SONG OF THE DAY “Mystery Achievement” by The Pretenders (Pretenders, Real (UK)/ Sire (US), 1980). Written by Chrissie Hynde. INTERESTING FACTS (a la wikipedia) – Pretenders is the debut studio album by the British New Wave band The Pretenders. – This album, their first, compiles several previously-released tracks from their 1979 singles “Stop Your Sobbing”/”The …
SONG OF THE DAY “Little Talks” by Of Monsters and Me (Live living room performance for KEXP radio, December 2010) RECOMMENDED BY… My good and music-loving friend since high school, Greg, who found it through kepx radio. Greg is an awesome and constant resource for the Song Of The Day Blog because he actively spends …
SONG OF THE DAY “Spoon” by Dave Matthews Band featuring Alanis Morissette on backing vocals and Bela Fleck on banjo (Before These Crowded Streets, RCA Records, 1998). Written by David J. Matthews [I love a good David J.] WHY TODAY? This was the song on repeat that I was humming incredibly loud yesterday while strapped …
SONG OF THE DAY “Rolling In The Deep” by Adele (21, XL Records, 2010). Written by Adele Adkins and Paul Epworth. Produced by Paul Epworth. WHY TODAY? First mentioned in one of WNHU’s/ Kristen Bayusik’s Friday playlists in February of this year, this song is obviously hot right now, and is getting good radio time, …
SONG OF THE DAY “Box Set” by Barenaked Ladies (Gordon, Reprise/ Sire Records, 1992). Written and composed by Steven Page. WHY TODAY? Ugh, I’ve been singing it all day and all night around the house like woah. It’s fun, but man, it’s not really an all-day song if you only know like one chorus’ lyrics. …
SONG OF THE DAY “How Does It Feel” by Zeus (Sounds Like Zeus EP, Arts & Crafts, 2009). Written by Rob Drake, Carlin Nicholson, Mike O’Brien, Neil Quin. INTERESTING FACTS (a la wikipedia) – Sounds Like Zeus is the debut EP by Canadian indie band Zeus. – The EP was recorded at Ill Eagle Studio …
SONG OF THE DAY “Bloody Well Right” by Supertramp (Crime of the Century, A&M Records, 1974). Written by Rick Davies & Roger Hodgson. INTERESTING FACTS (a la wikipedia) – “Bloody Well Right” is a response to an unnamed person expressing the opinion that, in society at the time of the song’s release, money and heritage …
SONG OF THE DAY “Cosmic Love” by Florence and The Machine (Lungs, Universal Island/ Moshi Moshi/ IAMSOUND Records, 2010). Written by Florence Welch & Isabella Summers. WHERE I HEARD IT HBO’s Big Love, Season 5. INTERESTING FACTS (a la wikipedia) – “Cosmic Love” is the sixth (seventh, counting the re-release of “Dog Days Are Over”) …
SONG OF THE DAY “You’ll Never Know” by Alice Faye (first performed in the film Hello, Frisco, Hello , 1943). Music by Harry Warren, lyrics by Mack Gordon, based on a poem written by a young Oklahoma war bride named Dorothy Fern Norris. WHERE I HEARD IT On HBO’s Big Love Season 5 (the final …
SONG OF THE DAY “Paris (Ooh La La)” by Grace Potter and the Nocturnals (Grace Potter and the Nocturnals, Hollywood Records, 2010). INTERESTING FACTS (a la wikipedia) – Grace Potter and the Nocturnals is the eponymous third studio album by American hard rock band Grace Potter and the Nocturnals, released on June 8, 2010. – …