SONG OF THE DAY “You Are Forgiven” from the medley “A Quick One, While He’s Away” by The Who (A Quick One, Decca Records, 1966). Written by Pete Townshend. INTERESTING FACTS (a la wikipedia) – “A Quick One, While He’s Away” is a 1966 medley written by Pete Townshend and recorded by The Who for …
SONG OF THE DAY “21 Guns” by Greenday (21st Century Breakdown, Reprise Records, 2009). Written by Billie Joe Armstrong. INTERESTING FACTS (a la wikipedia) – It is the 2nd single from their eighth studio album, 21st Century Breakdown. The single was released through Reprise Records on May 25, 2009 as a digital download and July …
Disc one – Inspired By The Noise one. Allie Moss – Corner (from ‘Brothers & Sisters’) two. Florence + The Machine – Dog Days Are Over (from ‘Mercy’) three. The Features – Lions (‘Mercy’) four. The Church – Under The Milky Way Tonight (from a car commercial) five. Dave Thomas, Jr. – Sink or Swim …
SONG OF THE DAY “The Origin Of Love” as performed by John Cameron Mitchell and Miriam Shor (Hedwig & The Angry Inch Motion Picture Soundtrack, Hybrid Recordings, 2001). Written by Stephen Trask. INTERESTING FACTS (from wikipedia) – Stephen Trask wrote the song, which is based on a story from Plato’s Symposium. In the Symposium, a …
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 …
My New Year’s Resolution for 2009 was/is to make a monthly playlist of new music/ music that got stuck in my head. It has been an attempt to both record what’s happened that month (an audio-emotional diary, if you will, and you will) and a way to push myself to get out there and listen …
SONG OF THE DAY “Satellite” – Guster (Ganging Up On The Sun, Reprise Records, 2006). Written by INTERESTING FACTS (from wikipedia) – The song received support from US alternative rock radio, including WFNX (Boston), but failed to chart on the Modern Rock Tracks chart. – Ganging Up On The Sun is the fifth studio album …
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 …
SONG OF THE DAY “Can’t Stand Losing You” – The Police (Outlandos d’Amour, A & M, 1978). Written by Sting. INTERESTING FACTS (from wikipedia) – Two music videos exist for the song. One features the group playing the song on a stage with Sting wearing huge glasses. Slow motion shots of the group live appear …
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, …