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10/04/2011

Russell examines the word 'button' in the songwriters' lexicography. Along the way, we hear recordings from Billie Holiday, Mel Torme, Artie Shaw and many more.

This week Russell Davies examines the word "button" in the songwriters' lexicography - taking as a starting point, Push a Little Button, the Tony Hatch recording which features in the current TV Licence campaign.

Songs that include buttons come thick and fast - from Billie Holiday, Mel Torme, Guy Lombardo (in a somewhat obscure version of an ancient song called Hop Scotch Polka), Annette Hanshaw (in an archetypal '20s song), Betty Garrett (in an unusual interpretation of Buttons and Bows), Glenn Miller (whose roster of singers interpret a Cole Porter 'list' song), Artie Shaw (One, Two, Button Your Shoe), and an untypical number from the Jule Styne and Sammy Cahn show High Button Shoes (Can't You Just See Yourself in Love with Me).

Thereafter we have a new release from Rebecca Kilgore, a re-issue of Tony Bennett material, a memory of Billy Cotton's Sunday lunchtime shows, and, from another new release by Nicki Parrott and Ken Peplowski, How Could You Do a Thing Like That to Me.

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Sun 10 Apr 2011 21:00
麻豆约拍 Radio 2

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Music Played

  • Ninette Hartley

    Push A Little Button

    Tony Hatch Production From 1966

    • PYE [Single].
    • 7n 17039.

  • Billie Holiday

    You're Just A No-Account

    鈥淟ady Day: Complete Billie Holiday On Columbia鈥�

    • Columbia Legacy.
    • CXX 85470.

  • Mel Torm茅

    Lulu's Back In Town

    鈥淭he 1956 Torm茅-Paich Legendary Sessions鈥�

    • Fresh Sound.
    • FSR 2230.

  • Guy Lombardo and His Royal Canadians

    Hop Scotch Polka

    鈥淕uy Lombardo Original Recordings 1941-1950鈥�

    • Naxos Nostalgia.
    • 8.120645.

  • Annette Hanshaw

    Button Up Your Overcoat

    鈥淎nnette Hanshaw Volume 6 - 1929鈥�

    • Sensation.
    • 769 748 023-2.

  • The Glenn Miller Orchestra

    Fresh As A Daisy

    鈥淭he Essential Collection: Cole Porter鈥� [DBL CD]

    • AVID.
    • AVC 985.

  • Betty Garrett

    Buttons And Bows

    鈥淏etty Garrett 鈥� Star Of Stage & Screen鈥�

    • Sepia.
    • Sepia 1038.

  • Artie Shaw & His Orchestra with Tony Pastor

    One, Two, Button Your Shoe

    鈥淎rtie Shaw 鈥� Best Of The Big Bands鈥�

    • CBS.
    • 466959 2.

  • Mark Dawson & Lois Lee

    Can't You Just See Yourself In Love With Me

    鈥淥riginal Casts: Seventeen & High Button Shoes鈥�

    • Sepia.
    • Sepia 1048.

  • Rebecca Kilgore

    Loads Of Love

    鈥淩ebecca Kilgore鈥檚 Lovefest At Pizzarelli Party鈥�

    • Arbors Jazz.
    • ARCD 19413 [Japanese Import: New.

  • Tony Bennett

    The Night That Heaven Fell

    鈥淲hile We鈥檙e Young Great Hit Sounds Of Tony Bennett鈥�

    • Jasmine.
    • JASCD 679 [2 CD: New Release].

  • Billy Cotton & His Band featuring Alan Breeze

    The Night The Floor Fell In

    鈥淭hey Played The Palladium鈥�

    • Decca [2 LP Set].
    • RFLD 30 B.

  • Nicki Parrott & Ken Peplowski

    How Could You Do A Thing Like That To Me?

    鈥淟ike A Lover鈥� New Release/Import

    • Venus Records.
    • VHCD 1050.

Broadcast

  • Sun 10 Apr 2011 21:00
    麻豆约拍 Radio 2