Other Mixes By joey de vivre
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I've Gotta Be Me! (that LOUNGE sound)
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Tom Jones, Wayne Newton, Trini Lopez, Engelbert Humperdinck, Sammy Davis Jr. |
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| Sammy Davis Jr |
Anyplace I Hang my Hat Is Home / "Vegas turns you on" |
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| Engelbert Humperdinck | Around the world medley | |
| Matt Dennis | Will You Still Be Mine? | |
| Sammy Davis Jr | Elvis impression | |
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The Swinging Erudites (as Joey & the Marones) |
What a Way to End Your Career | |
| the Squirrels | Spirit in the Sky | |
| Tom Jones | Turn on Your Love Light | |
| Tom Jones | "it's wonderful to be here" | |
| Isaac Hayes |
Light My Fire 
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| Lou Reed |
Broadway Song
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Jimmy Durante (live at the Copa) |
It's My Nose's Birthday | |
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Bobby Darin (live at the Copa) |
Mack the Knife | |
| Dean Martin | "Why I Drink" | |
| Wayne Newton |
Mack the Knife
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| Sammy Davis Jr | I've Gotta Be Me | |
| Sammy Davis Jr | "Anyone here tonight from below the Mason-Dixon Line?" | |
| Engelbert Humperdinck | Love the One You're With | |
| Al Hibbler |
After the Lights Go Down Low
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| Wayne Newton |
Going out of my head / Can't take my eyes off of you |
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Sammy Davis Jr & (?Dean Martin?) |
Salt & Pepper | |
| Blotto | We Are the Nowtones | |
| Sammy Davis Jr | "What do you close with?" | |
| Frank Sinatra | "one more?!?!" | |
| (various) | medley of thank yous | |
| Wayne Newton | (band member thank yous) | |
| Wayne Newton |
Danke Schoen
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| Wayne Newton | "thank you & good night" | |
| Lou Rawls | A Lovely Way to Spend an Evening | |
Comment:
It's not like I've ever been or probably ever will go to a Vegas lounge show,
so I guess I'm making fun here of a genre I don't really know from the inside.
But let's put the blame on fellow mixer
RichW217 ,
(a.k.a.
j&c's dad ),
who sent me a jaw-droppingly fantabulous "Lounge a Go-Go" tape that I used as the skeleton
& central nervous system for this CD.
His tape I think was all from vinyl live takes
of actual lounge shows, whereas for this mix I added a few studio recordings that just
struck me as essentially casino style,
plus a few parody numbers like the "joey & the Marones" track.
In both cases, though, the heart & soul of the mix is the patter & smatter of the
sincerity-oozing performer chatting up the audience (or in the case of Frank Sinatra,
heckling his fans).
In any case, you've been a wonderful audience for this mix - it's been a great privilege
to be here tonight working with all this great talent, and I mean that from the bottom of my heart.
There's no business like show business!
Feedback:
Great idea and mix. I am going to Vegas at the end of Feb. I don't think I'm gonna go to a lounge show ever in my life also, but great work.
Everything about it is appealing
Looks great! I love Vegas style lounge music.
Sold Out! Viva Las Vegas & Viva Joey De Vivre in a new mix with all the sham, wham & schmaltz of a Vegas Show! Standing Room Only. BTW where's the undisputed King Of Vegas, Mr Presley?
Does this mix have a two-drink minimum?
I truly love the look of this! Plus, I am completely down for any mix which has multiple versions of Mack The Knife. It's never actually occurred to me that a Vegas lounge show might be kind of fun to see, but my arm could definitely be twisted now...
I just added this one to my favorites. Without even hearing it I can tell this is absolutely great! I take it the titles in quotes are bits of stage banter, which look ultra-cool.
That cover is awesome. Lovely mix... sounds real fun.
You rolled the dice and got snake eyes! Fabulous mix. Is there a cover charge?
Looks great but scary.
I love this mix, and I especially love that you have Lou Reed on here!
Groovy! I'd like to hear this one...it looks like a LOT of fun!
Holy Crap! This looks like pure guilty pleasure, though I haven't the vegas notion what that means....
Once upon a time you didn't have to got to vegas... this stuff was beamed into your living room every sunday night in the 60s. Well, except for maybe the Lou Reed and Blotto.
I'm a sucker for this stuff, some mates of mine used to host some great lounge cabaret nights, this would have been a top set list.
Hi there and thanks for the CD! I love it and I'm happy to have created the inspiration for it. It's funny, but even though I've made dozens of mixes since then (the original was made in 1993, I think), Lounge A Go Go probably remains my all time favorite. And you're right--it's all about the patter.
I have seen two of the Greats live: Wayne Newton at the Taj Mahal in Atlantic City and Tom Jones at the dearly departed Valley Forge Music Fair, less than ten miles from where I live. Both were transcendent, of course.
I have seen two of the Greats live: Wayne Newton at the Taj Mahal in Atlantic City and Tom Jones at the dearly departed Valley Forge Music Fair, less than ten miles from where I live. Both were transcendent, of course.
This is 100% pure bonafide heaven-in-a-nutshell. Please send this to me, I beg of you.
Oh, it's not just the patter. It's the patter and the HUGE horn sections...
You're a packrat o' the Rat Pack..., I'd also dispute Elvis as the "King of Vegas", I think Wayne took over that crown a loooong time ago.Looks like an absolute blast to listen to JdV!
You are one swingin' cat! I mean it, Babes... No one - and I mean nobody - gives what this man gives! You, my friend, are the ring-a-ding dingiest!
Swanky.
Lounge lizards unite!
I'm looking thru your mixes, and this looks really inspired. Great job!