• Songbird – Christine McVie

    SONG OF THE DAY “Songbird” by Christine McVie. Written by Christine McVie. MY TAKE I heard an acoustic (possibly live) version of this song on 105.9 The River’s Acoustic After Dark program two nights ago. This program is seriously the bane of my existence because they play amazing versions of songs ALL THE TIME, and …

  • Scenes From An Italian Restaurant – Billy Joel

    SONG OF THE DAY “Scenes From An Italian Restaurant” by Billy Joel (The Stranger, Columbia Records, 1977). Written by Billy Joel. MY TAKE First, I love how Billy Joel looks like a hoodrat in that photo I chose. Ridiculous. Now for serious… This song was probably milling around my world for a decade or so …

  • You’ve Made Me So Very Happy – Blood, Sweat & Tears

    SONG OF THE DAY “You’ve Made Me So Very Happy” by Blood, Sweat & Tears (Blood, Sweat & Tears, 1969). Written by Brenda Holloway, Patrice Holloway, Frank Wilson and Berry Gordy. MY TAKE This is a song I’ve loved since childhood. It’s really emotional, especially the lead vocals (though I do get weepy from the amazing brass section’s …

  • Wild Night by John Mellencamp & Meshell Ndegeocello

    SONG OF THE DAY “Wild Nights” by John Mellencamp & Me’shell Ndegeocello (Dance Naked, Mercury Records, 1994). Written by Van Morrison. MY TAKE Eek! I love John/ny Cougar Mellencamp! He was my first concert as a music-conscious teen. It was summer at the beautiful Pine Knob (now DTE Music whatever, I still call it Pine …