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I have an ancient by today's standards MP3 player that I listen to music to at work in between phone calls and meetings. I recently changed the songs to be all Bing Crosby recordings. I figured I would list the last five recordings that I heard....
1. Heart And Soul (radio recording)
2. She Is The Sunshine Of Virginia (from A Southern Memoir LP)
3. The Last Round Up
4.Is You Is Or Is You Ain't My Baby (radio remote - without the Andrews Sisters)
5. Seven Nights A Week
What are the Bing recordings you are listening to now?
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Bings' 1944 radio recording of 'My blue Heaven' (on last Sunday's BBC radio program presented by Howard Leader), which I''d not heard before. I listen each week at my leisure because his programs are archived and often include a Bing record.
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Here are the last five recordings I have listened to just now:
1. Let's Do It Again (radio duet with Bob Crosby)
2. For You, For Me, Forevermore (radio recording)
3. Bye Bye Baby (radio duet with Al Jolson)
4. Summer Winds (from Seasons album)
5. Oh Look At Me Now (radio recording)
Let me know if you want me to keep posting what I'm listening to. I am up to 445 songs on my MP3. It's not even touching the surface of my collection!
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Graham Pascoe wrote:
Bings' 1944 radio recording of 'My blue Heaven' (on last Sunday's BBC radio program presented by Howard Leader), which I''d not heard before. I listen each week at my leisure because his programs are archived and often include a Bing record.
I think I just discovered that recording as well this past summer. He does a great job on it.
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I've been a bit under the last few days and haven't listened to ANYTHING but.. last 5 songs I listened to where from the "Complete United Artists Sessions"
1. No Time At All
2. A Little Love and Understanding (One of my favorites!)
3. The Good Old Times
4. Cabaret
5. Send in the Clowns
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Ron1972 wrote:
I've been a bit under the last few days and haven't listened to ANYTHING but.. last 5 songs I listened to where from the "Complete United Artists Sessions"
1. No Time At All
2. A Little Love and Understanding (One of my favorites!)
3. The Good Old Times
4. Cabaret
5. Send in the Clowns
I hope you're feeling better! That is one of my favorite Bing CDs. Great stuff on that CD collection!
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Here are the last five Bing records in my MP3 player that have played randomly:
1. Ghost Riders In The Sky
2. Ole Spring Fever
3. Sweetheart of Sigma Chi
4. Carolina In The Morning (from A Southern Memoir album)
5. Sing (TV recording with Vera Lynn)
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I'm happy to say that I am feeling a bit better today and that today I'm listening to"
1. April in Portugal
2. C'est Si Bon
3. Never on a Sunday
4. More and More Amour
5. Moment in Madrid
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Ron1972 wrote:
I'm happy to say that I am feeling a bit better today and that today I'm listening to"
1. April in Portugal
2. C'est Si Bon
3. Never on a Sunday
4. More and More Amour
5. Moment in Madrid
Glad you're feeling better!
I won't be doing my list today. I added a few Bing records to my mp3 but when I added it, I deleted the 400 plus other songs! I still have them in my recycling bin of my home computer so I can get them back. It'll have to wait until tonight though!
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I did manage to listen to five Bing Crosby recordings today:
1. The Rose In Her Hair (1976 version)
2. Love Walked In
3. A Serenade To An Old-Fashioned Girl
4. Three Caballeros (blooper take with The Andrews Sisters)
5. Domenica
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Right now I am listening to the new "Holiday In Europe (and Beyond)" on CD, on repeat even. I can't believe I finally own this CD!
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zanereed wrote:
Right now I am listening to the new "Holiday In Europe (and Beyond)" on CD, on repeat even. I can't believe I finally own this CD!
It's a great CD issue - thank God for Sepia Records. They put out a lot of nice stuff!
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This weekend I "redownloaded" over 400 Bing recordings to my MP3 player! It is making for a pleasant Monday morning to be able to listen to the recordings.
Here are five of the Bing recordings I have listened to:
1. The Object Of My Affection (radio remote)
2. Hush-A-Bye
3. Love In A Home
4. Experience (with Nan Wynn)
5. Takes Two To Tango (radio remote with Rosemary Clooney)
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Here is my daily dose of Bing...
1. Whispering Hope (radio song - with Mary Martin)
2. I Love Paris
3. September Song (from Seasons album)
4. Heart (radio song)
5.Back In The Old Routine (with Donald O'Connor)
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Lately I've been listening to Bing's 1960s album Sings the Great Country Hits, because I've been thinking about writing a piece for BING Magazine about it. It finds Bing embracing the Nashville Sound that was very popular in country music at the time, and it's a surprisingly effective album that hasn't gotten too much recognition.
AGF
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Anton G.-F. wrote:
Lately I've been listening to Bing's 1960s album Sings the Great Country Hits, because I've been thinking about writing a piece for BING Magazine about it. It finds Bing embracing the Nashville Sound that was very popular in country music at the time, and it's a surprisingly effective album that hasn't gotten too much recognition.
AGF
I heard a rumor that Bing had a cold when he recorded the album. I'm not sure where I read that. I'll see if I can find the info out. I'll have to give a listen to it.
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Here's my five recordings I've listened to so far on this cold morning:
1. Abraham
2. In The Cool Cool Cool Of The Evening (with Jane Wyman)
3. Whose Dream Are You
4. My Heart Stood Still (radio recording - with Buddy Cole)
5. Everything Happens To Me (radio recording - with Connee Boswell)
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The last Bing recordings I heard were from his Philco Radio Time program of 8 January 1947: 'Zipp a dee doo dah', 'Gotta get me someone to love', 'A gal in calico', 'Until the next time' (with Mickey Rooney), 'It's a good day' (with Peggy Lee) and 'For you, for me, for ever more'. Why did i listen to them? Greg Van Beek included the transcript of the program in his last NOSTALGIA RADIO TIME program.
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Graham Pascoe wrote:
The last Bing recordings I heard were from his Philco Radio Time program of 8 January 1947: 'Zipp a dee doo dah', 'Gotta get me someone to love', 'A gal in calico', 'Until the next time' (with Mickey Rooney), 'It's a good day' (with Peggy Lee) and 'For you, for me, for ever more'. Why did i listen to them? Greg Van Beek included the transcript of the program in his last NOSTALGIA RADIO TIME program.
That was a great show other than Mickey Rooney. I'm not a Mickey Rooney fan, but Bing was in great voice!
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Here are the latest five recordings that came over my MP3 player:
1. When The World Was Young
2. In The Good Old Summertime (from Seasons album)
3. The Thing (radio recording with Fred Astaire)
4. Sugar (with Louis Armstrong)
5. Again (radio recording with Peggy Lee)
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On this snowy Friday in Pittsburgh, here are five Bing recordings I listened to this AM:
1. Blue Skies (radio recordings with Les Paul)
2. The Best Things In Life Are Free (from "That's What Life Is All About" album)
3. You're Sensational (radio recording)
4. Maria Bonita
5. The Rose In Her Hair (from "Feels Good, Feels Right" album)
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Lobosco wrote:
Anton G.-F. wrote:
Lately I've been listening to Bing's 1960s album Sings the Great Country Hits, because I've been thinking about writing a piece for BING Magazine about it. It finds Bing embracing the Nashville Sound that was very popular in country music at the time, and it's a surprisingly effective album that hasn't gotten too much recognition.
AGFI heard a rumor that Bing had a cold when he recorded the album. I'm not sure where I read that. I'll see if I can find the info out. I'll have to give a listen to it.
I know I've read that somewhere, too, but I am not sure where. I suppose it'll come up at some point as I keep doing some research for my article on the album. And yes, I do encourage you to give the album a listen. It's a pretty good one, though often overlooked!
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My favorite song on the album is Sunflower.
Although I am not a huge fan of country music, the song selections were good. Bing did seem a bit nasal on some of the songs though...
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On this lazy Monday morning at work, I have listened to these five recordings:
1. But Beautiful
2. Hush-A- Bye
3. Let's Be Buddies (radio recording with Connee Boswell)
4. Ol Man River (Paul Whiteman - 1928 version)
5.The Gypsy In My Soul (radio recording)
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Here's five Bing recordings for Tuesday...
1. Them There Eyes (radio recording)
2. Saturday Night Is The Loneliest Night (radio recording)
3. Come Share The Wine
4. When My Dream Boat Comes Home
5. I Can't Escape From You