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Gershwin karaoke

DeucesHigh — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 12:31:51 -0800

I'm singing in an outdoor wedding and am desperately looking for a karaoke version of Gershwin's "For You, For Me, For Evermore." I would prefer a version that starts at the refrain (right on "For you, for me..."). Any suggestions? I've looked on iTunes and Google and have only found karaoke versions of Gershwin's more popular songs.

Who's Singing This Gershwin Tune?

dbarefoot — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 07:05:59 -0800

Who sings the version of "Someone to Watch Over Me" on the latest episode of This American Life? It is incorrectly credited to, uh, Sting, on the TAL website. Between the second and third ‘acts’ of the episode, there’s a nice version of “Someone to Watch Over Me”. On the TAL website, it’s credited to Sting. He has a version of the song but it’s not this one (nor is it nearly as good).

I browsed through iTunes and eMusic, but couldn’t find anything promising. I tried a few Google searches, but unfortunately there’s another episode of TAL named “Someone to Watch Over Me”. In fact, there seems to be some weirdness, because that episode (#269) includes the same ’second act’ as the current episode.

If anybody happens to listen to it (the song is at about 45:30), let me know if you recognize the singer.

Modern interpretations of classic songs

Acetylene — Thu, 25 Oct 2007 20:13:30 -0800

Other than Red Hot + Blue and Red Hot + Rhapsody, what are some good rock interpretations of classic songs? In addition to Porter and Gershwin, I'd love to hear some modern rock renditions of songs by Jerome Kern, Irving Berlin, Rogers and Hart -- basically, anything on Ella Fitzgerald's Complete Songbooks collection would be perfect. I'm especially interested in versions recorded after around 1980, but I'm somewhat flexible on that. I'm not looking for rock musicians doing these songs in traditional arrangements -- like, for example, the Glory of Gershwin album. I mentioned the Red Hot series up front mainly to dissuade people from recommending them, but both have at least some of what I'm looking for -- I particularly liked Tom Waits's "It's All Right With Me" and The Pogues/Kirsty MacColl's take on "Just One of Those Things." I'd love to hear more indie, alternative, and punk renditions, but I'm open to any suggestions.

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rkent — Fri, 18 Feb 2005 09:10:18 -0800

What's your favorite recording of Gershwin's "Porgy and Bess"? The whole opera, not just excerpts or selections. I would be more than happy to just shop around, but none of the stores around here seem to have more than one edition (if that), so I'm primarily shopping on the Internet, where you usually can't give it a really good listen. As for what my personal standards are, I usually prefer a "jazzy", "soulful" rendition to one that's technically perfect.