungy material Reefer Franklin recorded for Columbia? Hehe

I don't have that but I do have a nice glass of red wine and box of chocolates at hand.... See everyone in a few mins......

[midnight johnny]

Light em? Why John, are we playing the early loungy material Reefer Franklin recorded for Columbia? Hehe

I don't have that but I do have a nice glass of red wine and box of chocolates at hand.... See everyone in a few mins......


OOOOOOOOOoooooooooooooooooo....CHOCOLATE!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Glenpwood]

I hear Chocolate is the perfect substitute if you can't get a Supreme or an Andante to do your background vocals.....

[sophisticated_soul]

Mocca Chocolata Ya Ya!:cool:

[texassoul]

Locked on! Bring it! Can't wait...........

[midnight johnny]

Locked on! Bring it! Can't wait...........

Hey MIKEY!!!!!

[sophisticated_soul]

Thank you John, it's always good to collaborate!:)

[texassoul]

Sounds like the opening song for a 50s soap opera!

[texassoul]

Ipanema....now we're talking!

[Glenpwood]

Julie London? Yummy version of Boy From Impanema.....

[sophisticated_soul]

Sweet Julie!:cool:

[Glenpwood]

Im getting Fever from this version of A Hard Days Night..... ;)

[sophisticated_soul]

I love Reefer Franklin's song "Doobie, I Love You" which she recorded when she was on Columbian Records!:rolleyes:

[texassoul]

Destination Moon! Now that's a TUNE.

[sophisticated_soul]

Dinah's version of Destination: Anywhere?;)

[texassoul]

Ree Franklin's "Ramblin'" ain't half bad either.

[texassoul]

Can't have a lounge show without Mel Torment! ;o)

[Glenpwood]

I love Reefer Franklin's song "Doobie, I Love You" which she recorded when she was on Columbian Records!:rolleyes:

I was always more partial to I Knew You Were Waiting For Weed but both are classics....

[sophisticated_soul]

Put 'em all in a blender! After all we both have impeccable taste!;)

[midnight johnny]

Put 'em all in a blender! After all we both have impeccable taste!;)

...and that is very kind of you to say......COITENLY!

[texassoul]

Aaaahahaha@glenpwood!

[texassoul]

Lighthouse keeping? Guess there are a few on the cape!

[sophisticated_soul]

Another Reefer Franklin classic "The Border Song [[Holy Moses, I Made It Through Customs)".;)

[midnight johnny]

Lighthouse keeping? Guess there are a few on the cape!

Good one, Mike!!!!!

[Glenpwood]

I love this version of Skylark, even if Jon Landau doesn't...... One of the most vicious album reviews ever... And dead wrong I might add.....

http://www.bootlegbetty.com/reviews/mr_bm.htm

[sophisticated_soul]

Lighthouse keeping? Guess there are a few on the cape!

Good one!:)

[texassoul]

Sinatra!!! There's a fabulous live version of this on the "Live At The Sands" album/CD....backing by the Count Basie Orchestra.

[midnight johnny]

Sinatra!!! There's a fabulous live version of this on the "Live At The Sands" album/CD....backing by the Count Basie Orchestra.

Such a brilliant version, Joseph....

[kenneth]

Mel Torme can even sing "Happy Together" and make it sound fantastic...love him!

He also did "Sunshine Superman!" Maybe on the same album, not sure.

[sophisticated_soul]

I love this version of Skylark, even if Jon Landau doesn't...... One of the most vicious album reviews ever... And dead wrong I might add.....

http://www.bootlegbetty.com/reviews/mr_bm.htm

What a pile of shiticus. Personally I liked the second album more than the first [[which I really liked) and I especially liked that they were very different albums. I love her version of "I Shall Be Released". I do remember when the second album was released a number of folk I knew panned it. It's aged very well with me and I still think her version of "Skylark" is classic.

[sophisticated_soul]

Either way is good with me John. I'm versatile.:)

[midnight johnny]

Either way is good with me John. I'm versatile.:)

I'll probably do both...thank you......

[Glenpwood]

Love the compilation WEA put together a few years ago of Bette's standardswork "Memories Of You." Dylan couldn't have agreed about ISBR since he duetted with her on the next album.

[kenneth]

Do you have anything by Nina Simone? I love her early album on King/Bethlehem Records where she does a great version of "Don't Smoke in Bed." Of course, she's not really a lounge singer, she's just a great singer.

[midnight johnny]

Do you have anything by Nina Simone? I love her early album on King/Bethlehem Records where she does a great version of "Don't Smoke in Bed." Of course, she's not really a lounge singer, she's just a great singer.

Aw, Kenneth....I don't...sorry....

[kenneth]

Aw, Kenneth....I don't...sorry....

That's okay. I'm loving what I'm hearing.

[sophisticated_soul]

Love the compilation WEA put together a few years ago of Bette's standardswork "Memories Of You." Dylan couldn't have agreed about ISBR since he duetted with her on the next album.

I seem to remember something being said around at the time [[pre-internet) that Dylan defended her version and that is basically why he recorded with her. I'd kind of forgotten how a lot of purists were offended by her frantic interpretation of ISBR. Loved it then, love it now.

[midnight johnny]

That's okay. I'm loving what I'm hearing.

Thank you, sir!

[texassoul]

Do you have anything by Nina Simone? I love her early album on King/Bethlehem Records where she does a great version of "Don't Smoke in Bed." Of course, she's not really a lounge singer, she's just a great singer.


Love Nina's "Feeling Good" !! So soulful it hurts.

[kenneth]

I was just going to ask if you had any Lettermen! I have all their albums.

They actually did some really beautiful versions in the 70s of other folks' material, like America's "Tin Man" and other more rock oriented material, in their smooth easy style.

Wow, thanks for playing their version of the Doors!

[midnight johnny]

I was just going to ask if you had any Lettermen! I have all their albums.

They actually did some really beautiful versions in the 70s of other folks' material, like America's "Tin Man" and other more rock oriented material, in their smooth easy style.

Wow, thanks for playing their version of the Doors!

Well...THAT was a coinkydink!!! Excellent!

[Glenpwood]

I've always been surprised the Lettermen's albums have for the most part never been released on CD. Did a needle drop of the Love Book LP last night and their version of J5's Maybe Tomorrow was awesome.

[texassoul]

Love anything Tom Moulton touches.

[carole cucumber]

Don't need to look it up Johnny, I have access to the album. Thanks for playing it!

[texassoul]

Is that a Wurlitzer or Hammond organ?

[sophisticated_soul]

Sounds great!:cool:

[midnight johnny]

Don't need to look it up Johnny, I have access to the album. Thanks for playing it!

I shouldn't be surprised, Carole...you are clearly connected!!

[kenneth]

I've always been surprised the Lettermen's albums have for the most part never been released on CD. Did a needle drop of the Love Book LP last night and their version of J5's Maybe Tomorrow was awesome.

I agree. "Love Book" is a great LP. Is that the one with their version of [[I think it's a John Lennon song) "Love?"

[texassoul]

Audio sex!

[kenneth]

Donna Summer also did "Je T'aime." It was a bonus single included in the "Thank God it's Friday" album.

I think also that was the song that inspired "Love to Love You Baby."

[midnight johnny]

Audio sex!

KNOCK IT OFF....it's purely platonic!

[kenneth]

There's also a Serge Gainsbourg connection to Sounds Nice...their song "Love at First Sight" was apparently written by him!

[texassoul]

KNOCK IT OFF....it's purely platonic!

Right! Including the happy ending!

[midnight johnny]

KNOCK IT OFF....it's purely platonic!


Well...let me rephrase that..................

[midnight johnny]

right! Including the happy ending!


hahahhahahzahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

[texassoul]

Baby Love.....Hollyridge Strings or Mystic Moods Orchestra?

[midnight johnny]

Baby Love.....Hollyridge Strings or Mystic Moods Orchestra?

Neither....Helmut Zacharariah....for Respect too.

[sophisticated_soul]

Thanks again for the remix of "Fly Me To The Moon" John! You did a great job! One of my all time fave Julie tracks!:)

[texassoul]

Awwww! Andy Williams....tune!

[Glenpwood]

What, no love for Andy's sharp shooting ex, Claudine Longet?;)

[midnight johnny]

Thanks again for the remix of "Fly Me To The Moon" John! You did a great job! One of my all time fave Julie tracks!:)

Thanks, Joe.......

[texassoul]

LMAO @ Glen.

[kenneth]

What, no love for Andy's sharp shooting ex, Claudine Longet?;)

I read not long ago that she's still married to her defense attorney! Should we assume it's true love or just blackmail?

[midnight johnny]

What, no love for Andy's sharp shooting ex, Claudine Longet?;)


We don't talk about Claudine.....

[sophisticated_soul]

I wonder who chose Etta?:rolleyes:

[texassoul]

Etta? Is it?

[Glenpwood]

Well maybe the agreement was if he got her off she would return the favor..... Oops forgot this was a family show!

[midnight johnny]

Etta? Is it?

Etta whom?

[sophisticated_soul]

What, no love for Andy's sharp shooting ex, Claudine Longet?;)

It was an accident!:[[ Yeah, right!!;)

[texassoul]

Can you say that on this show? ;o)

[midnight johnny]

Can you say that on this show? ;o)


Do you mean"allegedly"?

[kenneth]

Well maybe the agreement was if he got her off she would return the favor..... Oops forgot this was a family show!

That's hilarious...!

[Glenpwood]

In all seriousness, Claudine lives in seclusion and has since the trial so she certainly has been punished no matter your stance on it

[texassoul]

Do you mean"allegedly"?

No, of couse not. I meant can you say "get her off" on this show?

[midnight johnny]

No, of couse not. I meant can you say "get her off" on this show?

Ohhhhhhhhhhh....only if it's said in pure innocence....sometimes I can pull that off...

[texassoul]

Ohhhhhhhhhhh....only if it's said in pure innocence....sometimes I can pull that off...

Seriously?? ;o)

[texassoul]

Talk about a lounge song with images of a seedy, smoke-filled bar, how about David Rose's "The Stripper"?

[sophisticated_soul]

Etta? Is it?

It's from a 1962 concept album "Etta James Sings For Lovers". A collection of mostly pop and jazz standards done with full orchestra. One of my most favorite Etta records, it still hasn't been released on CD although most of the songs have been on various collection.

[midnight johnny]

Talk about a lounge song with images of a seedy, smoke-filled bar, how about David Rose's "The Stripper"?


Oh...that's the kind of bars you frequent?

[texassoul]

Well, ermmmmmmmm........

[midnight johnny]

Well, ermmmmmmmm........


....hee hee....

[kenneth]

I think that's the Sandpipers on "Louie, Louie..."

[midnight johnny]

I think that's the Sandpipers on "Louie, Louie..."


yup...ain't it purty?

[sophisticated_soul]

Demi Moore [[as Virginia Fallon) sang a similar style version of "Louie, Louie" in the movie "Bobby".

[Glenpwood]

Interesting pronunciation of the word Baby in this cover of CTMEOOY

[sophisticated_soul]

Esther with Ray Ellis.:)

[texassoul]

That movie was NO picnic!

[texassoul]

Queen Latifah has done some very nice covers of standards.

[midnight johnny]

Queen Latifah has done some very nice covers of standards.

Truly......

[texassoul]

13 men............could say a lot about that, but since this is a family show......!!

[sophisticated_soul]

Johnny, you got my mental request! Very cool.:cool:

[midnight johnny]

Johnny, you got my mental request! Very cool.:cool:

....2 brilliant minds but.....

[carole cucumber]

Poor April ! She was singing while on the merry-go-round/carousal. She didn't have a clue as to why that woah woah woah didn't get the pony to stop.

[Glenpwood]

If Queen Latifah ever does another standards tour, run to catch it. Still one of the best live shows I've ever attended.....

[texassoul]

This is quite nice. Who's that slanging?

[texassoul]

Sanging rather...not The Look of Love....the one before.

[midnight johnny]

This is quite nice. Who's that slanging?

Diana Krall

[texassoul]

If Queen Latifah ever does another standards tour, run to catch it. Still one of the best live shows I've ever attended.....

Thanks Glen. I think that style suits her best.

[midnight johnny]

Sanging rather...not The Look of Love....the one before.

Julie London

[texassoul]

Julie London

Thanks John.

[midnight johnny]

Folks.....thanks so much for a great show....lovely to have you! Joseph....let's collaborate again sometime [[SMILE)!

[texassoul]

Many thanks Joseph & John for a unique and interesting show! Bravo!

[Glenpwood]

I am gonna have to pull my Julie London cd with the Mickey Mouse theme out on it and my fave Nice Girls Don't Stay For Breakfast

[Glenpwood]

John and Joseph wonderful music and fun as always! Hope everyone has a great week and see everyone for the 50th Anniversary times two show......

[carole cucumber]

K-A-A-A-A-Y- Mick-ay Mouse

[carole cucumber]

Is Harry your only guest???? No Martha? No Duke? No Deke?

[sophisticated_soul]

Folks.....thanks so much for a great show....lovely to have you! Joseph....let's collaborate again sometime [[SMILE)!

Thank you John. A pleasant relaxing evening.:) Thanks everybody! See you all next time!:cool:
Yes John, we must collaborate again soon. Another Johnny Und Joe Production.:cool:

[kenneth]

Great show, Johnny!

[sophisticated_soul]

Thanks everybody! It's my pleasure.:)

[Kamasu_Jr]

What! No Della Reese COME ON A MY HOUSE. No Cha Cha Cha so I can some skirt's swaying hips.