SONG OF THE DAY “The Dirty Ol’ Tractor Song” by Little Miss Higgins (Junction City, Little Miss Higgins Music, 2007). Written by Little Miss Higgins. INTERESTING FACTS (from Amazon) – A country blues pianist, guitarist, and singer, Little Miss Higgins (known to perform with her partner in music, Foy Taylor) was born in Alberta, Canada, …
SONG OF THE DAY “The Ghost of Bill Haley” by Chinese Food (When The Future Caught Fire, 2008).
SONG OF THE DAY “It’s Only A Paper Moon” by Oscar Peterson Trio (With Respect To Nat, Verve Records, 1998). Written in 1933 by E. Y. Harburg and Billy Rose. INTERESTING FACTS (from wikipedia) – It was written originally for an unsuccessful Broadway play called The Great Magoo, set in Coney Island. – It was …
SONG OF THE DAY “Light You Up” by Pilot Speed (Wooden Bones, MapleMusic Recordings, 2009). INTERESTING FACTS (from wikipedia) – Pilot Speed (formerly known as Pilate) is a Canadian rock band that formed in 1999 in Toronto, Ontario. – The quartet’s debut EP, For All That’s Given,Wasted, was released in 2001 MapleMusic Recordings who later …
SONG OF THE DAY “Detroit ’67” by Sam Roberts (Love At The End Of The World, Secret Brain Records/ Universal Music Canada, 2008). Written by Sam Roberts. INTERESTING FACTS – Love at the End of the World is the third full length album from Canadian rock musician Sam Roberts. – The album cover is based …
SONG OF THE DAY “Everything You’ve Done Wrong” by Sloan (One Chord To Another, Murderecords, Canada, 1996) (The Enclave, U.S., 1997). Written by Chris Murphy, Patrick Pentland, Jay Ferguson, and Andrew Scott. INTERESTING FACTS (from wikipedia) – One Chord to Another was the third album by Canadian rock band Sloan. – In 1994 Geffen (their …
SONG OF THE DAY “The Stoop” – Little Jackie (The Stoop, S-Curve Records, 2008). Written by Imani Coppola, Mike Mangini and Adam Pallin. INTERESTING FACTS (from wikipedia) – The song appears in the 2009 movie The Final Destination, an episode of 90210 and in New York Goes To Hollywood when Little Jackie asked for Tiffany …
SONG OF THE DAY “Pourquoi” by Marie-Pierre Arthur (Marie-Pierre Arthur, Bonsound Records, 2009). Written by Marie-Pierre Arthur. INTERESTING FACTS (from Wikipedia) – This is her first solo album. – This song and its artist have both been nominated for Quebec Indie Music Awards for 2009. MY TAKE First, a big thanks to Meg for introducing …