Stay Awake is really a great album. Producer Hal Willner (the mucical director of Saturday Night Live) did a few albums like this in the '80's. My other favorite along with Stay Awake is Lost in the Stars, which is interpretations of Kurt Weill's music. It has Sting doing Mac the Knife, Lou Reed doing September Song (sans melody), Marianne Faithfull with a wonderful rendition of Ballad of the Soldier's Wife, and the uncomparable Dagmar Krause doing Surabaya Johnny, etc. An excellant record. Willner also put together a collection of interpretations of Nino Rota's music, and also one of Mingus' music.
Azeem wrote: More recently, she was heard on the truly fabulous "Stay Awake", a collection of newly recorded versions of songs from Disney films, which included Suzanne Vega doing a gorgeous unaccompanied take on the title song, Los Lobos with a rollicking I Wanna Be Like You, Bonnie Raitt with a sweet Baby Mine, Tom Waits with a truly bizarre Heigh Ho, and Ringo Starr with a rendition of When You Wish Upon A Star which would bring a smile to the most jaded soul. Faith Hill - Exclusive Performances, Videos & More http://faith.yahoo.com
