Past and present

Before I resume my comments from a month or so ago that haven't been recorded in the blog, I'll discuss a couple of songs I heard today on the way back from getting Samantha's car inspected.
In real time, I'm on my sixth or seventh day reviewing songs from the '40s, before even my time.
Vincent Lopez, vocals by Sonny somebody, "If I Only Had a Brain", no year on the display. Yes, the song from "The Wizard of Oz". The Sirius XM display in her car wasn't wide enough to include the singer's last name. A well known song, even if this wasn't the most familiar rendition. 4,700.
Duke Ellington, "Moonglow", year not listed. This song was the reason I wanted to write about it now before I forgot. Also, I wasn't recording my thoughts in the car on the short drive, maybe 2 miles, from Kwik Kar. After I was found, I found myself whistling the melody from this song. I might have heard it and reviewed it a few days ago. And if I did, I probably just dismissed it as "another typical '40s song." But in whistling it, I realized the tune still has some life. 4,600.
And on the way back after dropping M-Tex off at her school for tonight's concert:
Bing Crosby/Andrews (I assume Andrews Sisters), "Route 66", not sure of the year. I remember the TV show from the late '50s or '60s, and had assumed that the song was written for the show. Apparently not. 4,700.
Johnny Davis, "College Rhythm", no year given. I was writing this one off until I got back in the house and started whistling this song. It has the feel of a song written for a movie. In this case, the singer would probably be the skinny guy wearing his sweater as the lone male cheerleader, much smaller than the burly football players in their letter sweaters at the malt shop. There were far fewer colleges there, but I'm guessing the students did some jumping and jiving. Not sure what the campus fad was in the days before swallowing goldfish and stuffing phone booths. 4,750.
In tonight's concert, M-Tex and the McKinney North orchestra were the opening act for Susan Egan, best known for her work on Broadway. Listening to her singing and incorporating the songs into her life story made me realize that I have to include musical-theater songs in my survey. I'm pretty sure Sirius has a Broadway channel. Once I've finished going through the decades, I'll be monitoring the other Sirius channels, so I will be including music from genres other than pop.
I recorded my impressions of a few songs I heard tonight while driving to the concert, and I'll transcribe  that recording as I catch up on songs I've heard during the past month or so. I will not include any of the karaoke songs I heard post-concert at the VFW, where we went to relax and play pool.