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Ciao! This week I have chosen the theme “Always”. To start out, let’s listen to “Never My Love” by The Association from 1967. Next up is “Niente al Mondo” by Dolcenera from 2015. The title means “nothing in the world” and she says there is nothing in the world that she would trade for her love. Our next song is by Belgian tenor Helmut Lotti. The title is “All My Life” and it is a powerful song about a man who will love forever even though he doesn’t know when or if he will see his loved one again. The song was written by Helmut Lotti and Joaquin Rodrigo and was first released by Helmut Lotti in 1995. Now let’s listen to “Forever and Ever” by Demis Roussos from 1973. Our next song is by Eros Ramazzotti from 2003. The title is “Un Emozione Per Sempre” which means “an emotion forever”. It is about a love story that is over but unforgettable, making him remember many happy times, and he says some loves leave their mark on us, for always. Now here is “I Swear” by All 4 One from 1994. “Alway...
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"Ain't Love Great?" Rat Pack Tribute

Ciao! This week I’ve chosen the theme “Ain’t Love Great”, featuring songs from the Rat Pack. In the 1960s, the Rat Pack featured Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jr., Joey Bishop, and  Peter Lawford, among others. They appeared together on stage and in films, including Ocean's 11 and Sergeants 3. Sinatra, Martin, and Davis were regarded as the group's lead members, and they often appeared together in shows at various Las Vegas casinos.

This episode of Love Songs features my favorite Rat Pack members: Dean Martin, Frank Sinatra, and Sammy Davis Jr. Let’s start the lineup with “Ain't That a Kick in the Head” by Dean Martin from 1960.

Now let’s listen to “Your Love for Me” by Frank Sinatra from 1957.

Our next song is “Love Me or Leave Me” by Sammy Davis Jr. Various awards given to Davis over the years are the Spingarn Medal by the NAACP, and nominations for Golden Globe Award and Emmy Awards for his television performances. He was also a recipient of the Kennedy Center Honors in 1987, and in 2001 he was posthumously awarded the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award.

Next up is “I’ve Got You Under My Skin” by Frank Sinatra from 1956.

Dean Martin recorded "You're Nobody Till Somebody Loves You" in 1960 for Capitol Records and again in 1964 for  Reprise Records. The 1964 version spent 9 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, peaking at No. 25, and reached number 1 on Billboard's Middle-Road Singles chart, and No. 28 in Canada.

Here is the beautiful “Begin the Beguine” by Sammy Davis Jr. from 1962.

“Always” is a Frank Sinatra classic, first recorded for his album “Dedicated To You” released by Columbia Records in 1950, and it was featured in at least 3 more albums over the years.

Dean Martin had many hits, but only 2 of them went all the way to number 1. Here is his second number 1 hit, "Everybody Loves Somebody" which charted at first place in 1964.

One rendition of “The Way You Look Tonight” by Sammy Davis Jr. in 1946, was chosen as Record of the Year by Metronome magazine, which also named him the year's "Most Outstanding New Personality”.

Now here is Ol’ Blue Eyes, I mean Frank Sinatra, with “If I Had You” from his 1956 album “A Swingin’ Affair”.

Many artists have recorded “Besame Mucho” over the years, but my favorite version is the version by Dean Martin.

Next up is “You Are My Lucky Star” by Sammy Davis Jr. which was first released in 1952.

This next song is a bit different, because it isn’t one of those mushy love songs that portray the loved one as being perfect. Frank Sinatra’s “My Funny Valentine” even points out several defects such as not being at all photogenic, having an imperfect figure, and apparently not very smart...but she is his Valentine, and he says that he doesn’t want her to change one little bit.

Now let’s listen to “I Ain’t Got Nobody” by Sammy Davis Jr., which was first recorded for Capitol Records in 1949.

Now here is “That’s All” by Frank Sinatra from 1962.

“That’s Amore” by Dean Martin is one of my favorite songs of all time. It was written by composer Harry Warren and lyricist Jack Brooks in 1952 for the film The Caddy, starring Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis.

"Who Can I Turn To?" is a beautiful song from the 1964 musical "The Roar of the Greasepaint" by composer-lyricists Leslie Bricusse and Anthony Newly. The voice of Sammy Davis Jr. is perfect for this song.

Now here's "Sway", by Dean Martin, from 1954. The song was written in 1953 as "Quien Sera" by the Mexican bandleader Pablo Beltran Ruiz. Norman Gimbel, who also wrote English lyrics for "The Girl From Ipanema," did the same for this song.

To finish up, here is “That Old Black Magic” by Frank Sinatra.Ciao for now, and may your lives be filled with light and love!

Be sure to tune in every week for a new episode of Love Songs, featuring host Marcy Coate. See the sidebar for current broadcast days and times.


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