Kitschy Stylish Songs

[babygreenspots]

I'm a fan. Here is what comes to mind:

Puttin on the Ritz, Fred Astaire and, later, Taco
Diamonds are Forever, Shirley Bassey
Diamonds are a Girl's Best Friend, Marilyn Monroe
The Mambo Craze, De-Phazz
Comic Strip, Serge Gainsbourg
Où Es-Tu PassÃ

Mon Saint-Germaín-Des-PrÃ

s?, Nicoletta
Where Do You Go To (My Lovely), Peter Sarstedt
Shanghai, Doris Day
The Millionaire Waltz, Queen
Rose, Rose, I Love You, Lee Yao
Mon Amour Tokyo, Pizzicato Five

Any other contributions?

 

[gamelan]

pretty much the entire Stan Getz/Joao Gilberto album.
http://www.amazon.com/Getz-Gilberto-Stan/dp/B0000047CX

-Jeff

 

[DocHolliday]

Kinky Boots, of course:

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[Get Smart]

^^ perfect pick Doc This song by The Peanuts, aka The Mothra Twins.....60s *** Pop and most of Nino Ferrer's 60s songs

 

[babygreenspots]

Originally Posted by DocHolliday

Kinky Boots, of course:

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perfect

 

[robbie]

i might be confused as to the true subject of this thread but herp albert is about as kitchy as you get

 

[zeni]

Nice thread. Not sure if they quite fit the bill, perhaps more contemporary than you were thinking, but a few Fantastic Plastic Machine songs come to mind: First Class '77 Samba de Minha Namoradinho Whistle Song Belinda May (Morricone remix) Here's Morricone's original too

 

[LabelKing]

Winchester Cathedral by the New Vaudeville Band.

 

[Tangfastic]

A couple of tear jerking ballads:

Gordon Lightfoot - if you could read my mind
Ray Peterson - tell Laura I love her

Anything by Burt Bacharach, particularly when sung by Dusty Springfield.

Where do you go to my lovely is one of my favourite ever songs...