My latest music CDs (of course already ripped to my Ogg Vorbis player… CDs suck usability-wise, actually…):

Sing when you're swinging Sing when you’re Swinging

Two CDs - the second is titled “(If you can’t sing it) You’ll have to swing it” - with recordings of the swing era. Some slow, some better for dancing. Rather cheap, and well worth the money unless you have many songs of that era already.

Pop Swings Pop swings

This CD is a mixed bag. It’s swing covers of well-known songs of the 70s-90s. Some work great, others don’t. A lot is personal taste, depending on the memories you have of the originals or how you liked them. If you didn’t like the original, you might like the swing cover. If you loved the original, you’ll likely hate the cover, just like any cover. The funniest thing is that one artist, Paul Anka, is on the CD in both roles, as cover artist (Smells like teen spirit) and as original artist (Diana). This is a CD you can’t really listen to on-block (thats why CDs suck) or play on a party. You’ll usually pick some specific songs.

Perfect for parties Perfect for parties

The full title is

Bear Family
“Perfect for parties
Highlight Album

This CD was the surprise CD. Very cheap, but very convincing. It’s odd and fun at the same time. Actually it’s probably as much country as it’s rockability and swing. But who cares when you can have lots of fun with it? The song I like currently like best is “Burn that candle” by Charline Arthur.

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