Show 35, “New Life for Old Music,” presents eight popular songs from the 1940s and ‘50s, contrasting each with a more modern version recorded later. Songs include Moonlight Cocktail, Some Enchanted Evening, Poor Little Fool, Don’t Fence Me In, and Tangerine.
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| 45 RPM, Music of the 40s and 50s | |||
| Show 35 | New Life for Old Music | ||
| Playlist | |||
| 1 | Little White Lies | Dick Haymes | |
| 2 | Little White Lies | Pat Boone | |
| 3 | Don’t Fence Me In | Kate Smith | |
| 4 | Don’t Fence Me In | Clint Eastwood | |
| 5 | Tangerine | Jimmy Dorsey | |
| 6 | Tangerine | Stacey Kent | |
| 7 | Some Enchanted Evening | Perry Como | |
| 8 | Some Enchanted Evening | Jay and the Americans | |
| 9 | Somebody Loves Me | Bing Crosby | |
| 10 | Somebody Loves Me | Ruthie Henshall | |
| 11 | I’ll Never Smile Again | Frank Sinatra | |
| 12 | I’ll Never Smile Again | The Wanderers | |
| 13 | Poor Little Fool | Ricky Nelson | |
| 14 | Poor Little Fool | Stephen Collins and the 7th Band | |
| 15 | Moonlight Cocktail | Glenn Miller and his Orchestra | |
| 16 | Moonlight Cocktail | Thurston Harris | |
| 17 | A String of Pearls | The Jack Livingston Big Band | |