SONG OF THE DAY “Alone” — Heart (Bad Animals, Capitol Records, 1987). Written by Billy Steinberg and Tom Kelly. INTERESTING FACTS (from wikipedia) — The song is not an original by Heart; it is a cover. It first appeared on a pet project by composers Billy Steinberg and Tom Kelly’s called I-Ten, Taking a Cold Look in …
SONG OF THE DAY “Farther On Up The Road” — Mick Hucknall (Tribute To Bobby, 2008, simplyred.com Ltd.). Written by Bobby Bland. INTERESTING FACTS (from wikipedia) — This is the first solo album from Mick Hucknall, the fiery red-headed lead singer of the band Simply Red. — The album is a entirely a collection of songs in tribute …
SONG OF THE DAY “Satellite” — Guster (Ganging Up On The Sun, Reprise Records, 2006). Written by INTERESTING FACTS (from wikipedia) — The song received support from US alternative rock radio, including WFNX (Boston), but failed to chart on the Modern Rock Tracks chart. — Ganging Up On The Sun is the fifth studio album by …
SONG OF THE DAY “Airstream Driver” — Gomez (A New Tide, ATO Records, 2009). INTERESTING FACTS (from wikipedia) — Gomez is a British indie-rock band that formed in the mid-90’s, and have since made six studio albums, of which A New Tide is the most recent. — The band played their first gig together in late …
SONG OF THE DAY “The Stoop” — Little Jackie (The Stoop, S-Curve Records, 2008). Written by Imani Coppola, Mike Mangini and Adam Pallin. INTERESTING FACTS (from wikipedia) — The song appears in the 2009 movie The Final Destination, an episode of 90210 and in New York Goes To Hollywood when Little Jackie asked for Tiffany Pollard’s …
SONG OF THE DAY “Les Etoiles” — Melody Gardot (My One and Only Thrill, Capitol Studios, 2009). Written by Melody Gardot. INTERESTING FACTS (from wikipedia) — She was born in 1985, which makes her only 24 years old! [Holy schnikes! I need to do something with my life!] — She was disabled at 19 after being struck …
SONG OF THE DAY “Bourgeois Shangri-La” by Miss Li (Dancing the Whole Way Home, National, 2009). Written by Linda Carlsson (stage name Miss Li) INTERESTING FACTS (from wikipedia) — This song is currently being used by Apple in the iPod Nano 5G television commercial. — She’s a Swedish singer currently residing in Stockholm. — She’s released 4 …
SONG OF THE DAY “Pourquoi” by Marie-Pierre Arthur (Marie-Pierre Arthur, Bonsound Records, 2009). Written by Marie-Pierre Arthur. INTERESTING FACTS (from Wikipedia) — This is her first solo album. — This song and its artist have both been nominated for Quebec Indie Music Awards for 2009. MY TAKE First, a big thanks to Meg for introducing me to CBC …
SONG OF THE DAY “Can’t Stand Losing You” — The Police (Outlandos d’Amour, A & M, 1978). Written by Sting. INTERESTING FACTS (from wikipedia) — Two music videos exist for the song. One features the group playing the song on a stage with Sting wearing huge glasses. Slow motion shots of the group live appear here …
SONG OF THE DAY “Black” by Pearl Jam (Ten, Epic Records, 1991). Lyrics by Eddie Vedder, and music by Stone Gossard. INTERESTING FACTS (from wikipedia) — After the album’s commercial success, Epic Records urged the group to release the song as a single. The band refused, citing the song’s personal nature. Vedder stated that “fragile songs …