• Someone To Watch Over Me by Blossom Dearie

    SONG OF THE DAY “Someone To Watch Over Me” by Blossom Dearie (My Gentleman Friend, Verve Records, 1959). Composed by George Gershwin with lyrics by Ira Gershwin. I’M DUMB I got a digital voice recorder for Christmas so that when I was in the car driving and I heard a great song on the radio, …

  • Tango ˜Til They’re Sore – Tom Waits

    SONG OF THE DAY “Tango ‘Til They’re Sore” by Tom Waits (Rain Dogs, Island Records, 1985). Written by Tom Waits. INTERESTING FACTS (a la wikipedia) – Rain Dogs is the 9th album by American singer-songwriter Tom Waits. – A loose concept album about “the urban dispossessed” of New York City, Rain Dogs is generally considered …

  • Satisfied Mind – Lucinda Williams

    SONG OF THE DAY “Satisfied Mind” by Lucinda Williams (Ramblin’, Smithsonian Folkways Records, 1979). INTERESTING FACTS (a la wikipedia) – Ramblin’ is a cover album by Lucinda Williams, her first professional release. – “A Satisfied Mind” is a song written by Joe “Red” Hayes and Jack Rhodes. The song came from Hayes’ mother. – The …

  • Eucalyptus Trail by Rickie Lee Jones

    SONG OF THE DAY “Eucalyptus Trail” by Rickie Lee Jones (Balm In Gilead, Fantasy Records, 2009). LINKS My beloved Paste Magazine’s review of the album. Read about her newest album, Balm in Gilead, on Rickie Lee Jones’ official website by clicking on discography and then clicking on the record. The album makes the BBC’s Best …