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Classic Las Vegas Lounge Music Samples and Song List

Everyone in your crowd will recognize these much loved songs. Whatever the occasion, you can expect the Thurston Howlies to come through with bossa novas, jazz standards, instrumentals and popular songs from the 1940s and 1950s through the late 1960s, Brazilia, Exotica, Hawaiiana, Annette Funicello & Disney Music, Rhythm & Blues, Surf, Good ole Rock n Roll Dance Music, Jazz Standards & Swing, Silly TV & Advertising Themes, and other Kitchy Covers...

IF you have a special song that is not on the list that you would like us to learn, this is never a problem. If we don't know your song, we will learn it.

And finally, the Thurston Howlies know how to play well and don't have to turn up the volume to prove it. Your guests will never complain about excessive volume.

Classic Las Vegas Lounge Music Song List

Brazilia Standards

Agua de Beber (Water to Drink) – Al Jareau

Águas de março - Antonio Carlos Jobim

Blue Bossa - Antonio Carlos Jobim

Brazil -

Desafinado (Off Key) - Antonio Carlos Jobim

Dindi - Antonio Carlos Jobim

Girl From Ipanema - Antonio Carlos Jobim

Her name was Rio – Barry Manilow

How Insensitive (Insensatez) - Antonio Carlos Jobim

Mas Que Nada – Sergio Mendez and the Brazil 66

Meditation (Meditacao) - Antonio Carlos Jobim

My Baby Goes to Rio - Peter Allen

Once I Loved- Antonio Carlos Jobim

One Note Samba - Antonio Carlos Jobim

Quiet Nights (Corcovado) - Antonio Carlos Jobim

So Danca Samba - Antonio Carlos Jobim

Summer Samba - Antonio Carlos Jobim

Tico Tico – Xavier Cugat

Triste - Antonio Carlos Jobim

Wave - Antonio Carlos Jobim

Songbook Standards

A Foggy Day - Frank Sinatra

All of Me - Frank Sinatra

All or Nothing at All - Frank Sinatra

Angels Eyes - Frank Sinatra

As Time Goes By -

Begin the Beguine – Cole Porter

Besame Mucho - João Gilberto

Best is Yet to Come - Frank Sinatra

Bye Bye Blackbird – Louis Armstrong

Call Me Irresponsible - Frank Sinatra

Cheek to Cheek – Fred Astaire

Come Fly with Me - Frank Sinatra

Do Nothing 'til You Hear From Me -

Don't Get Around Much Anymore – Perry Como

Fly Me To the Moon - Frank Sinatra

Got the World on a String - Frank Sinatra

I Get a Kick Out of You - Frank Sinatra

I'll Be Seeing You -

I Love Paris – Ella Fitzgerald

Imagination - Ella Fitzgerald

In the Mood – Glen Miller

It Don't Mean a Thing -

It's Delovely – Ella Fitzgerald

It Had to be You - Frank Sinatra

Just The Way You Look Tonight - Frank Sinatra

Lady is a Tramp - Frank Sinatra

Let's Do It (Let's Fall in Love) – Ella Fitzgerald

Luck be a Lady - Frank Sinatra

Makin' Whoopee -

Mood Indigo - Frank Sinatra

My Funny Valentine - Chet Baker

Nice Work if You Can Get It -

Night And Day - Cole Porter

On the Street Where you Live –

Over the Rainbow – Judy Garland

Pennies From Heaven – Louis Prima

People Will Say We're in Love - Rogers and Hammerstein

Round Midnight -

Satin Doll - Duke Ellington

Sentimental Journey -

Someone to Watch Over Me -

So In Love – Ella Fitzgerald

Something's Gotta Give – Fred Astaire

Star Dust – Hoagey Carmichael

Summer Wind - Frank Sinatra

Sunny Side of the Street – Tony Bennett

Sway - Dean Martin

Teach Me Tonight - Al Jareau

The Way You Look Tonight -

Take the A Train - Duke Ellington

That's Amore – Dean Martin

They Can't Take That Away From Me -

Time After Time -

(I've Got You) Under My Skin - Frank Sinatra

Unforgettable - Nat King Cole

Up a Lazy River – Wayne Newton

What Is This Thing Called Love – Ella Fitzgerald

Witchcraft - Frank Sinatra

You're the Top - Frank Sinatra

Jazz Standards

All Blues - Miles Davis

Black Orpheus - Louis Bonfi

Caravan - Duke Ellington Cherokee

Freddie The Freeloader - Miles Davis

Green Dolphin Street - Sunny Rollins

Hernando's Hideaway - Adler and Ross

Killer Joe - Benny Golson

Melancholy Seranade - Jackie Gleason

Sing Sing Sing – Gene Krupa

So What – Miles Davis

Song For My Father - Horace Silver

Straight No Chaser - Thelonius Monk

Take Five - Dave Brubeck

Watermelon Man - Herbie Hancock

Newer Pop Covers

All You Need is Love - Beatles

Alley Cat - Lee Morgan

Alright Okay You Win – Peggy Lee

And I Love Her - Beatles

As Long as She Needs Me – Sammy Davis Jr.

At Last - Etta James

Autumn Leaves - Liberace

Baby Elephant Walk - Henry Mancini

Baubles Bangles And Beads – Jack Jones

Beyond The Sea - Bobby Darin

Bye Bye Blackbird - John Coltrane

Chicago - Frank Sinatra

Dankeshoen - Wayne Newton

Days of Wine and Roses - Henry Mancini

Downtown – Petula Clark

Do You Know the Way to San Jose – Dionne Warwick

Dream Weaver – Gary Wright

Fever – Peggy Lee

Georgia on My Mind – Ray Charles

Glow Worm - Mills Brothers

Got to Get You Into My Life - Beatles

I Can't Help Falling in Love With You – Elvis

I Left My Heart in San Francisco - Tony Bennett

Jump, Jive, & Wail - Brian Setzer Orchestra

Lady of Spain - Les Paul

Lollipops and Roses – Jack Jones

Lonely Bull – Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass

Look of Love - Burt Bacharach

Lotta Living – Jack Jones

Misty - Johnny Mathis

Moondance – Van Morrison

Moon River – Andy Williams

Music To Watch Girls By - Andy Williams

Nature Boy – Nat King Cole

On a Clear Day – Barbara Steisand

Out With the In Crowd - Ramsey Lewis

Oye Como Va - Carlos Santana

Riders on the Storm - Doors

Shadow of Your Smile - Perry Como

Someday My Prince Will Come -

Strangers in the Night - Frank Sinatra

Taste of Honey – Herb Alpert

That Old Black Magic – Louis Prima and Keely Smith

These Boots are Made For Walking – Nancy Sinatra

Those Were the Days – Judy Collins

Up Up and Away – 5th Dimension

Viva Las Vegas - Elvis

Volare - Dean Martin

What Kind of Fool am I – Sammy Davis Jr.

What the World Needs Now – Dionne Warwick

Wichita Lineman – Glen Campbell

Wives and Lovers – Jack Jones

Yellow Bird - Jamaican Folk Song

TV Themes

Batman Theme – Nelson Riddle

Brady Bunch Theme – Brady Bunch Kids

Bubbles in the Wine - Lawrence Welk

Gilligan's Island -

Get Smart -

Green Acres -

Happy Trails to You – Gene Autry

Hawaii 5 0 - The Ventures

Mission Impossible Theme – Lalo Schiffrin

Monkey's Theme - Monkees

James Bond Theme - John Barry

Peter Gunn Mambo – Henry Mancini

Pink Panther - Henry Mancini

Route 66 Theme – Shorty Rogers

Route 66 - Bobby Troupe

Secret Agent Man - Johnny Rivers

Speed Racer -

Star Trek - Alexander Courage

Sunny Day - Sesame Street Theme

Sunshine Day - Brady Bunch Kids

Tellitubies Theme

Tra La La - Banana Splits

Advertising/Kitch/Obscure

Bedrock Twitch - Flintstones

Blow you a Kiss - Bewitched

Bring Down the Birds – Herbie Hancock

C is for Cookie - Sesame Street

Carousel of Progress – Sherman Brothers

Chiquita Banana - Retrommercial

Cracker Jack - Retrommercial

Cuban Pete - Dezi Arnez

Dino the Dino - Flintstones

Duck and Cover - Retrommercial

Eep Op Ork Ah Ah - Jetsons

Hawaiian Punch - Retrommercial

Holiday For Strings – Les Baxter

I Wanna Be Like You – Louis Prima

Little Black Rain Cloud – Winnie the Pooh

Lolita La La -

Miracles From Molecules -

Monorail Song - Disneyland

Rubber Ducky - Sesame Street

See the USA in your Chevrolet -

Slinky Song - Retrommercial

Sometimes You Feel Like a Nut -

Stone Soul Picnic – 5th Dimension

Sugar Sugar - Archies

Toot Whistle Plunk and Boom -

Wonderama Theme -

You Are Special - Mr. Fred Rogers

Hawaii, Exotica

Aloha Oe - Traditional

Bali Hai – Robers and Hammerstein

Beyond The Sea – Bobby Darrin

Blue Hawaii – Elvis Presley

C&H Sugar Song - Pearly Shells

Every Night is Date night in Hawaii – Annette Funicello

Hawaiian War Chant - Disneyland

Jamaican Ska – Annette Funicello

Little Grass Shack – Traditional Ukulele

Luau Cha Cha Cha – Elvis Presley

Pajama Party – Annette Funicello

Pineapple Princess -Annette Funicello

Quiet Village - Martin Denny

Slicing Sand – Elvis Presley

Song of The Islands – Annette Funicello

Tiny Bubbles – Don Ho

Tiki Room Theme – Disneyland

Surf/R&B

California Sun – Annette Funicello

Exotic – The Surfaris

Green Onions - Booker T. and The MG'S

Hip Hug Her - Booker T. and The MG'S

I Feel Good – James Brown

Muscle Beach Party – Annette Funicello

Papa's Got a Brand New Bag – James Brown

Sex Machine – James Brown

Sleepwalk - Santo and Johnny Farina

Tall Paul – Annette Funicello

Tequila - The Champs

Wipe Out - The Surfaris

Don't Miss...

Our Video Demo
Fun film from our Live Showcases
Quicktime Movie
MPEG 4 Movie

Sound Samples

A few of these links were recorded by fans during live gigs - so the sound quality is minimal :)
Summer Samba
Wives & Lovers
Black Orpheus
Fly Me To the Moon
Route 66
Quiet Village

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