SHUFFLE-HOP-STEP-SHUFFLE
Stealing ideas from others, I decided to shuffle up all my computer tunes and see what the music God RA would serve up as its top ten. No playing skipsies, despite how lame or embarassing...this is what I got:

The Art of Letting Go – Pat Benatar
I don’t even know this song, but I remember have a couple cassettes of Pat Benatar in the olden days and playing them really, really loud. My impression of this song on first (and possibly last) listen is decidedly meh. But the fault here lies with the song, not the performer. That’s an important distinction.

I Knew I Loved You (Before I Met You) – Savage Garden
It sure isn’t the chick-a-cherry cola song, now is it? Sounds like a song they’d play on a sitcom during a High School slow-dance scene. This is E-Z listening at its best; complete with the requisite Barry Manilow-esque modulation before the final rehash of the chorus. Savage Garden, where are they now? My guess is at the Copa. Copacabana.

What a Wonderful World – Louis Armstrong
TinyTuna would be pissed to know she missed hearing this song. What a classic. This is a great example of how beautiful singing is in the heart of the performer. I love this song.

The Lord is my Shepherd (from “Requiem”) – John Rutter
Mensch would be pissed to know she missed hearing this song. Just kidding. She hates Rutter with the passion of a thousand suns. This reminds me, I have a Rutter Requiem gig next week. Cha-Ching!!

Stars and the Moon (written by Jason Robert Browne) – Audra McDonald
Jason Robert Browne is one of several young up-and-coming American Broadway and Cabaret song composers. Taken from his Broadway revue “Songs for a New World”, this is a fabulous “beware of what you wish for…you just may get it” kind of songs. And Audra McDonald? Lordy, she’s good.

Taking the Wheel (written by John Bucchino) – Brian Lane Green
Another of the up-and-coming composers, he's a gifted lyricist as well. It’s just mind-numbingly disgusting that he cannot read nor write a note of music. He does it all by ear. I hate those people. (Not really. He's amazing)

Loveshack – The B-52’s
HA! TinyTuna’s anger at having missed “What a Wonderful World” would only be surpassed ten-fold by knowing she missed this one too. Last night we were dining at Johnny Rocket’s -- home of the dancing waiters. Last time we were there, they didn’t do “Loveshack” at all, so the instant it came on she was out there front and center with the rest of the crew. There were three elementary school-aged girls also sitting at the counter near us, and when they saw TinyTuna out there with the big kids, their eyes got as wide as plates and their mouths dropped in amazement. It was really cute. Later, the staff did one of their newer dances to Aretha Franklin’s “Respect”. Despite the fact that she's only seen it done twice, TinyTuna dashed out on the floor again to strut her stuff.

It Feels Like Home (written by John Bucchino) – Daisy Prince
Nice song. Not much to report here.

Respect – Aretha Franklin
HA! (Does the movements at her desk) The absolute funniest part of TinyTuna doing this dance? Watching her (and the rest of the staff) shimmy while they all shout, “Now shake what your mama gave you!” Um, she's not yet ten, so thus far her mama hasn't given her much past freckles, really long legs, blue eyes, perfect pitch and a wicked sense of humor.

Paradise – Sade
I have no opinion on this song. But I’m curious -- how does one get “Shar-DAY” out of “Sade”?
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