SONG OF THE DAY “Addicted To Love” by Florence + The Machine ([Addicted To Love single], Universal Island Records, 2009). Written by Robert Palmer. HOW I FOUND IT This incredible version was featured on this season’s So You Think You Can Dance (season 4). Isn’t this version sick? The quiet a cappella at the beginning, the sick …
SONG OF THE DAY “Kisses Sweeter Than Wine” by Jackson Browne & Bonnie Raitt (Where Have All The Flowers Gone: The Songs Of Pete Seeger, Appleseed Records, 1998). Written by [see below]. HOW I FOUND IT This cover was the greatest (and maybe only?) fourth of July present I’ve ever received in my life! My …
SONG OF THE DAY “Non, je ne regrette rien” by Edith Piaf (single, 1960). Written by Charles Dumont and Michel Vaucaire. MY TAKE WARNING: This song can get stuck in your head, for reals, so play that video with caution. It has got to be the “da-DA-da-DA” (see below, the “Interesting Facts” section). I saw …
SONG OF THE DAY “Songbird” by Christine McVie. Written by Christine McVie. MY TAKE I heard an acoustic (possibly live) version of this song on 105.9 The River’s Acoustic After Dark program two nights ago. This program is seriously the bane of my existence because they play amazing versions of songs ALL THE TIME, and …
SONG OF THE DAY “Scenes From An Italian Restaurant” by Billy Joel (The Stranger, Columbia Records, 1977). Written by Billy Joel. MY TAKE First, I love how Billy Joel looks like a hoodrat in that photo I chose. Ridiculous. Now for serious… This song was probably milling around my world for a decade or so …
SONG OF THE DAY “You’ve Made Me So Very Happy” by Blood, Sweat & Tears (Blood, Sweat & Tears, 1969). Written by Brenda Holloway, Patrice Holloway, Frank Wilson and Berry Gordy. MY TAKE This is a song I’ve loved since childhood. It’s really emotional, especially the lead vocals (though I do get weepy from the amazing brass section’s …
SONG OF THE DAY “Wild Nights” by John Mellencamp & Me’shell Ndegeocello (Dance Naked, Mercury Records, 1994). Written by Van Morrison. MY TAKE Eek! I love John/ny Cougar Mellencamp! He was my first concert as a music-conscious teen. It was summer at the beautiful Pine Knob (now DTE Music whatever, I still call it Pine …
SONG OF THE DAY “Fireflies” (Ocean Eyes, Universal Republic Records, 2009). Written by Adam Young. WHERE I HEARD IT It was featured on this season of So You Think You Can Dance (see the video of the performance below). INTERESTING FACTS (a la wikipedia) – Owl City is a Second Wave synthpop musical project by American Adam Young. …
SONG OF THE DAY “Murder, He Says” by Betty Hutton (1943). WHERE I HEARD IT There’s a chain of events that took me to this song, and it goes like this: (1) In 2003, I bought a DVD of Spike Jonz’s music video work, which included his video work for Bjork’s song “Oh So Quiet”. …
SONG OF THE DAY “Jar of Hearts” by Christina Perri (single, iTunes release, 2010).Written by Christina Perri, Barrett Yeretsian, & Drew Lawrence. WHERE I HEARD IT This season of So You Think You Can Dance, which I’ve now totally quit watching because Alex “Freaking” Wong was permanently injured and, honestly, there’s no point to watching …