Foux du FaFa — Flight of the Conchords

SONG OF THE DAY “Foux du FaFa” — Flight of the Con­chords (Flight of the Con­chords, Sub Pop, 2008). Writ­ten by Jemaine Clement and Bret McKen­zie. INTERESTING FACTS (from wikipedia) — This is FOTC’s debut full-length stu­dio, and also serves as the sound­track for the 1st sea­son of their show on HBO. — The visu­als that accompany …

Barracuda — Heart

SONG OF THE DAY “Bar­racuda” — Heart (Lit­tle Queen, Por­trait Records, 1977). Writ­ten by Ann Wil­son, Nancy Wil­son, Michael DeRosier, Sue Ennis & Roger Fisher. INTERESTING FACTS (from wikipedia) –CONTROVERSY!: “Bar­racuda” was the result of a major con­tro­ver­sial episode in the Wil­son sis­ters’ careers and lives. In 1977 Heart’s record label, Mush­room Records, fueled rumors that …

Me Voy a Morir de Amor — Alberto Iglesias

SONG OF THE DAY “Me Voy a Morir de Amor” com­posed by Alberto Igle­sias for the sound­track to Sex and Lucia (Lucía y el sexo) (2001, Palm Pic­tures) INTERESTING FACTS (from wikipedia) — Igle­sias has com­posed the scores for many films, includ­ing Che (2008), The Kite Run­ner (2007, upon which he received his first Golden Globe …

Lemon Tree by Peter, Paul & Mary

SONG OF THE DAY “Lemon Tree” — Peter, Paul & Mary (Peter, Paul & Mary, Warner Bros., 1962). Writ­ten by Will Holt. INTERESTING FACTS (from wikipedia) — Unlike most folk musi­cians who were a part of the early 1960s Green­wich Vil­lage music scene, Tra­vers actu­ally grew up in that New York neigh­bor­hood. — In 1938, the family …

Watching The Wheels — John Lennon/ Matisyahu

SONG OF THE DAY “Watch­ing The Wheels” — John Lennon (Dou­ble Fan­tasy, Gef­fen Records, 1981). Writ­ten by John Lennon. “Watch­ing The Wheels” — Matisyahu (Instant Karma: The Amnesty Inter­na­tional Cam­paign to Save Dar­fur, Warner Bros./Amnesty International/Art for Amnesty, 2007). Writ­ten by John Lennon. INTERESTING FACTS (from wikipedia) — The sin­gle was released posthu­mously after his assassination …

You Never Know — Wilco

SONG OF THE DAY “You Never Know” — Wilco (Wilco (The Album), None­such, 2009). Writ­ten by Jeff Tweedy. INTERESTING FACTS (from wikipedia) — The song was released as the first sin­gle of the album, and it reached the #1 spot on the AAA Chart, their first #1 in twelve years. — The song was writ­ten and …

What’s The Frequency, Kenneth? — R.E.M.

SONG OF THE DAY “What’s The Fre­quency, Ken­neth?” — R.E.M. (Mon­ster, Warner Bros. Records, 1994). Writ­ten by Bill Berry; Peter Buck; Mike Mills; Michael Stipe. INTERESTING FACTS (from wikipedia) — It peaked at num­ber 21 on the Bill­board Hot 100 — Notable for being the first song in his­tory to debut at num­ber one on the Billboard …

Psycho Killer — Talking Heads

SONG OF THE DAY “Psy­cho Killer” — Talk­ing Heads (Talk­ing Heads: 77, Sire Records, 1977). Writ­ten by David Byrne, Chris Frantz, Tina Wey­mouth. WHERE YOU MAY HAVE HEARD IT The song was used (quite appro­pri­ately and in good fun) in the sound­track of the film Julie & Julia dur­ing the hilar­i­ous lob­ster scene. INTERESTING FACTS (from wikipedia) — …

For Good from Wicked

SONG OF THE DAY “For Good” from the musi­cal Wicked, Decca Broad­way, 2003. Writ­ten by Stephen Schwartz. Per­formed by Idina Men­zel and Kristin Chenoweth on the orig­i­nal broad­way cast record­ing. A TRIBUTE Today was the funeral of an amaz­ing woman, Kelly Goff, a smart and sassy eigh­teen year old that I was blessed to have in …

Daniel — Elton John

SONG OF THE DAY “Daniel” — Elton John (Don’t Shoot Me I’m Only the Piano Player, MCA Records, 1973). Writ­ten by Elton John, Bernie Taupin. INTERESTING FACTS (from wikipedia) — In the United States the song reached #2 on the pop charts and #1 on the adult con­tem­po­rary charts for two weeks straight. — Bernie Taupin …