BELLE epoch

Last night at BELLE epoque:
after sitting down to a delicious meal of trout, rooster and pork, followed up with a blood orange sorbet, I serenaded the winers and diners with a handful of my favourite wintery songs about such weighty topics as blues, hearts, paris, girls, mornings, nights and moons.

This was for the inaugural night of RECORD TURNOVER, the new moniker of my dj partner in crime. He is sort of like the conjurer and I his able bodied assistant, who is willing to be sawed in half.

A list of the tunes I selected lies below, and if you weren't able to make it and the tracklisting tickles your fancy and piques your interest, or if you would just like to re-live the experience one more time, you can even add 'blah blah' to your own music collection by following this LINK.

BAROQUE CLOAK

Something On Your Mind - Karen Dalton
Blues In the Night - Ann Shelton
Dreamin' - The Distant Sounds
Blue is the Night - The Deverons
This Boy - The Beatles
Sunday Morning - Margo Guryan
Be-Bop-A-Lula - Gene Vincent
You've Really Got A Hold On Me - The Miracles
Rolling Moon - The Chills
Are You The One - The Trolls
Rockin' Back Inside My Heart - Julee Cruise
And I Say To Myself - David Bowie with The Lower Third
All These Blues - The Paul Butterfield Blues Band
Great Balls of Fire - The Librettos
Looking For Me - The Walker Brothers
Girl You'll Be A Woman Soon - Neil Diamond
Paris Summer - Nancy Sinatra & Lee Hazlewood
Tell Me Now So I'll Know - The Kinks
Got Nothin' to Say - The Limiñanas
How Can I Stop Loving You - The Eighth Day
Time of the Season - The Zombies
Sally I Do - Abdullahs' Regime
Just A Little - The Beau Brummels
Superstar - Carpenters
That Lonely Feeling - Dean Ford & the Gaylords
I'll Keep It With Mine - Nico


songs for prancing to.

BELLE epoque suite

Louise Drombrowski doing the Hook Rug Dance

My contribution to last night's dj effort between Kris and myself at BELLE epoque - one of the restaurant/bar fixtures directly beneath our apartment, 11 August 2010.

He's The Great Imposter - The Fleetwoods
He's In Town - The Rockin' Berries
She Comes Running - Lee Hazlewood
Do I Love You - The Ronnettes
The Love I Saw in You Was Just a Mirage - Smokey Robinson & The Miracles
You Only Live Twice - Nancy Sinatra
La Nuit N'En Finit Plus (Needles and Pins) - Le Lionceaux
Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa (Sad Song) - Otis Redding
She's a Mystery to Me - Roy Orbison
Lady of the Lake - Peggy Lipton
Perdita - Rubber City
Here Comes the Night - The Walker Brothers
Here Comes the Night - Them
Hook Rug Dance - Angelo Badalamenti
Strange Love - Darlene Love
Tryin' To Get To You - Elvis Presley
Doodlin' - Dusty Springfield
I Call Your Name - The Beatles
He's The Only Guy I'll Ever Love - Maxine Brown
I'll Call You Mine - The Zombies
Blow-Up (Main Title) - Herbie Hancock
Say I Am - Tommy James & The Shondells
Sukiyaki - Kyu Sakamoto
Little Town Flirt - Del Shannon
It's All In The Way (You Look At It Baby) - Mousie & The Traps
La Chanson De Jacky - Jacques Brel
Mary, Mary - Paul Butterfield Blues Band
Quand un amour renaît - Sylvie Vartan

the other half - Kris' playlist here


and David Hemmings about to teach Vanessa Redgrave how to dance to Herbie Hancock.