SONG OF THE DAY “Makes You Wanna Die Laughing” by Harry Manx (Wise and Otherwise, Dog My Cat Records, 2002, re-released in 2007). Written by Harry Manx. INTERESTING FACTS (a la wikipedia) – Harry Manx is a musician who blends blues, folk music, and Hindustani classical music. – He was born in the Isle of …
SONG OF THE DAY “You Took Advantage Of Me” by Carmen McRae (Carmen McRae Sings Great American Songwriters, Verve Records, 1993). Composed by Richard Rodgers, lyrics by Lorenz Hart. INTERESTING FACTS (a la wikipedia) – “You Took Advantage of Me” is a 1928 popular song composed by Rodgers and Hart for the musical Present Arms …
SONG OF THE DAY “Body & Soul” by Billie Holiday (All Or Nothing At All, Verve Records, 1959). Written by Edward Heyman, Robert Sour, Frank Eyton and Johnny Green. INTERESTING FACTS (a la wikipedia) – Rising quickly to popularity, Libby Holman introduced “Body and Soul” in the revue Three’s a Crowd and it was used …
SONG OF THE DAY “Someone To Watch Over Me” by Blossom Dearie (My Gentleman Friend, Verve Records, 1959). Composed by George Gershwin with lyrics by Ira Gershwin. I’M DUMB I got a digital voice recorder for Christmas so that when I was in the car driving and I heard a great song on the radio, …
SONG OF THE DAY “Tango ‘Til They’re Sore” by Tom Waits (Rain Dogs, Island Records, 1985). Written by Tom Waits. INTERESTING FACTS (a la wikipedia) – Rain Dogs is the 9th album by American singer-songwriter Tom Waits. – A loose concept album about “the urban dispossessed” of New York City, Rain Dogs is generally considered …
SONG OF THE DAY “Satisfied Mind” by Lucinda Williams (Ramblin’, Smithsonian Folkways Records, 1979). INTERESTING FACTS (a la wikipedia) – Ramblin’ is a cover album by Lucinda Williams, her first professional release. – “A Satisfied Mind” is a song written by Joe “Red” Hayes and Jack Rhodes. The song came from Hayes’ mother. – The …
SONG OF THE DAY “Eucalyptus Trail” by Rickie Lee Jones (Balm In Gilead, Fantasy Records, 2009). LINKS My beloved Paste Magazine’s review of the album. Read about her newest album, Balm in Gilead, on Rickie Lee Jones’ official website by clicking on discography and then clicking on the record. The album makes the BBC’s Best …
SONG OF THE DAY “English” by Karen Tweed (May Monday, Northside Records, 2001). INTERESTING FACTS (a la wikipedia) – Karen Tweed (born 1963) is a piano accordionist from London, England. – Tweed began to play the piano accordion at the age of 11, studying from button and piano accordion virtuoso John Whelan, and went on …
SONG OF THE DAY “Forget You” a.k.a. “F***ck You” by Cee-Lo Green (The Lady Killer, Elektra Records, 2010). Written by Cee Lo Green, Bruno Mars, Philip Lawrence, Ari Levine, and Brody Brown. RECOMMENDED BY… Aunt Yvette, but this song is so hot right now that it was already on my list of blog-worthy songs, and …
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