Popcorn Exotica

Now our summer is slowly coming to it's end, we can always try to make it last a little bit longer by throwing a Popcorn Party Exotique !!!  So put on your dancin' shoes (or sandals) and enjoy these tropical Popcorn sounds, compiled for you by Monsieur Maurice.

Tracks

01 Ali Baba - The Champs
02 Babalu - Ray Barretto
03 Forbidden Island - The Islanders
04 Exotic - Jim Waller And The Deltas
05 Princess Of Persia -  Billy Grammer
06 Caravan - Roger King Mozian And His Latin Twisteros
07 Boom-A-Lay - The Astro-Jets
08 Zoológico Negro - Los Aragón
09 On A Tropical Island -  Anna Valentino
10 Call Of The Jungle - Carl Stevens
11 China Gate - Ramsey Lewis
12 Geisha Cha Cha - Cha Cha Boys
13 Martinique - Martin Denny
14 Stranger On The Shore - Bill Black's Combo
15 Fever - La Lupe
16 Amazonian Jungle - Chocolat's
17 The Islander - The Kampus Kinsmen
18 Haiti Blues - Pearl Bailey
19 Watermelon Man - The Invaders Steelband
20 Pu-Chun-Ga - Elena Madera
21 Safari - The Treble-Tones
22 House Of Bamboo - Neville Taylor
23 Monsieur Cannibale - Orquestra Som Bateau

There are more MM's Popcorn Party compilations on this Blog, and you can find them right

Here

So a Cheerio from Monsieur Maurice ! 

For the new stuff, head to the Comments (and leave a message if you will) and till the next one..

Enjoy,

MM
 

Perdus Sous Une Pluie D'étoiles... (Lost in a rain of stars)

It's Popcorn time again... en Français !

 

Tracks

01 François Deguelt - Sa Majesté
02 Claude Piron - Hè Youla
03 Joe Kalamazoo - Tu M'étais Destiné
04 Laura Mellec - Tombe La Neige
05 Kim Stephane - Tu Nas Pas Cru
06 Jacky Mouliere - Va T'en 
07 Les Guitares Du Diable - Percolator
08 Gillian Hills - Le Paradis Pour Toi
09 Petula Clark - Cerisier Rose Et Pommier Blanc
10 Jacqueline Boyer - Le Tango Des Illusions
11 Charly Antolini - Come On, Charly
12 Eddy Mitchell - Vieille Fille
13 Ria Bartok - Dans La Nuit
14 Nicole Josy - La Vie C'est Toi
15 Franck Pourcel - Diggedle Boeing
16 Jacqueline Nero - Comme Le Vent
17 Udo Jurgens  - Si Tu Partais
18 Margot Lefebvre - Sous Une Pluie D'étoiles
19 Jacqueline Boyer - Je Ne Sais Plus
20 Katy - Ne Me Regarde Pas
21 Yvette Horner - Tu Croiras
22 Fanny Audrey - Chanson D'orphée
23 Marie Myriam - La Plus Belle Pour Aller Danser
24 Alec Siniavine - Le Petit Train De La Mémoire
25 Dorothy Foy - Je T'en Conjure
26 Les Gouapes À Musique - La Tarte À La Nana

 Enjoy these well known tunes in the Belgian Popcorn Style. As always you can find the new link in the Comments. And be sure to leave a message behind if you're there. 

For more Popcorn and lots of other compilations Monsieur Maurice Style, go check out The Archive. You can find the link in the sidebar of this Blog. 

And if you don't want your Popcorn Party to stop, be sure to check out these previous compilations.

Popcorn Party En Français V1

Popcorn Party En Français V2

Enjoy!

MM 

Dancin' the worries away...

It's a cruel world we kids live in... So here are some more Popcorn Tunes to sweeten the blows. 

Tracks

01 Cruel World - Julie Grant
02 La Tanya - Jay Abbott
03 Don't Leave Me - Hank Parker
04 Break My Heart, Break - Judy Stone
05 And I Love Her - Enoch Light And His Orchestra
06 Who Will It Be Tomorrow - William Bell
07 She'll Be Gone - Betty O'Brien
08 Chiricahua - Jack Eubanks Orchestra
09 Another Sleepless Night - Bill Baker
10 Heartless Lover - Dick Baker Piano And Combo
11 Come Closer - Tiffany Michel
12 He’s So Fine - Duane Eddy
13 Summertime -Edmundo Ros & His Orchestra
14 Blow Out The Sun - Della Reese
15 Bury Me Deep - Chance Halladay
16 Fever - Earl Grant
17 Where Did I Go Wrong? - Marilyn Powell
18 Fried Okra - The Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band
19 Don't Do This To Me - Cicero Blake
20 Abracadabra - Erma Franklin
21 (Se Fue Mi) Chachita - El Chicano
22 Country Slicker Joe - Young-Holt Unlimited
23 Sadaba - Johnny Williams
24 California Dreamin' - The Brass Ring
25 Dream Alone - Artie Garr 

 This is the fourth instalment of MM's Popcorn Party... adding the 2 versions 'en Français', and this is becoming quite the collection! A collections that keeps on growing, so keep an eye out for more!

MM's Popcorn Party en Français V1

MM's Popcorn Party en Français V2

MM's Popcorn Party V1

MM's Popcorn Party V2

MM's Popcorn Party V3

 The new link can be found in the 'Comments' as usual. For more goodness go check out 'The Archive', in the sidebar. 

Enjoy ! 

Viens Danser Avec Moi Au Popcorn !

 Oui Oui, Monsieur Maurice has another Popcorn Party en Français for you all to enjoy...

 Tracks

01 Alice Dona - C'est Pas Prudent
02 Jacky Delmone - Oui Je M'en Vais
03 Les Sunlights - Pourquoi Suis-Je Venu
04 Les Kili Cats - Oui Patron
05 Nancy Holloway - Bye Bye
06 Chantal Vallee - Tu Me Plais
07 Les Jaguars - Twiste Et Chante
08 Les Surfs - Scandale Dans La Famille
09 Sheila - Ouki Kouki
10 Les Champions - Ya Ya Twist
11 Les Sauterels - Une Fille Très Sage
12 Les Fingers - Pas Cette Chanson
13 Marthe Fleurant - Trois Rangs Trop Haut, Deux Places Trop Bas
14 Dick Rivers - Ces Mots Qu'on Oublie Un Jour
15 Sylvie Vartan - Ne T'en Vas Pas
16 Jerry Mengo Et Son Orchestre - Seize Tonnes
17 Claude Piron - D'où Reviens-Tu Billie Boy
18 Fia Karin - Nous
19 Les Quatre De Paris - N'y Allez Pas Par Quatre Chemins
20 Francine Corin - Quand L'aube Est Apparue
21 Frank Alamo - Tout Se Sait Un Jour
22 Lucille - Que Voulez-Vous Je Suis Comme Ça
23 Pussycat - Mais Pourquoi
24 Nino Ferrer - Mirza
25 Hubert Clavecin - Attention A Ton Cœur
26 La Petite Lily - Je N'aime Pas La Choucroute

You can find this new compilation in the Comment section. 

For more Popcorn gems check out these previous MM Compilations !

MM's Popcorn Party en Français

MM's Popcorn Party Vol1

MM's Popcorn Party Vol2

MM's Popcorn Party Vol3

 For links to all the previous MM Compilations you can access the Archive in the sidebar.

Enjoy!

MM 

 

Hej Mr. DJ...

 ... Put another Popcorn record on !

Well.. You ask, and I'll deliver. Here's volume 3 in the MM's Popcorn Party series.

 

Tracks 

01 Hey Mr Dj - Bobby Moore & Rhythm Aces
02 Besame Mucho - Sonny Knight
03 Shake A Lady - Cannonball Adderley
04 A Quiet Place - Garnet Mimms
05 Now I Lay Me Down To Weep - Simone Dina
06 Ceatrix Did It - Monk Higgins
07 Fever - Little Willie John
08 Sweetheart - Peggy Lee
09 Apache - Xavier Cugat
10 Fallin' - Connie Francis
11 Hey! Little Woman  - Sonny Til & The Orioles
12 Febbre Nera - Fausto Papetti
13 Blues In The Night - Johnnie Taylor
14 Chain Gang - Sam Cooke
15 Baby Please Don't Go - Rose Mitchell 
16 Catwalk - Pete Moore
17 Popeye Dance - Les Cooper
18 I Ain't Gonna Be A Fool - Dee Clark
19 Neighbor, Neighbor  - Jimmy Hughes
20 Why Don't You Do Right - Fats Domino
21 St. James Infirmary - Les & Larry Elgart
22 Watermelon Man - Rene Touzet Et Son Orchestre
23 Do Re Mi - Dusty Springfield
24 Bring Back Your Heart - The Del-Vikings
25 Dancing - Roger Mores 

 If you want some more Popcorn? Check out these previous posts on Chez Monsieur Maurice.

MM's Popcorn Party En Français!

MM's Popcorn Party Vol.1

MM's Popcorn Party Vol.2

 For the new Goodies... Check out the "Comment section".

Enjoy

MM 

Allons-Y au Popcorn !

Another Popcorn compilation, but this time in French..

So, let's Tut Tut Tut, Di-Gue-Ding-Ding and Cliqueti-Clac together!

 

Tracks

01 Nancy Holloway - Tu N'es Pas Venu
02 Sylvain - Si Tu Viens Plus Près De Moi
03 Cassius Simon - Tabou
04 Gelou - Baby, It’s You
05 Sylvie Vartan - La Plus Belle Pour Aller Danser
06 Franck Pourcel - Chariot
07 Richard Anthony - Cliqueti-Clac
08 Claude Nougaro - Les Don Juan
09 Gabriel Dalar - 39 De Fièvre
10 Gillian Hills - Tut Tut Tut Tut
11 Michelle - Viens Petite Fille
12 Michel Legrand - Di Gue Ding Ding
13 Jimmy Frey - Si Jamais Tu M'abandonnais
14 Frankie Jordan - Elle Est Passée
15 Marianne Mille - Ne Plus Penser A Toi
16 Lucky Blondo - Comment L'oublier
17 Les Surfs - A Présent Tu Peux T'en Aller
18 Burt Blanca - Tout En Fume
19 Donna Hightower - C'est Toi Mon Idole
20 Frankie Jordan - Marche Tout Droit
21 Oscar Saintal - En Blue Jeans Et Blouson De Cuir
22 Tiny Yong - Le Sauvage
23 Les Babs - Dans La Nuit
24 Michel Colombier - Je Naurais Pas Du Faire Ça
25 Chouchou - Ma Moto  

For more Popcorn grooves, be sure to check these ones out !

MM's Popcorn Party V1

MM's Popcorn Party V2

 

Enjoy!

MM

P.S. : The Archive will be closed for Spring Cleaning till further notice.
 

Let's Pony Walk into 2025...

 A Happy New Year folks!

It's time to try the magical hangover cure compiled by Monsieur Maurice! 

Another popcorn album.

Tracks

01 Wobble Cha - Cool Benny Velarde
02 Ooh Baby - Bo Diddley
03 Cleo's mood - Jr Walker & All Stars
04 Big Hand, Little Hand - Ronnie Savoy
05 Bella Dalena - The Marketts
06 I Feel The Pain - Linda Queen
07 The Cricket - Clarence ‘Gatemouth' Brown
08 Tabasco - Amru Sani
09 A Swinging Safari - Les Brown Jr.
10 Earth Boy - Elvis Presley
11 Timbale Groove - Willie Bobo
12 Sixteen Tons - Stevie Wonder
13 Johnny With The Gentle Hands - Eartha Kitt
14 Pea-Shooter - Donald Austin
15 Crying In The Rain - Major Lance
16 Thunder - The Rebel Rousers
17 Let Love Go By - Jeanette ‘Baby’ Washington
18 Hi Diddle De Diddle - Cathy And Cookie
19 Harlem Nocturne - J.J. Jones
20 Tomorrow Is Another Day - Doris Troy
21 Wherever I Lay My Hat - Marvin Gaye
22 Stand by Me - Little Eva
23 Soda Pop - Bill Doggett & His Combo
24 Tiny Tim - LaVerne Baker
25 Pony Walk - Doc Bagby

So enjoy these cool tunes Belgian Popcorn Style while recovering from the transition from old to new. 

Be sure to check out volume 1 from this series.

MM's Popcorn Party Vol.1

My best wishes to you all, and may 2025 will be a year filled with Love and Peace and Music...

MM

Welcome to MM’s Popcorn Party

 In the ‘60s and ‘70s, a curious music scene developed in the dancehalls in Belgium. It was a mixture of obscure sixties soul, ska, calypso, chachacha, loungy instrumentals, … All driven by this slow or medium recognizable tempo, ideal for dancing a slow swing. The Belgian Popcorn was born.

Tracks

01 Old Time Love - The Rivingtons
02 Dog (Part 1) - Jimmy McCracklin
03 Baby Please Don't Go - Jo Ann Henderson
04 Besame Mucho -  Damita Jo
05 The Joker - Xavier Cugat
06 Corazon De Melon - Trini Lopez
07 Any Way You Wanta - Harvey
08 Search For Vulcan - Ray Barretto
09 Wondrous Place  - Billy Fury
10 Don't Talk Baby - Joan Malone
11 Fever - Vinnie Bell
12 You Came A Long Way From St. Louis - Merv Griffin
13 For Crying Out Loud - Bunny Sigler
14 It Ain't Necessarily So - Milton Grayson
15 Trinidad - Willie Bobo
16 Ahbe Casabe - Marti Barris
17 Drums In My Heart - Dee Clark
18 Misirlou - Earl Washington
19 Summertime - Billy Stewart
20 It Was A Very Good Year - Della Reese
21 Fannie Mae - The Three Souls
22 It'll Never Be Over For Me - Baby Washington
23 My Nerves  - Little Willie John
24 Venus - Bill Butler 

You find a little booklet included with some information on the Belgian Popcorn Scene. For access to the goodies you need to head to the Comments.

So join in and dance!

MM

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