Playlist For Sunday, June 28, 2020: Just Dreamy!

Did I ever mention that my cat functions as my good old reliable alarm clock? Yup, even on days that I don't need to get up at 6:17am, he's there with an "Are-you-dead-cuz-I'm-starving" bat in the face or head bonk. Of if I'm restless at 5:01, he suddenly thinks he can get a jump on the day, and starts his itinerary EARLY. Man. Don't you have a snooze button I can wallop, Cat? Don't tempt me. I'll find SOMETHING to wallop.

 Yes, this is The Cat.

Note the steely eye(s).

Just 5 minutes more of Dream Land, General...(yes, his name is not Kitty. It's The General. Tho he answers to no name at all), so that's our theme, the dreams I'm not allowed to prolong. Smoke Dreams, Sailor Dreams, Vienna (Sausage) Dreams, Impossible Dreams. Dreams you stepped out of, dreams FIRST, dream's over, but definitely HAVE a dream, and not a Tevye nightmare! But that's not all we'll do ("is dream of you"), nope! We've got a mambo/calypso corner (cue Yma!), and a few HOT songs (with Sutton dreaming of AC, Julie's Le Jazz, and Bernadette stuck in a hot painting on some island? on a Sunday?), as well as Ain't Too Proud selections (memories of Tony Awards past).

 Stuck in a HOT painting

And to wake you up, we shall Tempt!

The ONLY problem with dream songs is that they tend to be, well, sort of soporific. So do not let me catch you dozing off! I mean, it's fine to relax on a summer afternoon, but jeez, pay attention! You might miss something, or your cat (or hamster or ferret) will have to check your vitals...and bat you in the face. Sway in that hammock, but don't fall out of that seat I'm always saving for you.

Dream On!


A Dream Is A Wish Your Heart Makes (Ilene Woods, Cinderella)
The Dream (Zero Mostel, Maria Karnilova, Fiddler On The Roof)
The Sailor Of My Dreams (Bernadette Peters, Dames At Sea)
Do You Ever Dream Of Vienna? (Elizabeth Parrish, Little Mary Sunshine)
First You Dream (Karen Ziemba, Daniel McDonald, Steel Pier)
Air Conditioner (Sutton Foster, An Evening With Sutton Foster Live At The
       Cafe Carlyle)
It's Hot Up Here (Bernadette Peters, Dana Ivey, Charles Kimbrough,
       Ensemble, Sunday In The Park With George)
Le Jazz Hot (Julie Andrews, Victor/Victoria)
All I Do Is Dream Of You (Ensemble, Singin' In The Rain)
Smoke Dreams (Jo Stafford)I'll Never Have To Dream Again (Connee Boswell)
The Dream Is Over (Christine Ebersole, Christine Ebersole Sings Noel
       Coward)
All I Do Is Dream Of You (Gene Kelly, Singin' In The Rain)
Gopher Mambo (Yma Sumac)
Calypso Pete (Carol Channing, Show Girl)
High Society Calypso (Louis Armstrong, High Society)
Amor Indio (Yma Sumac)
Cuban Pete (Desi Arnaz, Cuban Pete)
Baby Dream Your Dream (Thelma Oliver, Helen Gallagher, Sweet Charity)
Dream Variations (Audra McDonald, Way Back To Paradise)
New Ways To Dream (Patti LuPone, Sunset Boulevard)
I Dreamed A Dream (Randy Graff, Les Miserables)
Ain't Too Proud To Beg (Derrick Baskin, Jeremy Pope, Ephraim Sykes,
       Jawan M. Jackson, Ain't Too Proud)
My Girl (Derrick Baskin, Jeremy Pope, Ephraim Sykes,Jawan M. Jackson,
       Ain't Too Proud)
Papa Was A Rolling Stone (Derrick Baskin, Jeremy Pope, Ephraim
       Sykes, Jawan M. Jackson, Ain't Too Proud)
Just My Imagination (Ensemble, Ain't Too Proud)
Something From A Dream (Steven Pasquale, Bridges Of Madison County)
Rosamund's Dream (Ahna O'Reilly, The Robber Bridegroom)
You Stepped Out Of A Dream (Liza Minnelli, Gently)
I Have Dreamed (Julie Andrews, Broadway: The Music Of Richard Rodgers)
The Impossible Dream (Brian Stokes Mitchell, Man Of La Mancha)
Have A Dream (Fritz Weaver, Ray Bolger, All American)