SONG OF THE DAY “Caravan” by Van Morrison (Moondance, Warner Bros. Records, 1970). Written by Van Morrison. MY TAKE This was one of the albums I was raised on. Well, to be frank, I was only raised on the A side, though I am familiar with the songs on the B side of the album. …
SONG OF THE DAY “Shine A Light” by Wolf Parade (Apologies To The Queen Mary, Subpop Records, 2006). WHERE I HEARD IT This is my third post in a row of a song that I discovered on CBS’ Criminal Minds during this season, Season 5. BRIEF BIO (a la wikipedia) – Wolf Parade is an indie …
SONG OF THE DAY “I’m Your Man” by Leonard Cohen (I’m Your Man [album], Columbia Records, 1988). Written by Leonard Cohen. WHERE I HEARD IT Another great song from Season 5 of CBS’ Criminal Minds. BRIEF INFO FROM WIKIPEDIA – I’m Your Man is a 1988 album by Leonard Cohen. The album marked Cohen’s further move to …
SONG OF THE DAY “I Made A Lover’s Prayer” by Gillian Welch (Soul Journey, Acony Records, 2003). Written by Gillian Welch and David Rawlings. WHERE I HEARD IT On CBS’ detective drama Criminal Minds, season 5. BRIEF BIO (a la wikipedia) – Soul Journey is the fourth studio album by Gillian Welch. – As with all …
SONG OF THE DAY “Easy Tonight” by Five For Fighting (America Town, Aware/ Columbia Records, 2000). Written by John Ondrasik. MY TAKE This song was featured earlier on this blog in the playlist titled “What Didn’t Make the Cut #5: Driving Songs CD”. I have loved this song for a decade, though the whole album …
SONG OF THE DAY “This Old Heart of Mine (Is Weak For You)” by The Isley Brothers (This Old Heart Of Mine [single], Tamla/ Motown Records, 1966). Written by Holland–Dozier–Holland, and Sylvia Moy. MY TAKE This song was featured on my July 2010 playlist! This song was playing in the background of an episode of season 4 …
SONG OF THE DAY “Cake Parade” by Georgie James (Places, Saddle Creek Records, 2007). MY TAKE This song was featured on my July 2010 playlist. I bought this album, Places, two years ago for the song “Long Week,†which I had heard late at night on a Connecticut college radio station while visiting my fiancee. …
SONG OF THE DAY “40 Day Dream” by Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros (Up From Below, Community Records/ Vagrant Records/ Rough Trade Records, 2009). Written by Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros. WHERE I HEARD IT This awesome track was talked over during a scene from Season 1 of NBC’s Mercy (episode: “That Crazy …
SONG OF THE DAY “Rumba Azul” by The Lecuona Cuban Boys (Lecuona Cuban Boys, Vol. 4 (1932-1936), Harlequin Records, 1994, originally released on Victor Records sometime in the mid-30s). Composed by Armando Oréfiche. WHERE I HEARD  IT Well, this song really took me for a ride! I heard it during the “New-Year’s-Eve-party-in-Germany-1943” scene of the …
SONG OF THE DAY “28 Butts” by Little Jackie (The Stoop, S-Curve Records, 2008). Written by Imani Coppola, Mike Mangini and Adam Pallin. MY TAKE I’m not sure why this song (and album, really) doesn’t get more airplay, especially in the summer months when sittin’ out on the stoop and talking about the good ol’ …