Here is the my list of favorite international songs. There are a few french/italian/brasilian/spanish songs in the list, but only the ones that I think are the most widely known internationally. But beeing in Portugal, I sing and play a lot of portuguese contemporay tunes. They are, with no doubt, the favorites of my crowds.

-- José.


(Hey Won't You Play) Another Somebody Done Somebody Wrong Song
A Rita
All I Have To Do Is Dream
All My Loving
Am I Blue
Amazing Grace
Another Day In Paradise
Aquellos Ojos Verdes
As Time Goes By
Bachata Rosa
Bamboleo
Besame Mucho
Blowin' In The Wind
Blue Bayou
Blue Suede Shoes
Burbujas de Amor
Cancion Mixteca (From Movie Paris, Texas)
Candle In The Wind
Candy
Chanson d'Amour
Che Sara
Cilelito Lindo
Corazon Espinado
Corcovado
Could I Have This Dance
Cuando Calienta el Sol
Cuando Sali de Cuba
Cuando, Cuando, Cuando (Tell Me When)
Desafinado
Dream a Little Dream of Me
Everybody Hurts
Fascinação
Feelings
Garota de Ipanema
Georgia On My Mind
Gimme Hope, Joanna
Guantanamera
Have I Told You Lately
Hello Dolly
Hey Baby
Hey Jude
I Believe In You
Imagine
Insensatez
Iolanda
It's Now Or Never
Jailhouse Rock
Just a Gigolo
Just The Way You Are
Kansas City
Killing Me Softly With His Song
Knocking On Heaven's Door
La Bamba
La Banana
La Colegiala
Lambada
Les Champs-Elysées
Let It Be
Lucille
Mack the Knife
Meditation
Misty
Moliendo Café
My Way
New Kid In Town
Nights In White Satin
O Pato
One More Kiss, Dear (From Movie Blade Runner)
One Note Samba
Only You
Perfidia
Quizas, Quizas, Quizas
Red, Red Wine
Rock Around The Clock
Rocket Man
Samba Medley (Cidade Maravilhosa / Mamãe Eu Quero)
She
Só Danço Samba
Solamente Una Vez
Something Stupid
Sonho Meu
Stand In Me
Stormy Weather
Strangers In The Night
Sweet Home Chicago
Take Me Home, Country Roads
Tears In Heaven
The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down
The Rose
The Sky Is Crying
These Eyes of Yours
Till There Was You
To Love Somebody
Unforgettable
Volare
Wave
What a Wonderful World
When The Saints Go Marchin' In
When You Say Nothing at All
Where Did Our Love Go
Wonderful Tonight
Yesterday
You Are the Sunshine of My Life



[This message has been edited by matias (edited 02-24-2003).]

Heres a Few of My Favorites to Perform Amongst so many more. How everyone plays them, what type of styles used at what tempo, sounds, etc etc is a whole other story for sure. Colaborating song lists really is meaningless because we all play them DIFFERENT.

Spanish Eyes
Besame Mucho
Green Eyes
More
Cherry Pink
Never On A Sunday
I Just Called
Come a Little Bit Closer
Save The Last Dance For Me
Crazy
I Want You I Need You
Hold me Thrill Me
Make The World Go away
Welcome To My World
In The Still of the Night
Just Two Kinds of People
After The Loving
Wonder of You
Let Me Call You Sweetheart
Tennessee Waltz
Achey Breaky Heart
Your Cheating Heart
New York New York
All of Me
I heard That Song Before
Goodie Goodie
I Got You Under My Skin
Fly Me To The Moon
You Made Me Love You
Because of You
I’m In The Mood For Love
It Had To Be You
Summer Wind
When The Saints Go Marching In
Baby face
Sheik of Araby
Four Leaf Clover
Jump Jive Whail
Kansas City
Just a Gigilo
That’ll Be The Day
All Shook Up
Hello Dolly
YMCA
Volare`
Zing Went the Strings of My Heart
What a Difference a Day makes
The Twist
Do You Love Me
Old Time R&R
Roll Out The Barrels
She’s Too Fat For Me
That’s Amore
Quando Quando
Hot Hot Hot
Tango Argentine
Irish Jig
It’s Now Or Never
Mala Femina
Al Di La
Annamacore
Tarrantella
Mazurka Medley
Will You Love Me Tommorow
God Bless America
Under The Boardwalk
Up On The Roof
Margaritaville
Diana
Rock Around The Clock
Only You
Sixteen Candles
Meditation
Bvona Ser
1.2.3.
Never Give You Up
One In A Million You
Boot Scootin Boogie
Always
And I Love Her So
Always On My Mind
Arrivaderci Roma
Leroy Brown
Bill Baily
Comme Prima
Blue Christmas
Can’t Help falling In Love
Shanty Town
Ain’t She Sweet
My Blue Heaven
Blueberry Hill
Heart of My Heart
Bye Bye BlackBird
When Your Smiling
Can I Have This Dance
Earth Angel
Limbo Rock
Country Roads
Elvira
Good Night Sweetheart
For The Good Times
Forever My darling
Get Me To The Church On Time
I Cant Stop Loving You
I’m So Hurt
I Wanna be Around
Inamorata
Only Make Believe
Johnny Be Good
L.O.V.E.
Your Nobody
Love Me With All Your Heart
Mack The Knife
Old Wedding Ring
Mr Wonderfull
Daddys Little Girl
My Girl
Special Angel
On The Way To Cape May
On a Clear Day
Paper Moon
Peg O My Heart
Pennies From Heaven
Portrait Of My Love
Release Me
Rockin Around The Xmas Tree
Jingle Bells
Rockabye Your baby
Roses Are Red
Sanfrancisco
Shake Rattle & Roll
Since I don’t Have You
Someone Must Feel Like A Fool Tonight
Stand By Me
Strangers In The Night
Sway
Wildwood days
Smile
Waltz Across Texas
When Irish Eyes Are Smiling
Through The Eyes of Love
Whats Your name
TooraLoora
Why Do Fools Fall In Love
Till Then
Why Don’t You Believe Me
You Are So Beautifull
Your 16
You Decorated My Life
Sea Of Love
Come Fly With Me

Many great tunes listed on this post.

Here's a few I enjoy that aren't listed I think.

I Hadn't Anyone Til' You
I've got My Love To Keep Me Warm
Give Me the Simple Life
Darn That Dream
Skylark
A Nightingale Sang In Berkely square
Everything Happens To Me

Any and everything that Steve Tyrell does.
Boo

I'm just tickled that THIS year I actually Knew LOT's of the grammy nominees ! I even perform 4 or 5 winners on a regular basis.....unbelievable for an old guy like me.

Hey - Did I call it with Norah Jones ? Huh?
All my favorites scored big at the show.
The Mayer, The Chix and Ms.Jones are 3 of my current passions .......... Haven't been this current in years !

Norah Jones will be at the PNC Arts Center in Homdel NJ in June!
http://www.artscenter.com/



[This message has been edited by Dnj (edited 02-25-2003).]

Here's a link that those interested in playing her songs will like to check... http://aure.com/norah-jones/

-- José.

UD .... I was ACTUALLY thinking of that as I watched the show!!! .... In fact, two weeks prior I had ordered the Norah Jones CD and the Diana Kraull (Best Jazz Album) CD from my CD club ... Cutting edge, us old-er guys...
t.

I remember years ago during the Ocsars....I knew all 5 songs from the best picture catagory. It was a gas. I think they were:
ET ("Heartlight" by Neil Diamond ... not actually IN the movie, by ABOUT the movie)
Officer and a Gentleman
Tootsie
Charriots of Fire
.........and I forget the last one.

These days ..... "current" is not my priority, but I try to do what I can pull off. Norah Jones is making me a big shot again!