Carù consigliaBox 4CD (formato LP) con libro di 160 pagine con copertina rigida, 88 brani. Durata approssimativa: 262 minuti. Songs Of The Depression: Boom, Bust And The New Deal esamina gli effetti del crollo economico attraverso il mezzo della canzone popolare. Partendo dalla follia del boom del mercato azionario alla fine degli anni '20, ripercorre le politiche confuse e spesso assurde e falsamente ottimistiche del governo nei primi mesi della crisi, attraverso la triste consapevolezza della gente che il governo li aveva delusi, fino all'euforia esagerata e all'irriverenza giovanile dell'era del New Deal. I folli sbalzi d'umore del periodo si riflettono in 88 canzoni come Tips On The Stock Market di Eddie Cantor, Hallelujah I'm A Bum di Al Jolson, 10 Cents A Dance di Ruth Etting, There's No Depression In Love di Vincent Rose, I'm An Unemployed Sweetheart di Lee Morse, If I Ever Get A Job Again di Gene Kardo, Boulevard Of Broken Dreams di Connee Boswell e il duetto di Louis Armstrong con i Mills Brothers in WPA. E, naturalmente, Bing Crosby interpreta l'inno più struggente della Grande Depressione, Brother Can You Spare A Dime. 78 giri originali provenienti dalle collezioni di Michael Brooks, Harry Coster, Roger Robles e Jim Shepherd.
1-1. Hittin' The Ceiling (2:59)
1-2. I'm In The Market For You (2:46)
1-3. Happy Days Are Here Again (3:18)
1-4. Song Of The Bayou (extract) (0:26)
1-5. Eddie Cantor's Tips On The Stock Market (2:21)
1-6. A Cottage For Sale (2:44)
1-7. Get Happy (3:30)
1-8. Sweeping The Clouds Away (3:23)
1-9. Laughing At Life (2:58)
1-10. It's A Great Life (If You Don't Weaken) (3:15)
1-11. Cheer Up, Good Times Are Coming! (2:50)
1-12. Cheer Up! (4:03)
1-13. Singing A Vagabond Song (3:24)
1-14. Son Of The Son (2:23)
1-15. Hallelujah! I'm A Bum (2:31)
1-16. Big City Blues (2:58)
1-17. There's A Tear For Every Smile In Hollywood (3:10)
1-18. Ten Cents A Dance (3:15)
1-19. Cigarettes, Cigars (3:05)
1-20. Just A Gigolo (2:16)
1-21. Love For Sale (3:12)
1-22. We Can Live On Love (3:11)
2-1. There's No Depression In Love (2:53)
2-2. Now's The Time To Fall In Love (2:53)
2-3. I'm An Unemployed Sweetheart (3:18)
2-4. I Got Five Dollars (2:57)
2-5. I Found A Million Dollar Baby (3:00)
2-6. Last Dollar (2:37)
2-7. Here It Is Monday And I've Still Got A Dollar (2:43)
2-8. Wrap Your Troubles In Dreams (3:06)
2-9. Whistling In The Dark (3:11)
2-10. Dancing In The Dark (3:05)
2-11. Alone Together (3:20)
2-12. Life Is Just A Bowl Of Cherries (2:32)
2-13. (We've Got To) Put That Sun Back In The Sky (3:01)
2-14. Shoo Put The Hoodoo Away (2:59)
2-15. Whistle And Blow Your Blues Away (3:23)
2-16. Headin' For Better Times (2:59)
2-17. Let's Have Another Cup Of Coffee (3:15)
2-18. Sittin' On A Rubbish Can (2:53)
2-19. Underneath The Arches (3:00)
2-20. Brother Can You Spare A Dime? (3:12)
2-21. Remember My Forgotten Man (3:03)
2-22. It Must Be Swell To Be Laying Out Dead (3:00)
3-1. Supper Time (3:30)
3-2. Banking On The Weather (2:55)
3-3. A Shanty In Old Shantytown (3:00)
3-4. (Here We Are) Rolling In Love (3:40)
3-5. I'd Rather Be A Beggar With You (2:57)
3-6. Here You Come With Love (2:50)
3-7. Let's Put Out The Lights And Go To Sleep (3:09)
3-8. The Clouds Will Soon Roll By (3:05)
3-9. Rome Wasn't Built In A Day (2:45)
3-10. If I Ever Get A Job Again (3:02)
3-11. Them Good Old Times Are Coming Back Again (2:49)
3-12. Who's Afraid Of The Big Bad Wolf? (3:59)
3-13. There's A New Day Coming (2:55)
3-14. Buy American! (3:06)
3-15. Hey! Young Fella (2:51)
3-16. The Grass Is Getting Greener (2:39)
3-17. (I Went Hunting) And The Big Bad Wolf Was Dead (3:06)
3-18. We're Out Of The Red (3:12)
3-19. We're In The Money (2:32)
3-20. The Road Is Open Again (2:55)
3-21. Let 'Em Eat Cake (2:51)
3-22. In A One Room Flat (2:51)
4-1. What Have We Got To Lose? (3:34)
4-2. Stringin' Along On A Shoe String (2:45)
4-3. When My Ship Comes In (3:03)
4-4. If I Had A Million Dollars (2:47)
4-5. Our Penthouse On Third Avenue (2:52)
4-6. Raising The Rent (3:06)
4-7. Annie Doesn't Live Here Anymore (2:52)
4-8. The Boulevard Of Broken Dreams (3:09)
4-9. Now I'm A Lady (3:08)
4-10. I Gotta Get Up And Go To Work (2:43)
4-11. Gotta Go To Work Again (2:36)
4-12. Are You Making Any Money? (2:53)
4-13. Got The Jitters (2:52)
4-14. Rain (2:53)
4-15. With Plenty Of Money And You (2:53)
4-16. I'm Feeling Like A Million (2:39)
4-17. Slummin' On Park Avenue (2:39)
4-18. Whistle While You Work (2:39)
4-19. WPA (2:45)
4-20. Hey Pop! I Don't Wanna Go To Work (2:41)
4-21. Dawn Of A New Day (2:31)
4-22. Happy Days Are Here Again (2:36)
