Episode 131, “Perfect Pairs,”

03/08/2020 58 min
Episode 131, “Perfect Pairs,”

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Episode Synopsis

Episode 131, “Perfect Pairs,” presents eight pairs of recordings that go together … or not. Topics include welcome and unwelcome letters, to dance or not to dance, a sweet ballad vs. a wild doo-wop reimagination, plus five more comparisons. Performers include The Chordettes, Pat Boone, Buddy Clark, Jo Stafford, The Marcels, Margaret Whiting, and Jimmy Wakely.




Episode 131
Perfect Pairs



Playlist



1
Mr. Sandman
The Chordettes


2
Mr. Santa
Dorothy Collins


3
Slipping Around
Jimmy Wakely and Margaret Whiting


4
I’ll Never Slip Around Again
Jimmy Wakely and Margaret Whiting


5
Peg of My Heart
Pat Boone


6
Peg of My Heart
Buddy Clark


7
Blue Moon
Jo Stafford and the Pied Pipers


8
Blue Moon
Dean Martin


9
Blue Moon
The Marcels


10
Teach Me Tonight
The McGuire Sisters


11
Teacher’s Pet
Doris Day


12
Do You Want to Dance
Bobby Freeman


13
I Won’t Dance
Frank Sinatra


14
The Blizzard
Jim Reeves


15
Old Shep
Elvis


16
Cold Cold Heart
Tony Bennett


17
Too Darn Hot
Ann Miller


18
Love Letters
Nat King Cole


19
Dear John
Jean Shepard and Ferlin Husky



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