- Agua de Beber Astrud Gilberto, Brazil 66, a 60's flashback you can live with.
- Angel Eyes Beautifully scary, scarily beautiful. A song of obsession masquerading as love ... or is it the other way around? (See also Libertango).
- Answer Me, My Love Nat King Cole tune done Brian Ferry style.
- Besame Mucho Done uptempo, with zest.
- The Coffee Song A Sinatra chestnut which sometimes is enlivened by the back line's (or special guest's) impromptu rantings about things in general.
- Comes Love A torchy shuffler that is old enough to use the word "rubber" to mean "inner tube."
- Despeinada Mexican do-wop. The title means "Messy Haired Girl."
- Face the Face Operatic post-Who Pete Townshend classic.
- Five Spot After Dark Vibecentric coolness.
- Gimmee That Wine Wonderful vintage Lambert, Hendricks and Ross paean to insobriety.
- How Insensitive Originally, this was a weepy, dulcet samba. Our version is, shall we say, a tad more robust and less pensive.
- I Scare Myself Creepy splendor from Dan Hicks (also covered by Thomas Dolby).
- I Won't Hide A mid-tempo, reggae groove original from The Velvet Smash's lead vocalist.
- Jockey Full of Bourbon From the incomparable Tom Waits. Sexy, strange, and unforgettable. (We dare you to get this tune out of your head once you hear it).
- Les Etoiles A rhumba by vocalist Melodie Gardot, full of longing and sway.
- Libertango We don't mean to brag (oh, all right, yes we do) but our version does both Astor Piazzola and Grace Jones proud.
- Lido We specialize in guilty pleasures. This is one of 'em, and such a fun one.
- The Light Bulb Thieves An irrepressible ska original by The Velvet Smash drummer Michael Brenneis. It's the only thing that will get "Jockey Full of Bourbon" out of your head.
- The Littlest Things Lead vocalist Anna Purnell's soulful funk love song. There's a story behind it. Just ask her.
- Mambo Italiano Rosemary Clooney would be glad.
- Narigon From Argentina with lots of strangeness.
- The Night Gorgeous, contemplative tune from Morphine.
- Pump It Up A great, rapid-fire rocker by Elvis Costello.
- Rie y Llora Great, rip-snorting dance number from the never to be equaled Celia Cruz.
- Sex Bomb No lounge band worth its salt neglects the oeuvre of the great Tom Jones. This one makes "What's New Pussycat" look like a hymn. (When kids are in the room we restyle the chorus as "Bug Bomb").
- The Shadow of Your Smile Too many people have been too serious about this lilting Latin number for too long. We've fixed that.
- Sir Duke Even grandma will dance to this one.
- Superstition Stevie Wonder again, full of life.
- Top Floor, Bottom Buzzer Another Morphine song, but this time the only thing being contemplated is a party.
- Trust in Me Originally heard in Disney's The Jungle Book and reinterpreted very well indeed by - of all people - Selina Gomez. Luscious and sibilant.
- Whatever Lola Wants Done as a polka, because that's what she wants.
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