Happy Holidays !

 It's been a while since we had snow here in our part of the country. Global warming and all...

So here's my Gift to you all ... a Monsieur Maurice Holiday Compilation of the song 'Winter Wonderland'. 

Tracks :

01 Louis Armstrong - Winter Wonderland
02 Shirley Horn -  Winter Wonderland
03 Booker T & The MG's - Winter Wonderland
04 The Partridge Family - Winter Wonderland
05 Doc Severinsen - Winter Wonderland
06 Brenda Lee - Winter Wonderland
07 Laurie Johnson Orchestra - Winter Wonderland
08 Cyril Ornadel - Winter Wonderland
09 Hugo & Luigi - Winter Wonderland
10 Etta James - Winter Wonderland
11 Chet Baker - Winter Wonderland
12 Doris Day - Winter Wonderland
13 Camarata -  Winter Wonderland
14 Wayne Newton - Winter Wonderland
15 Jørgen Ingmann - Winter Wonderland
16 Aretha Franklin - Winter Wonderland
17 John Davidson - Winter Wonderland
18 The Three Suns - Winter Wonderland
19 The Andrews Sisters - Winter Wonderland
20 Arthur Lyman - Winter Wonderland
21 Lena Horne - Winter Wonderland
22 Ron Goodwin - Winter Wonderland
23 Ella Fitzgerald - Winter Wonderland
24 The Count Basie Orchestra - Winter Wonderland
25 Herb Alpert & Tijuana Brass - Winter Wonderland
26 Peggy Lee - Winter Wonderland
27 Living Guitars - Winter Wonderland/Sleigh Ride
28 Pinky & Perky - Winter Wonderland

In the early days of this Blog, Monsieur Maurice made his first Holiday Compilations from the track 'Sleigh Ride'. What started out as kind of a joke, turned out to be a rather "enjoyable listening experience". The 'Sleigh Ride' Compilations have never been re-posted. So here they are, especially for you...

Enjoy! 

MM

 

Sleigh Ride

Sleigh Ride Galore

Listen... Do You Want To Know A Secret...

Do you promise not to tell ??? O o ho hoo... Closer...

But not too close! Covid-19 remember!

Monsieur Maurice wasn't done with "Ladies Singing The Beatles". So here is the next volume.

 

Tracks

01 Come Together - The Supremes
02 I Dig Love - Asha Puthli
03 All Together Now - Joy Unlimited
04 I Feel Fine - The Chicks
05 All My Lovin' - Mary Wells
06 Do You Want To Know A Secret - Keely Smith
07 Here There And Everywhere - Suzanne
08 Maybe I'm Amazed - Sandie Shaw
09 What Is Life - Olivia Newton-John
10 Golden Slumbers - Elis Regina
11 Something - Martha Reeves & The Vandellas
12 Every Night - Claudine Longet
13 My Sweet Lord - The Chiffons
14 I Should Have Known Better - Mary Wells
15 Tu Perds Ton Temps (Please Please Me) -  Petula Clark
16 Maxwell's Silver Hammer - Anita Harris
17 Twist And Shout - Dinah Lee
18 One After 909 - Helen Reddy
19 Beatles Rhapsody - Anita Harris

 

This one starts of a little trippy... but bear with me ;-)

Check out the 'Comment' section. 

I wish all of you lots of love from your loved ones, a good health and let's beat this damn virus, so we can be close to one another again.

Love

MM

 

For those who are craving even more Beatles, the links to Volume 1 and MM Digs Sgt. Peppers are still active.

Ladies Sing The Beatles Disk 1

Ladies Sing The Beatles Disk 2

MM Digs Sgt. Peppers

 

 

The Rocketman...

Another installment with tunes from 'The Rocketman'... all Monsieur Maurice Style. So take it easy and enjoy.

Tracks

01 Benny And The Jets - 101 Strings
02 Rocket Man - John Morell
03 Ballad Of A Well Known Gun - Kate Taylor
04 Philadelphia Freedom - MFSB
05 Lowdown Hoedown - Hugo Montenegro
06 Goodbye Yellow Brick Road - Ray Conniff
07 Friends - Franck Pourcel
08 We All Fall In Love Sometimes - Wayne Newton
09 Sixty Years On - Heaven & Earth
10 Funeral For A Friend - Simon Park Orchestra
11 Tonight - Franck Pourcel et son Grand Orchestre
12 Border Song (Holy Moses) - Aretha Franklin
13 Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word - Ray Conniff
14 Goodbye Yellow Brick Road - Zoot Sims
15 Come Down In Time - Lani Hall
16 The Greatest Discovery - Lettermen
17 Daniel - The Jimmy Castor Bunch
18 Candle In The Wind - Claude Papesch
19 Part-Time Love - Paul Mauriat
20 Honky Cat - 101 Strings
21 The Bitch Is Back - Hugo Montengro

If you missed out on the previous Elton post, here is a chance to grab it again

MM's Stereo - Elton

 

Wishing all of you lot's of love and courage to get trough these hard times.

MM

Encore des Violons!

 Bonjour tout le monde !

Today Monsieur Maurice  presents to you even more violins. The second installment of Attention Violons!

Tracks

01 En Chantant - Jean Claude Borelly
02 La Ballade Des Gens Heureux - Caravelli
03 La Chanson d'Helene - Franck Pourcel
04 Mourir D'aimer - Raymond Lefèvre
05 J'ai Tellement de Choses a Dire - Paul Mauriat
06 Ma Mère Me Disait - Caravelli
07 Cent Mille Chansons - Paul Mauriat
08 Le Chanteur Malheureux - Caravelli
09 Le Bal des Laze - Raymond Lefèvre
10 Emmanuelle 2 - L'amour D'aimer - Raymond Lefèvre
11 Parce Que Je T'aime Mon Enfant - Franck Pourcel
12 Les Rues De La Grande Ville - Caravelli
13 13 jours en France - Raymond Lefèvre
14 Pardonne-Moi ce Caprice D'enfant - Paul Mauriat
15 Je Vais T'aimer - Raymond Lefèvre
16 La Maladie d'Amour - Raymond Ruer
17 Jeux Interdits - Paul Mauriat
18 Je N'aurai Pas Le Temps - Franck Pourcel And His Orchestra
19 L'amour C'est Comme Les Bateaux - Paul Mauriat
20 Je Pars - Paul Mauriat
21 Le Premier Pas - Raymond Lefèvre
22 Une Simple Mélodie - Franck Pourcel
23 Boum! - Michel Legrand Et Son Orchestre

Alors, en dégustant du pain, du vin et des Violons!

Au revoir 

MM

Attention Violons !

Growing older I've become more and more fond of the French Chanson. Perhaps it's growing out of the childhood trauma of having to learn 'la grammaire française' that nurtured my appreciation...

Alors, Monsieur Maurice presents to you a collection of French Chansons performed by French Orchestras. A Double Whammy !

 

 

 

Tracks

 01 Musique - Caravelli
02 Du Côté De Chez Swann - Raymond Lefèvre
03 Et Si Tu n' Existais Pas - Caravelli
04 La Maison Est En Ruine - Raymond Lefèvre
05 Une Fille Aux Yeux Clairs - Paul Mauriat
06 Amoureuse - Franck Pourcel
07 Le Ruisseau De Mon Enfance - Paul Mauriat
08 Ne Me Quitte Pas - Caravelli
09 Que Je T'aime - Paul Mauriat
10 Quelque Chose et Moi - Caravelli
11 L'Oiseau et L'Enfant - Jean Claude Borelly
12 Avant De Nous Dire Adieu - Raymond Lefèvre
13 Ma Préférence - Franck Pourcel
14 Tous Les Visages De L'amour (She) - Paul Mauriat
15 Le Temps De Ma Chanson - Franck Pourcel
16 Il - Caravelli
17 L'important C'est La Rose - Raymond Lefèvre
18 Céline - Paul Mauriat
19 Les Feulles Mortes - Raymond Lefèvre
20 Il Pleut Des Larmes - Caravelli
21 La Bohème - Raymond Lefèvre
22 Les Vieux Mariés - Franck Pourcel
23 Comme Un Garçon - Paul Mauriat

And consider yourself warned : "There will be Violins!"

You can find what you need in the comments. Alors Profitez-en.

MM

P.S. I discovered that there were a few faulty links in the great Re-post Extraordinaire of a few weeks ago. Those links are renewed and good to go.

Belgian Beauties

In today's world we try to stay in our own backyard as much as possible. We learn to appreciate the things close to home (again). Monsieur Maurice took a dive into the Belgian Music Scene and dug up some Belgian Beauties. Some well known. Some more obscure. The lineup is a little bit of everything, just like Belgium... Some Prog Rock, some Beat, some Folky tunes, even some Library music. I've also added a little Bio info on every artist in a little booklet.

Tracks

1 Pebbles - Get Around
2 Pendulum - It's A Beautiful Day
3 Lieven - Akkerwinde
4 Jess And James - Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood
5 Kili Jacks - Tout Ca C'est Du Vent
6 Vipers - Sold To The Highest Bidder
7 André Brasseur - Idalgo Moan
8 New Inspiration - Hurry Up And Tell Me
9 Pazop - Le La Loo Loo Le La
10 The Klan - Stop Little Girl
11 The Flying Guitar - Tranquility Beach
12 New Inspiration - Rainbow
13 Sylvester's Team - Beautiful day
14 André Brasseur - Funky
15 Chakachas - Jungle Fever
16 Jess & James - Move
17 Wallace Collection - Daydream
18 Joel Vandroogenbroeck- Easy To Love
19 Shake Spears - Summertime
20 Wallace Collection - Get Back
21 The New Inspiration - I See No Reason Why
22 Roland - Kathy's Tune
23 Francis Coppieters - Sales Talk
24 Gilles Et Dominique - Ça M'est Égal

So take a listen to these little gems from the Belgian Music Scene and make a Musical Voyage, completely Covid-19 proof !
Be Safe & Enjoy
MM

2.14.0.0

Festivalitis

No music festivals this summer...
Damn You Covid-19!
To soften the blow Monsieur Maurice presents you the second volume of Peace, Love & Music. An impression of the music festivals in the late 60's, early seventies Monsieur Maurice Style.

Tracklist

Disk 1

01 Albatross - Wout Steenhuis
02 American Woman - Birds & Brass
03 Going Up The Country - Sandy Nelson
04 Get Together - Anne Murray
05 Lady Jane - Steve Race
06 Baby Please Don't Go - Dion
07 In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida - Incredible Bongo Band
08 Spinning Wheel - Mongo Santamaria
09 Incense And Peppermints - Martin Denny
10 Instant Karma - Larry Page Orchestra
11 Let It Be - Living Guitars
12 Atlantis - The Red Devils
13 Crystal Ship - Mike Curb And The Waterfall
14 Nights In White Satin - Deodato
15 Der Wind Ruft Mary - Bill Ramsey
16 The House Of The Rising Sun - Living Guitars
17 Spirit In The Sky - Hardy Kingston
18 What Have They Done To My Song Ma - Claudine Longet
19 Turn! Turn! Turn! - Bud Shank (feat Chet Baker)
20 Woodstock - Ronnie Aldrich & His Two Piano's
21 People Are Strange - Tiny Tim

Disk 2
01 Samba Pa Ti - Antony Ventura & His Orchestra
02 She's Not There - Santana
03 Down On Me - Phoenix Authority
04 California Dreamin' - The Free Design
05 Aquarius~Let the Sunshine In - Charlie Byrd
06 Hotel California - Shoji Yokoughi Quartet
07 Lay Lady Lay - Melanie
08 Green Onions - Claus Ogerman Orchestra
09 Bourree - Ekseption
10 Motherless Child - The Les Humphries Singers
11 Wight Is Wight - Sandie Shaw
12 Pinball Wizard/See Me Feel Me - The Shadows
13 On The Road Again - Santo & Johnny
14 Everyday People - James Last
15 Touch Me - Enoch Light
16 With A Little Help From My Friends - Arthur Lyman
17 Good Morning Starshine - Chris Clark
18 We Gotta Get Out Of This Place - David McCallum
19 I Can Hear Music - Mark Wirtz Orchestra & Chorus
20 Me And Bobby McGee - Thelma Houston
21 While My Guitar Gently Weeps - Jimmy Ponder
22 Put Your Hand In The Hand - Andre Kostelanetz

43 tracks for you to freak out on!
You know where to go !
MM

Feelin' mighty fine !

More ladies singing the songs of Liverpool's fabulous foursome. Some solo ventures scattered among them... but all mighty fine songs, sung by mighty fine singers.

Tracklist

 01 Across the Universe - Cilla Black

02 Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds - Dianne Steinberg & Stargard
03 Norwegian Wood - Helen Merrill
04 Hey Jude - Dionne Warwick
05 Ticket To Ride - Carpenters
06 In My Life - Astrud Gilberto
07 Goodbye - Mary Hopkin
08 Got To Get You Into My Life - Ann Burton
09 And I Love Him - Shirley Horn
10 If I Fell - Helen Merrill
11 Eight Days A Week - Alma Cogan
12 Help - Clara Ward
13 You Can't Do That - The Supremes
14 Don't Let Me Down - Phoebe Snow
15 She's Leaving Home - Syreeta
16 Michelle - Mina
17 The Long And Winding Road - Cher
18 Jealous Guy/Don't Let Me Down - Claudine Longet
19 Things We Said Today - Mary McCaslin
20 Yesterday - La Lupe & Tito Puente

 Mp3's @ various kbps
Get your Ticket To Ride in the comment section!

Can't get enough of the Fab Four? Check out this earlier MM Compilation of the album Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band.

MM Digs Sgt. Peppers

I'm pleased to tell you that I seem to have conquered Covid-19. after almost a month I can presume work again in a few days. So please folks, take care of yourselves and take care of the others!
Virtual Hugs,
MM

Day Trippin' Ladies

Lovely Ladies and Classy Dames take on the songs of the Fab Four. The first of a  'two part' compilation for you all to discover and (hopefully) enjoy.

 Tracklist
01 Day Tripper - Nancy Sinatra
02 I Want To Hold Your Hand - The Supremes
03 Strawberry Fields Forever - Terri Hollowell
04 Lady Madonna - Helen Merrill
05 Tomorrow Never Knows - Morgana King
06 Here Comes the Sun - Nina Simone
07 Let It Be - Gladys Knight & The Pips
08 She Came In Through The Bathroom Window - Ike  And Tina Turner
09 Hey Jude - Ella Fitzgerald
10 Eleanor Rigby - PP Arnold
11 We Can Work It Out - Valerie Simpson
12 Savoy Truffle - Ella Fitzgerald
13 Nowhere Man - Chris Connor
14 He Loves You - Mary Wells
15 Can't Buy Me Love - Keely Smith
16 Love Me Do - Sandie Shaw
17 Here There And Everywhere - Bobbie Gentry
18 The Fool on the Hill - Astrud Gilberto
19 In My Life - Miriam Makeba
20 When I'm Sixty-Four - Claudine Longet

MP3 @ various kbps
You can find this in the comment section.


Covid-19 has made that there is no Eurovision Song Contest this year... but fret not ! Especially for you... Here is a re-post of the 3 Eurovision compilations Monsieur Maurice style !
Enjoy and stay healty

Eurovision

Eurovision 3

Eurovision 2

Kinky Tunes

In this crazy world of today, Monsieur Maurice presents to you a compilation of covers from The Kinks. Hoping to bring a bit of cheer now that this virus is wreaking havoc in everybody's life.

Tracklist :

01 All Day & All Of The Night - Larry Page Orchestra
02 Waterloo Sunset - Norman Percival
03 I'm Not Like Everybody Else - The Sacred Mushroom
04 Sunny Afternoon - Brian Bennett
05 Tired Of Waiting For You - Stu Phillips
06 Days - Petula Clark
07 Ape Man - James Last
08 Lola - The Kinks
09 You Really Got Me - The Boss Guitars
10 Who'll Be the Next in Line - Françoise Hardy
11 Sunny Afternoon - Les Haricots Rouges
12 Dandy - Trombones Unlimited
13 Got My Feet On The Ground - Larry Page Orchestra
14 Un Figlio Dei Fiori Non Pensa Al Domani (Death Of A Clown) - I Nomadi
15 I Go To Sleep - Peggy Lee
16 Celluloid Heroes - Reg Livermore
17 Something Better Beginning - Larry Page Orchestra
18 Un Jeune Homme Bien - Petula Clark
19 Dandy - Les Haricots Rouges
20 Revenge - Ray McVay Sound

MP3 @ various kbps
You can find this in the comment section.

Take care everybody. Be careful and protect others from getting sick. Together we can beat this thing.
Bless you,
MM

The Voice of His Generation

Keeping up the vibe of 'Peace' and 'Protest', Monsieur Maurice presents to you his third Dylan compilation. A collection of tracks chosen from the man's vast repertoire and expertly covered by his peers.

Tracklist

01 Pat Garret And Billy The Kid (Knocking on Heavens Door) - Geoff Love
02 Like A Rolling Stone - Living Voices
03 I Threw It All Away - Cher
04 With God On Our Side - The Golden Gate Strings
05 I Shall Be Released - The Brothers And Sisters
06 Wigwam - Sounds Orchestra
07 I'll Be Your Baby Tonight - Goldie Hawn
08 Just Like A Woman - Richie Havens
09 Love Is Just a Four-Letter Word - Joan Baez
10 Peggy Day - The Sound Symposium
11 It's All Over Now Baby Blue - Dion
12 It Ain't Me babe - Billy Strange
13 Corrina , Corrina - Hugues Aufray
14 Maggie's Farm - Booker T & Priscilla
15 She Belongs To Me - Epsilon
16 All Along The Watchtower - The Alan Brown
17 Masters Of War - Odetta
18 The Ballad Of Hollis Brown - Nina Simone
19 The Man In Me - Al Kooper
20 It Ain't Me Babe - Hugo Montenegro
21 Rainy Day Woman 12-35 -  The Baroque Inevitable

Mp3's @ various bitrates can be found in the Comment Section.

For this occasion I've re-uploaded the previous Dylan comps again. You can find those here :

MM Digs Dylan

MM Digs Mo' Dylan

Be Safe
Be Healty
Be Kind
Peace
MM

Peace, Love & Music

Think Woodstock, think the Isle of Wight...
Think San Francisco, think Flower Children, think VW vans painted in psychedelic patterns...
Think Peace Activism, think Protest Songs...
MM gives you 2 discs of all that... Monsieur Maurice style.

Tracklist
Disk 1
01 Society's Child - The Sounds Of Our Times
02 Eve Of Destruction - James Last
03 Peace Will Come According To Plan - Claudine Longet
04 San Francisco (Flowers In Your Hair) - The John Schroeder Orchestra
05 Teach Your Children - The Miami
06 Universal Soldier - Lobo
07 Lay Down - Lee Patterson Singers
08 Blue - Paul Horn
09 A Woman Left Lonely - Rita Coolidge
10 Purple Haze - Dion
11 For What It's Worth - Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66
12 California Dreamin' -  Jose Feliciano
13 White Rabbit - Gabor Szabo
14 Riders On The Storm - Horst Jankowski
15 Black Magic Woman - Hugo Strasser Und Sein Tanzorchester
16 Simple Song Of Freedom - Della Reese
17 Move Over - Doc Severinsen
18 Foxy Lady - Booker T & The MG’s
19 Light My Fire - Erma Franklin
20 Chelsea Morning - Paul Horn
21 Somebody To Love - The Richard Wolfe Children's Chorus
22 Universal Soldier - Living Voices

Disk 2
01 Have You Ever Seen The Rain - The Mike Curb Congregation
02 Let's go to San Francisco - John Cameron Orchestra
03 Green Tambourine - The Lovers
04 Big Yellow Taxi - Monty Alexander
05 For What It's Worth - King Curtis & The Kingpins
06 Brand New Key - Ray Conniff And The Singers
07 Blowin' In The Wind - James Last
08 With A Little Help From My Friends - Patti Miller
09 We Shall Overcome - Paul Winter
10 Bird On The Wire - Tim Hardin
11 Leftover Wine - Della Reese
12 The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down - Herbie Mann
13 Woodstock - Alan Tew
14 Society's Child - Don Costa
15 Beautiful People - The Tokens
16 Fire And Rain - Enoch Light & The Light Brigade
17 Marrakesh Express - Stan Getz
18 Hello I Love You - Touch Me - The Lettermen
19 San Francisco (Be Sure To Wear Some Flowers In Your Hair) - Merrilee Rush
20 Hush - Rune Öfwerman & Funky Strings
21 White Room - Jimmy Takeuchi
22 Mellow Yellow - The Johnny Arthey Orchestra
23 Brand New Key - Ray McVay Orchestra

You know what to do... just be sure to wear some flowers in your hair...
Peace Out
MM

If I were a Carpenter...

Way back in 2017 Monsieur Maurice presented his first Carpenters Compilation. Now I present to you Carpenters... again.

Tracklist :


01 Sing - Pepe Jaramillo
02 I Won't Last A Day Without You - Paul Mauriat
03 For All We Know - Joe Loss & His Orchestra
04 I Believe You  -  Raul De Souza
05  Close to You - Gabor Szabo
06 A Song For You - Blossom Dearie
07 This Masquerade - Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass
08 It's Going To Take Some Time - Groove Holmes
09 Only Yesterday - Ray Conniff And The Singers
10 Hurting Each Other - Percy Faith
11 Let Me Be The One - Suzanne
12 I Need To Be In Love - Frank Chacksfield Orchestra
13 I Just Fall in Love Again - Dusty Springfield
14 Bless The Beasts And The Childeren - Ray Conniff And The Singers
15 Superstar - Ray Davies & Button Down Brass
16 Yesterday Once More - Billy Vaughn
17 Please Mr Postman - Tokyo Kosei Wind Orchestra
18 Sweet Sweet Smile - Norrie Paramor & The Midland Radio Orchestra
19 Jambalaya (On The Bayou) - Boots Randolph
20 Calling Occupants In Interplanetary Craft - Gro Anita Schønn
21 Solitaire - Dana Valery
22 All You Get From Love Is A Love Song - Frank Chacksfield Orchestra
23 Sometimes - Peggy Lee
24 Desperado - Ann Burton

24 tracks of Carpenter gems brought to you by the cream of the crop of the Easy and Jazz universe and for you to discover in the comment section. May this compilation be the soundtrack of the first days of this new year.
Let's set off some fireworks during this one !

Want some more ??? You can also find the first MM Digs Carpenters in the comment section.