SONG OF THE DAY “Somebody’s Baby” by Jackson Browne (Fast Times at Ridgemont High: Music From the Motion Picture, Asylum Records, 1982). Written by Jackson Browne & Danny Kortchmar. INTERESTING FACTS (a la wikipedia) – “Somebody’s Baby” was Browne’s last top ten song, and his highest-charting as well, reaching #7 on the Billboard Hot 100 …
SONG OF THE DAY “Blue Jay Way” by The Beatles (Magical Mystery Tour, Parlophone Records, 1967). Written by George Harrison. INTERESTING FACTS (a la wikipedia) – The name of the song comes from a street, located high in the Hollywood Hills overlooking Sunset Boulevard, which affords panoramic views of Hollywood and much of the Los …
SONG OF THE DAY “Flying” by The Beatles (Magical Mystery Tour, Parlophone Records, 1967). Credits for the lyrics and composition are given to all four members of the band in the liner notes (Lennon/McCartney/Harrison/Starr). WHY TODAY? Because I woke up singing the “la la la” part from the beginning of the instrumental piece, and was …
Here are Kristen’s Picks For The Week from WNHU: We’ve Got a Situation Here – the Damned Things This band is a new project from Scott Ian of Anthrax and members of Fallout Boy. Frankengirl- Screeching Weasel Can a Drummer Get Some- Travis Barker feat. Swizz Beatz, Lil Wayne and Rick Ross Weekend- Smith Westerns …
SONG OF THE DAY “The Stars Of Track & Field” by Belle & Sebastian (If You’re Feeling Sinister, Jeepster Records/ Matador Records (re-issue), 1996). All songs on the album written and composed by Stuart Murdoch. WHY TODAY? Because I can’t get it out of my bloody head, and it’s been like six bloody days. I …
SONG OF THE DAY “The Cisco Kid” by War (The World Is A Ghetto, United Artists, 1972). All tracks composed by War (Papa Dee Allen, Harold Brown, B.B. Dickerson, Lonnie Jordan, Charles Miller, Lee Oskar, Howard E. Scott). INTERESTING FACTS (a la wikipedia) – In 2003, the album was ranked #449 on Rolling Stone magazine’s …
SONG OF THE DAY “God Only Knows” by Natalie Maines ([single], Columbia Records, March 2011). Written by Brian Wilson & Tony Asher in 1966. WHERE I HEARD IT Big Love series finale final moments and final season promos. Check out my blog entry on the original Beach Boys version of the song, from November 8th, …
SONG OF THE DAY “So This Is Love” by Lisa Hilton (Nuance, Ruby Slippers Productions, 2010). BIOGRAPHY (a la Sound Unwound) “Acclaimed pianist/composer/producer Lisa Hilton grew up in Southern California in a very musical home. Originally self-taught on the piano, Hilton started studying classical and Twentieth Century piano literature at the age of eight, and …
SONG OF THE DAY “Fire Medley (Live) – Sex on Fire, I’m on Fire, Fire” by Connie Lim (Connie Lim – Live Cover Series, Yonatan Studios, 12.12.2010). Medley features Kings of Leon’s “Sex On Fire”, Bruce Springsteen’s “I’m On Fire” and The Pointer Sisters’ “Fire”. WHERE I HEARD IT Enjoy the free download here on …
SONG OF THE DAY “Lay Lady Lay” by Bob Dylan (Nashville Skyline, Columbia, 1969). Written by Bob Dylan. WHY TODAY? Paste Magazine online released an List of The Day (one of their great online features) article titled “10 Songs About Beds” and, of course, my head immediately goes to this classic of classics, but they’re …