SONG OF THE DAY “Enjoy The Silence” by Depeche Mode (Violator, Mute Records, 1990). Written by Martin Gore. INTERESTING FACTS (from wikipedia) – “Enjoy the Silence” is Depeche Mode’s 24th UK single, released on January 16, 1990, and the 2nd single from the album Violator. – “Enjoy the Silence” was re-released as a single in …
SONG OF THE DAY “Blue Monday” by New Order ( [single], Factory Records, 1983). INTERESTING FACTS (from wikipedia) – “Blue Monday” is a dance song recorded in 1982 and originally released as a single in 1983 by British band New Order, and later remixed for further releases in 1988 and 1995. – The song has …
SONG OF THE DAY “Sledgehammer” by Peter Gabriel (So, Geffen Records, 1986). Written by Peter Gabriel. INTERESTING FACTS (from wikipedia) – It peaked at #1 in Canada for 4 weeks on 21 July 1986, #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in the United States on 26 July 1986,[1] and #4 in the UK singles …
SONG OF THE DAY “Marry Me, A Little” as performed by Raul Esparza (Company, 2006 Broadway Revival Cast, Nonesuch Records, 2007). INTERESTING FACTS – From Amazon.com: “There may be no original Broadway cast recording more iconic than 1970’s Company, with its funky organ sound and Elaine Stritch’s not-quite-there high notes, but the December 2006 Broadway …
SONG OF THE DAY “Close To Me” by The Cure (The Head On The Door, Fiction Records, 1985). Written by Robert Smith. INTERESTING DETAILS (from wikipedia) – There are two versions of “Close to Me”, one with a brass section and one without. The version without the brass section is the original album version on …
SONG OF THE DAY “Buffalo Soldier” by Bob Marley (Confrontation, Tuff Gong/ Island Records, 1983). Written by Bob Marley & Noel G. “King Sporty” Williams. INTERESTING FACTS (from wikipedia) – “Buffalo Soldier” is from Marley’s final recording sessions in 1980. – It did not appear on record until the 1983 posthumous release of Confrontation, two …
SONG OF THE DAY “Alone” – Heart (Bad Animals, Capitol Records, 1987). Written by Billy Steinberg and Tom Kelly. INTERESTING FACTS (from wikipedia) – The song is not an original by Heart; it is a cover. It first appeared on a pet project by composers Billy Steinberg and Tom Kelly’s called I-Ten, Taking a Cold …
SONG OF THE DAY “Watching The Wheels” – John Lennon (Double Fantasy, Geffen Records, 1981). Written by John Lennon. “Watching The Wheels” – Matisyahu (Instant Karma: The Amnesty International Campaign to Save Darfur, Warner Bros./Amnesty International/Art for Amnesty, 2007). Written by John Lennon. INTERESTING FACTS (from wikipedia) – The single was released posthumously after his …