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Today I published the following page:
The page features a selection of musical numbers performed by the season 5 cast of the 1970s TV series ZOOM. Most of the numbers feature popular songs, including several from the 1960s and 70s, and a couple of the numbers feature medleys of three or more songs.
- See also the ZOOM page index and gallery for an index to all ZOOM pages at Songbook.
(above) ZOOM season 5 (1976) cast: (clockwise, from top left) Jennifer Gold, Nell Cox, Arcadio Gonzales, Karen Wing, Ron Richmond, Levell Gethers, Chris Blackwell
Songs included in the new page:
- Come on and Zoom (Newton Wayland) – the intro or opening of each episode
- Singin’ In the Rain medley
- Soon It’s Gonna Rain (m. Harvey Schmidt, w. Tom Jones) – from the 1960 musical The Fantasticks
- Singin’ in the Rain (m. Nacio Herb Brown, w. Arthur Freed) – published in 1929
- Here Comes the Sun (George Harrison) – recorded by the Beatles for their 1969 album Abbey Road
- Let the Sunshine In (m. Galt MacDermot, w. James Rado and Gerome Ragni) – from the 1969 musical Hair — The song is better known as part of the “Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In” medley first recorded by The 5th Dimension.
Video published on YouTube by ZOOM season 5 cast member Chris Blackwell.
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- Sing medley
- Sing (Joe Raposo) — Sesame Street song, composed in 1971
- Make Your Own Kind of Music (Barry Mann, Cynthia Weil) – first recorded in 1968
- Come on and Zoom (Newton Wayland)
- How Do You Do (Woody Guthrie) — version of a song originally recorded by Woody Guthrie under the title “Howdi Do“
- Octopus’s Garden (Richard Starkey) — Ringo Starr song, recorded by the Beatles for their 1969 album Abbey Road
- SASE song — at least partially written by Newton Wayland; actual title unknown
- SASE song — cheerleader version
