dwarf Posted August 23, 2012 Share Posted August 23, 2012 (edited) Aight. If you play Fallout or Bioshock, or if you watch Mad Men at all, you'll have doubtlessly been charmed by some terrific music. Maybe you came into contact with the period sounds featured in the above productions in a different way, I don't care. I'm talking 40's oldies, big band, jazz, and early rhythm and blues music, particularly American numbers. I recently thought how damn pimpin' it must have been to waltz into one of those old theatres/clubs/balls, to chink together glasses containing top quality gin (or whatever tipple you fancy), to be enraptured by all of the elegant dresses gliding across the floor and to marvel at the most talented performers of the time. Could such a themed club be set up today? Probably not, although I can't be sure one doesn't exist, at least not in England anyway. Anyway, how about you help me with a playlist I'm making? Contributions of this nature/quality would be splendid: I'm going through Fallout and Mad Men playlists, and I've just stumbled over the 'Wonderful World of the 50's' album on Spotify which seems to be a well of good tunes. Edited August 23, 2012 by dwarf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daft Posted August 23, 2012 Share Posted August 23, 2012 (edited) One of the best songs ever. Also, Ill Wind by Dinah Washington (Can't find it on YouTube). Aaaand... Uuuunnff. Edited August 23, 2012 by Daft Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dwarf Posted August 23, 2012 Author Share Posted August 23, 2012 Beyond the Sea... Sweet. My friend and I have woken many a family up by belting that out during a drunk ramble home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daft Posted August 24, 2012 Share Posted August 24, 2012 The obviously... And the remix from Shutter Island which might just be the greatest things ever to force you into a downer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dwarf Posted August 24, 2012 Author Share Posted August 24, 2012 (edited) Nice! It turns out Dinah was on the Mad Men soundtrack, and she also sang 'Is you is, or is you ain't my baby', but I prefer Tom and Jerry's take on it: The actual singer is Louis Jordan. It turns out he's the coolest cat there is: Edited August 24, 2012 by dwarf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retro_Link Posted August 24, 2012 Share Posted August 24, 2012 Basically anything by Louis Armstrong and your sorted! And some great Nat King Cole! Also... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fierce_LiNk Posted August 24, 2012 Share Posted August 24, 2012 (edited) And some great Nat King Cole! One of my favourite songs. - one of my favourite songs These two songs are very special to me. My Mum used to have a record player and would play these songs in the house. Getting a bit teary listening to these. Some of these probably don't work, but they were important songs for that era. Edited August 24, 2012 by Fierce_LiNk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retro_Link Posted August 24, 2012 Share Posted August 24, 2012 Yeah that's a great Frank Sinatra song; and yeah Vera Lynn was hugely important for troops and families during the war. Very iconic songs of that era as you say. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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