SONG OF THE DAY “We Almost Lost Detroit” by Gil Scott-Heron & Brian Jackson (Bridges, Arista Records, 1977). Written by Gil Scott-Heron. WHERE’D I HEAR IT? This album version was featured on ABC’s Detroit 1-8-7 in episode 10, “Shelter”, an episode about the Detroit riots of 1967. LINKS First, a great Dec. 2003 Mojo article …
SONG OF THE DAY “People Gonna Talk” by James Hunter (People Gonna Talk, Go/ Rounder Records, 2006). Written by James Hunter. WHERE I HEARD IT On this season of NBC’s Parenthood, the episode titled “If This Boat Is A ‘Rockin’ “. LINK allmusic.com’s review (4 out of 5 stars) INTERESTING FACTS (a la wikipedia) – James …
SONG OF THE DAY “Roll On Oblivion” by Jason Collett (Here’s To Being Here, Arts & Crafts Records, 2008). WHERE I HEARD IT On this season of NBC’s Parenthood, the episode titled “If This Boat Is A ‘Rockin’ “. INTERESTING FACTS (a la wikipedia) – Jason Collett is a Toronto-based singer-songwriter. – He is a member …
SONG OF THE DAY “Trouble Tracks” by Cowboy and Indian (2010 single?) WHERE I HEARD IT On this season of NBC’s Parenthood, the episode titled “If This Boat Is A ‘Rockin’ “. LINKS Cowboy and Indian’s official website here. Cowboy and Indian’s MySpace page here. ARTICLE FROM FILTERMAGAZINE.COM The story of Cowboy and Indian is …
SONG OF THE DAY “Madder Red” by Yeasayer (Odd Blood, Secretly Canadian Records, 2010) WHERE I HEARD IT On this season of NBC’s Parenthood, the episode titled “If This Boat Is A ‘Rockin’ “. INTERESTING FACTS (a la wikipedia) – Yeasayer (pronounced /ˈjeɪseɪər/) is an experimental rock band based in Brooklyn, New York. – The …
SONG OF THE DAY “Icarus” by White Hinterland (Kairos, Dead Oceans Records, 2010). WHERE I HEARD IT This was the song played during Gretchen’s (you may know her as “Wretchen”)finale runway on this season of Project Runway. Hate the clothes, love the music. LINKS Here’s a link to download the song for free: Click here. …
SONG OF THE DAY “Clair de Lune” by Claude Debussy. Composed from 1890 to 1905 as the third of the four movements of “Suite bergamasque”. Published in 1905. WHERE I HEARD IT Yesterday, I referenced a compilation album titled Artist’s Choice: Joni Mitchell while I was blogging about the Marvin Gaye song “Trouble Man”. Well, …
SONG OF THE DAY “Trouble Man” by Marvin Gaye (Trouble Man, Tamla, 1972). Recorded at Hitsville U.S.A. Studios, Detroit, MI. The entire album was composed, written and produced by Marvin Gaye. AS HEARD ON Well, weirdly enough this song hit me twice in one day. First, I watched October 27th’s Criminal Minds episode “Devil’s Night,” …
SONG OF THE DAY “True Love Will Find You In The End” by Daniel Johnston (Retired Boxer, Stress Records, 1984). Written by Daniel Johnston. AS HEARD ON This song was ironically featured in the recent Weeds episode “Fran Tarkenton”. INTERESTING FACTS (a la wikipedia) – Retired Boxer is the seventh self-released music cassette album by …
SONG OF THE DAY “If I Had A Boat” by Lyle Lovett (Pontiac, Curb Records, 1987). Written by Lyle Lovett. AS HEARD ON As seen on NBC’s Parenthood. INTERESTING FACTS (a la wikipedia) – Lyle Pearce Lovett (born November 1, 1957) is an American singer-songwriter and actor. – Active since 1980, he has recorded thirteen …