Swing standards

[METALMAN]

I absolutely adore "Beyond The Sea". It's probably actually one of my all-time favourite songs. "Come Fly With Me" is also excellent. Some more I like include (Love Is) The Tender Trap, Me and My Shadow, Mack The Knife and such. Basically all the obvious ones. I'd love to know more though. Enlighten me!

I like Sinatra obviously but there's also Dean Martin and...Robbie Williams ...yeah I really need to expand my knowledge on this area. I'd really appreciate some recommendations. Thanks!

Edited February 27, 2009 by metalman

[Captain Kirk]

Was singing the classic That's Life today, but you cant beat That's Amore.

Edited February 27, 2009 by Captain Kirk

[Liam]

'That's Amore', 'Fly Me To The Moon' and 'Come Fly With Me' are up there.

But easily my favourite has to go to 'Mr Bojangles'

[Guest Mr. Plow]

'Come Fly With Me', 'Tea For Two', 'Sing Sing Sing' would be the first three to come to mind for me.

[GoGo Yubari]

"Mack the Knife." A couple years back I amassed like a collection of various covers of it. Also, "I've Got the World on a String."

[Kelly Clarkson Fan]

Does Swing by definition have to be mid/up-tempo? Or is it just big band in general?

[King Ellis]

Hello Tiarantman.

[Kelly Clarkson Fan]

Wotcher.

[LL!]

Don't use your faggy language on us. How's your sister?

[Kelly Clarkson Fan]

She's fine. And Harry Potter isn't 'faggy'.

[GhostMachine]

The title of this thread should be edited and changed to Big Band, because none of the songs that have been listed are swing. Swing = up-tempo Benny Goodman type music, like "In The Mood" or "Take The A-Train" that sounds almost like big band era disco music; "The Tender Trap", "Mack The Knife" and "Beyond The Sea", for example, are NOT swing.

Some of my favorites:

Mack The Knife

Beyond The Sea

Witchcraft

Ain't That A Kick In The Head

Everybody Loves Somebody Sometime

Call Me Irresponsible

I've Got The World On A String

The Lady Is A Tramp

Michael Buble is a pretty good modern era big band singer, but he's proven he can do other stuff, too. (Did a fairly good version of "Me and Mrs. Jones")

[GoGo Yubari]

She's fine. And Harry Potter isn't 'faggy'.

That word was used in Discworld ages before Harry Potter existed. You are an inferior geek.