Chas,
I'm a member of that club " stuck in the past" They are great tunes you mentioned.
Cass you're doing some hip stuff. Although I'm getting ready to play a Jimmy Buffet themed party in September and have been playing Margaritaville, Volcano and a number of Beach Boy tunes, I keep gravitating toward the Great American Songbook and show tunes. But that's what works in the NH/assisted living facilites I play. Don't Let the Sun Catch You Cryin is a great one, I do play that.
Here's what seems to work best on NH gigs which is about 90% of what I play:
1. All of Me
2. Strangers in the Night
3. Cheek to Cheek
4. Never on a Sunday
5. Lady is a Tramp
6. Cabaret
7. Alley Cat Solo Piano
8. The Entertainer (From the Sting) Solo Piano
9. NY, Ny
10. You're Cheatin Heart
11. Makin Whopee
12. Bye Bye Blackbird
13. Beyond the Sea
14. Beer Barrel Polka
15. It's Only a Paper Moon
16. King of the Road
17. Hello Dolly
18. Moonlight Serenade
19. Bad Bad Leory Brown
20 Unforgettable.