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"Divaville Lounge" with Sarah O (archive)

step into the lounge!

Sunday, March 15, 2026 | 13:00 to 16:00 | jazz/pop vocalists

http://www.divavillelounge.org

Artist	Song	Album	Label	Comments
Frances Williams	Hollywood Party	That's Entertainment: The Ultimate Anthology of MGM Musicals	Rhino	Today is a tribute to Oscar Best Song winners!

unknown	The Gay Divorcee promo	unknown	otr-cat.com
Ginger Rogers and Fred Astaire	The Continental	Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers at RKO	Rhino	1934 The Gay Divorcee; Con Conrad (music); Herb Magidson (lyrics). This is the performance from the movie but shortened (the original was an extended musical number)
Dick Powell	Lullaby of Broadway	Charming Gents of Stage and Screen	Columbia	1935 Gold Diggers of 1935; Harry Warren (music); Al Dubin (lyrics). Dick Powell starred in the movie but this song was sung by Wini Shaw (again this was a very long musical number in the film)
Fred Astaire	The Way You Look Tonight	Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers at RKO	Rhino	1936 Swing Time; Jerome Kern (music); Dorothy Fields (lyrics). Fields said the the first time Kerns played the melody for her, she was so moved by the song she cried. This is the performance in the movie
Bing Crosby	Sweet Leilani	Bing! His Legendary Years	BMG	1937 Waikiki Wedding; Harry Owens (music & lyrics). This song beat "They Can't Take That Away From Me," one of the many baffling decisions in this category over the years

Bob Hope & Shirley Ross	Thanks for the Memory	Make Mine a Double	Allegro	1938 The Big Broadcast of 1938; Ralph Rainger (music); Leo Robin (lyrics). Hope and Ross sang this song in the movie, but this is a studio recording released at the same time
Judy Garland	Over The Rainbow	Academy Award Winning Songs from MGM Classics	TCM	1939 The Wizard of Oz; Harold Arlen (music); Yip Harburg (lyrics). This incredible song almost wasn't included in the film! The studio wanted to cut it but songwriter Harold Arlen dug in his heels and convinced them to keep it. This is the performance in the film
Cliff "Ukulele Ike" Edwards	When You Wish Upon A Star	Singin' In The Rain	ASV Living Era	1940 Pinocchio; Leigh Harline (music); Ned Washington (lyrics). Edwards played Jiminy Cricket & this is the performance in the film
Ann Sothern	The Last Time I Saw Paris	Academy Award Winning Music from MGM Classics	TCM	1941 Lady Be Good; Jerome Kern (music); Oscar Hammerstein II (lyrics). This is the performance in the film

William Gillespie	Blues in the Night	Blues in the Night	Warner Brothers	1941 nominee Blues in the Night. This is the performance in the movie. Many in the music community felt "The Last Time I Saw Paris"'s win was was undeserving. Besides "Blues in the Night," "Chattanooga Choo Choo" and "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy" were also nominated that year. Winning composer Jerome Kern petitioned the Academy to change the rules so that "Last Time I Saw Paris" would not have been eligible. They did and that's why the award is now called Best Original Song.
Bing Crosby	White Christmas	Bing! His Legendary Years	BMG	1942 Holiday Inn; Irving Berlin (music & lyrics). Crosby sang the song in the movie but this is a studio recording released at the same time
Alice Faye	You'll Never Know	Hello, Frisco, Hello	20th Century Fox	1943 Hello, Frisco, Hello; Harry Warren (music); Mack Gordon (lyrics). This is the performance in the movie
Bing Crosby	Swinging On A Star	Bing! His Legendary Years	BMG	1944 Going My Way; Jimmy Van Heusen (music); Johnny Burke (lyrics). Van Heusen has the longest span of years for Best Song awards: his first was this and his last was "Call Me Irresponsible" in 1963. If Elton John wins tonight he'll break that record
Louanne Hogan	It Might As Well Be Spring	State Fair	20th Century Fox	1945 State Fair; Richard Rodgers (music); Oscar Hammerstein II (lyrics). This is the performance in the film; Hogan was dubbing Jeanne Crain who starred in the movie.
Judy Garland	On The Atchison, Topeka And The Santa Fe	The Complete Decca Masters	Geffen	1946 The Harvey Girls; Harry Warren (music); Johnny Mercer (lyrics). Garland performed the song in an extended musical number in the movie but this is a studio recording released at the same time

Johnny Mercer and the Pied Pipers	Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah	Capitol Sings The Best Movie Songs	Capitol	1947 Song of the South; Allie Wrubel (music); Ray Gilbert (lyrics). Performed in the film by James Baskett
Bob Hope	Buttons And Bows	Capitol Sings The Best Movie Songs	Capitol	1948 The Paleface; Ray Evans & Jay Livingston (music & lyrics)
Ricardo Montalban & Esther Williams	Baby It's Cold Outside	Neptune's Daughter	MGM	1949 Neptune's Daughter; Frank Loesser (music & lyrics). This is the performance in the movie
Sergio de Karlo	"Mona Lisa"	Captain Carey, U.S.A.	Paramount	1950 Captain Carey, U.S.A.; Ray Evans & Jay Livingston (music & lyrics). This is the performance in the movie
Bing Crosby & Jane Wyman	In The Cool, Cool, Cool Of The Evening	Great American Songwriters, Vol 2: Johnny Mercer	Smithsonian	1951 Here Comes The Groom; Hoagy Carmichael (music); Johnny Mercer (lyrics). Crosby and Wyman performed the song in the movie

Tex Ritter	The Ballad of High Noon	High Noon	United Artists	1952 High Noon; Dimitri Tiomkin (music); Ned Washington (lyrics). This is the performance in the movie. This song began a trend of movie theme songs that were also marketed as hit singles & was a big step towards the vertical marketing & cross-promotion we see today
Doris Day o/ Paul Weston and His Orchestra	Secret Love	Golden Girl	Columbia	1953 Calamity Jane; Sammy Fain (music); Paul Francis Webster (lyrics). Day performed the song in the movie
Frank Sinatra	Three Coins In The Fountain	The Complete Capitol Singles Collection	Capitol	1954 Three Coins In The Fountain; Jule Styne (music); Sammy Cahn (lyrics).Sinatra sang the song in the movie
The Four Ames	Love Is A Many-Splendored Thing	The Four Aces: Greatest Hits	MCA	1955 Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing; Sammy Fain (music); Paul Francis Webster (lyrics). Sung by a chorus in the movie; this was a single released around the same time
Doris Day	Que Sera, Sera	Sentimental Journey: Pop Vocal Classics	Columbia	1956 The Man Who Knew Too Much; Ray Evans & Jay Livingston (music & lyrics). Day performed the song in the movie but this is a studio recording that came out at the same time

Frank Sinatra	All The Way	The Capitol Years	Capitol	1957 the Joker Is Wild; Jimmy Van Heusen (music); Sammy Cahn (lyrics). Sinatra starred in the movie and performed this song in it
Louis Jordan	Gigi	Academy Award Winning Music from MGM Classics	TCM	1958 Gigi; Frederick Loewe (music); Alan Jay Lerner (lyrics). This is the performance in the movie
Frank Sinatra	High Hopes	The Complete Capitol Singles Collection	Capitol	1959 A Hole In The Head; Jimmy Van Heusen (music); Sammy Cahn (lyrics). Sinatra performed the song in the movie
Melina Mercouri	Never On Sunday	Never On Sunday	Lopert Pictures	1960 Never On Sunday; Manos Hatzidakis (music & lyrics). This is the performance in the movie. Until today I thought this was the first non-English language Best Song winner!
Audrey Hepburn	Moon River	Music from the Films of Audrey Hepburn	Big Screen Records	1961 Breakfast at Tiffany's; Henry Mancini (music); Johnny Mercer (lyrics). This is the performance in the movie
Billy Eckstine	Days of Wine and Roses	Now Singing in 12 Great Movies	Mercury	1962 Days of Wine and Roses; Henry Mancini (music); Johnny Mercer (lyrics). Sung by a chorus over the opening credits in the movie. This song is unusual in that the lyrics are formed of only two sentences
Frank Sinatra	Call Me Irresponsible	Nothing But The Best	Reprise	1963 Papa's Delicate Condition; Jimmy Van Heusen (music); Sammy Cahn (lyrics). Sung by Jackie Gleason in the movie
Dick Van Dyke	Chim Chim Cher-ee	Mary Poppins	Walt Disney Productions	1964 Sherman Brothers (music & lyrics). This is the performance in the movie
Bobby Darin	The Shadow Of Your Smile	Swingin' The Standards	Varese Sarabande	1965 The Sandpiper; Johnny Mandel (music); Paul Francis Webster (lyrics). In the movie this was an instrumental during the opening credits
Matt Monroe	Born Free	Matt Monro: The Capitol Years	Capitol	1966 John Barry (music); Don Black (lyrics). Song played over the opening credits in the movie

Rex Harrison	Talk To The Animals	Doctor Doolittle	20th Century Fox	1967 Doctor Doolittle; Leslie Bricusse (music & lyrics). This was the performance in the movie
Noel Harrison	Windmills Of Your Mind	Life Is A Dream	Rhino	1968 The Thomas Crown Affair; Michel Legrand (music); Alan & Marilyn Bergman (lyrics). This performance played over the opening credits. Fun fact: Rex Harrison who sang "Talk To The Animals" was the father of Noel Harrison who sang this
B.J. Thomas	Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head	Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head	Scepter	1969 Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid; Burt Bacharach (music); Hal David (lyrics). Thomas sang the song in the movie
Larry Meredith	For All We Know	Lovers and Other Strangers	ABC Pictures	1970 Lovers and Other Strangers; Fred Karlin (music); Jimmy Griffin & Robb Royer (lyrics). This is the performance in the movie
Isaac Hayes	Theme from Shaft	Shaft	Stax	1971 Shaft; Isaac Hayes (music & lyrics). This performance played over the opening credits. Hayes was the first Black person to win Best Original Song and was also the first Black person to win any non-acting Oscar

Renee Armand	The Morning After	The Poseidon Adventure	20th Century Fox	1972 The Poseidon Adventure; Joel Hirschhorn & Al Kasha (music & lyrics). Armand performed the song in the movie, dubbing for actor Carol Lynley during a nightclub scene and again over the closing credits. Maureen McGovern's recording of this became a hit
Barbra Streisand	The Way We Were	The Way We Were Original Soundtrack Recording	Columbia	1973 The Way We Were; Marvin Hamlisch (music); Alan & Marilyn Bergman (lyrics). Streisand performs the song in the movie
Maureen McGovern	We May Never Love Like This Again	Maureen McGovern Best Of/20th Century	Mercury	1974 The Towering Inferno; Joel Hirschhorn & Al Kasha (music & lyrics). McGovern performs the song in the movie, she plays a lounge singer. This is a studio release released at the same time
Keith Carradine	I'm Easy	Nashville Original Motion Picture Soundtrack	MCA	1975 Nashville; Keith Carradine (music & lyrics). Carradine performs the song in the movie but this is a studio recording made at the same time. They are almost identical; the only difference is a bit of dialogue at the beginning and applause at the end

Barbra Streisand	Evergreen	A Star Is Born	CBS	1976 A Star Is Born; Barbra Streisand (music); Paul Williams (lyrics). Streisand was the first woman to win as composer (Dorothy Fields was the lyricist). Streisand sang this song in the movie but this is a studio recording made at the same time
Kasey Cisyk	You Light Up My Life	You Light Up My Life	Columbia	1977 You Light Up My Life; Joseph Brooks (music & lyrics). Cisyk dubbed actor Didi Conn. Sad fact: director/songwriter Brooks sexually harassed Cisyk, she rejected him, and he tried to destroy her career in revenge. He removed her name from the movie credits, credited the song to "Original Cast" instead, and he replaced her with Debby Boone for the single release, which was a huge hit for Boone and became a signature song for her. Brooks' revenge against Cisyk was unfortunately successful
Donna Summer	Last Dance	Walk Away The Best of 1977-1980	Casablanca	1978 Thank God It's Friday; Paul Jabara (music & lyrics). I've seen this movie! It's not very good, but the music is great. This song is played in a nightclub scene
Jennifer Warnes	It Goes Like It Goes	Norma Rae Original Motion Picture Soundtrack	Varese Sarabande	1979 Norma Rae; David Shire (music); Norman Gimbel (lyrics). This performance is played over a montage scene in the movie. Somehow this beat "Rainbow Connection" from The Muppet Movie!

Irene Cara	Fame	Fame Original Motion Picture Soundtrack	RSO	1980 Fame; Michael Gore (music); Dean Pitchford (lyrics). Cara is one of the principal actors in the movie.
Christopher Cross	Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do)	Arthur: The Album	Warner Brothers	1981 Arthur; Peter Allen, Burt Bacharach, Christopher Cross & Carole Bayer Sager (music & lyrics)
Joe Cocker & Jennifer Warnes	Up Where We Belong	20th Century Masters: The Best of Joe Cocker	Mercury	1982 An Officer and a Gentleman; Jack Nitzsche & Buffy Sainte-Marie (music); Will Jennings (lyrics)
Irene Cara	Flashdance...What A Feeling	What A Feelin'	Geffen	1983 Flashdance; Giorgio Moroder (music); Irene Cara & Keith Forsey (lyrics). This performance is played over a dance montage featuring Marine Jahan (dance double for Jennifer Beals)

Stevie Wonder	I Just Called To Say I Love You	The Definitive Collection	Motown	1984 The Woman in Red; Stevie Wonder (music & lyrics). This wonderful song by Stevie is a fitting place to end!