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Patsy Cline - I Fall To Pieces

Written by Hank Cochran and Harlan Howard.

The song has since been considered a country music standard since Cline’s recording.
It has received recognition from several major music associations, including the Recording Industry Association of America, Country Music Television and Rolling Stone. [Wikipedia]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lG93JYMob9U

1961 HITS ARCHIVE: I Fall To Pieces - Patsy Cline (#1 C&W hit)

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John Leyton - Johnny Remember Me

Recounting the haunting – real or imagined – of a young man by his dead lover, the song is one of the most noted of the 'death ditties' that populated the pop charts in the early to mid-1960s.
The song was banned by the BBC, along with many other 'death discs'. [Wikipedia]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sI5pTQc6jn0

Johnny Remember Me

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Howlin’ Wolf - The Red Rooster

A blues standard credited to arranger and songwriter Willie Dixon.
The song was first recorded in 1961 by Howlin' Wolf.
It is rooted in the Delta blues tradition and the theme is derived from folklore.
Musical antecedents to "Little Red Rooster" appear in earlier songs by blues artists Charlie Patton and Memphis Minnie. [Wikipedia]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_CRdD2-8kUY

Howlin' Wolf - The Red Rooster

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Howlin’ Wolf - Back Door Man

A blues song written by American musician Willie Dixon and recorded by Howlin' Wolf in 1960.
This song is one of several Dixon-Wolf songs that became popular among rock musicians, including the Doors who recorded it for their 1967 self-titled debut album. [Wikipedia]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gcxR1Rx7aTw

Back Door Man

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Bobby Darin - Lazy River

Written by Hoagy Carmichael and Sidney Arodin, published in 1931. [Wikipedia]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bB6ifG7FoSQ

I used to sing this, when I was ca. 11 years old, with my mother at the piano.
Only we did the Rita Reys version.

Rita Reys & The Dutch Swing College Band - Lazy River

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TqkOnkyi7KQ

Lazy River

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Benny Benassi, Glowal, SQU4RE - Shades (Extended Mix)

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Dinah Washington - Mad About the Boy

Lyrics and music by Noël Coward. It was introduced in the 1932 revue Words and Music.
Dinah Washington recorded the song twice: firstly, on 24 March 1952 with orchestral accompaniment by Walter Roddell, and then on 4 December 1961 with Quincy Jones and his orchestra.
This, her 1961 recording, is possibly the most widely known version of the song. [Wikipedia]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=STTLwI-u4Fg

Dinah Washington: Mad About The Boy

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Tiziano Ferro - Cuore Rotto

Iniziammo male ma finimmo pure peggio
Era lui il nemico era l’oltraggio ci prendeva e ci buttava
E lo dicevo sempre guarda che qui prima o poi qualcuno muore
È per colpa del
Sì per colpa del
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IXu5WK1asf8

Tiziano Ferro - Cuore Rotto

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Ben E. King - Spanish Harlem

Written by Jerry Leiber and Phil Spector and produced by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller, it was King's first hit away from The Drifters.
The main riff was conceived by Spector and his then-girlfriend Beverly Ross. [Wikipedia]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OGd6CdtOqEE

Ben E King - Spanish Harlem

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Edith Piaf - Non, je ne regrette rien

Piaf dedicated her recording of the song to the French Foreign Legion. [Wikipedia]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q3Kvu6Kgp88

Edith Piaf - Non, Je ne regrette rien

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