Tuesday, September 3, 2013

01-10-13: Happiness Comes Double After A Little Pain

"There's A Small Hotel" is a Rodgers & Hart jazz standard that dates back to 1936. This week features versions by Peggy Lee, Billy Paul and Josephine Baker, with a French version called "C'est Un Nid Charmant".

One other song repeats this week: "There She Goes Again" by The Velvet Underground, with a cover by R.E.M.

"Every Little Thing" is the rare Beatles song where the primary composer (Paul McCartney) was not the lead singer (John Lennon).

The rest: a Tom Moulton remix of "One Of A Kind (Love Affair)" by The Spinners, the Broadway Rehearsals demo of "Today" by Smashing Pumpkins, the Pavement b-side "Box Elder", an alternate version of "Alex Chilton" by The Replacements, the melodic "Isn't It Time" by The Babys, a cover of The Supremes' "Love Is Here And Now You're Gone" by Michael Jackson, Vordul Mega's moody "Neva Again", the wistful "Someone To Fulfill My Needs" by Moovers, the plaintive "Howlin' For My Darlin'" by Howlin' Wolf, the percussive "Chief Rocka" by Lords Of The Underground, the laid-back "Who Do You Want To Do" by Lou Courtney, the menacing "Zen" by Clipse, the mellow Love's High" by Twilight, a demo version of Randy Newman's "Love Story" by Harry Nilsson, the full album version of "With A Little Luck" by Wings, a cover of The Beatles' "Hey Jude' by Bing Crosby, Jackie Wilson's version of the standard "Over The Rainbow" and Annette Hanshaw's version of the 20s standard "If You Want The Rainbow You Must Have The Rain".

One Of A Kind Love Affair (Tom Moulton remix)             The Spinners
Today (Broadway Rehearsals demo)                The Smashing Pumpkins
Box Elder                                                          Pavement
Alex Chilton (alt ver)                                      The Replacements
Isn't It Time                                                   The Babys
There She Goes Again                                   The Velvet Underground
Every Little Thing                                                                The Beatles
C'est Un Nid Charmant                                                        Josephine Baker
Love Is Here And Now You're Gone                                  Michael Jackson
Neva Again                                                                          Vordul Mega
Someone To Fulfill My Needs                                             Moovers
Howlin' For My Darling                                                      Howlin' Wolf
Chief Rocka                                              Lords Of The Underground
Who Do You Want To Do                                                  Lou Courtney
Zen                                                                                       Clipse
Love's High                                                                         Twilight
Love Story (demo)                                                               Harry Nilsson
There's A Small Hotel                                                          Peggy Lee
There She Goes Again                                                         R.E.M.
With A Little Luck                                                               Wings
Hey Jude                                                                              Bing Crosby
There's A Small Hotel                                                          Billy Paul
Over The Rainbow                                                               Jackie Wilson
If You Want The Rainbow You Must Have The Rain    Annette Hanshaw