Musical Video Clips
Let's Call the Whole Thing Off is a song written by George & Ira Gershwin for the 1937 film Shall We Dance, where it was introduced by Fred Astaire & Ginger Rogers as part of a celebrated dance duet on roller skates. Performed at Alex Fest in May 2024 at Camp Alexandra, Alexandra Neighbourhood House Park.
Honeysuckle Rose is a 1929 song by Fats Waller & Andy Razaf. Waller’s 1934 recording was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 1999.
Rockin’ Robin written by Leon René was recorded by American singer Bobby Day in 1958. It was Day’s biggest hit single becoming a #2 hit on the Billboard Hot 100.
Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah is a song composed by Allie Wrubel & Ray Gilbert in 1946 for Disney & it won an Academy Award the same year for Best Original Song.
The Coffee Song is a novelty song written by Bob Hilliard & Dick Miles, first recorded by Frank Sinatra in 1946.
I Found a Million Dollar Baby (in a Five & Ten Cent Store) was written in 1931 by Harry Warren, Mort Dixon, & Billy Rose. It was introduced in the Broadway musical Billy Rose's Crazy Quilt in the same year.
The Best Thing for You (Would Be Me) is a popular song written by Irving Berlin & published in 1950. It wsa featured in the 1950 Broadway musical play, Call Me Madam, in which it was introduced by Ethel Merman in a scene with Paul Lukas.
In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning is a 1955 popular song by David Mann & Bob Hilliard. It was introduced as the title track of Frank Sinatra’s 1955 album of the same title.
Can’t Buy Me Love is a song by the English rock band the Beatles & was released in 1964 as the A-side of their sixth single. It was written by Paul McCartney & credited to the Lennon-McCartnery partnership. It was also included on their album A Hard Day’s Night.
Ain’t Nobody Here but Us Chickens is a jump blues song, written by Alex Kramer & Joan Whitney. Louis Jordan & his Tympany Five recorded the song in 1946 on Decca Records. It was added to the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2013.
Ain’t Misbehavin’ is a 1929 stride jazz/early swing song written by Andy Razaf, Fats Waller, & Harry Brooks for the Broadway musical comedy play Connie’s Hot Chocolates.
Choo Choo Ch’Boogie written by Vaughn Horton, Denver Darling, & Milt Gabler was recorded in 1946 by Louis Jordan & his Tympany Five & released by Decca Records.
The Bear Necessities is a jazz song written by Terry Gilkyson from Disney’s 1967 animated feature film The Jungle Book sung by Phil Harris as Baloo & Bruce Reitherman as Mowgli.
Dinah is a popular song published in 1925 & introduced by Ethel Waters at the Plantation Club on Broadway in 1926. It was written by Harry Akst, Sam M. Lewis, & Joe Young.
Beyond the Sea is the English-language version of the French song La Mer by Charles Trenet, popularized by Bobby Darin in 1959. While the French original was an ode to the sea, Jack Lawrence, who composed the English lyrics, turned it into a love song.
We’ll Meet Again is a 1939 that was popularized by English singer Vera Lynn, written by Ross Parker & Hughie Charles. The song is one of the most famous of the Second World War era.
The Way You Make Me Feel is written by American singer Michael Jackson. It was released by Epic Records in 1987 on his seventh studio album Bad. It was written and composed by Jackson, & produced by Quincy Jones & Jackson.
I Don’t Care from 1905 written by Jean Lenox & Harry O. Sutton, originally performed by Eva Tanguary. It was featured in the 1949 musical film In the Good Old Summertime where it was sung by Judy Garland.
Proud Mary is a song by American rock band Creedence Clearwater Revival, written by vocalist & lead guitarist John Fogerty. It was released as a single in 1969 on the band’s second studio album Bayou Country.