(Note: This is a re-print of an earlier blog of mine and that is why it has more than 10 songs.)
Hey, hep cats. Here’s the second of two lounge music playlists your hipster friends are sure to love straight from my iPod:
1. Burning Down the House – Tom Jones
2. Tijuana Taxi – Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass
3. Whatever Lola Wants – Sarah Vaughan
4. When You’re Smiling – Louis Armstrong
5. Millionaire’s Holiday – Combustible Edison
6. Playboy’s Theme – Cy Coleman
7. Everybody Loves Somebody – Dean Martin
8. I Say A Little Prayer – Dionne Warwick
9. Lady Is A Tramp – Ella Fitzgerald
10. Mucha Muchacha – Esquivel
11. Witchcraft – Frank Sinatra
12. It Had To Be You – Harry Connick, Jr.
13. Come Fly With Me – Jack Sheldon
14. Music To Watch Girls By – James Taylor Quartet: This group has nothing to do with the James Taylor. They have talent and they’re not wusses. Make sure you follow the link concerning James Taylor. It is hilarious and right on point.
15. Just A Gigolo – I Ain’t Got Nobody – Louis Prima: Long before David Lee Roth, there was King Louis.
16. Paid For Loving – Love Jones
17. Come On-A My House – Rosemary Clooney: If only her nephew George possessed this much talent.
18. Dig That Crazy Chick – Sam Butera & the Witnesses: Sam Butera was the saxophonist for Louis Prima.
19. Look Of Love – Sergio Mendes & Brasil ‘66
20. (There’s) Always Something There To Remind Me – Sandie Shaw
21. These Foolish Things – Bryan Ferry & Roxy Music
22. Hot, Hot, Hot – Buster Poindexter
23. Fight For Your Right – Richard Cheese: This is your one chance to hear what The Beastie Boys will sound like in thirty years.
24. Hang On Little Tomato – Pink Martini
25. You’ll Never Find – Lou Rawls
26. You’re Nobody ‘Til Somebody Loves You – Dean Martin
27. Copacabana – Barry Manilow
28. Beyond the Sea – Bobby Darin
29. I’m Sorry – Brenda Lee
30. Laura – Charlie Parker
31. What the World Needs Now – Jackie DeShannon
32. Big Spender – Peggy Lee: Some of the greatest lyrics of this era are in this song.
33. It’s Not Unusual – Tom Jones
34. I Dig Chicks – Jonah Jones
35. If I Didn’t Care – Platters
When I played this playlist for Austin Powers all he could say was “yeah, baby” while Leon Phelps replied, “yeah, that’s cool.”
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