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I Write The Songs 69 Cole Porter

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ColeporterSongwriter of the week: Cole Porter
American songwriter Cole Albert Porter composed songs AND wrote lyrics (against then current fashion) that dominated the musical theatres in particular Broadway during the 1920s and 1930s. His strong will is an example of taking on the world in spite of its obstacles, starting with him defying the wishes of his powerful and domineering grandfather by taking up his passion, music and entertainment, as a profession. He then went on with his passion, in spite of a slow start and even after a serious horseback riding accident left him disabled and in constant pain. His ability to make the best of the time and environments he lives in goes all the way to his marriage to great friend Linda Lee Thomas in spite of them both knowing of his homosexuality. This show is about a songwriter no doubt, but a man / human, who, despite adversity, never ceased to express his true self and making the best of it.
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PART 1

  1. covertheweekJoss Stone, L.O.V.E. (Bert Kaempfert and Milt Gabler)
  2. Rebecca Ferguson & John Legend, Bridges (John Legend J Loos Steve Robson)
  3. Alanis Morrissette, Let’s do it (Let’s Fall in love) 2005, Canada/US, 3.22 (Cole Porter, 1928)
    first introduced in Porter’s first Broadway success, the musical Paris (1928) by French chanteuse Irène Bordoni and has since been covered by the likes of Ella Fitzgerald, Louis Armstrong , even Kim Basinger and now Alanis Morrissette
  4. Sarah McQuaid, Yellowstone
  5. Michael Bubblé, I’ve got you under my skin (Cole Porter, 1936), 2005

PART 2

  1. Ellie Goulding, Your Song (Elton John), 3’10, 2012, UK
  2. Lena Horne, I Love Paris (Cole Porter, 1953)
  3. Elton John & Kiki Dee, True Love (Cole Porter, 1956), 1993
  4. Jo Bywater, Riches to Rags, 2015
    Judges Award winner for Liverpool Acoustic Songwriting Challenge Nov 2014
  5. B. J. Thomas, Raindrops keep falling on my head (Hal David, Burt Bacharach)

PART 3

  1. Nina Simone, I shall be released (Bob Dylan)
  2. soundtrackoftheweekinstrumentaloftheweekManu Dibango, Si tu vois ma mère (Sidney Bechet)
  3. Neneh Cherry, Woman
  4. Steve Pledger, Matches in the wind
    “I know it feels like striking matches in the wind but as long as the spark flies, our fire will not die, we’re striking matches in the wind”
    http://www.stevepledger.co.uk/shop/details/striking-matches-in-the-wind
  5. Oscar Peterson, Every time we say goodbye (trio) (Cole Porter)

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