• I Want You To Want Me – Damhnait Doyle

    SONG OF THE DAY “I Want You To Want Me” by Damhnait Doyle (Lights Down Low, Turtlemusik, 2008.) Written by Rick Nielsen. INTERESTING FACTS (a la wikipedia) – “I Want You To Want Me” is (obviously) a song by Cheap Trick, which first appeared on their second album In Color in 1977. – It was …

  • Lay Down (Candles In The Rain) – Melanie Safka

    SONG OF THE DAY “Lay Down (Candles In The Rain)” by Melanie Safka (Candles In The Rain, Buddah Records, 1970). Written by Melanie Safka. INTERESTING FACTS (a la wikipedia) – “Lay Down (Candles In The Rain)” was the second single from Melanie’s 1970 album Candles in the Rain. The song proved to her breakthrough hit …

  • Rollercoaster – M. Ward

    SONG OF THE DAY “Rollercoaster” by M. Ward (Post-War, Merge Records, 2006). Written by Matthew Steven Ward. INTERESTING FACTS (a la wikipedia) – Matthew Steven Ward (stage name M. Ward) is a singer-songwriter and guitarist who rose to prominence in the Portland, Oregon music scene. – He has guested on recordings by Cat Power, Beth …

  • Hard To Be In Love – Ryan Levine

    SONG OF THE DAY “Hard To Be In Love” by Ryan Levine feat. Kristine Elizabeth (Hard To Be In Love, Quango Records, 2009). Written by Ryan Levine. WHERE DID I HEAR IT? This is yet another song and artist I’ve been exposed to through the sheer genius of the soundtrack geniuses of NBC’s hit show, …