"  Accentuate the Positive-Eliminate the Negative "  Listen to this impassioned " sermon' in song by Harold Arlen and the southern boy lyricist. Johnny Mercer. The woman preacher is Barbara Cook, in her eighties and having overcome many difficulties in her life, still able to inspire audiences not to despair even in the face of dire circumstances.

I often start off my day with this song joined by " Ann of a Thousand Songs" and a coffee laced with Southern Comfort. ( and it is very comforting.)

https://youtu.be/bYim922qC0Y 

"  This Times the Dreams on Me"   Harold Arlen & Johnny Mercer wrote this song for the 1942 movie " Blues in the Night" which also contained the famous song named in the film's title. It is sung so  tenderly by Dick Haymes, a splendid example of the term crooner , a style always appreciated by women listeners. These crooners would deliver songs with loving conviction. restraint and clarity. The tradition began with Bing Crosby, followed by Sinatra, Haymes and other male singers like Tony Bennett plus young singers like Michael Buble continuing in the same artistic tradition.

 https://youtu.be/wq4gYupKyls