One Aspiration - h

2006-02-28T06:13:00.000-08:00

Track08 - Bread n' Butter

XperDunn's Feb. 20th, 2006 Concert at S____ Manor

2006-02-27T13:13:00.000-08:00

This morning I play Rock n' Roll, Jerome Kern, Cole Porter, Irving Berlin, and a few Swedish Folk Songs just for luck.

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Track03 - Barbara Ann

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Track06 - Blueberry Hill

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Track02 - Big Girls Don't Cry

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Track01 - All Shook Up

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Track04 - Be-Bop-A-Lu-La

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Track05 - Be True To Your School

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Track07 - Bobby's Girl

2006-02-27T12:57:00.000-08:00

Track09 - Book Of Love

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Track12 - Chantilly Lace

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Track10 - Bye bye Love

2006-02-27T12:52:00.000-08:00

Track11 - Catch A Wave

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Track13 - Come And Go With Me

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I realize here that Rock n'Roll is simpler but more physically demanding, and switch to a book of Swedish Folk Songs. Don't ask me why.

2006-02-27T12:44:00.000-08:00

Track14 - Five Swedish Folk Songs

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Track15 - Two More Swedish Folk Songs

2006-02-27T12:40:00.000-08:00

For the next ten songs I worked from my Jerome Kern songbook, with uneven results.

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Track16 - A Fine Romance

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Track18 - Just The Way You Look Tonight

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Track17 - Pick Yourself Up

2006-02-24T19:01:00.000-08:00

These next 3: 'Dearly Beloved', 'I'm Old-Fashioned', and 'You Were Never Lovelier', all by Jerome Kern, were used in an old movie titled 'You Were Never Lovelier' starring Fred Astaire and Rita Hayworth. The previous weekend I had watched a DVD of the movie and had been inspired to practice the songs, so I thought I was ready. In my own defense, I don't think much of these particular piano arrangements, especially 'Dearly Beloved'.

2006-02-24T18:57:00.000-08:00

Track19 - Dearly Beloved

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Track21 - I'm Old-Fashioned

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Track20 - You Were Never Lovelier

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Track23 - Long Ago And Far Away

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Track22 - Can't Help Singing

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Track24 - Sure Thing

2006-02-24T18:37:00.000-08:00

Track25 - In Love In Vain

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Here I switch from the Jerome Kern to the Cole Porter Collection Vol I for the next five or so songs. I love Cole Porter. Does that make me gay? I don't care.

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Track27 - From This Moment On

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Track26 - So In Love

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Track28 - It's Alright With Me

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Track30 - Dream Dancing

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Track29 - I Love Paris (fragment)

2006-02-24T18:02:00.000-08:00

Track31 - True Love

2006-02-23T10:29:00.000-08:00

At this point in the program, I decide to fall back on the Irving Berlin songbook I'd had so much luck with last week (see Feb 13th Concert Menu). The next ten songs are the unfortunate result:

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Track32 - After You Get What You Want

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Track33 - Always

2006-02-21T14:37:00.000-08:00

Track34 - Blue Skies

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Track35 - Cheek to Cheek

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Track36 - We're A Coupla Swells

2006-02-21T09:52:00.000-08:00

Track37 - Count My Blessings

2006-02-21T07:04:00.000-08:00

Track38 - The Girl That I Marry

2006-02-21T06:44:00.000-08:00

Who knew 'God Bless America' had an intro?

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Track39 - God Bless America

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I proceed to slaughter an otherwise great song, Irving Berlin's 'I Love A Piano'.
I even messed up the editing, so the end of the song is missing. Sorry bout dat.

2006-02-21T06:27:00.000-08:00

Track40 - I Love A Piano

2006-02-21T06:18:00.001-08:00

Finally, I thought. That was acceptable, although I was too tired to sing along, as I had last week. I shoulda stopped here.

2006-02-21T06:18:00.000-08:00

Track41 - Isn't It A Lovely Day?

2006-02-21T06:11:00.000-08:00

Track42 - All my eggs

2006-02-21T06:09:00.000-08:00

I was unable to finish this piece. I gave up in disgust. Taking a swig from my Poland Spring, I noticed my left arm was trembling with fatigue. Aha! I thought. No wonder I couldn't play worth a damn this morning.

2006-02-21T05:52:00.000-08:00

Some you win some you don't. Wait til next week. O Boy O Boy. Next week we'll really tear'm up.