SONG OF THE DAY “If You Want Me To Say” by Sly & The Family Stone (Fresh, Epic Records, 1973). Written and produced by Sly Stone. MY TAKE Well, it’s hard to say anything profound about as critically-acclaimed a song and album as this, but I’ll tell you how it fits into my world and …
SONG OF THE DAY “Adiemus” by Karl Jenkins (Adiemus:Â Songs Of Sanctuary, Jenkins Ratledge Records, 1995). Written by Karl Jenkins. MY TAKE For a week, I have been desperately trying to think of a great childhood music memory to blog about today in honor of my sister Lili’s birthday, but kept thinking of Disney songs and …
SONG OF THE DAY “Caravan” by Van Morrison (Moondance, Warner Bros. Records, 1970). Written by Van Morrison. MY TAKE This was one of the albums I was raised on. Well, to be frank, I was only raised on the A side, though I am familiar with the songs on the B side of the album. …
SONG OF THE DAY “Easy Tonight” by Five For Fighting (America Town, Aware/ Columbia Records, 2000). Written by John Ondrasik. MY TAKE This song was featured earlier on this blog in the playlist titled “What Didn’t Make the Cut #5: Driving Songs CD”. I have loved this song for a decade, though the whole album …
SONG OF THE DAY “Kisses Sweeter Than Wine” by Jackson Browne & Bonnie Raitt (Where Have All The Flowers Gone: The Songs Of Pete Seeger, Appleseed Records, 1998). Written by [see below]. HOW I FOUND IT This cover was the greatest (and maybe only?) fourth of July present I’ve ever received in my life! My …
SONG OF THE DAY “All I Want” by Herbie Hancock featuring vocals by Sonya Kitchell (River: The Joni Letters, Verve Records, 2007). Written by Joni Mitchell, and originally appearing on her 1971 album Blue.
SONG OF THE DAY “Burning Down The House” by Bonnie Raitt (Road Tested, Capitol Records, 1995). Written by David Byrne. WHY TODAY? This incredible version of this song was featured in a dance party scene in Six Feet Under, and was consequently brought back into my consciousness. I had mentioned it earlier in this blog …
SONG OF THE DAY “Girl With One Eye” by Florence + The Machine (Lungs, Island Records, 2009). Written by Matt Alchin, David Ashby, & James McCool. WHY TODAY Basically, because I’m really bad. My dad bought this for me for my birthday, but it came today and I got excited and opened the present and …
SONG OF THE DAY “Out On Weekend” by Neil Young (Harvest, Reprise Records, 1972). Written by Neil Young. INTERESTING FACTS (a la wikipedia) – Harvest is the fourth solo album by Neil Young. – It featured the London Symphony Orchestra on two tracks, while noted guests David Crosby, Graham Nash, Linda Ronstadt, Stephen Stills, and James Taylor contributed vocals. – It topped …
SONG OF THE DAY “Dog Days Are Over” by Florence + The Machine (Lungs, Universal Island/ Moshi Moshi/ IAMSOUND, 2008). Written by Florence Welch, Isabella Summers. WHY TODAY? Well, I first discovered this song back in October from the television show Mercy, and, true to form, the song appears on my October 2009 Monthly Playlist. Then a few days …