• Hopeless – Dionne Farris

    SONG OF THE DAY “Hopeless” by Dionne Farris (Love Jones: The Music soundtrack, Sony Records, 1997). Written by Van Hunt. WHERE I HEARD IT While I was on Dave Koz’s youtube page looking for my video for my “Start All Over Over” blog post from last week I found this recommended to me in the …

  • Aquarius/ Let The Sunshine In – The 5th Dimension

    SONG OF THE DAY “Aquarius/ Let The Sunshine In” by The 5th Dimension (The Age of Aquarius, Soul City Records, 1969). Written by James Rado, Gerome Ragni, and Galt MacDermot. MY TAKE I was actually raised on this cover version, rather than the Hair soundtrack, as any responsible parent who is a fan of Hair should rightly do …

  • Jackson – Johnny & June Carter Cash

    SONG OF THE DAY “Jackson” by Johnny & June Carter Cash (1968). Written by Jerry Leiber and Billy Edd Wheeler. INTERESTING FACTS (a la wikipedia) – “Jackson” is a song about a married couple who find (according to the lyrics) that the “fire” has gone out of their relationship. The song relates the desire of both …

  • A Little Respect – Erasure

    SONG OF THE DAY “A Little Respect” by Erasure (The Innocents, Mute/ Sire Records, 1987). Written by Vince Clarke and Andy Bell. WHY TODAY? My friend Jeff dyed his hair bleach blond for halloween today and it IMMEDIATELY made me picture Erasure and start singing this song, one of my absolute favorite songs of all time. I …