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Songs to Last You a Lifetime…

Everyone in your crowd will recognize these much loved songs in our Classic Las Vegas Lounge Music Song List. 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.

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, Kitsch, 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

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