I have to admit, I'm a fan of character songs. Few long, soul-searching ballads "do" anything for me... So of course, my playlists are over-balanced with the little, odd, humorous, quirky numbers that Broadway musical composers love (or used to love) to sprinkle about between the big iconic, emotive ones.
In keeping with that philosophy, here's this Sunday's offerings:
Le Jazz Hot (Julie Andrews, Victor/Victoria)
I Ain't Down Yet (Tammy Grimes, The Unsinkable Molly Brown)
On A Clear Day (John Cullum, On A Clear Day You Can See Forever)
Beatnik Love Affair (Grover Dale, Sail Away)
Mine (John Cullum, Kevin Kline, On the Twentieth Century)
Mira (Anna Maria Alberghetti, Carnival)
Tea for Two (Roger Rathburn, Susan Watson, No No Nanette)
Young and Healthy (Wanda Richert, Lee Roy Reams, 42nd Street)
Popular (Kristen Chenoweth, Wicked)
Oh, To Be A Movie Star (Barbara Harris, The Apple Tree)
Gooch's Song (Jane Connell, Mame)
Be Like the Blue Bird (Mickey Deems, Anything Goes)
Why Do the Wrong People Travel? (Elaine Stritch, Sail Away)
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