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DOWN FOR THE COUNT – SWING & SOUL BAND REPERTOIRE LIST

Please note that songs marked M can only be performed if you add a male vocalist to the line-up.

Swing

We also have loads of traditional big band repertoire – please visit our Swing Orchestra page for more information.

Dean Martin Ella Fitzgerald Natalie Cole Ain’t That a Kick in the Head Cheek to Cheek Orange Coloured Sky Sway Mas Que Nada That's Amore (M) Bobby Darin Etta James Beyond The Sea Nat 'King' Cole At Last Almost Like Being in Love Fiorella Let There Be Love Kenny Ball Tu Vuo Fa L'Americano Let’s Face the Music and Dance I Wanna Be Like You (from The Talented Mr. Ripley) L-O-V-E (from "The Jungle Book") Route 66 Benny Goodman Straighten Up and Fly Right Louis Prima Sing Sing Sing Buona Sera Michael Bublé Jump Jive & Wail Glenn Miller All of Me Just a Gigolo (M) American Patrol Call Me Irresponsible Chattanooga Choo Choo Moondance Louis Jordan In the Mood Ain't Nobody Here but us Chickens Moonlight Serenade Frank Sinatra Choo Choo Ch'Boogie Pennsylvania 6-5000 Come Fly With Me Fly Me to the Moon Louis Armstrong Count Basie For Once in My Life Don’t Get Around Much Anymore All of Me Have you met Miss Jones Well Alright, Okay, You Win I Get a Kick Out of You Nina Simone I’ve Got You Under My Skin Feeling Good Robbie Williams & Various The Lady is a Tramp My Baby Just Cares For Me Puttin’ on the Ritz Luck Be a Lady Mack the Knife Harry Connick Jr. Paulo Nutini Me & My Shadow (M) It Had To Be You* (M) Pencil Full of Lead New York, New York That’s Life Peggy Lee Rosemary Clooney The Way You Look Tonight Why Don't You Do Right Mambo Italiano They Can’t Take That Away From Me Witchcraft Doris Day Jackie Wilson Que Sera Sera Reet Petite Twistin’ the Night Away

Vintage Covers

These are modern songs performed in a “vintage swing” style, in the style of Postmodern Jukebox. Some are covers of Postmodern Jukebox covers, and some are our own re-interpretations of modern songs.

Crazy In Love Livin’ on a Prayer Shake it Off Titanium Umbrella Roar No Diggity Plug in Baby Gangsta’s Paradise Rockabye

Correct as of May 2018. We reserve the right to make changes to this repertoire list.

Soul, Motown & Pop

Many of our soul songs are arranged into medleys; whilst these songs can be performed separately, we suggest keeping them in the medley for maximum impact and to keep the dancefloor full all night.

Medley 1: Motown Medley 3: Medley 5: Pop Dancing in the Street Young Hearts Run Free Treasure Heard it Through the Grapevine For Once in My Life Uptown Funk Rescue Me Sir Duke 24K Magic (M) I Say a Little Prayer for You Medley 3 can run straight into Medley 4… Medley 2: Motown Medley 4: Divas Medley 6: Pop Think Best of My Love Hey Ya RESPECT I’m Every Woman Happy You Can’t Hurry Love Finally Forget You Lady Marmalade

Stevie Wonder Amy Winehouse Dolly Parton For Once in My Life Valerie 9 to 5 Isn’t She Lovely Signed, Sealed, Delivered James Brown Otis Redding Sir Duke I Feel Good My Girl Superstition James Taylor Van Morrison Michael Jackson & Jackson 5 How Sweet It Is To Be Loved By You Moondance Blame it on the Boogie Rock With You Andy Williams The Supremes I Want You Back Can't Take My Eyes Off You You Can't Hurry Love

Aretha Franklin Billy Joel CeCe Peniston Ain’t No Mountain High Enough Just The Way You Are Finally I Say a Little Prayer For You Respect Martha Reeves & The Vandellas Smokey Robinson & The Miracles Think Dancing In The Streets The Tracks of My Tears (M) (You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Heatwave Woman Bill Withers Until You Come Back To Me Natalie Cole Lovely Day (This Will Be) An Everlasting Love Curtis Mayfield Barry White Move On Up Gloria Gaynor The First, The Last, My Everything I Will Survive Chaka Khan CeLo Green Ain't Nobody Tom Jones Forget You I'm Every Woman It's Not Unusual Adele LaBelle Earth, Wind and Fire Rolling in the Deep Lady Marmalade September Rose Royce The Emotions The Supremes Car Wash Best of My Love You Can’t Hurry Love Mark Ronson feat. Bruno Mars Marvin Gaye Etta James Uptown Funk Heard It Through The Grapevine I Just Wanna Make Love to You Let’s Get It On (M) Pharrell Williams Hey Ya Queen Happy Don’t Stop Me Now Jerry Lee Lewis Bruno Mars Great Balls of Fire Candi Staton Treasure Young Hearts Run Free Uptown Funk Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons 24K Magic December 1963 (Oh, What a Night)

Correct as of May 2018. We reserve the right to make changes to this repertoire list.

CHRISTMAS Repertoire

Mariah Carey Michael Buble All I Want for Christmas Is You Santa Claus is Coming to Town Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas Ella Fitzgerald It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas What Are You Doing New Year's Eve Bing Crosby/Andrews Sisters Jingle Bells Eartha Kitt/Kylie Minogue Santa Baby Nat 'King' Cole Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire (The Christmas Song) Andy Williams The Most Wonderful Time of the Year Brenda Lee Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree Frank Sinatra Let It Snow Various Baby It's Cold Outside

OLD REPERTOIRE

We're always refreshing our repertoire, and occasionally 'retire' songs for various reasons. Here is a selection of songs that we don't regularly perform any more - if you'd like to hear a couple of these at your event it will usually be possible if you request them in advance.

Swing Soul

Everything (Michael Buble) Am I the Same Girl (Dusty Springfield) I Put a Spell on You (Billie Holiday) Don’t Stop Til You Get Enough (Michael Jackson) Jackie Wilson Said (Van Morrison) Don’t You Worry ‘Bout a Thing (Stevie Wonder) (Love is) The Tender Trap (Frank Sinatra) Get Ready (The Temptations) Moon River (Andy Williams) Give me the Night (George Benson) My Kind of Town (Chicago Is) (Frank Sinatra) Knocks Me Off My Feet (Stevie Wonder) Quando, Quando, Quando (Michael Buble) Let’s Get It On (Marvin Gaye) Save the Last Dance for Me (Michael Buble) Love Foolosophy (Jamiroquai) Strangers in the Night (Frank Sinatra) Man in the Mirror (Michael Jackson) The Look Of Love (Dusty Springfield) Sugar Pie, Honey Bunch (The Four Tops) Zing! Went the Strings of My Heart (Judy Garland) Sweet Caroline (Neil Diamond) The Way You Make Me Feel (Michael Jackson) Until You Come Back To Me (Aretha Franklin) Work to Do (Average White Band)

Correct as of May 2018. We reserve the right to make changes to this repertoire list.