Jingle Jingle...

 HO, HO, HO, ... It's that time of the year !

To bring you all some Christmas Cheer, Monsieur Maurice has made another one of his infamous compilations. This time you'll be 'Jingeling All The Way' with 26 versions of the song Jingle Bells.

 Tracks

01 The Ray Charles Singers - Jingle Bells
02 Frank Petty Trio - Jingle Bells Mambo
03 Ella Fitzgerald - Jingle Bells
04 Duke Ellington & His Orchestra - Jingle Bells
05 Toots Thielemans & His Orchestra - Jingle Bells
06 The Ventures - Jingle Bells
07 Herb Alpert & Tijuana Brass - Jingle Bells
08 Jimmy Smith - Jingle Bells
09 The Three Suns - Jingle Bells
10 Frank Sinatra - Jingle Bells
11 Doc Severinsen - Jingle Bells
12 Enoch Light Orchestra & Chorus - Jingle Bells
13 The Spotnicks - Jingle Bells
14 Esquivel - Jingle Bells
15 Celia Cruz con La Sonora Matancera - Jingle Bells
16 Booker T & The MG's - Jingle Bells
17 The Soulful Strings - Jingle bells
18 Smokey Robinson & The Miracles - Jingle Bells
19 Wout Steenhuis & The Kontikis - Jingle Bells
20 José Feliciano - Jingle Bells
21 Wayne Newton - Jingle Bells
22 The Joe Loco Quintet - Jingle Bells
23 Pearl Bailey - Jingle Bells Cha Cha Cha
24 The Mexicali Brass - Jingle Bells
25 Barbra Streisand - Jingle Bells
26 Jackie Gleason - Jingle Bells

For your ultimate Christmas convenience I'll re-post the previous Holiday Compilations.

Wishing you all Happy Holidays and Enjoy!

MM

 

Winter Wonderland

Sleigh Ride

Sleigh Ride Galore

MM Keeps on Mixin'

 MM's still in the Mixin' Groove, so I present to you volume 4 of MM's Next Mixtape!

Tracks

 01 Soulful Strut - Walter Wanderley
02 Cast Your Fate To The Wind - Martin Denny
03 California Dreamin' - Nancy Sinatra
04 American Pie - Kai Warner
05 Do You Know Where Youre Going To (Theme From Mahogany) - Paul Mauriat
06 God Only Knows - The Shadows
07 Windy - Bobby Byrne
08 A Taste Of Honey - Peter Nero
09 Nature Boy - Don Mclean
10 Começar De Novo (The Island) - Patti Austin
11 Wild Is The Wind - Nancy Wilson
12 Someone To Watch Over Me - Ann Burton
13 Day By Day - Prepare Ye The Way of the Lord - Harry Stoneham
14 Slaughter On Tenth Avenue - The Shadows
15 Apache - Si Zentner And His Orchestra
16 Wonderful Land - Norrie Paramor & His Orchestra
17 Bluesette (Les Mots Que J'entends) - Jacqueline Francois
18 Last Tango In Paris - Orquestra Serenata Tropical
19 John Shaft - Sammy Davis Jr.

Look for it in the comments.

The previous 3 Volumes of MM's Next Mixtape are still available below. 

02/12/2021 ERRATUM 

I've seemed to messed up the links to the other volumes of MM's Next Mixtape... I have fixed the links below & you can find the links to MM's Mixtapes-2017 HERE

 

MM's Next Mixtape 1

 

 

 

 

 

MM's Next Mixtape 2

MM's Next Mixtape 3

Enjoy,

MM

 

 

 

 

Beam Me Up Scotty

 Captain Kirk managed to reach space 'for real' for the first time in his life. This calls for an appropriate soundtrack... Groovy Tunes For Space Traveling.

Tracks

01 Intro
02 2001 A Space Odyssey Intro - Orchestra Of Cancer
03 Across the Universe - Sounds Galactic
04 The Sound Of Silence  - Peter Matz
05 Flying - Yutaka Mogi
06 Daydream - Baker Street Philharmonic
07 Love In Space - Mc Lane Explosion
08 Good Morning Starshine - The Electric Hair
09 Starman - The Vara Tones
10 Fly Me To The Moon - The Music Sound Orchestra
11 Bridge Over Troubled Water - Claude Denjean
12 Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds - Marty Gold
13 Telstar - André Brasseur
14 Life On Mars - John Keating
15 Theme From Close Encounters Of The Third Kind - Tomita
16 Pulstar - Paul Mauriat
17 Theme from Battlestar Galactica - Maynard Ferguson
18 Space Oddity - Richard Niles
19 Rocket Man - Hugo Montenegro
20 Walking In Space - Mort Garson
21 Aquarius - Dick Hyman
22 When You Wish Upon A Star - Frank Comstock
23 Blue Star -The Carmets
24 Pioneers of the Stars - Perrey-Kingsley
25 Cast Your Fate To The Wind - Martin Denny
26 Moon River - Perrey-Kingsley
27 Moondance - The Arbors + Outro

This compilation is heavy on the use of electronic music, from the Moog-pioneers Comstock, Perrey & Kingsley to the synthesizers of Tomita and Yutaka Mogi. 

Also for the first time in Monsieur Maurice's history, I mixed the tracks together to form one continuous piece of music. A piece long enough to accompany you on your space travels and back to earth !

The main file will contain the mixed soundtrack, cut into individual tracks. I will also make the mix in one big file available for download, and a file with the unmixed tracks, for the purists among you.

Check out the comment section and Bon Voyage !

MM

Love Grows... where Monsieur Maurice goes !

 Spreading More Peace, Love & Music with the second part of this volume... He's a Rainbow!

Tracks 

Disk 2
01 Heart Of Gold - Terry Baxter His Orchestra & Chorus
02 When A Man Loves A Woman - Wes Montgomery
03 Midnight Train to Georgia - Cissy Houston
04 You're So Vain - David Axelrod
05 Crimson And Clover - The Longines Symphonette
06 Born To Be Wild - Kim Fowley
07 Wooden Ships _ Dharma for One - Ides Of March
08 Catch The Wind - Cher
09 Everything Is Beautiful - Birds 'N Brass
10 You're A Lady - The 50 Guitars of Tommy Garrett
11 Just The Way You Are - The Salsoul Orchestra
12 Sad Lisa - Marianne Faithfull
13 Nao Chore Mais (No Woman No Cry) - Gilberto Gil
14 Rainy Night In Georgia - Herbie Mann
15 Girl You'll Be A Woman Soon - Jerome Richardson
16 Our House - Congress Alley
17 The Circle Game - Joni Mitchell
18 She's A Rainbow - The Groovin' Strings And Things
19 Me And You And A Dog Named Boo - Billy Vaughn
20 Love Grows (Where My Rosemary Goes) - Joe Loss & His Orchestra

 Enjoy !

MM

One can always use some more... Peace, Love & Music!

Monsieur Maurice takes another dive into the psychedelic world of the late '60s early '70s. This is the first part of a double bill of groovy tunes Monsieur Maurice style.

Tracks

Disk 1
01 Let Your Love Flow - Roy Etzel Soundorchester
02 I Can't Let Maggie Go - The Robert James Orchestra
03 Nights In White Satin - Ted Heath & His Music
04 Alone Again Naturally - Sarah Vaughan
05 Until It's Time For You To Go - Gabor Szabo
06 Time In A Bottle - Judy Stone
07 Life On Mars - The Orchestrah
08 Groovin' With Mr Bloe - Hot Hits
09 Everybody Needs Somebody (To Love) - Burt Blanca
10 Peace Train - The Ventures
11 Morning Dew - Lulu
12 Eight Miles High_Paint It Black (Medley) - Floating Bridge
13 Children Of The Revolution - Top Of The Poppers
14 I'll Have To Say I Love You In A Song - Cilla Black
15 I Got A Name - Ronnie Aldrich And His Two Piano's
16 What Have They Done To The Rain - The Seekers
17 The Rain, The Park And Other Things - Rogério Duprat, Os Mutantes
18 The Pied Piper - The Ventures
19 Hey Joe - New Freedom Singers
20 Daydream - Tony Hatch

Enjoy

MM

Big Hunk O' Gold

Belgium just won it's first golden medal in the Tokyo 2020 Olympics... 

Hurray !!! Congratulations Nina! 

So let's keep in style and offer you the second part of 'Ladies Sing Elvis'.

Tracks

01 In The Ghetto - Chris Clark
02 I Just Can't Help Believing - Nora Aunor
03 Hard Headed Woman -  Wanda Jackson
04 Te Voici - Sylvie Vartan
05 Heartbreak Hotel - Ann Margret
06 Don't - Mina
07 Memories - Nancy Sinatra
08 Loving You - Françoise Hardy
09 Good Luck Charm - The Marvelettes
10 Don't Ask Me Why - Wanda Jackson
11 Wooden Heart - Lucille Starr
12 Jolie - Petula Clark
13 Suspicion - Millicent Martin
14 Suspicious Minds - Dee Dee Warwick
15 Danny Boy - Patti Labelle & the Bluebelles
16 My Wish Came True - Margaret Whiting
17 There's Always Me - Nora Aunor
18 I'm Leaving - Daliah Lavi
19 Blue Hawaii - The Lennon Sisters
20 Le Coup De Charme - Maguy Marshall

I'll bet there will be a whole lotta shakin' goin' on!

Enjoy,

MM

P.S. I promise to publish another big Re-Post in a few weeks, so keep an eye out for that one!

Kings 'n Queens

Today Monsieur Maurice brings to you the first part of a double bill of Ladies singing The King. It's golden and shiny and Rockin' and Rollin'...

 

 

Tracks

01 King Creole - Su Kramer
02 Whole Lot Of Shakin' Going On - Wanda Jackson
03 All Shook Up - Sharon
04 Can't Help Falling In Love With You - Alma Cogan
05 Crying In The Chapel - Carol Fran
06 Kiss Me Quick - Pompilia Stoian
07 Mes Souliers Bleus - Carmen Deziel
08 Hey Memphis - Le Vern Baker
09 Raised On Rock - Helen Reddy
10 It's Now Or Never - Connie Smith
11 Are You Lonesome Tonight - Helen Shapiro
12 Always On My Mind - Brenda Lee
13 Let's Have A Party - Wanda Jackson
14 Comme Un Clou - Nicole Paquin
15 I Want You, I Need You, I Love You - Sharon
16 Don't Be Cruel - Barbara Lynn
17 Hound Dog - Anna Black
18  My Baby Left Me - Wanda Jackson
19 A Big Hunk O'Love - Tanya Tucker
20 Wear My Ring Around Your Neck - Rock Olga

Hope this will be the perfect soundtrack for the start of a great summer.

You know what to do... Enjoy!

MM

The Next of the Next...

 What you'll find here today is the next volume of "MM's Next Mixtape". All for your enjoyment ! 

The tracklist is the same as in the previous volumes, just different versions by different artists. The previous volumes are still available in this Blog.

Tracks

01 Soulful Strut - Horst Jankowsky
02 Cast Your Fate To The Wind - The Sandpipers
03 California Dreaming - Terry Baxter & His Orchestra
04 American Pie - The 50 Guitars of Tommy Garrett
05 Do You Know Where You're Going To (Theme From Mahogany) - Franck Pourcel
06 God Only Knows - A Taste Of Honey
07 Windy - The Sounds Of Our Time
08 A Taste Of Honey - Exotic Guitars
09 Nature Boy -  Jack Sheldon
10 Começar de novo - Toots Thielemans (ft Ivan Lins)
11 Wild Is The Wind - Dorothy Ashby
12 Someone To Watch Over Me - Jimmy Smith
13 Day By Day - Prepare Ye - Ray Davies & The Button Down Brass
14 Slaughter On Tenth Avenue - Lalo Schifrin
15 Apache - Xavier Cugat
16 Wonderful Land - Os Tremendões
17 Bluesette - Freda Payn
18 Last Tango In Paris -  The Limelites
19 Theme From 'Shaft' - The Chaquito Bigband

You know the drill... Go visit the 'Comments' and enjoy.

MM

Oooh Wakka Doo Wakka Day

 Some songs from this Irish bard for you all to brighten up this merry month of May. His 'Best Of' album was one of the first records I've ever owned.

Tracks

01 Nothing Rhymed - Alan Tew
02 No Matter How I Try - Roy Budd
03 Ooh Wakka Doo Wakka Day - Hugo Strasser
04 Alone Again Naturally - Esther Phillips
05 Ooh Baby - The Lovelets
06 Thunder And Lightning - Rune Gustafsson
07 Happiness Is Me And You - Ronnie Aldrich & His 2 Pianos
08 Independent Air - Rune Gustafsson
09 That's Where I Belong - Tom Jones
10 Clair - Percy Faith
11 Alone Again (Naturally) - Duncan Lamont
12 Get Down - The Longines Symphonette
13 I Don't Love You But I Think I LIke You -  Joe Loss-
14 Who Knows, Perhaps Maybe - Inger Lise Rypdal
15 We Will - Louis Van Dijk
16 Nothing Rhymed - Yvonne Elliman
17 Who Was It - Roy Budd
18 Why, Oh Why, Oh Why - Claude Papesch
19 Matrimony- Tony Nolte Television Orchestra
20 Too Much Attention - Roy Budd
21 Permissive Twit - Rune Gustafsson
22 We Will - Rod McKuen

Enjoy and keep up the good spirit!

Presevere.

We will get there!

MM

Deja Vu...

MM Brings You the second volume of his Next Mixtape. 

Does it feel like you've seen this tracklist before? You did ! The Mixtape Series are different volumes consisting of the same tracks. Different styles, different feels, but the same list of favourite songs. 

Tracks

01 Soulful Strut - Enoch Light & The Brass Menagerie
02 Cast Your Fate To The Wind - Paul Nero's Blue Sounds
03 California Dreamin' - The Brass Ring
04 American Pie - Nick Ingman
05 Do You Know Where You're Going To (Theme From Mahogany) - Ray Conniff
06 God Only Knows - Kai Warner
07 Windy - Living Brass
08 A Taste Of Honey - Quincy Jones
09 Nature Boy - Etta Jones
10 Começar De Novo (The Island) - Sarah Vaughan
11 Wild Is The Wind - Harold Vick
12 Someone to Watch over Me - Jean Turner
13 Day By Day - Prepare Ye The Way Of the Lord - Alan Haven
14 Slaughter On Tenth Avenue - Anita O'day
15 Apache - Sonny James
16 Wonderful Land - Esquires
17 Bluesette - The Jay Five Instrumental
18 Last Tango In Paris -  Trio Ternura
19 Theme From ''Shaft'' - Birds'n Brass

Be sure to check out the first instalment of MM's Next Mixtape, which is still available.

MM's Next Mixtape Vol.1

As are the first series of Mixtape's. You can find those HERE.

Enjoy the spring and hopefully the change it will bring to all of our lives.

Hugs, (virtual !)

MM

I am Woman... Hear me Roar!

Tomorrow it's International Woman's Day. So Monsieur Maurice made a compilation filled with anthems and battle songs to celebrate the strength and the power of women. The soundtrack to an ongoing battle...

Tracks

01 I Am Woman - Eydie Gorme
02 Ms. America - Vikki Carr
03 Different Drum - Stone Poneys feat. Linda Ronstadt
04 These Boots Are Made For Walking - The Supremes
05 Baby That's A No No - Barbara Lewis
06 Don't Make Me Over - Dionne Warwick
07 Gonna Get Along Without You Now - Skeeter Davis
08 Make Your Own Kind of Music - Roslyn Kind
09 Hit The Road Jack - Helen Reddy
10 Do Right Woman - Do Right Man - Aretha Franklin
11 Free The Lady - Buffy Sainte-Marie
12 Respect - Ann Peebles
13 I'm A Woman - Fontella Bass
14 You Don't Own Me - Joan Jett
15 I Will Survive - Billie Jo Spears
16 The Pill - Loretta Lynn
17 Just Because I'm A Woman - Denise Freeman
18 Take Me Like I Am - Baby Washington
19 I Am Woman - Betty Wright

Ejoy and support !

MM

Dreams Of The Everyday Housewife

March 8th is International Woman's Day!

To commemorate the struggle for equality for women all over the world and depict the journey we've made, Monsieur Maurice composed 2 compilations.

The first paints a picture of the view on women before female emancipation. The second will celebrate female empowerment.

Tracks

01 Wives And Lovers - Nancy Wilson
02 For The Love Of Him - Bobbi Martin
03 Queen Of The House - Jody Miller
04 I Enjoy Being a Girl - Doris Day
05 Girls Were Made To Take Care Of Boys  - The King Sisters
06 Band of Gold - Petula Clark
07 One Hundred Pounds of Clay - The Shirelles
08 Little White Lies - Kay Starr
09 You Only See Her - Verdelle Smith
10 Personality - Dinah Shore
11 Girl Talk - Joanie Sommers
12 Wishin' and Hopin' - Nancy Sinatra
13 Waiting for Charlie to Come Home - Marlena Shaw
14 Ladder Of Success - Skeeter Davis
15 Born A Woman - Judy Stone
16 Homework  - Sarah Vaughan
17 Theme From 'Valley Of The Dolls' - Gladys Knight & The Pips
18 Dreams of the Everyday Housewife - Jeannie Seely
19 One's On The Way - Loretta Lynn

Check this place out in a few days for the second instalment to celebrate the fight for women's equality!

Enjoy !

Mixin' It Up Again...

Several years ago, Monsieur Maurice presented his first series of "Mixtapes". A collection of CD's consisting of the same tracks, but in different versions, by different artists and in different styles. As you all know by now, Monsieur Maurice's taste in music is a bit eclectic. You will find pop-songs, musical numbers, easy listening, jazz standards,... all in one delightful mash-up.

 

 Tracks

01 Soulful Strut (Am I the Same Girl) - The Keith Mansfield Orchestra
02 Cast Your Fate to the Wind  - Quincy Jones
03 California Dreamin' - Carpenters
04 American Pie - Harald Winkler
05 Do You Know Where You're Going To (Theme From Mahogany) - Johnny Mathis
06 God Only Knows - Olivia Newton-John
07 Windy - Bud Shank
08 A Taste Of Honey - Charlie Byrd
09 Nature Boy - Gabor Szabo
10 Começar De Novo - Ivan Lins
11 Wild Is The Wind - Dave Pike
12 Someone To Watch Over Me - Mary Hopkin
13 Day By Day - Prepare Ye The Way Of the Lord - Colleen Hewett
14 Slaughter On Tenth Avenue - James Last
15 Apache - Incredible Bongo Band
16 Wonderful Land - Mike Oldfield
17 Bluesette - Quincy Jones
18 Last Tango In Paris - Robin Kenyatta
19 Theme from 'Shaft' - Enoch Light & The Light Brigade

Each Mixtape gives you a glimpse in the mind of Monsieur Maurice. I hope you'll enjoy the ride...

(You can find the link in the Comment section.)

 

For those who missed the first series of Mixtapes, here's a re-post

MM's Mixtape Vol. 2

MM's Mixtape Vol. 4

MM's Mixtape Vol. 3

MM's Mixtape Vol.1

We'll Get By...

 ...With A Little Help From Our Friends !

A new year... A new beginning...

A new installment of 'Ladies Sing The Beatles II'

 

 

Tracks

01 Help! - Dolly Parton
02 For No One - Emmylou Harris
03 I'm Leaving Home (She's Leaving Home) - Kathy McCord
04 Isn't It A Pity - Nina Simone
05 Imagine - Sarah Vaughan
06 Rain - Petula Clark
07 With A Little Help From My Friends - Chris Clark
08 The Long And Winding Road - Cissy Houston
09 Love - Marion Montgomery
10 Good Day Sunshine
11 Octopus Garden - Doris Day
12 Blackbird - Catherine McKinnon
13 Yesterday - Patti LaBelle & Her Belles
14 Ob-la-di, Ob-la-da - Dana Valery
15 Mother - Barbra Streisand
16 A Hard Day's Night - Dionne Warwick
17 Run For Your Life - Nancy Sinatra
18 This Girl - Shirley Abicair
19 Oh My Love - Cilla Black
20 Yellow Submarine - Mrs Miller 

Brought to you by Monsieur Maurice, and wishing you all the best for 2021!

Enjoy Life, Enjoy Love and Enjoy the Music...

MM