{"id":21604,"date":"2026-06-26T14:49:40","date_gmt":"2026-06-26T12:49:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/?p=21604"},"modified":"2026-06-26T15:03:41","modified_gmt":"2026-06-26T13:03:41","slug":"episode-475-a-queer-boys-favorite-pop-divas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/26\/episode-475-a-queer-boys-favorite-pop-divas\/","title":{"rendered":"Episode 475. A Queer Boy\u2019s Favorite Pop Divas"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"mega-menu-wrap-primary\" class=\"mega-menu-wrap\"><div class=\"mega-menu-toggle\"><div class=\"mega-toggle-blocks-left\"><\/div><div class=\"mega-toggle-blocks-center\"><\/div><div class=\"mega-toggle-blocks-right\"><div class='mega-toggle-block mega-menu-toggle-animated-block mega-toggle-block-1' id='mega-toggle-block-1'><button aria-controls=\"mega-menu-primary\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-haspopup=\"true\" aria-label=\"Menu\" class=\"mega-toggle-animated mega-toggle-animated-slider\" type=\"button\">\n                  <span class=\"mega-toggle-animated-box\">\n                    <span class=\"mega-toggle-animated-inner\"><\/span>\n                  <\/span>\n                <\/button><\/div><\/div><\/div><ul id=\"mega-menu-primary\" class=\"mega-menu max-mega-menu mega-menu-horizontal mega-no-js\" data-event=\"hover_intent\" data-effect=\"slide\" data-effect-speed=\"200\" data-effect-mobile=\"slide\" data-effect-speed-mobile=\"200\" data-mobile-force-width=\"body\" data-second-click=\"go\" data-document-click=\"collapse\" data-vertical-behaviour=\"standard\" data-breakpoint=\"600\" data-unbind=\"true\" data-mobile-state=\"collapse_all\" data-mobile-direction=\"vertical\"><li class=\"mega-menu-item mega-menu-item-type-post_type mega-menu-item-object-page mega-menu-item-home mega-menu-item-19160\" id=\"mega-menu-item-19160\"><a class=\"mega-menu-link\" href=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/\">Home<\/a><\/li><li class=\"mega-menu-item mega-menu-item-type-post_type mega-menu-item-object-page mega-menu-item-19161\" id=\"mega-menu-item-19161\"><a class=\"mega-menu-link\" href=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/index.php\/about-daniel\/\">About Daniel<\/a><\/li><li class=\"mega-menu-item mega-menu-item-type-post_type mega-menu-item-object-page mega-current_page_parent mega-menu-item-19171\" id=\"mega-menu-item-19171\"><a class=\"mega-menu-link\" href=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/index.php\/all-episodes\/\">All Episodes<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Episode 475. A Queer Boy\u2019s Favorite Pop Divas<\/h2>\n\n\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"340\" height=\"50\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelody.blubrry.net\/?powerpress_embed=2022-podcast&amp;powerpress_player=mediaelement-audio\" title=\"Blubrry Podcast Player\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>SOCIAL SHARE<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>SUBSCRIPTION PLATFORM<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-left is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-63375db1 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button alignright\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/countermelody.blubrry.net\/\">SUBSCRIBE VIA YOUR FAVORITE PODCAST PLATFORM<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:38px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"897\" height=\"620\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/DannyRecordPlayer.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-21613\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/DannyRecordPlayer.jpg 897w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/DannyRecordPlayer-300x207.jpg 300w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/DannyRecordPlayer-768x531.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 897px) 100vw, 897px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We are still in the midst of our summer holiday. And oh, what a sweltering summer it is turning out to be! Because of this, rather than producing a brand-new episode today, I&#8217;m bringing you an episode from nearly six years ago which celebrated a landmark birthday of mine, which is a playlist of a few of my favorite pop divas, my association with some of whom stretches all the way back to my childhood. But what a motley assortment it is! Marlene Dietrich, Judy Garland, Edith Piaf, Barbara Cook, Eartha Kitt, Juliette Gr\u00e9co, ABBA, Barbra Streisand, Bonnie Raitt, Cyndi Lauper, Billie Holiday, Eurythmics, Jackie DeShannon, Dolly Parton, Laura Lee, Rosemary Clooney, Yma Sumac, the recently departed Nicole Croisille, Linda Ronstadt, Freda Payne, Joey Heatherton, Dinah Washington, Dalida, Aretha, and of course my beloved Dusty. This is a playlist worthy of any diva-loving late-middle aged homosexual that any lover of occasionally good music and usually fantastic singing can enjoy. The episode begins with a memorial tribute to the late Erie Mills.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:47px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-custom-size wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:30px\"><strong> RECORDINGS HEARD IN THIS EPISODE<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:55px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"853\" height=\"960\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/erie-mills.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-21607\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/erie-mills.jpg 853w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/erie-mills-267x300.jpg 267w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/erie-mills-768x864.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 853px) 100vw, 853px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Rest in Peace, Erie Mills<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Alban Berg, text adapted by the composer from Frank Wedekind: Wenn sich der Menschen [Lied der Lulu] (<em>Lulu-Suite<\/em>). Erie Mills, Erich Leinsdorf, Chicago Symphony Orchestra [live 09.V.1985]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"764\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Yma-Sumac-1024x764.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5793\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Yma-Sumac-1024x764.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Yma-Sumac-300x224.jpg 300w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Yma-Sumac-768x573.jpg 768w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Yma-Sumac.jpg 1157w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Yma Sumac: Remember [Les Baxter]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"630\" height=\"362\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Billie-and-Bulldog.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5797\" style=\"width:840px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Billie-and-Bulldog.jpg 630w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Billie-and-Bulldog-300x172.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 630px) 100vw, 630px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Billie Holiday: All or Nothing at All [Arthur Altman, Jack Lawrence]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"338\" height=\"337\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Dietrich.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5795\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.0024630541871922;width:583px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Dietrich.jpg 338w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Dietrich-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Dietrich-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 338px) 100vw, 338px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Marlene Dietrich, Burt Bacharach: Honeysuckle Rose [Fats Waller, Andy Razaf]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"518\" height=\"350\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Renata-Gioconda.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5799\" style=\"width:731px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Renata-Gioconda.jpg 518w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Renata-Gioconda-300x203.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 518px) 100vw, 518px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Renata Scotto: Over the Rainbow (<em>The Wizard of Oz<\/em>) [Harold Arlen, Yip Harburg]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"774\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Morgan.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Morgan.jpg 774w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Morgan-232x300.jpg 232w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Morgan-768x992.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 774px) 100vw, 774px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Helen Morgan: More than You Know (<em>Great Day<\/em>) [Vincent Youmans, Billy Rose, Edward Eliscu]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Easy-to-Remember.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5801\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Easy-to-Remember.jpg 600w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Easy-to-Remember-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Easy-to-Remember-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Norman Luboff Choir: You Go to My Head [J. Fred Coots, Haven Gillespie]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"496\" height=\"331\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Eurythmics-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5803\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.5;width:678px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Eurythmics-1.jpg 496w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Eurythmics-1-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 496px) 100vw, 496px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Eurythmics: I\u2019ve Got a Life [Annie Lennox, David A. Stewart]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"393\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Cyndi.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5808\" style=\"width:730px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Cyndi.png 640w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Cyndi-300x184.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Cyndi Lauper: Heading West [Cyndi Lauper, Billy Steinberg, Tom Kelly]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Cher-Jesse-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5810\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Cher-Jesse-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Cher-Jesse-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Cher-Jesse-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Cher-Jesse.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Cher: Just Like Jesse James [Desmond Child, Diane Warren]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"408\" height=\"612\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Linda-R.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5811\" style=\"width:508px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Linda-R.jpg 408w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Linda-R-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 408px) 100vw, 408px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Linda Ronstadt: When Will I Be Loved [Phil Everly]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:103px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"750\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Jackie.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5806\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Jackie.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Jackie-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Jackie-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Jackie DeShannon: The Weight [Robbie Robertson]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:104px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"447\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Judy-and-Barbra.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5792\" style=\"width:579px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Judy-and-Barbra.jpg 447w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Judy-and-Barbra-298x300.jpg 298w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Judy-and-Barbra-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 447px) 100vw, 447px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Judy Garland, Barbra Streisand: Get Happy\/Happy Days Are Here Again [Harold Arlen, Ted Koehler; Milton Ager, Jack Yellen]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"730\" height=\"838\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Dinah.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5805\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Dinah.jpg 730w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Dinah-261x300.jpg 261w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 730px) 100vw, 730px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dinah Washington: I Wanna Be Around [Sadie Vimmerstedt, Johnny Mercer]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"599\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Saturday-Night-Mood.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5804\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Saturday-Night-Mood.jpg 599w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Saturday-Night-Mood-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Saturday-Night-Mood-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 599px) 100vw, 599px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tony Pastor, Rosemary Clooney, The Clooney Sisters: Saturday Night Mood [Chummy MacGregor, Harry Harris]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"564\" height=\"740\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/CDion.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5813\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/CDion.jpg 564w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/CDion-229x300.jpg 229w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 564px) 100vw, 564px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">C\u00e9line Dion: Pour que tu m\u2019aimes encore [Jean-Jacques Goldman]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Piaf-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5812\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Piaf-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Piaf-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Piaf.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Edith Piaf: Paris (<em>L\u2019homme aux mains d\u2019argile<\/em>) [Georges Bernheim]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Greco.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5819\" style=\"width:616px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Greco.jpg 480w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Greco-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Greco-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Juliette Gr\u00e9co: Je suis comme je suis [Joseph Kosma, Jacques Pr\u00e9vert]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Joni-James.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5820\" style=\"width:700px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Joni-James.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Joni-James-300x200.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Joni Mitchell, James Taylor: California [live at the BBC 1970] [Joni Mitchell]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"577\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Aretha-1024x577.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5826\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Aretha-1024x577.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Aretha-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Aretha-768x433.jpg 768w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Aretha.jpg 1296w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Aretha Franklin: Chain of Fools [Don Covay]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"991\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Freda-Payne.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5827\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Freda-Payne.jpg 991w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Freda-Payne-290x300.jpg 290w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Freda-Payne-768x794.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 991px) 100vw, 991px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Freda Payne: Band of Gold [Edythe Wayne (Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier, Eddie Holland), Ron Dunbar]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"429\" height=\"525\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Laura-Lee-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5829\" style=\"width:599px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Laura-Lee-1.jpg 429w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Laura-Lee-1-245x300.jpg 245w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 429px) 100vw, 429px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Laura Lee: Rip Off [William Weatherspoon, Angelo Bond]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery aligncenter has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"470\" height=\"400\" data-id=\"5848\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Alain-Delon.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5848\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Alain-Delon.jpg 470w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Alain-Delon-300x255.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 470px) 100vw, 470px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"564\" height=\"831\" data-id=\"5849\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Dalida.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5849\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Dalida.jpg 564w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Dalida-204x300.jpg 204w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 564px) 100vw, 564px\" \/><\/figure>\n<figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-caption wp-element-caption\">(L to R: Alain Delon, Dalida)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dalida, Alain Delon: Paroles, paroles [Gianni Ferrio, Leo Chiosso, Giancarlo Del Re;&nbsp;Micha\u00eble (French lyrics)]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Dolly-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5836\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Dolly-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Dolly-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Dolly-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Dolly.jpg 1120w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dolly Parton: Crimson and Clover [Tommy James, Peter Lucia]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/ABBA-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5837\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/ABBA-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/ABBA-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/ABBA-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/ABBA-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/ABBA-2048x1152.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/ABBA-1600x900.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">ABBA: Angeleyes [Benny Andersson, Bj\u00f6rn Ulvaeus]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"660\" height=\"509\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/AMorissette.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5838\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/AMorissette.jpg 660w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/AMorissette-300x231.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Alanis Morissette: You Oughta Know [Alanis Morissette]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"401\" height=\"599\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Dusty-Sunglasses.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5839\" style=\"width:567px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Dusty-Sunglasses.jpg 401w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Dusty-Sunglasses-201x300.jpg 201w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 401px) 100vw, 401px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dusty Springfield: Tupelo Honey [Van Morrison]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"372\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Kitt-and-Cat.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5840\" style=\"width:548px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Kitt-and-Cat.jpg 372w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Kitt-and-Cat-194x300.jpg 194w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 372px) 100vw, 372px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Eartha Kitt: I Want to Be Evil [Lester&nbsp;Judson, Raymond&nbsp;Taylor]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"673\" height=\"504\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Barbra-Pageboy.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5842\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Barbra-Pageboy.png 673w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Barbra-Pageboy-300x225.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 673px) 100vw, 673px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Barbra Streisand: Down with Love [Harold Arlen, Yip Harburg, arr. Peter Matz]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"573\" height=\"542\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Quiet-Village.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5843\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Quiet-Village.jpg 573w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Quiet-Village-300x284.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 573px) 100vw, 573px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Les Baxter: Simba [Les Baxter]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"956\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Joey-Heatherton.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5816\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Joey-Heatherton.jpeg 750w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Joey-Heatherton-235x300.jpeg 235w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Joey Heatherton: Gone [Smokey Rogers]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"497\" height=\"467\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Barbara-As-od-Today.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5844\" style=\"width:601px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Barbara-As-od-Today.jpg 497w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Barbara-As-od-Today-300x282.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 497px) 100vw, 497px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Barbara Cook: Ain\u2019t Love Easy [Carol Hall]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"309\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Croisille.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5845\" style=\"width:634px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Croisille.png 500w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Croisille-300x185.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nicole Croisille: Si l\u2019on pouvait choisir sa vie [Jacques Demarny, Henri Djian]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Bonnie-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5846\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Bonnie-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Bonnie-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Bonnie-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Bonnie.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Bonnie Raitt: Sweet and Shiny Eyes [Nan O\u2019Byrne]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Episode 475. 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