A treasure hunt in the history of music.
With Sarah Vaughan immediately creating the perfect ambiance (‘Make yourself comfortable’), and the British duo Peter & Gordon, who achieved success with a sin from Paul McCartney’s youth that was rejected by The Beatles.
Back to the olden days of jazz with the ragtime novelty ‘Nola’ by Vincent Lopez.
The Dutch troubadour Ronnie Potsdammer in the wryly comical ‘Baai en boezelaar’.
Bassist Trigger Alpert (‘Love me tomorrow, but leave me alone today’), Count Basie, Stefon Harris & Jacky Terrasson.
Then some Oscar nominations: 1949, with ‘It’s a great feeling’, ‘My foolish heart’, ‘Through a long and sleepless night’.
Followed by our Oscar winner, a few versions of the witty wintery ‘Baby it’s cold outside’ – a funny song Frank Loesser had written for a party, inspired by the extreme cold in California.
And also: Sam Cooke, Johnny Mercer & Margaret Whiting, Chris Connor, Carmen McRae, Etta Jones, Doris Day, Homer & Jethro, Hank Williams, Walter Wanderley.
