So it wound up that I am more or less DJ'ing my Aunt Dot's memorial party thing. The editorial decisions are awkward, probably because it's tough to judge the tenor of the thing before it happens. I should probably be prepared with several playlists. One of the few dictates I've gotten was that it should probably be kinda Sinatra-heavy, which, hey, is no problem for me. It's what I'd want.

I guess this post isn't about anything really. I'm just awake and listening to music, and I just felt like posting some songs I really like but have discarded as unsuitable for one reason or another. Mostly because they're depressing. But I like depressing songs. Or maybe because they're too solipsistic, being more about me than anything else.

Frank Sinatra - The Night We Called it a Day

Frank Sinatra - I'll Be Around

Frank Sinatra - Someone to Watch Over Me

Frank Sinatra - Stormy Weather

Frank Sinatra - When I Take My Sugar to Tea

Ray Charles - Cry

Ray Charles - I Wake Up Crying

Billy Eckstine - Bewildered

Billie Holiday - Easy Living

Louis Armstrong & Ella Fitzgerald - Dream a Little Dream of Me

Blossom Dearie - Like Someone in Love

Blossom Dearie - Someone to Watch Over Me

Doris Day - Close Your Eyes

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