SONG OF THE DAY “Chelsea Dagger” by The Fratellis (Costello Music, Fallout Records, 2006). WHERE I HEARD IT Season 6 of CBS’ Cold Case, but I immediately recognized it during the episode “Lotto Fever”, so attributing to this source isn’t 100% true. I just can’t remember where I’ve heard the song first, so I’mma gonna …
SONG OF THE DAY “Land Of The Navajo” by Old & In The Way (Old & In The Way, Round Records, 1975). Written by Peter Rowan. INTERESTING FACTS (a la wikipedia) – Old & in the Way was a bluegrass supergroup in the 1970s. – The group performed traditional tunes such as “Pig in a …
SONG OF THE DAY “Love Is A Game For Two To Play” by Francis Macdonald (Wedding Daze, Nettwerk Productions, 2007). WHERE I HEARD IT Why NBC cancelled Mercy, I’ll never know. The soundtrack alone was enough to keep the show on the air, but I loved the characters (except Sonya) and the plots too, to …
SONG OF THE DAY “Don’t Let Your Feet Touch Ground” by Ash Koley (Inventions, Nettwerk Records/ Sony Music Entertainment Canada, 2010). Written by Ash Koley and Phil Deschambault. WHERE I HEARD IT So You Think You Can Dance, duh….noticing a trend lately? If not, then you need to add my blog to your RSS feeder …
SONG OF THE DAY “Lay Me Down” by The Dirty Heads (feat. Rome Ramirez of Sublime With Rome) (Any Port In A Storm: Special Edition, Fontana/Universal, 2010). Written by The Dirty Heads & Rome Ramirez. Recommended By… Aunt Yvette! Thanks for your support and thanks for letting me in on your playlist….yes, you have good …
SONG OF THE DAY “Pull Shape” by The Pipettes (We Are The Pipettes, Memphis Industries – Europe, Cherrytree Records – Asia & America, 2006). INTERESTING FACTS (a la wikipedia) – We Are The Pipettes is the debut album from The Pipettes and is named after the group’s theme song of the same title. The album …
SONG OF THE DAY “Home” by Engineers (Engineers, Echo Records, 2005). Written by Engineers. WHERE I HEARD IT This song was used as the musical score over the most incredible opening credits I’ve ever seen (HBO’s 2010 fourth season of Big Love). I included a youtube.com video of those credits below. It’s sick, right? Sicki. …
SONG OF THE DAY “Same Old Lang Syne” by Dan Fogelberg (The Innocent Age, Full Moon/ Epic, 1981). Written by Dan Fogelberg. INTERESTING FACTS (a la wikipedia) – The song is a narrative ballad told in the first person and tells the story of two long-ago lovers meeting by chance in a supermarket on Christmas …
SONG OF THE DAY “Letters From The Sky” by Civil Twilight” (Civil Twilight, Wind-Up Records, 2009.) Digital release only. INTERESTING FACTS (a la wikipedia) – Civil Twilight is a three-piece rock band from Cape Town, South Africa. – Civil Twilight is a power trio that draws parallels with Pilot Speed and is especially known for …
SONG OF THE DAY “Toxic” by Yael Naim (Yael Naim, Tôt ou tard – France, Atlantic Records – USA, 2007). Written by Cathy Dennis, Henrik Jonback, Christian Karlsson, and Pontus Winnberg. WHERE I HEARD IT On So You Think You Can Dance, of course! INTERESTING FACTS (a la wikipedia) – “Toxic” is a song by …