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DO YOU LIKE ME - BERT & ERNIE (1978)

A sincere song about love and companionship from our favorite felt friends. Horns, marimbas, light cymbals, and ragtimey piano bits set the mood for Ernie to ask Bert if he really does like him? The answer, unequivocably, is yes: Bert does like Ernie. -E.J.

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Help Yourself

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[thewunderchallenge]

How many instruments can you name in this picture? Introducing The Wunder Challenge, where I will record a video of me playing an instrument a day for 31 days, starting tomorrow!! #instrumentaday #instrumentchallenge #instrumentadaychallenge #31daychallenge #31daychallengeyeah #31daysongchallenge #asongaday #asongadaychallenge #thewunderchallenge #wunderchallenge #wonderchallenge #multiinstrumentalist✅🙏 #multiinstrumentalist #multiinstrumentalista #multiinstrumentista #oneinstrumentaday https://www.instagram.com/p/CCFk9o-FOk9/?igshid=68dmmm7hjzjf

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Sweet Talkin' Woman

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BUTTON UP YOUR OVERCOAT - RUTH ETTING (1929)

This public domain romp of a single was famously sung by Helen Kane, who is oft credited as being the inspiration for the voice of Betty Boop. Ruth Etting, however, did it first and did it better. This swinging jazzy-pop number remains as endearing and peppy as it was when it was released, 95 years ago. Be prepared for Ms. Etting to charm the socks off ya! -E.J.

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Venus

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You Don't Know How It Feels

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Bad Penny

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HE'S MY GUY - SARAH VAUGHN (1954)

With a vibrating velvet voice that runs smoother than the engine of a Volvo, Sara Vaughan can take you farther than any car. Her collaborative album with Clifford Brown is a jazz must-listen. He's My Guy is a plainly worded vow of dedication to an uncaring man, powerful in its lyrical simplicity. Cheery flutes lend the song an air of playfulness, belying the subject matter. What's a girl to do, really? -E.J.

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Visions Of Johanna

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Say Too Much

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DIVORCE SONG - LIZ PHAIR (1993)

Most know of Liz Phair as the woman who wrote and performed "Why Can't I?" for the 13 Going On 30 soundtrack, if they know of her at all. But her first album, Exile In Guysville, is a critically acclaimed masterpiece. Sardonic, biting, twisting, pure, with a stripped sound that's sure to take you somewhere you've probably been before. I present for your listening angst: Divorce Song. -E.J

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A Question of Time

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Little Lies

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Vigilante Man