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Posted on July 30, 2020 at 16:38:35
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there are songs of fresh heartbreak, like the immortal ONE FOR MY BABY and THE GAL THAT GOT AWAY (no better renditions that those of Sinatra).

but there is another group of songs with a longer longing ... songs that reach back into the distant past, bring it into the present, and resurrect passions which, though they have long slept lain dormant, are re-animated by a fleeting thought or association, like these

DEEP PURPLE
SERENADE IN BLUE
BEGIN THE BEGUINE

"to live it again, is past all endeavor ..."
-- Cole Porter

Can anybody think of some others? but such songs are RARE!

 

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So many good ones... but this is probably one of my favorites..., posted on July 30, 2020 at 21:53:32
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Recorded in the 70's with an electronic background and produced by Sonny Bono...

 

torch, posted on August 4, 2020 at 18:34:02
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a good album by carly simon.
...regards...tr

 

Marina Del Rey, posted on August 9, 2020 at 19:11:37
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"What's New?", posted on August 13, 2020 at 20:33:00
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Written by Johnny Burke and James Monaco and sung by many.

I like the Billy Holiday version OK, but Helen Merrill brought it up to another emotional level.
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