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| Song Title | Description | Categories | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| A — You're Adorable | It's fun to wander thru the alphabet with you | up-tune, easy, strongly rhythmic | |
| Auction Song | Fellow bids on pretty lady | up-tune, difficult, strongly rhythmic | |
| Billy-a-Dick | Hoagy Carmichael's great tune. Finger-snapping, cute lyrics. | ballad, contestable, strongly rhythmic, difficult | |
| Black-Eyed Blues | Fellow rhapsodizes about his Latin beauty. | up-tune, contestable, strongly rhythmic, moderately easy | |
| By the Time I Get to Phoenix | Jimmy Webb favorite from the 70's. Strong bass pulse and neutral syllables, melody in baritone. | ballad, novelty/show tune, not contestable, strongly rhythmic, moderately easy | |
| Don't Think You'll Be Missed | Fellow has girls all over the country, so... | up-tune, contestable, strongly rhythmic, moderately difficult | |
| Dream a Little Dream of Me | Depends on rhythmic propellants. | novelty/show tune, not contestable, strongly rhythmic, moderately difficult | |
| Give It Away | Decidedly modern harmony and lyric | up-tune, difficult, strongly rhythmic | |
| Goody, Goody | Peformers must have a strong sense of syncopation. | up-tune, novelty/show tune, not contestable, strongly rhythmic, moderately difficult | View Sample (PDF) |
| Great Day Medley | There's Gonna Be a Great Day and "Hallelujah." What a way to start the day! Talk about power up-tunes ... challenging. | up-tune, not contestable, show opener, strongly rhythmic, difficult | |
| Hand Medley | A marvelous intertwining of "He's Got the Whole World in His Hands" and "Put Your Hand in the Hand" | up-tune, novelty/show tune, strongly rhythmic, difficult | |
| Honey Bun | From S. Pacific…..guy just loves this girl! | up-tune, moderately easy, strongly rhythmic | |
| I Got Rhythm | The best of the Gershwins. Dotted vs. straight rhythms must be exactly right. | up-tune, not contestable, strongly rhythmic, moderately difficult | |
| I Hear Music | Bass must sing syncopated rhythms just right. | ballad/up-tune, contestable, strongly rhythmic, moderately difficult | |
| I Wish You Love | Strong 3 against 2 feel ... definitely contemporary. | ballad/up-tune, not contestable, strongly rhythmic, moderately difficult | |
| King of the Road | Remember this Roger Miller tune? "I'm a man of means by no means." Great rhythm number, finger snaps, etc. | ballad/up-tune, novelty/show tune, not contestable, strongly rhythmic, moderately difficult | View Sample (PDF) |
| Last Night on the Back Porch | 1950's favorite updated | up-tune, easy, strongly rhythmic | |
| Let Me Be There | On-beat bass accents strong syncopation in other parts. | up-tune, novelty/show tune, not contestable, strongly rhythmic, moderately difficult | |
| Maggie Blues | First, When you and I were young, then a patter chorus on top of it. Clever and catchy. | up-tune, contestable, strongly rhythmic, moderately difficult | |
| Make America Proud of You | Stirring patriotic foot-tapper | up-tune, moderately easy, strongly rhythmic | |
| Mobile | A tribute to this southern town; imaginative variations | up-tune, moderately difficult, strongly rhythmic | |
| My Sugar Is So Refined | Very much like the Hi-Los! did it. Demanding. | up-tune, novelty/show tune, not contestable, strongly rhythmic, difficult | |
| Sleigh Ride | LeRoy Anderson at his best ... a challenging chart | up-tune, difficult, strongly rhythmic | |
| Standing on the Corner | ... Watching all the girls go by. Light and bouncy. | ballad/up-tune, not contestable, strongly rhythmic, moderately easy | |
| Stuff Like That There | From "For the Boys." Needs Bette Midler energy and drive. | up-tune, not contestable, strongly rhythmic, moderately difficult | |
| Waitin' for the Robert E. Lee - Down Yonder Medley | Fast and furious. Pizzazz galore. | up-tune, contestable, strongly rhythmic, moderately difficult | |
| Why Don't We Do This More Often? | End your show with this! | up-tune, easy, strongly rhythmic | |
| You Needed Me | Anne Murray's hit from a few years back. Demands lead with great voice. | ballad, not contestable, strongly rhythmic, moderately difficult |
Note: Questions about contestability of arrangements should be directed to a qualified Music category judge. Standards are constantly changing, so ask before you sing!
Updated 5/2008