Cocktail Nation Twilight 350 The Comedy of Pat Cooper

Tune in Saturday nights at 18:00 EST Toronto time (6:00 pm) for a Sneak Preview of the week's show. Shake that martini, and relax in your bachelor pad as Koop Kooper takes us on a musical journey through that Exotica and Tiki world of the 50's and 60's.

Koop is still on holidays at the moment, so here'svanother of our Cocktail Nation Twilight shows.  

Time for another laugh again with our monthly classic comedy segment back on the show. This week, the comedy of Pat Cooper on the radio. Also, news on a popular TV show being sued over musical rights (and no, Robin Thicke has nothing to do with it), and what do you think about reincarnation?....a story that might surprise you.

Tiki Delights - Swank

Nutty - Purple Panther

Jackie Gleason - My Devotion

Gene Rains - Strange Cargo

Beige Adair - Let's Fall In Love

Barbara Levy Daniels - It's The Talk Of The Town

James Morrison - Nice and Easy

Paul Desmond - Lady In Cement

Virginia Schenck - Midnight Sun

Stolen Idols - Brigitte

Project Pimento - Quiet Village

Morton Stevens - Hawaii Five O

Machiniso Percusso - Frenzy

Oscar Peterson Trio - The Tender Trap

David Carbonara - A Girl Can Dream 

The Top Ten - week ending 26 January 2019

Welcome to the weekend, my fellow loungers!!

Thank you so much for tuning in and supporting the station. We have a wonderful Top ten this week, as Paul Blackford's Commodore Plus leaps into the top spot. Sambox drops to number two and The Warheads leapfrog into the third position.

Lots of voting this week (thank you very much) helps program the station. Surf on over to www.thisislounge.com and cast your vote.

This week also prompts a jump into the Top Ten from chillhop artist Flughand. Bubbling Under this week are three more wonderful tracks. DJ Michael Maretimo brings us Bossa en el Barco, Jazz City downbeats on Hold Me Back, and Soundcloud discovery, Wane of Summer, brings us the chill of Here For You.

Tune in 24/7 to hear these, and so much more. Spring will be her soon enough. Until then, we have a soundtrack to hibernate to. Enjoy, and....

Stay chilled.

1. Paul Blackford –Commodore Plus

2. Sambox – SolarWind

3. The Warheads –Love Potion #5

4. Vanessa Paradis– On Oubliera

5. Groove Gauchos –The Bossa Saloon (Laid Back Mix)

6. Molly Johnson -Boogie Street

7. Cocogroove – Taxi Soul (Jazzy James Easy Listening Cut)

8. CitrusJam - The Secret of Blue (The Ocean Swing Mix)

9. Flughand –Mikini

10. Paul Blackford– Baked not Fried

Bubbling Under

DJ Maretimo – Bossaen el Barco (Smooth Breeze Cut)

Jazz City – Hold MeBack (Cinematic Mix)

Wane of Summer –Here For You

Cocktail Nation Twilight 209 Everybody Loves Rubi

Tune in Saturday nights at 18:00 EST Toronto time (6:00 pm) for a Sneak Preview of the week's show. Shake that martini, and relax in your bachelor pad as Koop Kooper takes us on a musical journey through that Exotica and Tiki world of the 50's and 60's.

Koop is on holidays at the moment, so here's another Cocktail Nation Twilight shows.

This week on the show we talk to Luxuria music dj and personality Audrey Moorehead, who happens to be a collector of one of the most influential designers of the Fifties. We'll also take a look at a movie about Marilyn Monroe, some Mad Men Season Five gossip, and some good news on the growth of the Cocktail Nation.

HB Radke - Live Until I Die

(OSS 117) Ludqic Bource - Rio Magic

Frank Bennett - Material Girl

Billy May - Girl Talk

Diana Krall - The Night We Called It A Day

Martini Kings - Bag's Groove

Elliot Fisher - You Only live Twice

Monica Mancini - The Weekend Of a Private Secretary

Lucas Vigor - The Straight Dope

Duke Ellington - Bonga

Dave Bruebeck - That Old Black Magic

George Shearing - The Shadow of Your Smile

Frank Sinatra - Mr. Success

Hugo Montenegro - Get Smart Theme

Henry Jerome - Moon River

The Top Ten - week ending 19 January 2019

Welcome to our humble chart, my fellow loungers! 

If are you new to This is Lounge and The Top Ten, our little station is doing our part in spreading the relaxing sounds of chillout, lounge, and jazz. Some people may call it boring, but we find it relaxing.

This week, our friend Sambox retains his position atop the list with his beautiful Solar Wind. Molly Johnson and the Groove Gauchos flip between second and third this week, as the voting gets tighter.

Nice to see The Warheads move up with Love Potion #5. As they are constantly posting new tracks on their Soundcloud page, by the time we have chosen one to play, it is almost considered old! Thanks for all of your output!

We have some new music creeping into the playlist, and one of them - Flughand - has made it to Bubbling Under. I hope you enjoy their jazzhop sound in Mikini.

Thanks again for your votes and support, as they are truly welcome. 

Have a great weekend, everyone! Don't forget, in this cold weather....

Stay chilled.

1. Sambox – SolarWind

2. Groove Gauchos –The Bossa Saloon (Laid Back Mix)

3. Molly Johnson -Boogie Street

4. Paul Blackford – Commodore Plus

5. Cocogroove –Taxi Soul (Jazzy James Easy Listening Cut)

6. Vanessa Paradis– On Oubliera

7. The Warheads –Love Potion #5

8. Pau lBlackford – Baked not Fried

9. Citrus Jam - The Secret of Blue (The Ocean Swing Mix)

10. Crazy Jazz –Good Days

Bubbling Under

Flughand - Mikini

Cocktail Nation Twilight 237 Laurie Allyn

Tune in Saturday nights at 18:00 EST Toronto time (6:00 pm) for a Sneak Preview of the week's show. Shake that martini, and relax in your bachelor pad as Koop Kooper takes us on a musical journey through that Exotica and Tiki world of the 50's and 60's.

Koop is on holidays at the moment, so we have another of his Cocktail Nation Twilight shows this week. 

This week, we talk to a marvellous artist who recorded her one and only album in the late Fifties and was only recently discovered by a whole new audience. There's also news on the passing on the great Hal David.

Billy May - Hernandos Hideaway

Plas Johnson - Pink Panther

Laurie Allyn - Paradise

Tikiyaki Orchestra - Polynesian Village Love Theme

Spy Fi - Bryce's Theme

Cal Tjader - My Little Red Book

Pink Martini - Kiseto No Ashioto

Tiki Joes Ocean - Bom Dia Ipanema

Les Baxter - Left Arm Of Buddah

Stereophonic Space Sound Unlimited - Revenge Of the Belly Dancer

Ludovic Bource - Speed Date Car

Orchestra Superstring - Mambakita

Bob Thompson - Submanhatten Blues

The Top Ten - week ending 12 January 2019

Happy New Year, my fellow loungers!

I hope everyone has recovered from the holiday season. Some of you may have even had a White Christmas! 

As we have passed the Winter Solstice, you may be noticing the sun setting later and later, little by little.....only 10 more weeks till Spring!!!!

A few of you have been busy voting over the holidays. So nice to see we weren't completely forgotten over the holidays. That being said, we have a new number one this week, as Sambox's Solar Wind surged ahead. Molly Johnson hangs on at number two, with the Groove Gauchos dropping to number three.

Over the holidays we voted to have The Warheads' track, Love Potion  #5, skip the Bubbling Under phase and go straight to the chart, starting at number ten. Nice track, guys!

Now that the season is over, and we have more hibernation time, don't forget to tune us in for awhile. Thanks for sharing us. It's pretty competitive out there for ear time, what with Mixcloud mixes, and Apple Music and Spotify playlists, not to mention the various radio shows. I like to listen to a little bit of everything, if I can. Kudos to all of you who continue to spread the sounds of chillout, ambient, and jazz.

Once again, thank you soooooo much for the support. Hope your 2019 will be wonderful. Until next weekend,

Stay chilled.

1. Sambox – Solar Wind

2. Molly Johnson - Boogie Street

3. Groove Gauchos –The Bossa Saloon (Laid Back Mix)

4. PaulBlackford – Baked not Fried

5. Cocogroove –Taxi Soul (Jazzy James Easy Listening Cut)

6. Citrus Jam - The Secret of Blue (The Ocean Swing Mix)

7. Paul Blackford – Commodore Plus

8. Vanessa Paradis – On Oubliera

9. Crazy Jazz – Good Days

10.The Warheads –Love Potion #5

Cocktail Nation Twilight 242 Backstage at the Dean Martin Show Part 2

Tune in Saturday nights at 18:00 EST Toronto time (6:00 pm) for a Sneak Preview of the week's show. Shake that martini, and relax in your bachelor pad as Koop Kooper takes us on a musical journey through that Exotica and Tiki world of the 50's and 60's.

Koop is still on holidays, so we have another Cocktail Nation Twilight show. This week, Part Two of my interview with the music director of the Dean Martin TV show, Lee Hale. We also find out about the future of Don Tiki, and one of my favourite retro magazines has pushed forward from the pack by adopting a new technology. Plus, we have the best lounge and exotica from across the globe and the World of Swank Gig Guide.

Sally Street - Gee Baby Ain't I Good To You

Tiki Joes Ocean - Belles Of Bombay

Dean Martin - Let Me Love tonight

Oscar Peterson - The Man I love

Martini Kings - Out Of Nowhere

Don Tiki - Friendly Islands

Janet Seidel - Tres Palabras

Percussive Jazz - Witchcraft

Arthur Lyman Group - Caravan

Blossom Dearie - My Attorney Bernie

Spy Fi - Web Theme

Pink Martini - Temporido

Billy May - The Late Late Show

Vicks Carr No Other Love

Tikiyaki Orchestra - Hawaii Nocturne

Jonah Jones - Lillette