A POX: Torch Songs

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Inform me. The more 30's-era entendre the better. Songs in languages other than English and French get bonus points.

― Jimmy Mod Is Sick of Being The Best At Everything (ModJ), Sunday, 17 July 2005 18:03 (twenty years ago)

*kick*

― Jimmy Mod Is Sick of Being The Best At Everything (ModJ), Monday, 18 July 2005 12:44 (twenty years ago)

I'm not sure I know a torch song from a slow song, feel free to correct me...

Rufus Wainwright's "Grey Garden"?

― tremendoid (tremendoid), Monday, 18 July 2005 15:19 (twenty years ago)

"Surabaya-Johnny" Lotte Lenya
"Seeräuberjenny" Lotte Lenya
Die sieben Todsünden Lotte Lenya
"Little Boy Blue" Nina Simone

― b b, Monday, 18 July 2005 15:27 (twenty years ago)

six years pass...

Too bad this thread never took off. I'm always looking for torch records when digging at flea markets and thrift stores and I often see records I think are but I'm never sure. I found this Tammy Grimes record which is good
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=skP9vfRrTv8

― JacobSanders, Friday, 13 January 2012 23:33 (fourteen years ago)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=To5qRJGpPCg

― JacobSanders, Friday, 13 January 2012 23:33 (fourteen years ago)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pcs7FAH63Fg

― JacobSanders, Friday, 13 January 2012 23:51 (fourteen years ago)

Does that count as a torch song?

― JacobSanders, Friday, 13 January 2012 23:51 (fourteen years ago)

I don't think so. I could be wrong.

― *tera, Saturday, 14 January 2012 00:01 (fourteen years ago)

Portishead - Glory Box

― Dr X O'Skeleton, Saturday, 14 January 2012 18:42 (fourteen years ago)

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