LAUREL THOMSEN POPULAR MUSIC SONGLIST
Most songs from the pops list below are available for solo violin, a violin-guitar duo, or violin/guitar/doublebass trio. Some are available as a string duo, trio, or quartet.
The Beatles
All You Need is Love And I Love Her Blackbird
Can’t Buy Me Love Eleanor Rigby From Me To You A Hard Day’s Night Here Comes the Sun Here There and Everywhere Hey Jude
If I Fell
I’m Happy Just to Dance With You In My Life
I Saw Her Standing There I Should Have Known Better I Want To Hold Your Hand Let It Be
Lady Madonna
The Long and Winding Road Love Me Do
Lucy In the Sky With Diamonds Michelle
Norwegian Wood Octopus’ Garden Penny Lane P.S. I Love You She Loves You Something
Til There Was You There’s a Place When I’m 64
While My Guitar Gently Weeps With A Little Help From My Friends Yellow Submarine
Popular Music (Pop, Rock, R & B)
Abraham, Martin & John Dion
All I have to Do is Dream Everly Brothers
All of My Love Led Zeppelin
All Shook Up Elvis Presley
America Simon & Garfunkel
Annie’s Song John Denver
Blue Suede Shoes Elvis Presley
Book of Love The Monotones
Brandy (You’re a Fine Girl) Looking Glass Bridge Over Troubled Water Simon & Garfunkel
The Boxer Paul Simon
Brown Eyed Girl Van Morrison
Bus Stop The Hollies
California Dreamin’ The Mamas & the Papas
California Girls The Beach Boys
Can’t Help Falling in Love Elvis Presley Can't Take My Eyes Off You Andy Williams Can You Feel The Love Tonight Elton John Carolina On My Mind James Taylor
Chapel of Love The Dixie Cups
Cotton Fields Creedence Clearwater Revival
Cradle Of Love Johnny Preston
Crocodile Rock Elton John
Daniel Elton John
Dancing in the Dark Bruce Springsteen
Dancing Queen ABBA
Daydream Lovin’ Spoonful
Did You Ever Have to Make Up Your Mind? Lovin’ Spoonful
Dreams The Cranberries
Dreams Fleetwood Mac
End of the Line The Traveling Wilburys Every Breath You Take Sting
Father and Son Cat Stevens
Fields of Gold Sting
Get Ready Smokey Robinson
Game of Love Wayne Fontana & The Mindbenders
Georgie Girl The Seekers
Gloria Laura Branigan
Get Ready Smokey Robinson
Goodbye Yellow Brick Road Elton John
Hard Headed Woman Cat Stevens
Handle With Care The Traveling Wilburys
Heart of Gold Neil Young
How Deep Is Your Love Bee Gees
How Do You Do It Gerry and the Pacemakers
Hungry Like The Wolf Duran Duran
If I Needed You Townes Van Zandt
If I Were A Carpenter Bobby Darin
I Got A Woman Ray Charles
I Like It Like That Kris Kenner/ The Dave Clark Five I’ll Never Find Another You The Seekers
Hallelujah Leonard Cohen
Happy Together The Turtles
How Sweet It Is To Be Loved By You Marvin Gaye, James Taylor, others Hawaiian Wedding Song Charles King
Hey Good Lookin’ Hank Williams
Hey Tonight Creedence Clearwater Revival
I Am, I Said Neil Diamond
I Can’t Help Myself (Sugar Pie, Honey Bunch) The Four Tops I Feel The Earth Move Carole King
I’m a Believer Neil Diamond (Monkees)
Imagine John Lennon
I’m on Fire Bruce Springsteen
Into the Mystic Van Morrison
I Say A Little Prayer Aretha Franklin, Dionne Warwick It’s So Easy (To Fall In Love) Buddy Holly
Laughter in the Rain Neil Sedaka
Learning to Fly Tom Petty
Let’s Twist Again Chubby Checker
Long As I Can See The Light Creedence Clearwater Revival
Longer Dan Fogelberg
Love Is All Around The Troggs
Love Letters in the Sand Pat Boone, Patsy Cline, others Midnight Special Creedence Clearwater Revival
Morning Has Broken Cat Stevens
My Girl Smokey Robinson
Mr Tambourine Man Bob Dylan
One Love Bob Marley
People Got To Be Free The Rascals
Piano Man Billy Joel
Poetry in Motion Johnny Tillotson
Proud Mary Ike & Tina Turner/Creedence Clearwater Revival
Rocket Man Elton John
Rock Around the Clock Bill Haley and His Comets She’s Like A Rainbow The Rolling Stones Signed, Sealed, Delivered I’m Yours Stevie Wonder Smoke Gets In Your Eyes The Platters
Song Sung Blue Neil Diamond
Son of a Preacher Man Dusty Springfield
Sweet Caroline Neil Diamond
Stand By Me Ben E. King
Stir it Up Bob Marley
Summer in the City Lovin’ Spoonful Sun Machine/Memory of a Free Festival David Bowie Three Little Birds (Don’t Worry About A Thing) Bob Marley Take Me Home Country Roads John Denver
Times of Your Life Paul Anka|
To Make You Feel My Love Bob Dylan/Adele
Tutti Frutti Little Richard
Turn Turn Turn Pete Seeger/ The Byrds
Uncle John’s Band The Grateful Dead
Unchained Melody The Righteous Brothers
Up On The Roof Carole King,The Drifters, others Vincent (Starry, Starry Night) Don McLean
Wake Up Little Susie Everly Brothers
Walk of Life Dire Straits
Waltzing Matilda Johnny Cash, others
The Way You Do The Things You Do Smokey Robinson/The Temptations What The World Needs Now Is Love Sweet Love Jackie DeShannon, others Where Have All the Flowers Gone Pete Seeger
Wildflowers Tom Petty
Words of Love The Mamas and the Papas
Working My Way Back to You The Spinners
Wouldn’t It Be Nice The Beach Boys
You Light Up My Life Joseph Brooks You’ve Got a Friend In Me Randy Newman You’ve Really Got A Hold On Me Smokey Robinson
Your Song Elton John
Contemporary Popular Music
All of Me John Legend
Better Together Jack Johnson
Butterfly Waltz Brian Crain
Clocks Coldplay
Entering Erdenheim Steve Schuch First Day of My Life Bright Eyes
Fix You Coldplay
Halo Beyonce
How Long Will I Love You Ellie Goulding
Ho Hey The Lumineers
I Gotta Feeling The Black Eyed Peas
I Won’t Give Up Jason Mraz
Just The Way You Are Bruno Mars
Lucky Jason Mraz & Colbie Callait
Love Story Taylor Swift
Marry Me Train
Marry You Bruno Mars
Meant To Be Bebe Rexha
Midnight Waltz David Garrett
More Than Words Extreme
Our Song Taylor Swift
Perfect Ed Sheeran
Photograph Ed Sheeran
River Flows in You Yiruma
Rise Eddie Vedder
Secrets One Republic
Sky Full of Stars Coldplay
Take My Hand (The Wedding Song) Emily Hackett & Will Anderson
This Year’s Love David Gray
A Thousand Years Christina Perri
Would You Go With Me Josh Turner You Are the Best Thing Ray LaMontagne
You Are the Reason Calum Scott
You Raise Me Up Josh Groban
Young and Beautiful Lana Del Rey
Jazz & Jazz Standards
Ain’t Misbehaving Fats Waller
Anything Goes Cole Porter
At Last Etta James
At Long Last Cole Porter
Autumn Leaves J. Kosma
Bittersweet C. Rouse
The Birth Of The Blues Sammy Davis Jr., others
Blue Skies Irving Berlin
Bye Bye Blackbird Rod Stewart, Miles Davis, others
C’est Si Bon Eartha Kitt
Dream a Little Dream of Me Ella Fitzgerald, The Mamas & the Papas, others Do You Know What It Means (To Miss New Orleans) Louis Armstrong, Billie Holiday, others
Early Autumn Ella Fitzgerald
Easy Winners Scott Joplin
Embraceable You George Gershwin
The Entertainer Scott Joplin
Everything Michael Bublé
Falling in Love with You Richard Rodgers
Fascinating Rhythm George Gershwin
Fine and Dandy Kay Swift
Fly Me to the Moon Bart Howard
Forever in Love Kenny G
For Me and My Gal Meyer, Leslie & Goetz
Gee Baby Ain’t I Good To You Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong
Georgia On My Mind Hoagy Carmichael
Girl from Ipanema Frank Sinatra
Harlem Nocturne Duke Ellington, The Viscounts, others
Hello Dolly Louis Armstrong
How Deep is the Ocean Irving Berlin
I Can’t Give You Anything But Love Billie Holiday, Tony Bennett, others I Can’t Believe That You’re In Love With Me Billie Holiday, others
I Got Rhythm George Gershwin
I Left My Heart in San Francisco Tony Bennett
I'm Getting Sentimental Over You Frank Sinatra, Ella Fitzgerald, others I’m in the Mood for Love Nat King Cole
In a Sentimental Mood Duke Ellington
In The Mood Glenn Miller
It Had To Be You Billie Holiday, Harry Connick Jr., others It Don’t Mean a Thing Duke Ellington
It’s Always You Chet Baker
It’s Only A Paper Moon Ella Fitzgerald, Frank Sinatra, Nat King Cole Just The Way You Look Tonight Frank Sinatra
In the Good Old Summertime Evans & Shields
La Vie En Rose Edith Piaf
Let Me Call You Sweetheart Friedman & Whitson
Let’s Dance Benny Goodman
The Look of Love Dusty Springfield, Diana Krall, others Lullaby of Birdland Ella Fitzgerald, Duke Ellington, others Making Whoopie Frank Sinatra, Ella Fitzgerald, others Mambo Italiano Rosemary Clooney, Dean Martin
Maple Leaf Rag Scott Joplin
Meet Mister Callaghan Les Paul, Chet Atkins, others
Memphis in June Hoagy Carmichael
My Wild Irish Rose Chauncey Olcott
Misty Ella Fitzgerald
Moonlight Serenade Glenn Miller
My Funny Valentine Frank Sinatra
New York, New York Frank Sinatra
Night and Day Cole Porter
Oh Lady Be Good George Gershwin
On The Sunny Side of The Street J. McHugh
Perdido Ella Fitzgerald, Duke Ellington, others
Pineapple Rag Scott Joplin
Ragtime Two Step Scott Joplin
Shine On Harvest Moon Leon Redbone, Ruth Etting, others
Sophisticated Lady Duke Ellington
Summertime George Gershwin
Sweet Georgia Brown Louis Armstrong, Wynton Marsalis, etc.
A Swingin’ Safari Bert Kaempfert
Take Five Paul Desmond and Dave Brubeck
Take the “A” Train Billy Strayhorn
That’s Amore Dean Martin
Tickle Toe Count Bassie
Tin Roof Blues New Orleans Rhythm Kings / Louis Armstrong
‘Tis Autumn Nat King Cole
Topsy Count Basie
Trane’s Blues John Coltrane/Miles Davis
Under a Blanket of Blue Ella Fitzgerald, Louis Armstrong, others Under Paris Skies Quincy Jones, Percy Faith, others What a Wonderful World Louis Armstrong, Sam Cooke, others When You’re Smiling Louis Armstrong, Frank Sinatra, others
Witchcraft Frank Sinatra
Young At Heart Frank Sinatra
Broadway & Showtunes / Movies Songs & Themes
Again Beverly, from Fruits Basket
All I Ask Of You Phantom of the Opera
Always Remember Us This Way Lady Gaga, (A Star Is Born)
As Time Goes By Casablanca
Beauty and The Beast Theme Tale as Old as Time
Cheek to Cheek Irving Berlin
Circle of Life Elton John
Colors of the Wind Pocahontas
For the Love of A Princess Braveheart
Futari No Kimochi Kaoru Wada (Innuyasha)
Gabriel's Oboe The Mission
Grow Old With You Adam Sandler (Wedding Singer)
Glow Worm The Girl Behind the Counter
Hedwig’s Theme Harry Potter
In Dreams Lord of the Rings
La Valse D’Amélie Yann Tiersen, from Amélie
Love Story Theme from Love Story
The Lonely Shepherd James Last
Love Theme from The Godfather
The Ludlows Legends of the Fall
Memory Cats
Merry Widow Waltz The Merry Widow
Mia and Sebastian’s Theme Justin Hurwitz (La La Land)
Moon River Breakfast At Tiffany’s
My Heart Will Go On Titanic
Nadia’s Theme The Young and the Restless
Now We Are Free Gladiator
Oceans Hillsong United (Son of God)
She Touched Me Drat! The Cat!
Someday My Prince Will Come Snow White & the Seven Dwarfs Somewhere My Love (Lara’s Theme) Doctor Zhivago
Somewhere Over the Rainbow Judy Garland / Israel Kamakawiwo'ole (both versions)
The Throne Room Star Wars
Sunrise, Sunset Fiddler on The Roof
Triforce Theme The Legend of Zelda
St. Louis Blues The Birth of The Blues
Toot, Toot, Tootsie Bombo
A Whole New World Aladdin
Theme from a Summer Place Henry Mancini
Vienna, City of My Dreams Andrew Rieu, Placido Domingo, others
Latin (Brazilian Choro, Tangos, etc.) & French (Cafe Music, Tangos)
A La Gran Muñeca Jesus Ventura
Alumiando Brazillian Choro
Andalucia Ernesto Lecuona, (Cuban Waltz)
André de Sapato Novo Brazillian Choro Apanhei-te, Cavaquinho Brazillian Choro
As De Copas M. Feijoo
Black Orpheus Manhã de Carnaval
Boedo Julio De Caro
Brussels in the Rain Paquito D’Rivera, (Cuban Bolero)
Chan Chan Buena Vista Social Club
Cine Baronesa Brazillian Choro
C’est Bon D’aimer Orchestre Musette Café De Paris De Camino a la Vereda Buena Vista Social Club
De Coração a Coração Brazillian Choro
Descendo a Serra Brazillian Choro
Desvairada Brazillian Choro
Du Jour Au Lendemain Pate/Noguez
El Choclo Tango Provance/Trichot
El Cuarto De Tula The Buena Vista Social Club Espinha de Bacalhau Brazillian Choro
Fla-Flu Brazillian Choro
Flor de Yumuri Jorge Anckermann (Cuban Cancion-criolla)
Flores Brazillian Choro
The Gift (Recado Bossa Nova) Djalma Ferreira
Hotel Victoria F. Latasa
Indifférence French Cafe Music
Insaisissable Ithier/Denoncin
La Cumparsita G. Rodriguez
La Loca De Amor R. Podesta
Le Tango Select Corchia/Grolier
Ma Rose D’Alsace French Tango
Para Siempre Agel/Melfi
Partir G. Verdu
Sabor A Mi Trio Los Panchos
Sensível Brazillian Waltz
Sertão Alagoano Brazillian Waltz
Simple Tango Vercchuren/Murena
Solo French Tango
Tango Blue Provence/Trichot
Tango Pour Madame Murena/Verchuren
Tico-Tico No Fubá Brazillian Choro
Tu M’as Menti Agel/Carrara
Vibrações Brazillian Choro
Viente Años Buena Vista Social Club
Folk, Celtic, Bluegrass, Appalachian, Old Time, etc.
Please inquire about the hundreds of traditional tunes we can perform from the Irish, Scottish, Bluegrass, Swing, Old Time, and Folk repertoire.
Holiday
Please inquire about the hundreds of holiday tunes we can play.
Original Songwriting
Instrumentals and songs written by Laurel Thomsen and/or her partner Dan Frechette and recorded on their their five albums are available when booking the Dan and Laurel duo. These songs feature violin and acoustic guitar, and many include harmony vocals. Their songs have been written and recorded across diverse genres, including Folk Rock, Celtic, Roots, Classical, Bluegrass, Gospel, Swing, Motown, Rockabilly, Old Time, Country, Cajun, Blues, Latin,
Ragtime, Reggae, and Gypsy Jazz. Please inquire for more information.