PLAYLIST
| Selection |
Source |
Performer(s) |
Comments |
| Whatever Lola Wants |
Damn Yankees (1955) |
Gwen Verdon |
Aside from being appropriate for the upcoming "Who Cares?" World Series, this is part of our tribute to Broadway legend Gwen Verdon, who died Wednesday, October 18th, at the age of 75 in New York. |
| I’m a Brass Band |
Sweet Charity (1965) |
Gwen Verdon |
Verdon is best known for her work in shows choreographed by Bob Fosse, to whom she was married for 15 years. Aside from Damn Yankees and Sweet Charity, those shows included New Girl in Town (1957), Redhead (1960) and Chicago (1975). |
| Roxie |
Chicago (OC 1975) |
Gwen Verdon |
Celebrity murderess Roxie Hart envisions her show biz career. |
| Falsa Baiana (BossaCucaNova re-mix) |
Woman on Top (OS 2000) |
Paulinho Moska |
One of many popular Brazilian songs used in the soundtrack. |
| Brazil (Aquarela Do Brasil) |
Woman on Top (OS 2000) |
Xavier Cugat |
Recorded in 1957 and used as a recurring refrain in Terry Gilliam’s dystopian classic Brazil (1985). |
| Por Una Cabeza ("By a Nose") |
Marcelo Alvarez sings Gardel (2000) |
Marcelo Alvarez |
One of the many tangos written and made famous by the Argentinean singer Carlos Gardel, who died in a plane crash at the height of his career in 1935 (he was only 45). A French immigrant, Gardel rose from poverty to become the toast of Buenos Aires. A street and a subway station there still bear his name and his birthday is celebrated as National Tango Day. |
| Mano a Mano ("We’re Even") |
Marcelo Alvarez sings Gardel (2000) |
Marcelo Alvarez |
Marcelo Alvarez heard tangos as a boy, but went on to become an opera star instead. This album represents something of a return to his roots. |
| Mi Buenos Aires Querido ("My Beloved Buenos Aires") |
Marcelo Alvarez sings Gardel (2000) |
Marcelo Alvarez, Carlos Gardel |
Yes, via the magic of digital audio, Alvarez sings a duet with the long-dead Gardel. Kind of appropriate as we approach Hallowe’en. |
| Bonny Portmore |
Highlander: Endgame ( OS 2000) |
Unidentified studio musicians |
A traditional song, arranged by Stephen Graziano |
| Prelude - Song of the Pooka |
Highlander: Endgame ( OS 2000) |
Unidentified studio musicians |
Ditto, except for the "Prelude" |
| In Memory of Connor |
Highlander: Endgame ( OS 2000) |
Unidentified studio musicians |
Composed by Chris Neel for the film but not actually used in it. |
