SONG OF THE DAY “Blue” by Joni Mitchell (Blue, Reprise Records, 1971). Written by Joni Mitchell. MY TAKE Well, obviously I’m having a little bit of a Joni Mitchell moment this week. I always love Joni, but the amount of time I actually spend listening to her is sometimes diminished by the amount of time …
SONG OF THE DAY “For The Roses” by Joni Mitchell (For The Roses, Asylum Records, 1972). Written by Joni Mitchell. INTERESTING FACTS (a la wikipedia) – For the Roses is a 1972 album by Joni Mitchell, between her two biggest commercial and critical successes - Blue and Court & Spark. – In 2007 it was one of 50 …
SONG OF THE DAY “For Love & Your Mother’s Sake” by The United Steel Workers Of Montreal (Three On The Tree, Weewerk Records, 2009). LINKS MySpace Page CBC Radio 3 United Steel Workers Of Montreal page Official Website Toronto-based indie label Weewerk Records INTERESTING FACTS (a la Wikipedia) – United Steel Workers of Montreal (or USWM) …
SONG OF THE DAY “Bluebirds, Flowers & Other Things” by Brent Randall & His Pinecones (We Were Strangers in Paddington Green, 2008). LINKS NOW Magazine Review, Toronto, January 7-14, 2009 | VOL 28 NO 19 Obscure Sound Blog, February 24th, 2009 My blog entry from February 6th, 2010 about “Strange Love (Don’t Be Lazy)”, Â another …
SONG OF THE DAY “If You Asked Me” by Meaghan Smith (The Cricket’s Orchestra, Sire Records, 2009). LINKS iLike.com – Listen to the full song: Here ya go! Meaghan Smith’s official website All Things Considered article, March 14th, 2010 INTERESTING FACTS (a la wikipedia) – Meaghan Smith is a Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist. – Smith grew up …
SONG OF THE DAY “Good As Gold” by Melissa McClelland (Stranded In Suburbia, Orange Records Label, 2004). Written by Melissa McClelland. INTERESTING FACTS (a la wikipedia) – Stranded in Suburbia is the title of Melissa McClelland’s second album. – Melissa McClelland (born c. 1979) is an American-born Canadian singer-songwriter who lived in Burlington, Ontario in her youth and now bases …
SONG OF THE DAY “Silver Springs” by Fleetwood Mac (The Dance, Warner Bros./ Reprise Records, 1997). Written by Stevie Nicks. MY TAKE This song seems to seriously want me to blog about it this week! First, I’m singing along to it as I’m creating a birthday playlist for my Aunt Di (find the playlist below! …
SONG OF THE DAY “I Had Something” by Lucy Kaplansky (The Red Thread, Red House Records, 2004). Written by Lucy Kaplansky and Richard Litvin. MY TAKE I first heard this song on Putumayo’s American Folk album, and have since bought Kaplansky’s album The Red Thread because this track peaked serious interest in me—which is saying something …
SONG OF THE DAY “Shine A Light” by Wolf Parade (Apologies To The Queen Mary, Subpop Records, 2006). WHERE I HEARD IT This is my third post in a row of a song that I discovered on CBS’ Criminal Minds during this season, Season 5. BRIEF BIO (a la wikipedia) – Wolf Parade is an indie …
SONG OF THE DAY “I’m Your Man” by Leonard Cohen (I’m Your Man [album], Columbia Records, 1988). Written by Leonard Cohen. WHERE I HEARD IT Another great song from Season 5 of CBS’ Criminal Minds. BRIEF INFO FROM WIKIPEDIA – I’m Your Man is a 1988 album by Leonard Cohen. The album marked Cohen’s further move to …