Melanie and The Madmen
Duo / Trio · Based in Sunshine Coast
About this act
Smooth vocals, real soul, and a vintage look to match the songs. Melanie and The Madmen work the 1920s through to the 1960s: jazz, swing, blues, wartime numbers, the American Songbook, rhythm and blues, musical theatre. Think Vera Lynn, Doris Day, Ella Fitzgerald, Peggy Lee, Bessie Smith, Julie London, Ray Charles, Ruth Brown, Aretha Franklin, Etta James. The repertoire is deep enough that requests are usually a yes. At Last, Back To Black, Big Spender, A Tisket A Tasket, Alright Ok You Win. Small rooms suit them and so do larger theatres, and the line-up scales from a duo up to a big band depending on the space. They need power and a covered spot to play.
Repertoire
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A Thousand Years – Christina Perry
A Tisket, A Tasket – Ella Fitzgerald
Ain't Misbehaving – Ella Fitzgerald
All About the Bass – Meghan Trainor, PMJ Arrangement
All Shook Up - Elvis
All That Jazz – Chicago Musical
Almost Like Being In Love – Ella Fitzgerald
Alright, Ok, You Win – Peggy Lee
Anyone Who Had A Heart – Dusty Springfield
Anything Goes – Cole Porter
As Time Goes By – Billie Holiday
At Last – Etta James
Baby Its Cold Outside – Ella Fitzgerald/Louis Armstrong
Back To Black – Amy Winehouse
The Bare Necessities – Louis Armstrong
Be My Baby – The Ronettes
Bewitched, Bothered And Bewildered – Doris Day
Big Spender – Shirley Bassey
Black Coffee – Peggy Lee
Blue Moon – Billie Holiday
Blue Skies – Doris Day
Blues In The Night – Dinah Shore
Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy – The Andrews Sisters
By The Light Of The Silvery Moon – Doris Day
Bye Bye Love – The Everly Brothers
Cabaret – Liza Minnelli
Can't Help Lovin' That Man Of Mine – Ella Fitzgerald
Can’t Help Falling In Love With You - Elvis
Celebration – Kool and the Gang
Chattanooga Choo Choo – The Andrews Sisters
Come Away With Me – Norah Jones
Crazy Little Thing Called Love – Queen
Crazy – Patsy Cline
Cry Me A River – Julie London
Dancing Queen - Abba
Danny Boy - Various
Diamonds Are A Girl’s Best Friend – Marilyn Monroe
Don't Sit Under The Apple Tree – The Andrews Sisters
Don’t Get Around Much Anymore – Ella Fitzgerald
Don’t Know Why – Norah Jones
Dream A Little Dream – Doris Day
Dream Lover – Bobby Darin
Dreams – Fleetwood Mac
Eight Days A Week – The Beatles
Everybody Loves A Lover – Doris Day
Faith – George Michael
Feeling Alright – Joe Cocker
Feeling Good – Nina Simone
Fever – Peggy Lee
Fields Of Gold – Eva Cassidy/Sting
The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face – Roberta Flack
Fly Me To The Moon – Julie London
Get Happy – Judy Garland
Getting To Know You – The King and I Musical
Girls Just Wanna Have Fun – Cyndi Lauper
The Glory Of Love – Patti Page
Goody, Goody – Ella Fitzgerald
Hallelujah, I Love Him So – Ray Charles/Eva Cassidy
Happy – Pharrell Williams
Heart Break Hotel – Elvis
Heatwave – Martha And The Vandellas
Hit The Road Jack – Ray Charles
Ho Hey – The Lumineers
Home – Edward Sharpe and The Magnetic Zeros
Hound Dog – Elvis
I Can’t Make You Love Me – Bonnie Raitt/Adele
I Can’t Say No – Oklahoma Musical
I Could Have Danced All Night – Julie Andrews
I Don’t Care If The Sun Don’t Shine – Patti Page
I Feel The Earth Move – Carol King
I Get A Kick Out Of You – Ella Fitzgerald
I Heard It Through The Grapevine – Marvin Gaye
I Just Want To Make Love To You – Etta James
I May Be Wrong – Doris Day
I Only Want To Be With You – Dusty Springfield
I Put A Spell On You – Nina Simone
I Smell A Rat – Big Mama Thornton
I Will Survive – Gloria Gaynor
I'm Beginning To See The Light – Doris Day/Ella Fitzgerald
If I Ain’t Got You – Alicia Keys
If I Should Fall Behind – Bruce Springsteen
Is You Is Or Is You Ain't My Baby? – Dinah Washington
Isn’t It Romantic? – Ella Fitzgerald
It Don't Mean A Thing, If You Ain't Got That Swing – Ella Fitzgerald
It Had To Be You – Billie Holiday
It’s A Long Way To Tipperary - Various
It’s Magic – Doris Day
It’s My Party – Lesley Gore
It’s Only A Paper Moon - Ella Fitzgerald
It’s So Easy – Buddy Holly/Linda Ronstadt
It’s Too Late – Carol King
I’d Rather Go Blind – Etta James
I’m Gonna Wash That Man Right Outta My Hair – South Pacific Musical
I’ve Got You Under My Skin – Ella Fitzgerald
Jackson – June Carter and Johnny Cash
Killing Me Softly – Roberta Flack
Lady Is A Tramp – Lena Horne
Landslide – Dixie Chicks
Lean On Me – Bill Withers
Lets Do It (Lets Fall In Love) – Ella Fitzgerald
Love Yourself – Justin Bieber
Lover, Lover – Sonia Dada
Lullaby Of Broadway – Doris Day
Mack The Knife – Ella Fitzgerald
Mad About The Boy – Dinah Washington
Magic Moments – Perry Como
Makin Whoopee – Ella Fitzgerald
Mama Said – The Shirelles
Mama, He Treats Your Daughter Mean – Ruth Brown
Mambo Italiano – Rosemary Clooney
Mercy - Duffy
Mustang Sally – Wilson Pickett
My Baby Just Cares For Me – Nina Simone
Natural Woman – Aretha Franklin
Nobody Knows You When You’re Down And Out – Bessie Smith
Oh What A Night – Franki Valli
Old Time Rock And Roll – Bob Seger
Papa Loves Mambo – Perry Como
People get Ready – Eva Cassidy
Perfect – Ed Sheeran
Perhaps, Perhaps, Perhaps – Doris Day
Pillow Talk – Doris Day
Proud Mary – Ike and Tina Turner
Puttin' On The Ritz – Ella Fizgerald
Que Sera Sera – Doris Day
Ready, Willing And Able – Doris Day
Red, Red Robin – Doris Day
Respect - Aretha Franklin
Rock Around The Clock – Bill Haley And The Comets
Roll Out The Barrel – Vera Lynn
The Rose – Bette Midler
Rum And Coca Cola – The Andrews Sisters
Secret Love – Doris Day
Sentimental Journey – Doris Day
Seven Nation Army – White Stripes, PMJ arrangement
Shoop Shoop Song - Cher
Show Me The Way To Go Home - Various
Signed, Sealed, Delivered – Stevie Wonder
Sing It Back – Moloko
Singing In The Rain – Gene Kelly
Single Ladies - Beyonce
Smile – Nat King Cole
Someone To Watch Over Me – Ella Fitzgerald
Something’s Got A Hold On Me – Etta James
Somewhere Over The Rainbow – Judy Garland
SONGS TO FILL THE DANCE FLOOR (and sing along to)
Stand By Me – Ben E King
Stay With Me– Bette Midler
Stormy Weather – Ella Fitzgerald
Summer Holiday – Cliff Richard
Summertime – Ella Fitzgerald
Suspicious Minds – Elvis
Sway – Rosemary Clooney
Swing/Jazz/Blues/Soul/Easy Listening
S’Wonderful – Ella Fitzgerald
Tainted Love – Gloria Jones
Teacher's Pet – Doris Day
Tennessee Waltz – Patti Page
That’s Alright Mama – Elvis Presley
These Boots Are Made For Walking – Nancy Sinatra
Time After Time – Cyndi Lauper
To Make You Feel My Love – Bob Dylan/Adele
Too Darn Hot – Ella Fitzgerald
The Trolley Song – Judy Garland
Twist and Shout – The Beatles
Twistin’ The Night Away – Sam Cooke
Under The Boardwalk – The Drifters
Unforgettable – Nat King Cole
Up On The Roof – Carol King/Drifters
Uptown Funk – Mark Ronson Feat Bruno Mars
Valerie – Amy Winehouse
Walking After Midnight – Patsy Cline
Walking On Sunshine – Katrina and the Waves
The Way You Look Tonight – Ella Fitzgerald
The Way You Make Me Feel – Michael Jackson
We Are Family – Sister Sledge
We’ll Meet Again – Vera Lynn
When You Say Nothing At All – Ronan Keating/Alison Krauss
When You're Good To Mama – Chicago The Musical
White Cliffs Of Dover – Vera Lynn
Why Don’t You Do Right? – Peggy Lee and Benny Goodman
Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow – The Shirelles
Wonderful World – Louis Armstrong
Wouldn’t It Be Loverly – Julie Andrews
You Are My Sunshine – Johnny Cash
You Belong To Me – Patti Page
You Can’t Hurry Love – The Supremes
You Don’t Own Me – Lesley Gore
You Know I’m No Good – Amy Winehouse
Zoot Zoot Riot – Cherry Poppin’ Daddies