Along with The Fondue Set, Caitlin Smith sings “Desifinada (Out of Tune)” with a decoy dash of “Boy From Ipanema” thrown in. Recorded at The Gables, Auckland, New Zealand. This song was written by Antonio Carlos Jobim. Love is like a never-ending melody Always have compared it to a symphony A symphony conducted by the lighting of the moon But our song of love is slightly out of tune [youtube aXKqxS4a1uU]… Read the rest

Caitlin Smith sings “Body and Soul” with the Fondue Set at the Gables, Auckland, New Zealand. “Body and Soul” is the title of a popular song written in 1930 by Edward Heyman, Robert Sour, Frank Eyton and Johnny Green. It was introduced in the revue Three’s A Crowd by Libby Holman and used as a soundtrack theme in the 1947 film named for the song.… Read the rest

Caitlin Smith and The Fondue Set perform “Ol’ Man River” at the Gables, Auckland, New Zealand. “Ol’ Man River” (music by Jerome Kern, lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II) is a song in the 1927 musical Show Boat that tells the story of African American hardship and struggles of the time.… Read the rest

Jazz singer Caitlin Smith and The Fondue Set perform “Cry Me a River” at the Gables, Auckland, New Zealand. “Cry Me a River” was written by Arthur Hamilton and was published in 1953. A torchy, jazzy blues tune, Cry Me A River was first and most famously recorded by actress/singer Julie London in 1955.… Read the rest

Caitlin Smith, NZ singer/songwriter, performs “Moon River” with The Fondue Set at The Gables, Auckland, New Zealand. “Moon River” is a song composed by Johnny Mercer and Henry Mancini in 1961. It was sung in the movie Breakfast at Tiffany’s by Audrey Hepburn, the movie’s star, while the song itself won that year’s Academy Award for Best Song for Mercer and Mancini.… Read the rest