Playlist For November 7, 2021: Chante-moi de Paris!

Never got to Paris this year. Never got to Paris last year. But lucky me, I have gotten to Paris several times in past years, so at least, in these topsy-turvy times, I have memories of Bateaux Mouches, Le Metro, museums, cathedrals, Le Train Bleu, duck confit, and several glasses of a very decent Bordeaux. The one thing, btw, that you simply MUST do if you find yourself in Paris is to get a haircut! Even if you can't say more than bonjour and merci and c'est tres bon, just drink a glass of vin rouge to marshal your courage, march into a salon, and make scissor motions with your hand. Voila, une coupe de cheveux formidable! Trust me. Take the leap.

Worried! Hair before...

And hair after! :)

But not this year. I think soon we'll be jetting (if cautiously) to other continents, but meanwhile, we have The Paris Edition of 2 On The Aisle. All things French, from Gigi to Follies, from Amelie to The Moderns, from Maurice to Edith to Lucienne to Yves! Just close your eyes and you'll be transported to the banks of the Seine. Or you'll find yourself reclining in the Tuileries, chomping away (stylishly, of course) on a fresh baguette or macarons, all the while artfully scarfed (scarved?). Gotta wear a scarf. 

 

 Dreamy, flippant, sad, goofy, and yearn-y French tunes. I know, some are definitely not Broadway, but they ARE the best! Allow me to veer into another "musical" genre and join me for 2 hours chocked full of Les Chanteuses. Deux chaises pour vous, dans l'allee!

Je Suis Swing (Tatiana Eva Marie, Avalon Jazz Band)

La Valse d'Amelie (Instrumental, Amelie)

Paris Sera Toujours Paris (Maurice Chevalier)

Do You Want To See Paris? (Howard McGillin, Kim Criswell, Karen Ziemba, Ensemble, Fifty Million Frenchmen)

Paris Loves Lovers (Don Ameche, Hildegard Knef, Silk Stockings)

Paris Is Paris Again (Alfred Drake, Gigi)

Ah, Paree! (Lillian Montevecchi, Follies)

Gay Paree (Robert Preston, Victor/Victoria)

Shimmy Like They Do In Paree (Kevin Early, Death Takes A Holiday)

Parlez-Moi D'Amour (Lucienne Boyer)

J'y Suis Jamais Alle (Instrumental, Amelie From Montmartre)

Sous Le Ciel De Paris (Yves Montand)

Besame Mucho (Tatiana Eva Marie, Avalon Jazz Band)

I Got Rhythm (Gene Kelly, An American In Paris)

Dites-Moi (Ensemble, South Pacific)

Times Are Hard For Dreamers (Savvy Crawford, Amelie)

Soir De Fete (Instrumental, Amelie)

Le Moulin (Instrumental, Amelie)

Valse Millieu (Clive Revill, Company, Irma La Douce)

The Last Time I Saw Paris (Noel Coward)

Darling, Je Vous Aime Beaucoup (Django Reinhardt, Jean Sablon)

You're In Paris (Susan Watson, Ben Franklin In Paris)

In Paris And In Love (Zizi Jeanmaire, David Atkinson, The Girl In Pink Tights)

Paris Through The Window (Lonny Price, Ray Wills, David Hibbard, A Class Act)

Paris La Nuit/Selavy (Charlelie Couture, The Moderns)

C'est Si Bon (Eartha Kitt)

C'est Magnifique (Lilo, Peter Cookson, Can-Can)

Si Tu N'Etais Pas La (Frehel, Amelie)

La Valse Moderne (Charlelie Couture, The Moderns)

Les Feuilles Mortes (Yves Montand)

Hier Encore (Charles Aznavour)

La Valse A Mille Temps (Davine, Jacques Brel Is Alive And Well And Living In Paris)

Non, Je Ne Regrette Rien (Edith Piaf)

Les Jours Tristes (Instrumental, Amelie)