Musical Moments 20th May 2015

We had a few technical difficulties today, so the first hour of the show wasn't playing for a lot of listeners. Which is where this blog comes in handy, you can check out what you missed!

The featured show was Bugsy Malone, a show I adore. And for the first time I managed to play every song from the show.

Cabaret - Wilkommen - Alan Cumming
* Bugsy Malone - Bugsy Malone
An American In Paris - I've Got Rhythm - Gene Kelly
* Bugsy Malone - Fat Sams Grand Slam
Music Man - Ya Got Trouble - Seth MacFarlane
The Jungle Book - I Wanna Be Like You
Smash! - On Lexington & 52nd Street - Will Chase
Tony Awards 2011 Opening Number - Broadway Is Not Just For Gays Anymore - Neil Patrick Harris
*Bugsy Malone - Tomorrow
Hedwig & The Angry Inch - Sugar Daddy - Neil Patrick Harris
*Bugsy Malone - Bad Guys
Camelot - I Wonder What The King Is Doing Tonight - Richard Harris
Princess & The Frog - Down In New Orleans

Annie Get Your Gun - Anything You Can Do - John Barrowman & Ruthie Henshall
*Bugsy Malone - I'm Feeling Fine
Calamity Jane - The Windy City
*Bugsy Malone - My Name Is Tallulah
Singin In The Rain - Singin In The Rain - Adam Cooper
Avenue Q - If You Were Gay
*Bugsy Malone - So You Wanna Be A Boxer
Barbra Streisand & Judy Garland - Get Happy/Happy Days
*Bugsy Malone - Ordinary Fool
Princess & The Frog - Gonna Take You There
Smash - Call Me - Katherine McPhee
*Bugsy Malone - Down & Out
Glee - Young Girl/Don't Stand So Close To Me - Matthew Morrison
*Bugsy Malone - You Give A Little Love
The Visit - Love And Love Alone.

Musical Moments 13th May 2015

Featured show this week is Hairspray.

Book Of Mormon - Hello
Oklahoma! - Oh! What A Beautiful Morning - Hugh Jackman
*Hairspray - Good Morning Baltimore - Nikki Blonski
West Side Story - America
Aladdin - One Jump Ahead
*Hairspray - I Can Hear The Bells
Glee - Halo/Walking On Sunshine
The Muppets - Man Or Muppet - Jason Segal
The Muppets - Me Party - Amy Adams & Miss Piggy
Annie - It's A Hard Knock Life
Bugsy Malone - Bugsy Malone
Crazy For You - But Not For Me
*Hairspray - Run & Tell That - Elijah Kelly
*Hairspray - Nicest Kids In Town - James Marsden
Hair - Ain't Got No
Avenue Q - There's A Fine Fine Line

*Hairspray - You're Timeless To Me
Dreamgirls - Love You I Do - Jennifer Hudson
Les Miserables - The Confrontation - Hugh Jackman & Russell Crowe
Smash - Brighter Than The Sun - Katherine McPhee
Hedwig & The Angry Inch - Origin Of Love - Neil Patrick Harris
Avenue Q - If You Were Gay
*Hairspray - Without Love
My Best Friend's Wedding -Wishin' & Hopin' - Ani DiFranco
*Hairspray - Big, Blonde and Beautiful - Queen Latifah
A Gentlemans Guide To Love & Murder - I've Decided To Marry You
The Wedding Singer - Grow Old With You
*Hairspray - New Girl In Town
Glee - Sit Down You're Rocking The Boat
Joseph And The Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat - Potiphar
*Hairspray - You Can't Stop The Beat

Classical & Jazz 10th May 2015

Nice and chilled again this evening, love this show, helps me unwind at the end of the weekend.

Sammy Davis Jnr - Mr. Bojangles
Screamin' Jay Hawkins - I Put A Spell On You
André Rieu - Wine, Women & Song
Snarky Puppy - What About Me
Stan Tracey Quartet - Starless & Bible Black
George Benson - This Masquerade
Jamie Cullum - What A Difference A Day Makes
Ponchielli - Dance Of The Hours
2Cellos - Smooth Criminal
Etta James - I Just Want To Make Love To You
Etta James - How Deep Is The Ocean.

Musical Moments 6th May 2015

This weeks featured show was the wonderful Camelot.

Singin' In The Rain - Good Mornin' - Gene Kelly
Chicago - Mr. Cellophane - John C. Riley
*Camelot - Overture
Smash! - Don't Say Yes Until I've Finished Talking - Christian Borle
Two On The Aisle - If (You Hadn't But You Did) - Kristin Chenoweth
*Camelot - I Wonder What The King Is Doing Tonight - Richard Harris
Little Shop Of Horrors - Suddenly Seymour
Memphis - Ain't Nothing But A Kiss
*Camelot - Simple Joys Of Maidenhood
Smash - Lets Be Bad - Megan Hilty

An American Tail - Somewhere Out There - Linda Ronstadt & James Ingram
Being Alive - John Barrowman
*Camelot - C'est Moi
High Society - Who Wants To Be A Millionaire - Frank Sinatra & Celeste Holm
Mamma Mia - When All Is Said And Done
*Camelot - Lusty Month Of May
Funny Girl - I'm The Greatest Star - Barbra Streisand
Louis Prima - When You're Smiling
Mamma Mia - Our Last Summer
Book Of Mormon - I Believe - Andrew Rannells
*Camelot - How To Handle A Woman
*Camelot - If Ever I Would Leave You
Frankie Valli - Sherry
Matilda - When I Grow Up


A friend at work told me about this new show, Memphis. New in show terms is all relative. It was on Broadway from October 19, 2009 to August 5, 2012 and has recently made the move to the West End.
Memphis is a musical by David Bryan and Joe DiPietro. It is loosely based on Memphis disc jockey Dewey Phillips, one of the first white DJs to play black music in the 1950s. And the music is wonderful. If you love the original sound of Rock and Roll, this is the show for you.

Classical & Jazz 3rd May 2015

Leaning heavily towards the jazz side today, good weather makes me want to play more swing.

Tony Bennett - Have You Met Miss Jones?
Prokofiev - Romeo & Juliet Suite
Nat King Cole - Autumn Leaves
Dinah Washington - Mad About The Boy
Piano Guys - Titanium/Pavane
Nina Simone - Wild Is The Wind
Jamie Cullum - Everlasting Love
Rentaró Taki - Blossoms
Kymaera - Breezin'
Nat King Cole - Smile
Orff - Carmina Burana O Fortuna
Ella Fitzgerald - Get Happy
Nicki Parrott - Besame Mucho
Dukas - Sorcerers Apprentice

Musical Moments 29th April 2015

Featured Show today is Mamma Mia.

Singing In The Rain - Good Morning
*Mamma Mia - Mamma Mia
Anything Goes - You're The Top
Princess and The Frog - Down In New Orleans
*Mamma Mia - Does Your Mother Know
Guys & Dolls - Oldest Established Permanent Floating Crap Game - Frank Sinatra
Into The Woods - Agony - Chris Pine
Carousel - June Is Busting Out All Over
*Mamma Mia - Gimmie Gimmie Gimmie
Funny Girl - Don't Rain On My Parade
Randy Newman - You've Got A Friend In Me
*Mamma Mia - Honey Honey
Frankie Valli - My Eyes Adored You
Wicked - What Is This Feeling - Kristin Chenoweth & Idina Menzel

Denise Van Outen - Take That Look Off Your Face
Rock Of Ages - Pour Some Sugar On Me - Tom Cruise
High Society - You're Sensational - Frank Sinatra
High Society - Little One - Bing Crosby
*Mamma Mia - Our Last Summer
Disney Cinderella - Bibbidi Bobbidi Boo
Disney Pocahontas - Just Around The River Bend
*Mamma Mia - Take A Chance On Me
Oliver - Where Is Love
Disney's Alice In Wonderland - A Very Merry Unbirthday
*Mamma Mia - Slipping Through My Fingers
Blues Brothers - Soul Man
Shirley Bassey - All I Ask Of You
Sound Of Music - Edelweiss
*Mamma Mia - Lay All Your Love On Me
*Mamma Mia - The Winner Takes It All
Anything Goes - Blow Gabriel Blow

Classical & Jazz 26th April 2015

Avishai Cohen - Smash!
Stan Getz - Desafinado
Julie London - Cry Me A River
Astrud Gilberto - Girl From Ipanema
Vivaldi - Concerto for Violin 'The Cuckoo'
Dean Martin - Volare
Gregory Porter - Imitation Of Life
Tchaikovski - Sleeping Beauty Waltz
Billie Holiday - I'm A Fool To Want You
Peggy Lee - Til There Was You
Etta James - How Deep Is The Ocean
2Cellos - Candle In The Wind
Maslanka - Concerto For Sax & Winds

Musical Moments 22nd April 2015

Todays featured show was Cinderella. Primarily the Rodgers & Hammerstein version, but I also included a few Cinderella songs from other sources too.

Randy Newman - You've Got A Friend In Me
Bugsy Malone - Fat Sam's Grand Slam
Smash - Let Me Be Your Star
*Rodgers & Hammersteins Cinderella - Main Title
Into The Woods - The Cape As Red As Blood, The Cow As White As Milk - Emily Blunt
Into The Woods - A Very Nice Prince - Anna Kendrick
Oklahoma - Oh What A Beautiful Morning
*R&H Cinderella - The Sweetest Sounds
*Disney Cinderella - So This Is Love
Jersey Boys - Walk Like A Man
Rent - I'll Cover You
*R&H Cinderella - The Prince Is Giving A Ball
Colton Avery - Cinderella
*R&H Cinderella - The Waltz & 10 Minutes Ago
Doctor Dolittle - My Friend The Doctor
Lion King - Be Prepared

*Disney Cinderella - The Working Song
Gene Wilder - Pure Imagination
Charlie & The Chocolate Factory - Oompa Loompa Song
*R&H Cinderella - In My Own Little Corner
Rock Of Ages - I Wanna Rock - Diego Boneta
*Disney Cinderella 2015 - A Dream Is A Wish Your Heart Makes - Lily James
The King And I - Getting To Know You
Little Shop of Horrors - Somewhere Thats Green - Ellen Greene
*R&H Cinderella - Impossible
*R&H Cinderella - It's Possible
*R&H Cinderella - Stepsisters Lament
Hedwig & The Angry Inch - Sugar Daddy - Neil Patrick Harris
Princess & The Frog - Ma Belle Evangeline
Memphis - Underground
Anything Goes - I Get A Kick Out Of You
*R&H Cinderella - A Lovely Night

Classical & Jazz 19th April 2015

Today was Crooner Central on Classical & Jazz

Nat King Cole - Let There Be Love
Nat King Cole - Smile
Doris Day - Perhaps, Perhaps, Perhaps
Tchaikovski - Sleeping Beauty Waltz
Chet Baker - Lets Get Lost
Ella Fitzgerald - Prelude To A Kiss
Ella Fitzgerald - Get Happy!
Swan Theme from Swan Lake
Bobby Darin - Mack The Knife
Frank Sinatra & Sammy Davis Jnr - Me & My Shadow
Handel - Music From The Royal Fireworks
Diana Krall - I've Got You Under My Skin
Charlie Parker - How High The Moon
Snarky Puppy - Sleeper

Musical Moments 15th April 2015

Featuring the stunning songs from Anything Goes today.

Glee - New York State Of Mind
Cats - Memory
Frankie Valli - My Eyes Adored You
*Anything Goes - Anything Goes
Be A Clown - Gene Kelly
Chess - I Know Him So Well
Wicked - Popular - Kristin Chenoweth
Girl In 14G - Kristin Chenoweth
Kenny Loggins - Footloose
*Anything Goes - It's De-Lovely
*Anything Goes - Blow, Gabriel, Bloe
Jersey Boys - Walk Like A Man

Princess & The Frog - Down In New Orleons
Jason Donovan - Any Dream Will Do
Barbara Dickson - Tell Me It's Not True - Blood Brothers
Anything You Can Do - Annie Get Your Gun
*Anything Goes - I Get A Kick Out Of You
Beautiful Girls - Follies
*Anything Goes - Be Like The Bluebird
Frankie Valli & The 4 Seasons - Sherry
Singin In The Rain - Make 'Em Laugh
*Anything Goes - You'd Be So Easy To Love
Beauty & The Beast - Human Again
Kristin Chenoweth - If (You Hadn't But You Did)
Smash - History Is Made At Night
*Anything Goes - You're The Top

Classical & Jazz 29th March 2015

The clocks changed on Saturday Night, so I decided to start things off with an appropriate song.

Ella Fitzgerald - Summertime
Rat Pack - Volaree/On An Evning In Roma
Mozart - Un'aura Amarosa from Cosi fan Tutte
Nat King Cole - Unforgettable
Andre Rieu - Carnaval De Venise
Etta James - How Deep Is The Ocean
Jimmy Smith - Organ Grinders Swing
Elgar - Cello Concerto - Adagio
Ray Charles - Tell Me Baby What Have I Done
Tchaikovsky - Overture Eugene Onegin
Beth Hart & Joe Bonamassa - I'll Take Care Of You
Wagner - Flying Dutchman Overture

Spirit Level 29th March 2015

Joe (my Dad) was away this weekend, so I sat in for him on Spirit Level. I enjoy doing his show from time to time, it gives me a chance to play something a bit different.

PJ Olsson - Ready For A Fall
The Piano Guys - Titanium/Pavane
Counting Crows - Big Yellow Taxi
The Overtones - Sh-boom
Si Cranstoun - Rise & Shine
Sole Mio - Amazing Grace
Hothouse Flowers - Don't Go
Letters To Cleo - Cruel To Be Kind
Dixie Chicks - Not Ready To Make Nice
Deep Blue Something - Breakfast At Tiffany's
2Cellos - Human Nature
2Cellos - Bang Bang
The Mamas and The Papas - Dedicated To The One I Love
Wayne Newton - L-O-V-E

James Taylor - Carolina On My Mind
Nina Simone - Here Comes The Sun
Elvis - Jailhouse Rock
Elvis - Girl Of My Best Friend
Relish - Father Brother Lover And Sun
Goo Goo Dolls - Iris
George Ezra - Listen To The Man
Sheryl Crow - Every Day Is A Winding Road
Christina Aguilera - Candyman
Django Reinhardt - Minor Swing
Plain White T's - Hey There Delilah
Si Cranstoun - Coupe De Ville
Tom Petty - Free Fallin'
Duffy - Warwick Avenue
The Police - Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic

Musical Moments 18th March 2015

First show back broadcasting online after a bit of a break, was equal parts exciting and nervous! Enjoyed it though. Hope you did too.

Sugar Daddy - Hedwig & The Angry Inch - Neil Patrick Harris
Seasons Of Love - Rent
* I'd Rather Be Blue - Funny Girl - Barbra Streisand
That's Jazz - High Society - Bing Crosby & Louis Armstrong
What If - If/Then - Idina Menzel
Let Me Be Your Star - Smash - Katherine McPhee & Megan Hilty
The Oldest Established Floating Crap Game In New York - Guys & Dolls
* I'm The Greatest Star - Funny Girl - Barbra Streisand
I Say A Little Prayer - Aretha Franklin
My Favourite Things - Julie Andrews - The Sound Of Music
* Roller Skate Rag - Funny Girl - Barbra Streisand
I Believe - Book Of Mormon - Andrew Rannells
I Wanna Rock - Rock Of Ages - Diego Boneta
* People - Funny Girl

Something There - Beauty & The Beast
Poison In My Pocket - A Gentlemans Guide To Love And Murder
Being Alive - John Barrowman
Anything Goes - Anything Goes
* Don't Rain On My Parade - Funny Girl
Moses Supposes - Singing In The Rain
History Is Made At Night - Smash - Megan Hilty & Will Chase
The Impossible Dream - Mitch Leigh
Song Of The King - Joseph & The Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat
Pharaohs Dream Explained - Joseph & The Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat
* You Are Woman, I Am Man - Funny Girl - Barbra Streisand & Omar Sharif
Under The Sea - The Little Mermaid
New York State Of Mind - Glee Cast
* Funny Girl - Funny Girl
Falling Slowly - Josh Groban
Pure Imagination - Gene Wilder

Classical & Jazz 4th January 2015

First Classical & Jazz show of the year, hope you enjoyed it as much as I did.

The Piano Guys - Pictures At An Exhibition
2Cellos - Every Breath You Take
Dionne Warwick - Walk On By
André Rieu - You Are My Hearts Delight
Dukas - The Sorcerers Apprentice
Sammy Davis Jnr - Mr. Bojangles
Etta James - I Just Want To Make Love To You
Ella Fitzgerald - My One And Only Love
Ennio Morricone - Cinema Paradiso Love Theme
Sergei Prokofiev - Romeo & Juliet
Lo-Fang - You're The One That I Want
2Cellos - Candle In The Wind
Cleo Laine - Just The Way You Are
Beethoven - Violin Concerto in D


And that is it for the moment. We are taking a break until March or thereabouts. Going to spend some time looking up new stuff for the upcoming shows. Going to get stuck in an infinite youtube loop, and all for your benefit.

Spirit Level 4th Jan 2015

Sometimes I sit in for Joe on the Spirit Level show on Sunday mornings, and I got to do the first Spirit Level of 2015! Here are the songs we woke up to on the first Sunday of this year.

Si Cranstoun - Rise & Shine
Django Reinhardt - Sweet Sue
Jack Johnson - Sitting Waiting Wishing
Pentatonix - Say Something
The Piano Guys - Over The Rainbow
Louis Armstrong - What A Wonderful World
Mama Cass - Dream A Little Dream
Stevie Wonder - Isn't She Lovely
Dixie Chicks - Not Ready To Make Nice
Michael Jackson - Smooth Criminal
Duffy - Syrup & Honey
You & Me - You & Me
Relish - Rainbow Zephyr

Jennifer Hudson - Love You I Do
Elvis Presley - Are You Lonesome Tonight
Carrie Underwood - Some Hearts
Megan Hilty - The Blowers Daughter
Indigo Girls - Loves Recovery
George Ezra - Listen To The Man
Faith Hill - This Kiss
Katrina & The Waves - Walking On Sunshine
Queen - Crazy Little Thing Called Love
Beatles - Penny Lane
Lo-Fang - You're The One That I Want
Drifters - Saturday Night At The Movies
Josh Groban - Galileo


Also during the two hours I read a couple of poems, these were
Warning by Jenny Joseph
Oh No I Got A Cold by Pam Ayers