SONG OF THE DAY “Que Sera Sera” by Sly & The Family Stone (Fresh, Epic Records, 1973). Written by Jay Livingston and Ray Evans. WHERE I HEARD IT A great new show on ABC called “Detroit 1-8-7”, which I’ve blogged about before for having a killer soundtrack in its pilot episode, featured this ULTIMATE COVER …
SONG OF THE DAY “Why Try To Change Me Now” by Fiona Apple (The Best Is Yet To Come: The Songs of Cy Coleman, New West Records, 2009). Written by Cy Coleman, lyrics by Joseph Allan McCarthy. MY TAKE This incredible compilation not only includes this sick track by my girl Fiona, but also includes …
SONG OF THE DAY “Keep It Simple” by Hannah Miller (Into The Black, 2008). Written by Hannah Miller. WHERE I HEARD IT NBC’s Mercy, Season 1 (only season, show got cancelled, sadness personified), episode 13 “Can We Talk About The Giant Elephant In The Ambulance,” which originally aired 2/3/10. LINKS Here’s where I found out …
SONG OF THE DAY “That’s All” by Genesis (Genesis, Atlantic/ Virgin/ Vertigo, 1983). Written by Phil Collins, Tony Banks, and Mike Rutherford. MY TAKE I’m hilarious. I blog about Nat King Cole’s song “That’s All” yesterday, and then I blog about a Genesis song by the same name today. Oh, hahahahaha! Truth? I love both songs, I am not just …
SONG OF THE DAY “That’s All” by Nat King Cole (1953). Written by Alan Brandt and Bob Haymes. MY TAKE Isn’t this a beautiful love song? I wish I’d included it somehow on my wedding playlists, but there just wasn’t room. I am also so grateful that Nat King Cole was able to record a version of …
Another week, another set of great new releases in the music world! I’ll get to the playlist in a sec but first, I have to tell you about how I’m now officially listening to WNHU all the time, and how we’re having a little bit of a thing together. OK, obviously, I listen to the …
SONG OF THE DAY “You Can’t Always Get What You Want” by The Rolling Stones (Let It Bleed, Decca Records/ ABKCO, 1969). Written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards. INTERESTING FACTS (a la wikipedia) – It was named as the 100th greatest song of all time by Rolling Stone magazine in its 2010 list of “500 …
SONG OF THE DAY “Because The Night” by 10,000 Maniacs (10,000 Maniacs: MTV Unplugged, Elektra, 1993). Written by Patti Smith & Bruce Springsteen. INTERESTING FACTS (a la wikipedia) – “Because the Night” is a song by the Patti Smith Group, written by Bruce Springsteen and Patti Smith which was released as a single in 1978, taken from Smith’s …
SONG OF THE DAY “Sunshine” by Jonathan Edwards (Jonathan Edwards, Capricorn Records, 1971). INTERESTING FACTS (a la wikipedia) – “Sunshine” is a country folk war protest song from 1971 by Jonathan Edwards, released as the first single from his debut album Jonathan Edwards. –  “Sunshine” was released as a single and caught fire first on Boston radio, then …
SONG OF THE DAY “Live Forever” by Matt Morris (When Everything Breaks Open, Tennman Records, 2010). LINK FOR A FREE DOWNLOAD Click here to get the MP3 for free from the Matt Morris’ official website! INTERESTING FACTS (a la wikipedia) – When Everything Breaks Open is the debut album by American singer-songwriter Matt Morris. – Recording …