Wednesday, December 2, 2015

My Radio Boo broadcast (Wednesday 2 December 2015)


A tribute to Yorgos ''George'' Alexiou (Γιώργος Αλεξίου) and his songs

11 years ago,  Yorgos Alexiou, Thessaloniki's legendary Radio Jockey passed away. He was responsible for the success of dozends of songs well known nowadays in Hellas, that were only domestic hits

Listen to the broadcast:



22:00 - 23:00


01Spanish Heart - GERARD JOLING (LP Sea Of Love1986)
NL # 22
Gerard's song ''Ticket To The Tropics'' (NL # 1, BE # 3 in 1985) is one of the most successful songs in Hellenic radio ever.

02. Sorcerer - MARILYN MARTIN (OST Streets Of Fire1984)
Apart from Dan Hartman's hit ''I Can Dream About You'' the OST also includes hit songs ''Never Be You'' (Maria McKee), ''Tonight Is What It Means...'' & ''Nowhere Fast'' (Fire Inc.)

03. Seventeen - ADRIAN GURVITZ (LP Il Assassino1980).

04. Givin' Herself Away - GAIL DAVIES (LP Givin' Herself Away1982)
Cover version of  ''Givin' Herself Away'' by McGuinn, Clarkk & Hillman (LP City1980)

05. I'll Give You Everything - TOPPER HEADON feat. JIMMY HELMS (LP Waking Up1986)

06. Together We're Strong - MIREILLE MATHIEU & PATRICK DUFFY (single1983)
NL # 2, BE # 4, DE # 34

07. How Many Ways - MURRAY HEAD (LP Between Us1979)

08. I Don't Want To Lose Your Love - RICKY ANDERSON (single1983)

09. Boy Who Cried Wolf - THE STYLE COUNCIL (single1985 / LP Our Favourite Shop, 1985)
NZ # 21, AU # 38

10. Love - JIMMY JIMMY (LP Here In The Light1986)
The album also included successful radio hits ''Silence'' & ''I Met Her In Paris''


23:00 - 00:00


11. Stay Awake - RONNIE LAWS (LP Solid Ground1981)

12. New York Hold Her Tight & Reprise - CLIFF DOWNES & JIMMY PRICE (LP Downes & Price1986)
Cover version of "New York Hold Her Tight" by Dickey Lee (LP Again, 1980)

13You & I - MADLEEN ΚΑΝΕ (LP Cheri1979)

14. Just For You - ALAN PRICE (LP Alan Price1977)
UK # 43

15. All The Love In The World - THE KORGIS (LP Sticky George1981)

16. Ever, Never Lovin' You - ED BRUCE (LP I Write It Down1982)
US Country chart # 4, Canadian country chart # 4

17. There's No Way - ALABAMA (LP 40 Hour Week1985)
US country chart # 1, CA country chart # 2

18. What Will I Write - EDDIE RABBITT (LP Horizon1980)

19. Wish We Were Heroes - MELISSA MANCHESTER & DAVID GATES (LP Hey Ricky1982)

20. Path With The Heart - SALLY OLDFIELD (LP Strange Day In Berlin1983)

21. Νόμιζα - ΑΝΔΡΕΑΣ ΤΣΟΥΚΑΛΑΣ (LP Στους Καιρούς Τους Πονηρούς1992)




01. The 10 most popular & successful songs... discovered by Yorgos 
...and turned into hits either by Yorgos himself or by radio stations and jockeys influenced by him
(songs in alphabetical order)


01.  Bad News - MOON MARTIN (LP Street Fever1980)

02.  Casablanca - BERTIE HIGGINS (LP Just Another Day In Paradise, 1982)

03.  Darling - STORIES (LP About Us, 1973)
Became primarily a hit due to heavy air-play by pirate radio station ''Antenna Thessaloniki's Radio''

04.  400 Dragons -  ADRIAN JOHN LOVERIDGE (LP Square One, 1981)
Cover version of  ''400 Dragons'' by The Thieves (single, 1979)

05.  Love Me More - TONY PACINO (b-side on ''Scusami'', 1983)

06.  Off - KATHY BARNES (LP Body Talkin', 1978)
Cover version of ''Off'' by Hodges, James & Smith (LP What's On Your Mind, 1977)

07.  Oh Mon Amour - CHRISTOPHE (single, 1972 / LP Christophe, 1973)

08.  Please Don't Leave Me - PRETTY MAIDS (LP Sin Decade, 1991)
Cover version of ''Please Don't Leave Me'' by John Sykes feat. Phil Lynnot on vocals & bass (single, 1982)

09.  Rock Sugar - ROB GRILL (LP Uprooted, 1979)

10.  Why'd I Have To Fall In Love With You - MATTHEW FISHER (LP Matthew Fisher, 1979)




02. Other well known songs... discovered by Yorgos
...well known in Hellas, that is..


Captured SOUTHSIDE JOHNNY & THE JUKES (LP In The Heat1984)

Cellophane City - STEVE FORBERT (LP Little Stevie Orbit, 1980)

Do I Love You - PAUL ANKA (LP Paul Anka, 1971)

For You - TRIUMVIRAT (LP A La Carte, 1978)

Game Of Love - JIM CAPALDI (LP The Contender, 1978)

Go Rosa - SANDY ROGERS (OST Fool For Love, 1985)
Became a hit due to heavy air-play by pirate radio station ''Panorama 86''



I Can't Hear You No More - RUSS BALLARD (LP Russ Ballard, 1984)

Papa - PAUL ANKA (b-side on ''You're having My Baby'', 1974)

Seeing You Again - DAN FOGELBERG (LP Exiles, 1987)

Smile - CHRIS REA (b-side on ''Love's Strange Ways'', 1983)

Sun In My Eyes - SALLY OLDFIELD (LP Easy, 1979)




03. The Mousikos Diavlos Thessaloniki's hit songs (1987-1988)
(promo singles provided by George that became hits due to M.D.'s radio air-play)


Cry - JAMES STEEN (single, 1982)

I Didn't Mean To Make You Cry - DEAN FRIEDMAN (single, 1985)

Sleep With Me - ERIC CARMEN (LP Tonight You're Mine, 1980)
The song topped the ''Mousikos Diavlos Thessaloniki's'' Top 40 chart on January 10, 1988.



Sting Of The Gin - CHRIS SIMPSON (single, 1982)

Takin' A Chance On Love - SHARON REDD (LP Redd Hot, 1982)

Tonight (Dancing With The Desperate) - NORMA LEWIS (single, 1985)

You Left Your Mark On Me - MARTY BALIN (LP Balin, 1981)

When You Hold Me - AXIS (single, 1980)

Why Won't You Stay (Come In Come Out Of The Rain) - MELVIN JAMES (LP The Passenger, 1987)




04. Here are some songs, discovered and turned into hits by Yorgos
(per category & in alphabetical order):


A) Soul oriented songs turned into hits by Yorgos:


All At Once - WHITNEY HOUSTON (LP Whitney Houston, 1985)

All Behind Us Now - PATTI AUSTIN (LP Patti Austin, 1984)

All Time Lover - LOU RAWLS (LP Close Company, 1984)

Everlasting Love - BILLY OCEAN (LP Nights (Feel Like Getting Down), 1981)

How Can You Say That It's Over - THE TEMPTATIONS (LP Truly For You, 1984)

I Can't Live Without You - NORWOOD (LP I Can't Let You Go, 1987)

I'm In Love With You - ATLANTIC STARR (LP We're Movin' Up, 1989)

If Ever A Love There Was - THE FOUR TOPS feat. ARETHA & KENNY G (LP Indestructible, 1988)

Knife - ROCKWELL (LP Somebody's Watching Me, 1984)

Love Is Not The Answer - THE STYLISTICS (LP Some Things Never Change, 1984)

Love Me Or Leave Me - NINA SIMONE (LP Little Girl Blue, 1959)

Stay Awake - RONNIE LAWS (LP Solid Ground, 1981)

Stop Me From Starting This Feeling - LOU RAWLS (LP Love All Your Blues Away, 1986)

When You Talk To Me - PEABO BRYSON (LP Take No Prisoners1985)




B) Country oriented songs turned into hits by Yorgos:


But Love Me - JANIE FRICKE (single, 1979 / LP From The Heart, 1980)
US country chart # 26

Oh Jenny - BILLY MONTANA & THE LONG SHOTS (single, 1988)

On A Night Like This - THE BOYS BAND (LP The Boys Band, 1982)

Save Me - HELEN REDDY (LP Play Me Out, 1981)
Cover version of ''Save Me'' by Clodaugh Rodgers (single,1976)

Stay Loose - GORDON LIGHTFOOT (LP East Of Midnight, 1986)

Tell Me What You Dream - RESTLESS HEART (single, 1993 / LP Big Iron Horses, 1992)
Cover version of ''Tell What You Dream'' by Timothy B. Schmit (LP Playin' It Cool, 1984)

You're Going Out Of My Mind - T.G: SHEPPARD (LP T.G. 1985)
US country chart # 10, CA country chart # 8




C) Dance songs turned into hits by Yorgos:


Darlin' (I Think About You) - DELEGATION (LP Eau De Vie, 1979)

First Be A Woman - LEONORE O'MALLEY (LP First Be A Woman, 1979)
Lead vocals by Catherine Russell

Going Back To My Roots - RICHIE HAVENS (single, 1980 / LP Connections, 1979)
Cover version of ''Going Back To My Roots (Part 1)'' by Lamont Dozier (single, 1977)

I'm Gonna Love You Forever - JIMMY RUFFIN & JACKSON MOORE (single, 1984)

If You Don't Understand - SHIRLEY BASSEY (single1984)
Cover version of  "Rabbia Libertà Fantasia" by Ornella Vanoni (b side single, 1983)




This House Is A House Of Trouble - SALLY TIMMS & THE DRIFTING COWGIRLS feat. MARC ALMOND (single, 1987)




E) Movie songs & TV Theme songs turned into hits by Yorgos:


Deliver - MARTIN BRILLEY (OST Body Rock, 1984)

I Like The Rhythm - CARRIE LUCAS (OST Lambada, 1990)

If I Turn You Away - VIKKI MOSS (OST St. Elmo's Fire, 1985)

It Was Love - FRANK DUVAL & KALINA MALOYER (OST Derrick. Staffel 9, Folge 6: Toter Goldfisch, 1985)

Love Theme from "The Competition" (People Alone) - LALO SHIFRIN feat. RANDY CRAWFORD (OST The Competition, 1981

Shooting For The Moon - AMY HOLLAND (OST Teen Wolf1985)

You Take My Heart Away - BILL CONTI feat. DeETTA LITTLE & NELSON PIGFORD (OST Rocky, 1976)




F) Rock oriented songs turned into hits by Yorgos


Bobby Jean - BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN (LP Born In The USA, 1984)

Endless - TOTO (LP Is,olation 1984)

I Got Loaded - LOS LOBOS (LP How Will The Wolf Survive?, 1984)
Cover version of ''I Got Loaded'' by Little Bob & The Lollipops (1965)

If You Go Away - OSCAR BENTON (LP If You Go Away, 1984)
Cover version of ''Ne Me Quitte Pas'' by Jacques Brel (1959)

In Dreams - PETE BARDENS feat. NEIL LOCKWOOD (LP Seen One Earth, 1987)

Night Train - ANDY TAYLOR (LP Thunder, 1987)

Runnin' - MASON RUFFNER (LP Gyspy Blood, 1987)

Seven Days - JOE COCKER (LP Sheffield Steel, 1982)
Cover version of ''Seven Days'' by Ron Wood (LP Gimme Some Neck, 1979)

Stranger - STEPHEN STILLS (LP Right By You, 1984)

Valentine - JOHN HUNTER (LP Famous At Night, 1984)

We'll Make The Same Mistake - GOLDIE (single, 1979)

US # 81, CA # 87

Without Love - SOUTHSIDE JOHNNY & THE ASBURY JUKES (LP This Time It's For Real, 1977)

You Know What To Do - CARLY SIMON (LP Hello Big Man, 1983)




G) Rock ballads turned into hits by Yorgos


Be My Friend - NO BROS (LP Ready For The Action, 1982)

US # 15, CA # 12

Why Don't We Spend The Night - JOE FAGIN (single, 1980 / LP Why Don't We Spend The Night / Cry For No One, 1983)
Original version by Ronnie Milsap (1980). Also covered by Frankie Miller (1980)




H) Pop oriented songs turned into hits by Yorgos


Honey I'm Lost - THE DOOLEYS (single, 1979)
UK # 24

Just For Tonight - GILBERT MONTAGNE (single, 1984)
DE # 42

Main Attraction - SUZI QUATRO (LP Main Attraction, 1982)

One Kiss Away - THE DOOLEYS (LP The Chosen Few, 1979)

Tokyo Joe - BERTIE HIGGINS (LP Pirates & Poets, 1983)




I) Pop ballads turned into hits by Yorgos


How Do You Mend A Broken Heart - GUYS 'N' DOLLS (single, 1979)
NL # 12, BE # 16

If You're Not Here (By My Side) - MENUDO (LP Reaching Out, 1984)

Lovers - FRANK DANA (LP Lovers, 1982)

Lovers In The Wind - ROGER HODGSON (LP In The Eye Of The Storm, 1984)
Topped Radio 1's Top 20 on February 2, 1985

You - MARTI CAINE (LP Behind The Smile, 1978)

You're My Everything - SANTA ESMERALDA starring LEROY GOMEZ (LP Don't Let Me Be Understood, 1977)




J) Cosmopolitan / Easy Listening pop ballads turned into hits by Yorgos


Children Of Sanchez - CHUCK MANGIONE feat. DON POTTER (OST Children Of Sanchez, 1978)

Hello Detroit - SAMMY DAVIS Jr (single, 1984)

How Do I Stop Loving You - RENE FROGER (LP You're My Everything, 1989)

If I Never Sing Another Song - DONNA LYNTON (LP Donna Lynton, 1986)

Stay - BARRY MANILOW (LP I Wanna Do It With You, 1982)

Yesterday My Life (Un Oiseau Sur New York) - PAUL ANKA (1971)

Yesterday When I Was Young (Hier Encore) - SHIRLEY BASSEY (1970)




K) Instrumentals turned into hits by Yorgos


Alone In Paris - ALPHONSE MOUZON (LP Early Spring, 1988 / LES OMBRES (single, 1990)

Old San Juan - SPYRO GYRA (LP Incognito, 1982)

Summer Of '42 - MICHEL LEGRAND (OST The Summer Of '421971)





05) Radio 1 charts (based on air-play & listeners choices)


a) The 20 most popular songs in Radio 1 for the Summer of 1984


01. Sun In My Eyes - SALLY OLDFIELD (LP Easy1979)

02. To France - MIKE OLDFIELD (LP Discovery, 1984)

03. The More You Live, The More You Love - A FLOCK OF SEAGULLS (LP The Story Of A Young Heart, 1984)

04. Casablanca - BERTIE HIGGINS (LP Just Another Day In Paradise, 1982)

05. When Doves Cry - PRINCE & THE REVOLUTION (LP Purple Rain, 1984)

06. The Last Time - RUSS BALLARD (LP Russ Ballard, 1984)

07. Black Butterfly - DENIECE WILLIAMS (LP Let's Hear It For The Boy, 1984)

08. Only When You Leave - SPANDAU BALLET (LP Parade, 1984)

09. Hello - LIONEL RICHIE (LP Can't Slow Down, 1983)

10. All Of You - JULIO IGLESIA & DIANA ROSS (LP 1100 Bel Air Place, 1984)

11. Knife - ROCKWELL (LP Somebody's Watching Me, 1984)

12. You're In My Heart - DAVID ESSEX (single, 1983)

13. Smalltown Boy - BRONSKI BEAT (LP The Age Of Consent, 1984)

14. High On Emotion - CHRIS De BURGH (LP Man On The Line, 1984)

15. Runaway - BON JOVI (LP Bon Jovi, 1984)

16. Time After Time - CYNDI LAUPER (LP She's So Unusual, 1983)

17. Cover Me - BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN (LP Born In The USA, 1984)

18. Summer Of '42 - MICHEL LEGRAND (OST The Summer Of '42, 1971)

19. To All The Girls  I've Loved Before - JULIO IGLESIAS & WILLIE NELSON (single, 1984)

20. Your Love Is King - SADE (LP Diamod Life, 1984)




b)  Radio 1 - Top 20 - Sunday 26-5-1985


01.  Silence - JIMMY JIMMY (single, 1985 / LP Here In The Light, 1986)

02.  We Are The World - USA FOR AFRICA (single, 1985)

03.  If IShould Love Again - BARRY MANILOW (LP If I Should Love Again, 1981)

04.  Why'd I Have To Fall In Love With You - MATTHEW FISHER (LP Matthew Fisher, 1979)

05.  When The Rain Begins To Fall - JERMAINE JACKSON & PIA ZADORA (single, 1984)

06.  Say It Again - SANTANA (LP Beyond Appearances, 1985)

07.  For You - TRIUMVIRAT (LP A La Carte, 1978)

08.  The Neighbors - JONATHAN RICHMAN & THE MODERN LOVERS (LP Jonathan Sings! 1983)

09.  Can't Fight This Feeling - REO SPEEDWAGON (LP Wheels Are Turnin', 1984)

10.  Woman - PHILIP BAILEY (LP Chinese Wall, 1984)

11.  Don't You (Forget About Me) - SIMPLE MINDS (OST The Breakfast Club, 1985)

12.  Love Me Like I Do - COSTAS CHARITODIPLOMENOS (LP Do It! 1984)

13.  You Spin Me Round (Like A Record) - DEAD OR ALIVE (single, 1984)

14.  Dance Me To The End of Love - LEONARD COHEN (LP Various Positions, 1984)

15.  Classic - ADRIAN GURVITZ (LP Classic, 1982)

16.  Every Time I See Your Picture - LUBA (single, 1982 / LP Secrets & Sins, 1984)

17.  Sunglasses At Night - COREY HART (LP First Offense, 1983)

18.  Live Is Life - OPUS (single, 1984)

19.  Shout - TEARS FOR FEARS (single, 1984 / LP Songs From The Big Chair, 1985)

20.  Move Closer - PHYLLIS NELSON (single, 1984 / OST Parole De Flic, 1985)



Wednesday, November 25, 2015

My Radio Boo broadcast (Wednesday 25 November 2015)


Italian-American singers / musicians & their hit songs of the 50s & 60s.

At least half of the songs are well known in Hellas. They were either party hits in the 60s & 70s or received respectable radio air-play, mostly in the 80s.

You can listen to the broadcast here

http://yourlisten.com/lefteris.lalos.7/my-radio-boo-broadcast-wednesday-25-november-2015


22:00 - 23:00

01. Peppermint Twist - Part 1 - JOEY DEE & THE STARLITERS (single1961)
US # 1, UK # 33
Lyrics

02. Caterina - PERRY COMO (single1962)
UK # 4, US # 23, BE # 3, NO # 6, DE # 11
Lyrics

03. As Long As There Is You - TIMI YURO (single1969 / LP Something Bad On My Mind, 1968)
The song became a radio hit ONLY in Hellas in 2010, in the ph2 remix version that was included in the collection ''Sweet & Sweat 3''.
Lyrics

04. Shish-Kebab - RALPH MARTERIE & HIS ORCHESTRA (single1957)
US # 10, BE # 4
Cover version of ''Harem Dance'' by Armenian Jazz Sextet (1957)
Instrumental

05. Runaround Sue - DION (single1961)
US # 1, UK # 11
Both his major solo hits, Runaround Sue & The Wanderer (1961) written by Ernie Maresca.
Most successful cover of the song in Hellas by Leif Garrett (1977)
Lyrics

06. The Night Has A Thousand Eyes - BOBBY VEE (single1962)
US # 3, UK # 3
Lyrics

07. Blame It On The Bossa Nova - EYDIE GORME (single1962)
US # 7, DE # 1, NO # 2, NL # 5, UK # 32
Lyrics

08I Will Follow Him - LITTLE PEGGY MARCH (single1963)
US # 1, DE # 6
The song was based on Petula Clark's ''Chariot'' (1962) that was a cover version of  Franck Pourcel's instrumental ''Chariot'' (1961), composed by Paul Mauriat.
Lyrics

09. I Wonder Why - DION & THE BELMONTS (single1958)
US # 22
Lyrics

10. Beggin' - THE FOUR SEASONS (single1967)
US # 16
Was a major radio hit  in Hellas in its 2007 Pilooski remix.
Lyrics

11. I Get A Kick Out Of You - FRANK SINATRA (LP My Cole Porter1969)
Cover version of Cole Porter's ''I Get A Kick Out Of You'' originally sung by Ethel Merman (OST Anything Goes1934)
Lyrics

12. Volare - BOBBY RYDELL (single1960)
US # 4
Cover of Nel Blu Dipinto Di Blu by Domenico Modugno (1958), Eurovision 3rd place for Italy.
Lyrics

13. Beyond The Sea - BOBBY DARIN (single1959)
US # 6, UK # 8
Cover version of ''La Mer'' by Charles Trenet (1946)
Lyrics

14. Take Good Care Of My Baby - BOBBY VEE (single1961)
US # 1, UK # 3
Lyrics

15. Can't Take My Eyes Off You - FRANKIE VALLI (single1967)
US # 2
Lyrics

16. I Got You Babe - SONNY & CHER (single1965)
US # 1, UK # 1, CA # 1, IE # 2, DE # 3, NL # 4, AT # 6, NO # 6, FR # 7, FI # 8, BE # 12
It was successfully covered in 1985 by UB40 featuring vocals by Ali & Chrissie Hynde.
The song played a major role in the movie ''Groundhog Day'' (1993)
Lyrics

17. Sway - DEAN MARTIN (single1954)
UK # 6, US # 15
Cover version of instrumental ''¿Quien Sera?'' by Pablo Beltran Y Su Orchestra (1953).
Lyrics

18. Mack The Knife - BOBBY DARIN (single1959)
US # 1, NO # 9, BE # 11, NL # 14, DE # 31
Cover version of the Bertold Brecht / Kurt Weil song ''Die Moritat Von Mackie Messer'', first interpreted by Kurt Gerron as for ''The Threepenny Oper'' (OST Die Dreigroschenoper, 1928)
Lyrics

19. Venus - FRANKIE AVALON (single1959)
US # 1, UK # 16, BE # 2
The song can be heard in 2 scenes in one of my all time favorite movies ''She's Out Of Control'' (1989)
Lyrics

20. Jezebel - FRANKIE LAINE (single1951)
US # 2
Lyrics


23:00 - 00:00

21. Pepino, The Italian Mouse - LOU MONTE (single, 1962)
US # 5
Lyrics

22. That's Amore - DEAN MARTIN (single1953)
US # 2, UK # 2
First appeaered in the film ''The Caddy'' (1953)
Lyrics

23. All - JAMES DARREN (single1966 / OST Run For Your Wife, 1965)
US # 35
Also a well known actor, James starred as Papadimos in the film ''Guns Of Navarone'' (1961)
Lyrics

24. Baby I Need Your Lovin' - JOHNNY RIVERS (single1967)
US # 3
Cover version of ''Baby I Need Your Lovin'' by the The Four Tops (1964)
Lyrics

25. Walking Alone - RONNIE DIO & THE PROPHETS (single1964 / LP Ronnie Dio & The Prophets1964)
Lyrics



26. Magic Moments - PERRY COMO with MITCHELL AYRES ORCHESTRA & THE RAY CHARLES SINGERS  (single1957)
UK # 1, US # 4 (although his b-side ''Catch A Falling Star'' peaked at # 1)
One of the first hits written by Burt Bacharach & Hal David.
Lyrics

27. Spanish Eyes - AL MARTINO (single1965 / LP Spanish Eyes, 1966)
US # 15, UK # 5 (1973), BE # 1, DE # 3, AT # 3, NL 13
The song is based on the instrumental ''Moon Over Naples'' by Bert Kaempfert (1965).
Al portrayed Johnny Fontane in ''The Godfather'' (1972)
Lyrics

28. The World We Knew (Over & Over) - FRANK SINATRA (LP The World We Knew1967)
US # 30, BE # 4, AT # 19, DE # 22
Cover version of ''The World We Knew'' by Bert Kaempfert (1967)
Lyrics

29. I Left My Heart In San Francisco - TONY BENNETT (LP I Left My...1962)
US # 19, UK # 25
Tony sung ''I've Got The World On A String'' in the end scene of  ''Analyze This'' (1999)
Lyrics

30. Free - TOMMY LEONETTI (single1956)
US # 23
Lyrics

31. Who's Sorry Now - CONNIE FRANCIS (single1957)
UK # 1, US # 4
The song was published in 1923 and interpreted by Lisette Verea in the Marx Brothers film ''A Night In Casablanca'' (1946)
Lyrics

32. You Don't Know Me - JERRY VALE (single1956)
US # 14
Cover version of Eddy Arnold's ''You Don't Know Me'' (1956)
The song can be heard by Ray Charles in one of my favorite movies, ''Groundhog Day'' (1993)
Lyrics

33. Why - FRANKIE AVALON (single1959)
US # 1, UK # 20, NO # 3, NL # 11, BE # 11
Lyrics

34. Summer Wind - FRANK SINATRA (single1966)
US # 25, UK # 36
Cover version of ''Der Sommerwind'' of Grethe Ingmann (1965)
Lyrics

35. Love Is A Many-Splendored Thing - THE FOUR ACES (single1955)
US # 1, BE # 6
Won the Academy Award for Best Song for the 1955 film ''Love Is A Many-Splendored Thing''.
The Four Aces were 3 Ittalian-Americans & an Irish-American, led by Al Alberts.
Lyrics

36. Lujon - HENRY MANCINI (LP Mr. Lucky Goes Latin1961)
Among his famous instrumentals in Hellas are Peter Gunn theme (Peter Gunn TV series1958), Moon River (OST Breafast At Tiffany's1961), The Pink Panther Theme (OST The Pink Panther1963), Ravel's Bolero (OST 101979) etc.
This instrumental was used in No More Sweet Music by Hooverphonic in 2005.

37. The Rose Tattoo -. PERRY COMO with MITCH MITCHELL AYRES & HIS ORCHESTRA (single, 1955)
Lyrics

38. Hurt - TIMI YURO (single, 1961)
US # 4, NL 2, BE # 6
Cover version of ''Hurt'' by Roy Hamilton (1954)
Very popular in Hellas was the Italian version of Fausto Leali' ttitled ''A Chi'' 1967  (IT # 1, AT # 9)
Lyrics

39. Unchained Melody - LIBERACE (b-side single1956)
Liberace is mentioned in 2 of my favorite songs: Mr. Sandman by The Chordettes (1954 / lyrics) & My Baby Just Cares For Me by Nina Simone (1958 / lyrics)



Songs referring to Italian-American singers:


TONY BENNETT

Tony Adams JOE STRUMMER & THE MESCALEROS (1999 / Lyrics: gotta Tony Bennett eight track in the hotel pity)



PERRY COMO

I Really Like You - MELISSA ETHERIDGE (1995 / Lyrics:  I'll find that song by Perry Como you like to sing)



FRANKIE LAINE

Memories LEONARD COHEN (1977 / Lyrics: Frankie Laine, he was singing Jezebel)



DON McLEAN

Killing Me Softly With His Song - LORI LIEBERMAN (1972 / The song is about Don)
Killing Me Softly With His Song - ROBERTA FLACK (1973 / Lyrics)



FRANK SINATRA

Empire State Of Mind - JAY-Z  feat. ALICIA KEYS (2009 / Lyrics: I'm the new Sinatra)
Every Day - ROXETTE (2002 / Lyrics: I play the music he adores, like Sinatra then we're talking)
Fairytale of New York THE POGUES feat. KIRSTY MacCOLL (1987 / Lyrics: Sinatra was swinging)
Hey Manhattan PREFAB SPROUT (1988 / Lyrics: just to think Sinatra's been here too)
I Can Only Disappoint U MANSUN (2000 / Lyrics: You sing like Sinatra, always)
It’s My Life BON JOVI (2000 / Lyrics: like Frankie said I did it "My Way")
Life In A Northern Town THE DREAM ACADEMY (1985 / Lyrics; like Sinatra in a younger day)
She Goes On - CROWDED HOUSE (1991 / Lyrics: we owe it all to Frank Sinatra)
Sugar Mice MARILLION (1987 / Lyrics: I heard Sinatra calling me down through the floorboards)
On & On STEPHEN BISHOP (1977 / Lyrics: puts on Sinatra & starts to cry)
When Do I Get To Sing "My Way" SPARKS (1994 Lyrics: when do I get to feel like Sinatra)



SONY & CHER

Too Hot FUN LOVIN' CRIMINALS (2003 / Lyrics: We're kinda hot together like Sonny & Cher)