Monday 26 March 2012

Sunday 25th March 2012

The show is available on the BBC iPlayer until 10pm (UK time) on Sunday 1st April 2012.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/p00py8rk/Michael_Poulter_25_03_2012/

Apologies for the "clicks" and "pops" on the BBC iPlayer - this is a known technical fault and should be fixed within the next few weeks.

If you would like further information about any of the music featured on the show, you can email michael.poulter@bbc.co.uk

GOING PLACES
Oscar Brandenburg Orchestra
CD: Test Card Classics - The Girl The Doll The Music (Flyback)

IT DON'T MEAN A THING (If It Ain't Got That Swing)
Mel Tormé
CD: Thanks For The Memory (Music Club)

LOVE
Matt White
CD: Best Days (Geffen)

RAINBOWS ARE BACK IN STYLE
Dean Martin
CD: Gentle On My Mind/I Take A Lot Of Pride In What I Am (Collector's Choice)

COLD COLD HEART
Norah Jones
CD: Come Away With Me (Parlophone)

I'LL NEVER SMILE AGAIN
Joe Loss & His Orchestra with Sam Browne
CD: We'll Meet Again (Virgin)

I'LL KNOW HER
Matt Monro
CD: Matt Monro: The Complete Singles Collection (EMI Gold)

WAY DOWN YONDER IN NEW ORLEANS
Frankie Laine & Jo Stafford
CD: The Melody Lingers On (V2 TV)

MOUNTAIN GREENERY
The Supremes
CD: The Supremes Sing Rodgers & Hart (Motown)

I WON'T DANCE
Jane Monheit with Michael Bublé
CD: Taking A Chance On Love (Sony)

MY HEART BELONGS TO DADDY
Ella Fitzgerald
CD: The Melody Lingers On (V2 TV)

KAREN/ELLA MEDLEY
The Carpenters with Ella Fitzgerald
CD: As Time Goes By (A&M)

DON'T RAIN ON MY PARADE
Bobby Darin
CD: American Beauty (Film Soundtrack) (Dreamworks)

DEED I DO
Diana Krall
CD: All For You (Impulse!)

I HONESTLY LOVE YOU
Olivia Newton-John
CD: Love Songs Of The 70s (Music For Pleasure)

LOVE ME OR LEAVE ME
Rod Stewart
CD: Fly Me To The Moon...The Great American Songbook Vol.V (J Records)

MR SANDMAN
The Jive Aces Skiffle Combo with Lil' Miss Hayley
CD: It's Skiffle Time (Golden Age Recordings)

SWING IT AGAIN!
Jumpin' Up
CD: Swing It Again! (Jumpin' Up)

MR BOJANGLES
Sammy Davis Jr.
CD: Viva Las Vegas (Universal)

DON'T FENCE ME IN
Bing Crosby with The Andrews Sisters
CD: The Melody Lingers On (V2 TV)

GONNA GET ALONG WITHOUT YOU NOW
She & Him
CD: Volume Two (Double Six)

BEAUTIFUL DREAMER
The Fureys with Davey Arthur
CD: The Fureys & Davey Arthur (K-Tel)

THE HEART IS SLOW TO LEARN
Kiri Te Kanawa
CD: Andrew Lloyd Webber: Divas (Really Useful Records)

OUR KIND OF LOVE
Hannah Waddingham
CD: Our Kind Of Love (Telstar)

I DON'T REMEMBER YOU
Kay Starr

YOU'LL NEVER FIND ANOTHER LOVE LIKE MINE
Michael Bublé with Sherree Ford
CD: Michael Bublé (143 Records/Reprise)

THE LADY IS A TRAMP
Queen Latifah
CD: We All Love Ella (Verve)

AT LAST
Etta James
CD: The Genuin Article: The Best Of Etta James (MCA/Chess)

DID YOU EVER?
Jerry Fish & The Mudbug Country Club with Juliet Turner
CD: Upside Down (Rubyworks)

A NIGHTINGALE SANG IN BERKELEY SQUARE
Robson & Jerome
CD: Take Two (RCA)

TAMMY
Debbie Reynolds
CD: For Sentimental Reasons (Essential Gold)

PUT ON A HAPPY FACE
Tony Bennett
CD: Forty Years: The Artistry Of Tony Bennett (Columbia Legacy)

AND I LOVE YOU SO
Don McLean
CD: That's Country (EMI)

DID YOU EVER SEE A DREAM WALKING?
Ray Noble & His Orchestra with Al Bowlly
CD: Songs That Won The War (DMG TV)

AROUND THE WORLD
Nat King Cole
CD: Lifetime Of Romance: Around The World (Time Life)

WHAT'LL I DO
Linda Ronstadt
CD: Lifetime Of Romance: Tearjerkers (Time Life)

LOVE WILL SET YOU FREE
Engelbert Humperdinck

OLD CAPE COD
Patti Page
CD: Lifetime Of Romance: Around The World (Time Life)

LET ME CALL YOU SWEETHEART
Eric Jupp & His Orchestra
CD: Memories Of The Light Programme (EMI)

LOVE'S THEME (From Midnight Express)
Giorgio Moroder
CD: Midnight Express (Film Soundtrack) (Casablanca)

BYE BYE BLUES
Andy Williams
CD: Warm And Willing/The Shadow Of Your Smile (Columbia)

DIDN'T WE
Peter Grant
CD: New Vintage (Focus Music)

I WANT TO GIVE
Perry Como
CD: Perry Como: The Love Songs (Music Club)

OPUS ONE
Jumpin' Up
CD: Swing It Again! (Jumpin' Up)

Saturday 24 March 2012

Eurovision is coming...

Yes, the annual television spectacular that is the Eurovision Song Contest.

Something which everybody moans about and claims not to watch, and yet millions of people around the world tune in every year (even in countries that aren't taking part).

So, by way of celebrating this monumental colossus, I'd like your nominations for your favourite Eurovision songs of all time.

This year's contest is the 57th (it's been staged every year since 1956), so you have hundreds of songs to choose from - you don't even have to restrict yourself to the winning songs!

I'll be choosing some of the suggestions and including them in the show in the run up to this year's contest which takes place on Saturday 26th May.

Email me... michael.poulter@bbc.co.uk

Monday 19 March 2012

Sunday 18th March 2012

The show is available on the BBC iPlayer until 10pm (UK time) on Sunday 25th March.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/p00pm8gr/Michael_Poulter_18_03_2012/

Apologies for the "clicks" and "pops" on the BBC iPlayer - this is a known technical fault and should be fixed within the next few weeks.

If you would like further information about any of the music featured on the show, you can email michael.poulter@bbc.co.uk

GOING PLACES
Oscar Brandenburg Orchestra
CD: Test Card Classics - The Girl The Doll The Music (Flyback)

SOME KIND OF WONDERFUL
Michael Bublé
CD: Crazy Love (Warner Bros.)

I COULD HAVE TOLD YOU
Eva Cassidy with Chuck Brown
CD: The Other Side (Blixstreet)

THE SUN FORGOT TO SHINE THIS MORNING
Ella Fitzgerald
CD: Jukebox Ella: The Complete Verve Singles Collection Vol.1 (Verve)

HAPPY TRUMPETER
Bert Kaempfert
CD: Red Roses (Spectrum)

PRETTY BABY
Doris Day with Harry James & His Orchestra
CD: Young Man With A Horn (Columbia Legacy)

SOMEBODY LOVES ME
Dickie Valentine
CD: With Vocal Refrain By.../Over My Shoulder (Vocalion)

IT WAS ALMOST LIKE A SONG
Joe Longthorne
CD: The Joe Longthorne Songbook (Ronco)

BIG CITY BLUES
Barry Manilow with Mel Tormé
CD: Barry Manilow: Duets (Arista Legacy)

YOU MUST HAVE BEEN A BEAUTIFUL BABY
The Crew Cuts
CD: The Fifties Collection (RCA)

MY MOTHER'S EYES
Nellie Lutcher
CD: Hits Of The 40s (EMI)

THE JOHN DUNBAR THEME
John Barry
CD: Empire: Classic Movie Music (Sony)

WISHING WILL MAKE IT SO
Mart Sander & His Swing Swindlers
CD: Five-Fifteen (Divine Art)

LES BICYCLETTES DE BELSIZE
Engelbert Humperdinck
CD: Engelbert - The Greatest Hits And More (Universal Music TV)

BUY ME A ROSE
Kenny Rogers
CD: All The Hits And All New Love Songs (Capitol)

FANCY MEETING YOU HERE
Bing Crosby with Rosemary Clooney
CD: The Fifties Collection (RCA)

ELIZABETHAN SERENADE
James Last
CD: James Last - Tenderly (Spectrum)

IF I HAD THREE WISHES
Frank Sinatra
CD: This Is Frank Sinatra 1953-1957 (EMI Music For Pleasure)

BUTTON UP YOUR OVERCOAT
Jack Hylton & His Orchestra with Sam Browne
CD: Fascinating Rhythm! (Past Perfect)

HARRY
Catherine Howe
CD: Harry/Silent Mother Nature (BGO)

MAKING MEMORIES
Frankie Laine
CD: Making Memories (Satril)

AS TIME GOES BY
Neil Diamond
CD: As Time Goes By - The Movie Album (Columbia)

MARBLE HALLS
Enya
CD: Paint The Sky With Stars - The Best Of Enya (WEA)

MY COLOURING BOOK
Kitty Kallen
CD: The Kitty Kallen Story (Sony Music Special Products)

MAYBE THIS TIME
Liza Minnelli
CD: Cabaret (Film Soundtrack) (MCA)

OVERTURE/ALL THAT JAZZ
Catherine Zeta-Jones et al
CD: Chicago (Film Soundtrack) (Sony)

CABARET
Louis Armstrong
CD: Masters Of Jazz - Louis Armstrong

WE BOTH REACHED FOR THE GUN
Richard Gere, Rene Zellweger et al
CD: Chicago (Film Soundtrack) (Sony)

I'M IN THE MOOD FOR LOVE
Johnny Mathis
CD: Johnny's Mood/Faithfully (Columbia)

JUMP IN THE LINE
Harry Belafonte
CD: The Best Of Harry Belafonte (Sony)

A THOUSAND THOUGHTS OF YOU
Nat King Cole
CD: To Whom It May Concern (Collector's Choice)

WE'LL MEET AGAIN
The Jive Aces
CD: Recipe For Rhythm (Right Recordings)

YOU'RE JUST IN LOVE
The Carpenters
CD: As Time Goes By (A&M)

AMAPOLA
Andrea Bocelli
CD: Amore (Sugar)

UNDERNEATH THE ARCHES
Daryl Sherman
CD: Guess Who's In Town (Arbors Records)

I SEE I SEE
Carmen Miranda with The Andrews Sisters
CD: Carmen Miranda By Popular Demand (MCA)

THAT MAN
Caro Emerald
CD: Deleted Scenes From The Cutting Room Floor (Dramatico)

AT THE END OF THE DAY
Steve Conway
CD: My Foolish Heart - 24 Original Mono Recordings 1946-1951 (Living Era)

BOOGIE WOOGIE BUGLE BOY
Royal Air Force Squadronaires with Imelda May
CD: In The Mood (Decca)

YOU ARE MY MAN
Benny Andersson Band
CD: Story Of A Heart (Polydor)

YOU AND ME AND THE BOTTLE MAKES THREE/SINGLE LADIES
Straight No Chaser
CD: With A Twist (Rhino)

CRAZY IN LOVE
Puppini Sisters
CD: The Rise And Fall Of Ruby Woo (Universal Classics & Jazz)

Thursday 15 March 2012

Sunday 11th March 2012

The show is available on the BBC iPlayer until 10pm (UK time) on Sunday 18th March.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/p00pf6lq/Michael_Poulter_11_03_2012/

Apologies for the "clicks" and "pops" on the BBC iPlayer - this is a known technical fault and should be fixed within the next few weeks.


GOING PLACES
Oscar Brandenburg Orchestra

YOU MAKE ME FEEL SO YOUNG
Frank Sinatra

BRING ME SUNSHINE
The Jive Aces

WRAP YOUR TROUBLES IN DREAMS (And Dream Your Troubles Away)
Tony Bennett

A SHINE ON YOUR SHOES
Bruce Forsyth

MOONLIGHT SERENADE
Carly Simon

DANCING QUEEN
The Real Group featuring Frida

IT'S A GOOD DAY
Peggy Lee with Dave Barbour & His Orchestra

MOONGLOW
Rod Stewart

FELEENA (From El Paso)
Marty Robbins

BABY YOU'RE MINE
Basia

IT'S NOT FOR ME TO SAY
Johnny Mathis

BEWITCHED, BOTHERED AND BEWILDERED
Silje Nergaard

NO OTHER LOVE
Barry Manilow

REMEMBER ME
The Little Willies

ON A SLOW BOAT TO CHINA
Benny Goodman & His Orchestra

STARTING OVER AGAIN
Natalie Cole

COMES A-LONG A-LOVE
Kay Starr

NOW'S THE TIME TO FALL IN LOVE
Eddie Cantor

I WANNA BE LIKE YOU
Louis Prima & Phil Harris

SUPERCALIFRAGILISTICEXPIALIDOCIOUS
Julie Andrews & Dick Van Dyke

THE ARISTOCATS
Maurice Chevalier

THE WONDERFUL THING ABOUT TIGGERS
Jim Cummings

CHITTY CHITTY BANG BANG
Dick Van Dyke & Sally Ann Howes with Adrian Hall & Heather Ripley

HUSHABYE MOUNTAIN
Stacey Kent

YOU'RE SIXTEEN
Johnny Burnette

LOVE LETTERS
Diana Krall

THAT OLE DEVIL CALLED LOVE
Alison Moyet

RUNAROUND
Dickie Valentine

SPRING IS HERE
Matt Monro

I'LL GIVE YOU THE EARTH (Tous Les Bateaux Tous Les Oiseaux)
Keith Michell

CAPTAIN BEAKY
Keith Michell

LA BELLE DANS SANS REGRETS
Chris Botti featuring Sting

SUDDENLY
Cliff Richard & Olivia Newton-John

NATURE BOY
Nat King Cole

AC-CENT-TCHU-ATE THE POSITIVE
Paul McCartney

BETTER THAN A DREAM
Katie Melua

ONE MOMENT MORE
Jimmy Young

HOW CAN YOU MEND A BROKEN HEART
Michael Bublé

KISSING A FOOL
George Michael

TOGETHER AGAIN
Jools Holland with Sam Brown

Tuesday 6 March 2012

Sunday 4th March 2012

The show is available on the BBC iPlayer until 10pm (UK time) on Sunday 11th March.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/p00p5bkb/Michael_Poulter_04_03_2012/

Apologies for the "clicks" and "pops" on the BBC iPlayer - this is a known technical fault and should be fixed within the next few weeks.


GOING PLACES
Oscar Brandenburg Orchestra

QUANDO QUANDO QUANDO
Engelbert Humperdinck

WHAT A WONDERFUL WORLD
Michael Bublé

I'M YOURS/OVER THE RAINBOW
Straight No Chaser

DON'T FENCE ME IN
David Byrne

ALMOST THERE
Andy Williams

THE RAINBOW CONNECTION
The Carpenters

HOT DIGGITY (Dog Ziggity Boom)
Perry Como

ON DAYS LIKE THESE
Matt Monro

WHEN I GROW TOO OLD TO DREAM
Nat King Cole

SEPTEMBER IN THE RAIN
Marty Robbins

SWEET HEAVEN (I'm In Love Again)
Barry Manilow

NARROW DAYLIGHT
Diana Krall

MY BABY JUST CARES FOR ME
Nina Simone

IN MY LIFE
Bette Midler

THAT OLD BLACK MAGIC
Rod Stewart

DOES EVERYONE KNOW ABOUT THIS?
Martha Tilton with Paul Weston & His Orchestra

I'M BEGINNING TO SEE THE LIGHT
Kelly Rowland

BODY AND SOUL
Tony Bennett & Amy Winehouse

DEDICATED TO THE ONE I LOVE
The Unconventionals

CRAZY
Hot House

A LITTLE BIRD TOLD ME
Blue Lu Barker

TEARDROPS FROM MY EYES
Jools Holland & His Rhythm And Blues Orchestra with George Benson

THE BLUE ROOM
The Supremes

ANYWHERE THE HEART GOES
Monica Mancini

WALKING AFTER MIDNIGHT
Fairground Attraction

WHY CAN'T HE BE YOU?
Patsy Cline

HAPPY ALL THE WHILE
The Jive Aces

JEEPERS CREEPERS
The Puppini Sisters

MY IDEAL
Billy Butterfield & His Orchestra with Margaret Whiting

WHY DON'T YOU DO RIGHT?
Sinead O'Connor

SOMEONE TO WATCH OVER ME
Sting

FOR ONCE IN MY LIFE
Harry Connick Jr.

DON'T CRY OUT LOUD
Elkie Brooks

THE WAY YOU MAKE ME FEEL
Paul Anka

I'LL STRING ALONG WITH YOU
Twiggy

SOMOS NOVIOS (It's Impossible)
Andrea Bocelli with Christina Aguilera

WHEN I FALL IN LOVE
Celine Dion with Clive Griffin

COME AWAY WITH ME
Norah Jones

I AM JUST A GIRL
ABBA

DON'T STOP THIS CRAZY RHYTHM
Modern Romance

BEYOND THE SEA (La Mer)
Robbie Williams