• I Made A Lover’s Prayer – Gillian Welch

    SONG OF THE DAY “I Made A Lover’s Prayer” by Gillian Welch (Soul Journey, Acony Records, 2003). Written by Gillian Welch and David Rawlings. WHERE I HEARD IT On CBS’ detective drama Criminal Minds, season 5. BRIEF BIO (a la wikipedia) – Soul Journey is the fourth studio album by Gillian Welch. – As with all …

  • Easy Tonight – Five For Fighting

    SONG OF THE DAY “Easy Tonight” by Five For Fighting (America Town, Aware/ Columbia Records, 2000). Written by John Ondrasik. MY TAKE This song was featured earlier on this blog in the playlist titled “What Didn’t Make the Cut #5: Driving Songs CD”. I have loved this song for a decade, though the whole album …

  • This Old Heart Of Mine (Is Weak For You) – The Isley Brothers

    SONG OF THE DAY “This Old Heart of Mine (Is Weak For You)” by The Isley Brothers (This Old Heart Of Mine [single], Tamla/ Motown Records, 1966). Written by Holland–Dozier–Holland, and Sylvia Moy. MY TAKE This song was featured on my July 2010 playlist! This song was playing in the background of an episode of season 4 …

  • Cake Parade – Georgie James

    SONG OF THE DAY “Cake Parade” by Georgie James (Places, Saddle Creek Records, 2007). MY TAKE This song was featured on my July 2010 playlist. I bought this album, Places, two years ago for the song “Long Week,” which I had heard late at night on a Connecticut college radio station while visiting my fiancee. …