# Looking for Torch Songs **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [September 19, 2001, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-torch-songs/82697 "2001-09-19T23:23:40Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![TelcontarStorm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3ab097/32.png) [@TelcontarStorm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TelcontarStorm)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2002, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-torch-songs/82697/41 "2002-06-30T16:19:02Z")
**Even Now** Barry Manilow “Even now… When I have come so far I wonder where you are…” ---
**Author:** ![samclem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a9a28c/32.png) [@samclem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/samclem)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2002, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-torch-songs/82697/42 "2002-06-30T17:20:28Z")
Sheesh! Here I tuned in to see if I could learn what **Nero** was playing that fateful day in Rome. Oh, well. Carry on. ---
**Author:** ![DirkGntly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d9b06d/32.png) [@DirkGntly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DirkGntly)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2002, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-torch-songs/82697/43 "2002-06-30T23:50:28Z")
Well, for torch songs, you can hardly beat a great deal of C&W… “What She’s Doing Now” - Garth Brooks (a true torch song…check out the lyrics, if you just can’t stand the c&w sound) “The Grand Tour” - George Jones (a lot of George’s stuff is like that) “A Good Year for the Roses” - Alan Jackson/George Jones ---
**Author:** ![MisterThyristor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ecccb3/32.png) [@MisterThyristor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MisterThyristor)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2002, 3:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-torch-songs/82697/44 "2002-07-01T03:17:06Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by ArchiveGuy \* > \*\*_Suppertime_ by Irving Berlin \*\* Did you mean _Summertime_ or that song that Snoopy sings? –Ducking and Running– (couldn’t resist :D) ---
**Author:** ![samclem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a9a28c/32.png) [@samclem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/samclem)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2002, 3:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-torch-songs/82697/45 "2002-07-01T03:47:04Z")
Suppertime Supper time I should set the table 'Cause it’s supper time Somehow I’m not able ‘Cause that man o’mine Ain’t comin’ home no more Supper time Kids will soon be yellin’ For their supper time How’ll I keep from tellin’ Them that man o’mine Ain’t comin’ home no more? How’ll I keep explainin’ when they ask me where he’s gone? How’ll I keep from cryin’ when I bring their supper on? How can I remind them to pray at their humble board? How can I be thankful when they start to thank the Lord Lord! Supper time I should set the table 'Cause it’s supper time Somehow I’m not able ‘Cause that man o’mine Ain’t comin’ home no more By Mr. Berlin:o ---
**Author:** ![MisterThyristor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ecccb3/32.png) [@MisterThyristor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MisterThyristor)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2002, 5:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-torch-songs/82697/46 "2002-07-01T05:16:30Z")
I guess my face is red! Forgot about that one! (And of course _Summertime_ is by Gershwin) :smack: (but you might want to avoid posting the full lyrics per mod request) ---
**Author:** ![grendel72](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/91b2a8/32.png) [@grendel72](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grendel72)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2002, 6:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-torch-songs/82697/47 "2002-07-01T06:29:01Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by mouthbreather \* > \*\*_Nan_, by **Ween** \*\* LMLYP by **Ween**. Hey, she won’t let him lick her pussy- that’s unrequited. ---
**Author:** ![don\_t\_ask](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@don\_t\_ask](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/don_t_ask)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2002, 6:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-torch-songs/82697/48 "2002-07-01T06:50:03Z")
l hold this letter in my hand A plea of petition, a kind of prayer I hope it does as I have planned Losing her again is more than I can bear I kiss the cold white envelope Press my lips against her name Two hundred words, we live in hope The sky hangs heavy with rain Love letter, love letter Go get her, go get her Love letter, love letter Go tell her, go tell her From [Love Letter]([http://www.angelindevilsboots.org/music/lyrics/nc/secretlifeofthelovesong.html#Love](http://www.angelindevilsboots.org/music/lyrics/nc/secretlifeofthelovesong.html#Love) Letter) by Nick Cave. Absolutely heartbreaking. ---
**Author:** ![OxyMoron](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/e9a140/32.png) [@OxyMoron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OxyMoron)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2002, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-torch-songs/82697/49 "2002-07-01T18:59:05Z")
**Nina Simone** has several doozies: **Lilac Wine** **Don’t Smoke in Bed** **Black is the Colour of My True Love’s Hair** **Ne Me Quitte Pas** (Written by Jacques Brel. Especially rewarding if you speak French. Rod McKuen’s translation “If You Go Away” - famous versions by Shirley Bassey, Eartha Kitt, and others - is interesting but not nearly as searing. Nina’s French is somewhat accented but her delivery is so overwhelming that it’s one of the definitive performances.) I agree with the point about style over substance - **Dietrich** did a German translation of “Where Have All the Flowers Gone” ( **Sag mir wo die blumen sind?** ) that is devastating. **Sons Of** - Gorgeous: **Judy Collins** performs another McKuen translation of a Brel (“Fils de”) original, but this time I prefer the translation. **Sinead O’Connor** is good for several, especially **The Last Day of Our Acquaintance** and **Nothing Compares 2 U**. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-torch-songs/82697.md?page=2)