• While You See A Chance – Steve Winwood

    SONG OF THE DAY “While You See A Chance” by Steve Winwood (Arc of a Diver, Island Records, 1980). Written By Steve Winwood & Will Jennings. WHY Because this is one of the greatest songs ever written, and because I simply cannot excise it from my brain on a sunny day. I wanted to incorporate …

  • Get By by Talib Kweli

    SONG OF THE DAY “Get By” by Talib Kweli (Quality, Rawkus/UMVD Records, 2002). INTERESTING FACTS (a la wikipedia) – Quality is rapper Talib Kweli’s first solo album. – It received wide critical acclaim and had some commercial appeal from the song “Get By” produced by Kanye West. – It is also hailed as a hip-hop …

  • Ain’t No Love In The Heart Of The City by Bobby “Blue” Bland

    SONG OF THE DAY “Ain’t No Love In The Heart Of The City” by Bobby “Blue” Bland (Dreamer, Dunhill Records, 1974). Written by Michael Price and Dan Walsh. WHERE I HEARD IT This is my final post about the soundtrack of ABC’s cancelled “Detroit 1-8-7”, Episode 118: “Blackout”, first aired: March 20, 2011. INTERESTING FACTS …

  • Falling Slowly by Swell Season

    SONG OF THE DAY “Falling Slowly” by Swell Season (Once, Overcoat Recordings, 2006). Written by Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova. WHERE I HEARD IT ABC’s now-defunct “Detroit 1-8-7”, Episode 117: “Motor City Blues”, first aired: March 8, 2011. INTERESTING FACTS (a la wikipedia) – “Falling Slowly” is a song written and performed by Glen Hansard …