Listen Up:5-1-12

1. Somethings Gotta Give – Frank Sinatra – Johnny Mercer wrote over 380 songs and had more hits than either Irving Berlin or George Gershwin. Here, Sinatra shows why. Grade: A

2. Six O'Clock News – Kathleen Edwards – More songs about heartaches and pregnancies – Grade: A

3. We Both Reached For the Gun – Clive Asbury – As a survivor of a court case, I am sorry to report that the lawyer spin as described here is perfectly accurate -Grade: A

4.Out Of The Game – Rufus Wainwright – 70s inspired, glam adult oriented rock – Grade: B+

5. Don't Go Breaking My Heart – Elton John And kiki Dee – To those of us who lived in England in the mid-1970s, this is a jolt of instant nostalgia. Grade: B+

6. Vibrate – Rufus Wainwright – In case Mark Ronson was wondering what we would be comparing him to – Grade:A

7. French Kissin' In The USA – Debbie Harry – This is so good I thought it was Blondie – Grade: A

8.Dial-A-Cliché – Morrissey – If he can't get a record deal, why doesn't he release new stuff himself? – Grade: A

9. We Owned the Night – Lady Antebellum – All this fuss over such a little thing – Grade: B+

10. Call Me Maybe – Carly Rae Jepsen – Nice instantly disposable pop job – Grade: B+

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