SONG OF THE DAY “Strange Fruit” by Nina Simone (Pastel Blues, Philips Records, 1965). Written by Abel Meeropol. WHERE I HEARD IT As seen in an episode of CBS’ Cold Case that involved a lynching case. INTERESTING FACTS (a la wikipedia) – “Strange Fruit” is a song performed most famously by Billie Holiday. – It …
SONG OF THE DAY “Midnight Special” by Paul Evans ( [single], Guaranteed Records, 1960). MY TAKE A young Harry Dean Stanton sings this on guitar during a scene in Cool Hand Luke, which I recently plugged away at. Nice plot, but not my pace for a movie. Of course, this song is also featured on one …
SONG OF THE DAY “Plastic Jesus” as performed by Paul Newman during the 1967Â film Cool Hand Luke. Written by Ed Rush & George Cromarty. INTERESTING FACTS (a la wikipedia) – “Plastic Jesus” is an American folk song written by Ed Rush and George Cromarty in 1957. – They recorded it as a humorous ad spoof …
SONG OF THE DAY “Whatcha See Is Whatcha Get” by The Dramatics ( [single], Volt/ Stax Records, 1971). WHERE I HEARD IT Last week’s episode of ABC’s cop drama-comedy “Detroit 1-8-7”. INTERESTING FACTS (a la wikipedia) – The song was a #1 hit on the Billboard R&B charts, and broke into the Top 10 of …
SONG OF THE DAY “In One Ear” by Cage The Elephant (Cage The Elephant, Jive/ RED Records, 2009). WHERE I HEARD IT This season of Fox’s Bones featured this song in a recent episode. INTERESTING FACTS (a la wikipedia) – The song was released as the fifth single from the band’s 2009 self-titled debut album. …
SONG OF THE DAY “On The Dark Side” by John Cafferty & The Beaver Brown Band (Eddie & The Cruisers soundtrack, 1983). INTERESTING FACTS (a la wikipedia) – John Cafferty & The Beaver Brown Band is the name of an American rock band of the 1970s and 1980s, from Narragansett, Rhode Island. – Originally known …
SONG OF THE DAY “Hopeless” by Dionne Farris (Love Jones: The Music soundtrack, Sony Records, 1997). Written by Van Hunt. WHERE I HEARD IT While I was on Dave Koz’s youtube page looking for my video for my “Start All Over Over” blog post from last week I found this recommended to me in the …
SONG OF THE DAY “Jackson” by Johnny & June Carter Cash (1968). Written by Jerry Leiber and Billy Edd Wheeler. INTERESTING FACTS (a la wikipedia) – “Jackson” is a song about a married couple who find (according to the lyrics) that the “fire” has gone out of their relationship. The song relates the desire of both …
SONG OF THE DAY “Start All Over Again” by Dave Koz feat. Dana Glover (Hello Tomorrow, Concord Jazz Records, 2010). Written by Dana Glover. WHERE I HEARD IT This song was actually performed live during a scene in last week’s Desperate Housewives, though it was interrupted by a hair-pulling scene between Vanessa Williams and Eva …
SONG OF THE DAY “Keep It Simple” by Hannah Miller (Into The Black, 2008). Written by Hannah Miller. WHERE I HEARD IT NBC’s Mercy, Season 1 (only season, show got cancelled, sadness personified), episode 13 “Can We Talk About The Giant Elephant In The Ambulance,” which originally aired 2/3/10. LINKS Here’s where I found out …