SWING SPEAK
Private Events Song List
This song list is representative of music frequently performed by Swing Speak for private functions such as weddings and corporate events. It is a partial listing of songs by general category and is intended to show versatility. It can also provide a guide for you to "customize" the music for your event. Swing Speak can easily perform an entire evening from any one category, or mix the songs to create just the right mood. This list is not intended to be all inclusive.
Swing & Jazz Standards
Swing Dance Features
Ballads
Vocal Jazz Features
First Dance Suggestions
Rock, R&B & Pop (50's - 90's)
Latin
Traditional Ethnic
Ballads
Vocal Jazz Features
Rock, R&B & Pop (50's - 90's)
Latin
Angel Eyes
April In Paris
As Time Goes By
Autumn Leaves
Blue Moon
Body & Soul
But Beautiful
Do You Know What It Mean To Miss New Orleans
Embraceable You
Gee Baby Aint I Good To You
Georgia
God Bless The Child
Good Morning Heartache (Billie Holliday)
I Can't Get Started
I'm In The Mood For Love
Laura
Lover Man
Memories Of You
Misty
Mood Indigo (Ellington)
Moon Glow
Moonlight In Vermont
Moonlight Serenade
My One & Only Love
Out of Nowhere
Polkadots & Moonbeams
Prelude To A Kiss (Ellington)
Sentimental Journey
September Song
Shadow Of Your Smile
In My Solitude (Ellington)
Somewhere My Love
Sophisticated Lady
Someone To Watch Over Me
Stardust
Stars Fell On Alabama
Stella By Starlight
Stormy Weather
Summertime
Tenderly
The Nearness Of You
These Foolish Things
They Can't Take That Away From Me
You’ve Changed
What A Wonderful World (L. Armstrong-Vocal)
What’s New
When Sunny Get's Blue
Ain't Misbehavin (Fats Waller)
Ain't Nobodys Business If I Do
Give Me A Kiss To Build A Dream On (Louie Armstrong)
God Bless The Child (Billie Holliday)
Deed I Do (New Orleans-Billie Holliday)
Everything But You
Hit That Jive Jack (N. Cole Trio)
I Got It Bad And That Ain't Good (Ellington)
I Love You Madly (Ellington)
I'm Beginning To See the Light (Ellington)
I'm Just A Lucky So & So (Ellington)
Is You Is Or Is You Ain't My Baby
It's Only A Paper Moon
Jeeper’s Creepers
Just Squeeze Me (Ellington)
Lucky So & So (Ellington)
Makin' Woopie
Rosetta
Saturday Night (Sinatra version)
Straighten Up & Fly Right (N. Cole Trio)
Sunday
Them There Eyes (Billie Holliday version)
Until The Real Thing Comes Along
You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To
You Took Advantage Of Me
You Don't Know Me (R. Charles)
Ain't That A Shame (Fats Domino)
Ain't Too Proud To Beg (Temptations)
And I Love Her (Beatles)
Another Star (S. Wonder)
A Song For You (Leon Russell)
All My Lovin' (Beatles)
Baby I Need Your Lovin' (Four Tops)
Back In The USSR (Beatles)
Blueberry Hill (Fats Domino)
Boogie On Reggae Woman (S. Wonder)
Bring It On Home To Me (Sam Cooke)
Brown Eyed Girl (V. Morrison)
Bye Bye Love (B. Holley)
Can't Turn You Loose (Otis Redding)
Caledonia (Louie Jordan)
Chicken Shack (classic blues instrumental)
Crazy Love (V. Morrison)
Dancin' In The Streets (M. & The Vandellas)
Don't You Worry Bout' A Thing (S. Wonder)
Dizzy Miss Lizzy
Good Golly Miss Molly (Little Richard)
Good Lovin' (Rascals)
Great Balls Of Fire (J. L. Lewis)
Have I Told You Lately (V. Morrison)
Hound Dog (Elvis)
How Sweet It Is (Jr. Walker)
Hurts So Good
I Can't Make You Love Me (B. Raitt)
I Feel Good (J. Brown)
If I Could Build My Whole World Around You
I'm Walkin' (Fats Domino)
Isn't She Lovely (S. Wonder)
I Thank You (Bonnie Raitt)
Jumpin' Jack Flash (The Stones)
Just The Two Of Us
Just The Way You Are (B. Joel)
Knock On Wood (Wilson Pickett)
Land Of 1000 Dances (Wilson Pickett)
Let's Stay Together
Let The Good Times Roll
Live The Life I Love (Mose Allison)
Love The One You're With (C, S, N & Y)
Lucille (Little Richard)
Moon Dance (V. Morrison)
Money (Beatles)
Mustang Sally
My Blue Heaven
My Girl (Temptations)
On Broadway
Old Time Rock & Roll (B. Seager)
Ready Willin' & Able (Fats Dominio)
Ribbon In The Skys (S. Wonder)
Same Old Song (Four Tops)
She Was Just Seventeen (Beatles)
Signed Sealed Delivered (S. Wonder)
Slow Down (Beatles)
Stand By Me (Sam Cooke)
Sugarpie Honeybunch (The Four Tops)
Tell Me What I Say (R. Charles)
That'll Be The Day (B. Holly)
The Twist (C. Checker)
The Way You Do The Things You Do (The Temptations)
This Masquerade (G. Benson)
Try A Little Tenderness (Otis Redding)
24 Hours In A Day
Twist & Shout (Beatles)
Unforgettable (N. Cole)
We Can Work It Out (Beatles)
Whole Lotta' Shakin' (Jerry. L. Lewis)
Wonderful Tonight (E. Clapton)
You Are The Sunshine Of My Life (S. Wonder)
You Bring Out The Boogie in Me (from Swing Speak CD)
You Really Got Me (Kinks)
You Send Me (Sam Cooke)
First Dance Suggestions
THESE ARE ALL VOCAL TUNES
A Kiss To Build A Dream On (Louie Armstrong)
At Last (Etta James)
Come Rain Or Come Shine
Crazy Love (Van Morrison)
Fly Me To The Moon
It Had To Be You
Have I Told You Lately (Van Morrison)
The Nearness of You
Our Love Is Here To Stay
Ribbon In The Sky (Stevie Wonder)
Wonderful World (Louie Armstrong)
Alice In Wonderland (from Swing Speak CD)
Carioca
Corcovado (Jobim)
Felicidade (Jobim)
Girl From Ipanema (Jobim)
Meditation
Night & Day
Nightingale Rhumba
One Note Samba
Tea For Two (as a cha cha)
Triste (Jobim)
Watch What Happens
Wave (Jobim)
Traditional Ethnic
The Swing Speak repertoire offers a good selection of Hora's, and other ethnic dances, plus various traditional Latin dances including Cha Chas, Tangos, Sambas and Bossa Novas.
Country
Crazy
Blueberry Hill
For The Good Times
Georgia
Please Release Me
Help Me Make It Through The Night
Hey Good Lookin'
Tennessee Waltz