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31 mei 2023

For All The Young Dudes !

One is as old as one feels... so a shout-out to all the young dudes and dudettes who fancy a trip down 70's memory lane.

Tracks

01 Listen To The Music - Doris Troy
02 Mother And Child Reunion - The New Golden Trumpet Orchestra
03 The Man Who Sold The World - The Wally Brothers
04 Oh Girl - Young Holt Unlimited
05 You Are The Sunshine Of My Life - Harry Roche Constellation
06 Signed Sealed Delivered (Im Yours) - Gwen McCrae
07 I Feel The Earth Move - Enoch Light & The Light Brigade
08 Long Train Runnin' - Merl Saunders
09 If You Could Read My Mind - Vikki Carr
10 Rikki, Don't Lose That Number - Botticelli & His Orchestra
11 Indian Reservation - Harry´s Party Band
12 A Horse With No Name - Jiro Inagaki / Grand Spaceship Orchestra
13 Goodbye Again - Olivia Newton-John
14 I Need You - Ray Conniff & The Singers
15 And I Love You So - Alan Caddy
16 Down By The Lazy River - Frank Valdor And His Dimension-Singers
17 Hocus Pocus - Sandy Nelson
18 Move Over - Maynard Ferguson
19 Lay Down - Vicky Leandros
20 Angie - Kai Warner
21 All The Young Dudes - The Chanter Sisters
22 If - Johnny Pearson & his Orchestra
23 One Bad Apple - Jimmy Smith

For more 70's vibes you can also check out Vol.1 of this series. It's still available.

MM's I Love 70's Vol.1

Enjoy!

1 mei 2023

Lowland ScreenThemes

The Lowlands are in this case the Netherlands and the upper part of Belgium. They share the same language and co-produced a lot of Movie projects. It was common to see Dutch an Flemish actors playing side by side. Have Dutch directors in Flemish movies and vice versa...

Monsieur Maurice made a compilation with themes from the big and the small screen for you all to enjoy.

Tracks

01 Ann Christy - Een Woord Van Liefde
02 Jaap Dekker - Waarheen
03 Otto Ketting - Main Title (Dr. Pulder Zaait Papavers)
04 Liesbeth List - Zonder Jou
05 Rogier van Otterloo - Help!
06 Barry Rodgers Orchestra - Hurry Scurry
07 Roger Mores - Het Verloren Paradijs (Instrumental)
08 Tonny Eyk Orchestra Chanson Pour Milan
09 Rogier Van Otterloo - Rosa Turbinata
10 Monique van de Ven - Als Je Weet Wat Liefde is
11 Laurens Van Rooyen - Martha
12 Marian Carriga - If That’s All That Love Is (Instrumental)
13 Laurens Van Rooyen - Intro Brandende Liefde
14 Julius Steffaro - Tune I
15 Pim Koopman - Doctor Vlimmen Theme
16 Ruud Bos Orchestra - Killy The Kid
17 Erik van der Wurff - Roomservice
18 Kayak - Lost Blue Of Chartres
19 Margriet Eshuijs - Liliane
20 Jaap Dekker - Weet Je Dat II

Let yourself be surprised !

31 mrt 2023

Ladies keep singing...

This time they sing these fabulous tunes made famous by Simon and Garfunkel.

Tracks

01 The Sound of Silence - Peaches & Herb
02 You Don't Know Where Your Interest Lies - Dana Valery
03 Flowers Never Bend With The Rainfall - Anita Kerr Singers
04 Wherever I May Find Him - Lani Hall
05 Scarborough Fair - Sandie Shaw
06 The Boxer - Emmylou Harris
07 Why Don't You Write Me - Olivia Newton-John
08 Punky's Dilemma - Lois Lane
09 Dangling Conversation - Catherine Mckinnon
10 Bridge Over Troubled Water - Merry Clayton
11 At The Zoo - Margaret Singana
12 Keep The Customer Satisfied - Colleen Hewett
13 Mrs Robinson - Sylvia
14 El Condor Pasa - Virginia Lee
15 Homeward Bound - Petula Clark
16 A Most Peculiar Man - Ruth Veldon
17 Cloudy - Libby Titus
18 I Am A Rock - The Chicks
19 The 59th Street Bridge Song - Morgana King
20 My Little Town - Rosemary Clooney
21 The Sound of Silence - Anita Kerr
22 Fennario (Peggy-O) - Liz Getz
23 Bye Bye Love - Irene Petrie
24 Last Night I Had The Strangest Dream - The Carolyn Hestor Coalition
25 Bridge Over Troubled Waters - Barbara Mason

Be sure to check out the previous Simon & Garfunkel compilation by Monsieur Maurice. Its available again.

MM Digs Simon & Garfunkel

And if you like the 'Ladies Sing' series, here are the previous compilations made by Monsieur Maurice.

Ladies Sing The Beatles D1 & D2

Ladies Sing The Beatles II D1 & D2

Ladies Sing Elvis D1 & D2

Ladies Sing Dylan D1 & D2

Announcement :

As you all know I've always used Zippyshare as my 'Go To' file-host. Now they announced they are pulling the plug. I've used many file host sites in the past (when Chez Monsieur Maurice still presented ripped original albums), but was constantly haunted down by the Internet Police and my accounts kept on being banned. This was never a problem with Zippyshare.

So now I'm going to try again. Maybe they won't zoom in on home-made compilations...

This also will mean that the links won't expire any more... That's a plus !

If there are issues with the new file-host, please leave a notice in the comments so I can handle it.

Thanks and Enjoy !

P.S. After 24 hours of consideration I will be changing to yet another file-host, that is (hopefully...) a bit more 'user friendly'. So as from the 1th of April all the links in the 2023 posts are renewed. The older ones will be renewed in the future during the Annuals Re-Post Extravaganza !

27 feb 2023

What's at number 54 ???

Yeah... right... The house with the bamboo door... bamboo roof, bamboo walls...

They even got a bamboo floor!

Let's Mambo Jambo with the second volume of Belgium Goes Latin.

Cha Cha Be Bop this way and enjoy these tropical rhythms!

Tracks

01 Benny Welton Orch - House Of Bamboo
02 The Jokers - El Cumbachero
03 Nico Gomez And His Orchestra - El Señor Ping Pong
04 Los Albinos - Voulez-Vous Cha Cha
05 David Bee And His Orchestra - When Polka Goes Samba
06 Francis Bay - Mambo Jambo
07 Will Ferdy - Mambo Italiano
08 John Evans - Mambo Inn
09 Tohama Et Son Orchestre - Chaque Fois
10 Jack Say Et Son Orchestre - Ci-Ciu-Ci
11 Ray Franky - Ritmo Chacha
12 Ruben Calzado - Manzanillo
13 Nico Gomez And His Orchestra - Basta
14 Wim Van De Velde - Patricia
15 Les Chakachas - Venus
16 Los Albinos - Cha Cha Be Bop
17 Willy Albimoor - Chick-A-Chick-A-Chick
18 Fud Leclerc Feat Herry Frekin Et Son Orchestre - Maladie D'amour
19 Les Chakachas - Eso Es El Amor
20 Francis Bay - Topaz
21 Theo Mertens - Adios Pampa Mia
22 Los Bingos - Cha Cha Sabena

Al always you can find the new link in the comment section.

Enjoy.

Be sure to check out Vol. 1 of Belgium Goes Latin. It is still available.

Belgium Goes Latin V1

And if you need more tropical and exotic vibes from Belgium, here's a repost of the fabulous 'Exotique Belgique '

Exotique Belgique V1

Exotique Belgique V2

31 jan 2023

The 'Bad Boy' Of French Chanson

The second instalment in the 'MM Stereo Salutes' Series is a tribute to the Bad Boy of the French Chanson.

A Provocateur, a Lover, a Drunk, a Genius...

Tracks

01 Harley Davidson - Aladdin Band
02 Laisse Tomber Les Filles - Roland Vincent Et Son Orchestre
03 Ex Fan Des Sixties - Mario Cavalerro & Son Orchestre Et Chanteurs
04 Medley_ Marylou Sous La Neige - Ballade de Johnny-Jane - Paul Mauriat
05 Accordeon - Alexandra
06 Les Sucettes - The London Sound Dance Orchestra
07 La Décadanse - Ray Cool Orchestra
08 En Relisant Ta Lettre - Jean-Claude Pascal
09 Cha-Cha-Cha Du Loup - Christian Di Maccio Et Ses Musiciens
10 Los Cigarillos - Los Jorge Nova Bossa's
11 Le Poinconneur Des Lilas - Jean-Claude Pascal
12 La Chanson De Prévert - Isabelle Aubret
13 Poupée De Cire, Poupée De Son - The London Sound Dance Orchestra
14 Ô Ô Sheriff - Petula Clark
15 Sous Le Soleil Exactement - Michel Colombier Orchestre
16 L' Anamour - Liesbeth List
17 Scéne De Bal 1 (Je T'aime... Moi Non Plus) - Michel Colombier Orchestre
18 La Javanaise - Juliette Gréco
19 Les Goémons - Les Riff
20 Black Trombone - Catherine Sauvage
21 Comic Strip - Jean Morlier
22 Ne Dis Rien - Michèle Arnaud
23 L’Anamour - Jean-Pierre Sabar
24 Je T'Aime Moi Non Plus - The Traces

If you crave for more French Chanson, take a look at these previous posts :

MM Stereo Salutes Aznavour

Attention Violons II D1 & D2

Attention Violons! D1 & D2

As always, you can find the new link in the comments.

Salut et portez vous bien!

1 jan 2023

A New Start...

A New Year!

To keep the party going, Monsieur Maurice compiled some sweet 70's vibes.

Tracks

01 Here's To You - Caravelli
02 Lady Eleanor - Top of the Pops (Tony Rivers)
03 Wigwam - Al Shapiro And His Orchestra
04 It's Too Late - Ed Maciel
05 A Woman Left Lonely - Ella Brown
06 Never Can Say Goodbye - Johnny Hammond
07 Do It Again - Herbie Mann
08 What's Going On - David T. Walker
09 The Long And Winding Road - The Mike Curb Congregation
10 I Am, I Said - Kurt Edelhagen
11 Sylvia's Mother - Cliff Carpenter & His Orchestra
12 United We Stand - The Mike Curb Congregation
13 Power To The People - James Last
14 Samba Pa Ti - Kiyoshi Sugimoto
15 Help Me Make It Through The Night - Skeeter Davis
16 I Just Can't Help Believing - Button Down Brass
17 Mouldy Old Dough - Werner Müller & His Orchestra
18 Up Around The Bend - Ed Maciel
19 The Air That I Breathe - IL Guardiano del Faro
20 Goodbye Yellow Brick Road - 101 Strings Orchestra
21 Vincent - Nathan Williams & His Orchestra
22 I Don't Know How To Love Him - Peter Matz
23 The Morning After - Roy Orbison
24 Look What They've Done To My Song, Ma - Ray Conniff

Monsieur Maurice sends you all the best for 2023!

Love, Peace and Happiness.

Enjoy!

15 dec 2022

Have yourself a merry little Christmas...

Let your heart be light.

Next year all our troubles, will be out of sight...

Let's hope and pray that this will be the case.

Be gone war and pandemic and energy crisis...

So Monsieur Maurice prepared for you an all new Holiday Soundtrack. This time a compilation of 2 of the most iconic Christmas songs of all time.

Tracks

01 Carmen McRae - The Christmas Song
02 Kenny Burrell - Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas
03 Chet Baker & The Carmel Strings - The Christmas Song
04 Connie Francis - Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas
05 Henry Mancini - The Christmas Song
06 Perry Como - Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
07 Peggy Lee - The Christmas Song
08 Ron Goodwin - Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas
09 The Three Suns - The Christmas Song
10 Ella Fitzgerald - Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas
11 Mel Tormé - The Christmas Song
12 The Lettermen - Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas
13 Tony Mottola - The Christmas Song
14 Wayne King - Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas
15 Lena Horne - The Christmas Song
16 Steve Lawrence & Eydie Gorme - Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas
17 Bobby Byrne & His Orchestra - The Christmas Song
18 Frank Sinatra - Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas
19 Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66 - The Christmas Song
20 Anita Kerr Singers - Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas
21 Arthur Lyman - Christmas Song
22 Carpenters - Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas
23 Esquivel - The Christmas Song

Happy Holidays to you all !

Exclusively for this time of year, the previous Christmas Compilations will be temporarily available.

Grab them while you can.