SONG OF THE DAY “Roll To Me” – Del Amitri (Twisted, A & M Records, 1995). Written by Justin Curry. INTERESTING FACTS (from wikipedia) – This song reached the Top 10 in the Billboard’s Hot 100. – The track was less successful in their native UK, reaching No. 22. – The band does not consider …
SONG OF THE DAY “Shine” by Collective Soul (Hints, Allegations, and Things Left Unsaid, Atlantic, 1994). Written by Ed Roland. “Shine” by Dolly Parton with Nickel Creek (Little Sparrow, Sugar Hill Records, 2001). Written by Ed Roland. INTERESTING DETAILS (from wikipedia) – The song served as the lead single from their 1993 debut album, Hints, …
SONG OF THE DAY “Sarah” by Ray Lamontagne (Gossip In The Grain, RCA, 2008). Written by Ray Lamontagne. INTERESTING FACTS (from wikipedia) – Gossip in the Grain is singer-songwriter Ray LaMontagne’s third full-length release. – The album peaked at #3 on the Billboard 200, #1 on the Billboard Top Rock Albums, and #1 on the …
SONG OF THE DAY “One Love/ People Get Ready” by Bob Marley & The Wailers (Exodus, Tuff Gong Records, 1980). Recorded in 1977. Written by Bob Marley and Curtis Mayfield. INTERESTING FACTS (from wikipedia) – It was first recorded in a ska style by Marley’s original group, The Wailers, on their 1965 debut album The …
SONG OF THE DAY “Too Much Heaven On Their Minds” by Murray Head (Jesus Christ Superstar, Decca/ MCA, 1970). Written by Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber. INTERESTING FACTS (from wikipedia) – The rock opera was first heard as an album before being staged on Broadway. – The album reached #1 on the Billboard chart …
SONG OF THE DAY “Southern California Wants To Be Western New York” by Dar Williams (Mortal City, Razor & Tie Records, 1996). Written by Dar Williams. Featuring Larry Campbell on guitar and mandolin. MY TAKE I’m traveling to Buffalo today for the weekend, so I thought it only fitting that this be the song I …
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 “Black” by Pearl Jam (Ten, Epic Records, 1991). Lyrics by Eddie Vedder, and music by Stone Gossard. INTERESTING FACTS (from wikipedia) – After the album’s commercial success, Epic Records urged the group to release the song as a single. The band refused, citing the song’s personal nature. Vedder stated that “fragile …
SONG OF THE DAY “Barracuda” – Heart (Little Queen, Portrait Records, 1977). Written by Ann Wilson, Nancy Wilson, Michael DeRosier, Sue Ennis & Roger Fisher. INTERESTING FACTS (from wikipedia) –CONTROVERSY!: “Barracuda” was the result of a major controversial episode in the Wilson sisters’ careers and lives. In 1977 Heart’s record label, Mushroom Records, fueled rumors …
SONG OF THE DAY “Lemon Tree” – Peter, Paul & Mary (Peter, Paul & Mary, Warner Bros., 1962). Written by Will Holt. INTERESTING FACTS (from wikipedia) – Unlike most folk musicians who were a part of the early 1960s Greenwich Village music scene, Travers actually grew up in that New York neighborhood. – In 1938, …