Playlist For February 14, 2021: Be Mine!

Well, "the eyes have it!" As in, "I can see clearly now", with the cat-aract procedure done, spit spot! My cat is in focus now. The snow never seemed so white, my wardrobe so in need of a dry clean, and Netflix is a "Wonderful World Of Color" (did you just see a peacock?).  And I can now go forward, reading signs at 1,000 feet, leaping tall buildings faster than a speeding bullet, and all that. Geez, I guess I should be playing "It's A Bird...It's A Plane...It's Superman(woman/gnome/rockette!)".

 

But we can't have that! Cuz it's Valentine's Day and time for hearts, flowers, candy, and LOVE. And there's a lotta love on Broadway. The #1 topic of songwriters for simply eons (which is longer than an ERA, right? I always get those 2 mixed up). From "I Wish I Were In..." to "I Can't Be In...", from "I Won't Say I'm In..." to "People Will Say We're In...", from "I'm In The Mood For..." to...awwwww, you get the picture. 2 hours of sappy, starry-eyed (more vision issues...see a doc!), sometimes pissy, often sugary, occasionally snarky LOVE songs, and loads of them. But after this edition, remember to brush, cuz some of these babies are WAAAY SWEET! 

 

 Some of our songbirds that day will be: Liza, Faith, Judy and Mickey, Ethel, Rudy, and Audra. PLUS Oklahoma!, The Band's Visit, Our Gang, Hercules, Horsefeathers, and Goldilocks. Sheesh. Each with its own perspective on this insanely popular emotion. And like chocolates in a Whitman Sample, some ya just wanna put back! 

 

  So find a comfy, cozy nook, and crack open this "musical box" of goodies with me. Oh, and feel free to send me white chocolate. Otto Bruno hates it, which means he won't try and steal it all, when he hands off the production reins to me this Sunday. Mine. All Mine!

 

 Dear Love (Liza Minnelli, Flora The Red Menace)

Love Is Good For Anything That Ails You (Phyllis Robins, Nicholas Orlando's Orchestra)

I Wanna Be Loved By You (Marilyn Monroe, Some Like It Hot)

I Wish I Were In Love Again (Judy Garland, Mickey Rooney, Babes In Arms)

A Bushel And A Peck (Faith Prince, Ensemble, Guys And Dolls)

Love Betsy (Rob McClure, Honeymoon In Vegas)

I Could Be In Love With Someone Like You (Jason Robert Brown, Wearing Someone Else's Clothes)

Lovesick (Sherie Rene Scott, Women On The Verge Of A Nervous Breakdown)

Once You Lose Your Heart (Emma Thompson, Me And My Girl)

Heart's Desire (Jessica Molaskey, At The Algonquin)

Beat Of Your Heart (Andrew Polk, John Cariani, The Band's Visit)

My Crazy Heart (Patti LuPone, Sherie Rene Scott, Women On The Verge Of A Nervous Breakdown)

I'm In The Mood For Love (Darla Hood, Our Gang)

Everyone Says I Love You (The Marx Brothers, Horsefeathers)

I Can't Give You Anything But Love (Annette Hanshaw)

Let Me Call You Sweetheart (Carl Switzer, Our Gang)

This Can't Be Love (Jack Cassidy, Portia Nelson, The Boys From Syracuse) 

You're Just In Love (Donald O'Connor, Ethel Merman, Call Me Madam)

My Funny Valentine (Trudy Stevens, Pal Joey)

Love Is The Reason (Shirley Booth, A Tree Grows In Brooklyn)

I'm Not At All In Love (Janet Paige, The Pajama Game)

I Won't Say I'm In Love (Susan Egan, Hercules)

I Can't Be In Love (Don Ameeche, Goldilocks)

Outside Of That I Love You (Michael McGrath, Judy Blazer, Louisiana Purchase)

I'll Never Fall In Love Again (Kristin Chenoweth, Sean Hayes, Promises, Promises

People Will Say We're In Love (Alfred Drake, Joan Roberts, Oklahoma!)

Who Do You Love, I Hope (Andrew Palermo, Nicole Ruth Snelson, Annie Get Your Gun)

So In Love (Howard Keel, Kathryn Grayson, Kiss Me Kate)

Love From A Heart Of Gold (Rudy Vallee, Virginia Martin, How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying)

Loads Of Love (Diahann Carroll, No Strings)

What Do I Need With Love? (Gavin Creel, Thoroughly Modern Millie)

Love For Sale (Ensemble, The New Yorkers)

Down With Love (Audra McDonald) 

You Made Me Love You (George S. Irving, Patsy Kelly, Irene)