Beatles 3000

Even 1000 years after they’ve died, the world will still remember the incredible talent of John, Paul, …

http://scottgairdner.com/2009/11/23/beatles-3000/
Funny, sacrilege!!

CD Compilation PickMe#17

The 17th compilation in my PickMe series is called “Dance My Heart“

01 Take My Heart (Chris Isaak)
02 Green Day (Mo’ Horizons)
03 Kings of the World (Mississipi)
04 Summerfling (k.d. Lang)
05 Singin’ in the Rain (Gene Kelly)
06 Moonglow (Artie Shaw & His Orchestra)
07 School Boy (Wynton Marsalis)
08 Dance by the Light of the Moon (Seals & Crofts)
09 Dance Me to the End of Love (Leonard Cohen)
10 Make Someone Happy (Jimmy Durante)
11 Just One of Those Things (Lionel Hampton & Oscar Peterson)
12 ‘D’ Keyboard Blues (Captain & Tennille)
13 Shall We Dance? (Stacey Kent)
14 In Black of Night (Slow Train)
15 Moondance (Van Morrison)
16 Lament I, “Bird’s Lament” (Moondog)
17 Dance With Me (Debelah Morgan)
18 Fairytale (Alexander Rybak)

I started out compiling a quiet album, but it evolved into jazz and then this.. somethingelse!!

Track Notes: 01 My favourite track from Isaak’s latest album “Mr Lucky” 03 found this one on one of the Underbelly Soundtracks 04 been wanting to put this track on a compilation for ages, but it was always cut 05 from the Clockwork Orange Soundtrack would you believe – timeless 07 the best track from trumpeter Wynton Marsalis’s “He and She” album – don’t like the other tracks much 12 did you know that the Captain & Tennille put at least one instrumental track on every album? more will be seen in future compilations 13 Women of Jazz – a nice track from Putumayo World Music  18 Eurovision Song Contest 2009 winner – excellent and annoyingly stays in the head for ages.

Susan Boyle’s Got Talent

Adding all the youtube views quickly goes over 50 million.

Heres a link to a full length, High Quality & Wide Screen version, of Susan Boyle’s audition. It has gone past 2 million views

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=luRmM1J1sfg

CD Compilation PickMe#16

The 16th compilation in my PickMe series is called “Xmas 2008“

01 When the Quail Come Back to San Quentin (Artie Shaw)
02 Daryl of the Bells (Captain & Tennille)
03 Saudade, Pt.1 and 2 (Chris Rea)
04 Pure Joy (DAB)
05 Sonatina [Andante II] (Dave Grusin & Lee Ritenour)
06 This Could be the Start of Something (The Five Corners Quintet)
07 Inka Dinka Doo (Jimmy Durante)
08 Katia (Kinema)
09 A Lira – Solidao No Oceano [Afterlife mix] (Madredeus)
10 Jupiter Dub (Max Melvin)
11 Flyin’ Away (Mo’ Horizons)
12 Invisible (M-Seven)
13 Tears/Rivers Eyes (Original TV Score – Firefly)
14 Gipsy Story (Rue Du Soleil)
15 The Lonely Shepherd (Zamfir)
16 Oiche Chiuin (Enya)

A basically chillout/lounge compilation with a bit of fun chucked in.

CD Compilation PickMe#10

The 10th compilation in my PickMe series is called “Afrique“

01 Afrique (Rue Du Soleil)
02 Parallax (2000 Project)
03 I Love You Much Too Much (Santana)
04 Still Got The Blues (Gary Moore)
05 Lily Was Here (Dave Stewart)
06 Wish U Were Here (Bliss)
07 Dreaming of… (Rue Du Soleil)
08 Daylight Hours (Infusion)
09 The Boston Wrangler (Michel Legrand)
     from the “original” Thomas Crown Affair soundtrack
10 Who Do You Love (Jose Padilla with Angela John, Paco Fernandez & Yaron Marko)
11 Mudbone (Santana)
12 The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face (George Michael) bliss
13 Lovebird (Acimo)
14 Deer Stop (Goldfrapp)
15 Painful Love (Lakki Patey & Oystein Sevag) makes a good ringtone too

CD Compilation PickMe#12

This is a “best of” compilation from Cafe Del Mar’s 25th Anniversary CD’s

01 Private Session (Lovers Lane)
02 Sensual Bay (Andre Andreo)
03 Volviendo Al Sur (Asioni Musicali)
04 The Call (DAB)
05 Espiral (Henrik T.)
06 Innocence (Jo Manji)
07 The Meeting (Koru)
08 Reflection (Ludvig & Stelar)
09 Knots (A Man Called Adam & Chris Coco)
10 Boheme (Melibea)
11 Nuevo Comienzo (New Beginning)
12 La Francaise (Rue du Soleil)
13 Life Time (Ypey)
14 Sensuality (Roberto & Nera Sol)

CD Compilation PickMe#11

This compilation is titled “Amazing“

01 Amazing (George Michael)
02 Camouflage (Stan Ridgeway)
03 Capricorn Dancer (Richard Clapton)
04 Driving Home for Christmas (Chris Rea)
05 Everybody’s Talkin’ (Nilsson)
06 Fly Me To The Moon (Julie London)
07 Galveston (Glen Campbell)
08 Good Vibrations (The Beach Boys)
09 Hello, Dolly! (Louis Armstrong)
10 If You Leave Me Now (Chicago)
11 The In Crowd (The Ramsey Lewis Trio)
12 J’Ai Deux Amours (Madeleine Peyroux)
13 Just The Way You Are (Billy Joel)
14 Lovely Head (Goldfrapp)
15 Old Cape Cod (Patti Page)
16 Make it With You (Bread)
17 Paris Paris (Malcolm McLaren & Catherine Deneuve)
18 Sultans of Swing (Dire Straits)
19 Tu Vuo’ Fa I’Americano (Jude Law, Matt Damon, Vincent Fiorello & The Guy Barker International Quintet) from The Talented Mr. Ripley soundtrack
20 The Windmills of Your Mind (Noel Harrison) from the “original” Thomas Crown Affair soundtrack

CD Compilation PickMe#13

The title from this compilation comes from the 1st tack “Albatross“

01 Albatross (Fleetwood Mac)
02 Always Mine (Rue Du Soleil)
03 Des Etoils (Bellcrash)
04 Estonia (Rue Du Soleil)
05 In My Heart (Rue Du Soleil)
06 In My Own Words (Craig Armstrong)
07 Island Memories (Lovers Lane)
08 Managing the Beatles (Nighthawks)
09 Orientation (Jose Padilla)
10 Shades of Night (Trevor Jones) from the Bad Influence soundtrack
11 Song of the Black lizard (Pink Martini)
12 Time Out From The World (Goldfrapp)
13 Walking Through Babylon (Thievery Corporation)
14 Wash Me Clean (k.d. lang)
15 Wild Is The Wind (George Michael)
16 Lovebird (Acimo)

Lots of Rue Du Soleil (Essential Feeilings 2005) but they would usually be from different albums. Acimo and Lovebird appear for the 3rd or 4th time in a compilation – just love it.

CD Compilation PickMe#14

This one is called “The Beats“
Most compilations lean towards chillout/lounge/jazz, but approx every 5th one is up tempo.

01 African Rhythm (Rhythm Factory)
02 Caravan (Chicago) from their Big Band album
03 Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood (Santa Esmeralda)
     @ 10:30 a v.long track. remember this group?
04 Good Luck (Basement Jaxx)
05 The Hand That Changed Its Mind (Dr. John)
06 Hip Hip Chin Chin (Yaziko)
07 If You Wanna (Roy Davis Jr)
08 I’m Ready (Steve Winwood)
09 Johnny B. Good (Chuck Berry)
10 Let’s Twist Again (Chubby Checker)
11 Moments (Soultanas & ToneDepth)
12 Rock DJ (Robbie Williams)
13 She Bangs [Spanish Version] (Ricky Martin)
14 Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go (Wham)
15 Rockaria (Electric Light Orchestra)
16 The Show Must Go On (Leo Sayer) Live in Melbourne

CD Compilation PickMe#15

At last! I have added my list of CD Compilations.

The last compilation was produced at the end of 2007 and given the
title “A Roamer In Time“.

The 20 tracks are:
01 – Fairground (Simply Red)
02 – Tin Man (America)
03 – Let’s All Get Together (Ian Moss)
04 – Mad World (Michael Andrews) from the Donnie Darko soundtrack
05 – Tennessee Waltz (Patti Page)
06 – To Sir With Love (Tina Arena) nice but still prefer Lulu’s version
07 – On A Night Like This (Kylie Minogue)
08 – Goodnight Moon (Shivaree) from the Kill Bill soundtrack
09 – Hello, Young Lovers (Jimmy Durante)
10 – Let’s Stay Together (Guy Sebastian) from his Memphis album
11 – Forgiveness (Misen) from TV series “The Eagle” on SBS.
        It’s also the source of the compilation title.
12 – The Flower of Carnage (Meiko Kaji)
        from Kill Bill & her Syura No Hana album
13 – Va Va Voom (45 Dip)
14 – They Long To Be Close To You (The Carpenters)
15 – The Wayward Wind (Gogi Grant) from the infamous Hyundai Santa Fe advert.
16 – Bang Bang My Baby Shot Me Down (Nancy Sinatra)
       another track from the Kill Bill movies
17 – Windflowers (Seals & Crofts) An all-time favourite of mine.
        Their back catalog is now available on CD.
18 – Le Monde (Thievery Corporation)
19 – Brightest Star (Santana) just beautiful
20 – Danny Boy (Damien Leith)

A mix of music spanning the last 50+ years, and sung by both old and new artists.