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Fireflies – Owl City

Tuesday, July 27, 2010
Fireflies – Owl City

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. - Young started out making... »

Murder, He Says – Betty Hutton

Monday, July 26, 2010
Murder, He Says – Betty Hutton

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... »

Jar of Hearts – Christina Perri

Sunday, July 25, 2010
Jar of Hearts – Christina Perri

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... »


Wedding Playlists 10: The Love & Rock mix

Saturday, July 24, 2010
Wedding Playlists 10: The Love & Rock mix

1. “Fools in Love” by Joe Jackson (4:23) – A very early hit (1979) from this heralded and still active British new wave and pop star. You may think... »

Wedding Playlists 9: On The Road mix

Friday, July 23, 2010
Wedding Playlists 9: On The Road mix

1. Road To Nowhere by The Talking Heads (4:28 ) – We thought this would be a funny set of lyrics to start out a road trip mix to!... »

Wedding Playlists 8: The Sing-A-Long mix

Thursday, July 22, 2010
Wedding Playlists 8: The Sing-A-Long mix

1.  When You’re Gone by The Cranberries (4:57) – This was our ode for five years of our relationship as we sustained a long-distance relationship. We’ would be remiss... »

Wedding Playlists Part 7: The Love Stories Mix

Wednesday, July 21, 2010
Wedding Playlists Part 7: The Love Stories Mix

1. Heaven/Where True Love Goes by Yusuf (4:50) – This is a truly great ode to love by the artist formerly known as Cat Stevens. 2. All I Want Is... »

Wedding Playlists Part 6: Dance Music

Tuesday, July 20, 2010
Wedding Playlists Part 6: Dance Music

Walk Like An Egyptian – The Bangles  3:24 All I Want Is  You – Barry Lousi Polisar  2:40 Poison – Bell Biv DeVoe  4:22 White Wedding – Billy Idol  4:09 Get Outta My... »

Wedding Playlists Part 5: Dessert & Fun Before Dancing

Monday, July 19, 2010
Wedding Playlists Part 5: Dessert & Fun Before Dancing

End of dinner, bring out the ice cream sundae buffet, get your dancing shoes on hour. This playlist still has a few classic standards but it’s trying to get... »

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