SONG OF THE DAY - “Black Hole Sun” by (Superunknown, A & M Records, 1994). Written by Chris Cornell. INTERESTING FACTS (from wikipedia) - Written by frontman Chris Cornell, “Black Hole Sun” was released in 1994 as the third single from the band’s fourth studio album, Superunknown (1994). It is arguably the band’s most... »
SONG OF THE DAY “Light You Up” by Pilot Speed (Wooden Bones, MapleMusic Recordings, 2009). INTERESTING FACTS (from wikipedia) - Pilot Speed (formerly known as Pilate) is a Canadian rock band that formed in 1999 in Toronto, Ontario. - The quartet’s debut EP, For All That’s Given,Wasted, was released in 2001 MapleMusic Recordings who... »
SONG OF THE DAY “Woo Hoo” by The 5678′s (Bomb The Twist, Time Bomb Records, 1996). Cover of the 1959 single by The Rock-A-Teens. INTERESTING FACTS (from wikipedia) - “Woo Hoo” is a rockabilly song, originally released by The Rock-A-Teens in 1959. - The song is distinctive for its lack of lyrics apart from... »
SONG OF THE DAY “Sledgehammer” by Peter Gabriel (So, Geffen Records, 1986). Written by Peter Gabriel. INTERESTING FACTS (from wikipedia) - It peaked at #1 in Canada for 4 weeks on 21 July 1986, #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in the United States on 26 July 1986, and #4 in the UK... »
SONG OF THE DAY “Only The Good Die Young” by Billy Joel (The Stranger, Columbia Records, 1977). Written by Billy Joel. INTERESTING FACTS (from wikipedia) - The girl’s name, “Virginia,” is a play on “virgin.” The boy/narrator believes that the girl is refusing him because she comes from a religious Catholic family and that... »
SONG OF THE DAY “Look What You’ve Done” by Jet (Get Born, Elektra, 2004). Written by Jet. INTERESTING FACTS - “Look What You’ve Done” is the 3rd single (4th in the U.S.) by the Australian rock band Jet, from their 2003 album Get Born. It was released in 2004 worldwide, and in 2005 in... »
SONG OF THE DAY “Marry Me, A Little” as performed by Raul Esparza (Company, 2006 Broadway Revival Cast, Nonesuch Records, 2007). INTERESTING FACTS - From Amazon.com: “There may be no original Broadway cast recording more iconic than 1970′s Company, with its funky organ sound and Elaine Stritch’s not-quite-there high notes, but the December 2006... »
SONG OF THE DAY “Detroit ’67″ by Sam Roberts (Love At The End Of The World, Secret Brain Records/ Universal Music Canada, 2008). Written by Sam Roberts. INTERESTING FACTS - Love at the End of the World is the third full length album from Canadian rock musician Sam Roberts. - The album cover is... »
SONG OF THE DAY “Walking In Memphis” by Marc Cohn (Marc Cohn, Atlantic, 1991). Written by Marc Cohn. INTERESTING FACTS - “Walking in Memphis” is the signature song of American singer-songwriter Marc Cohn, from his self-titled 1991 album. - The song became Cohn’s biggest hit, peaking at #13 on the Billboard Hot 100 and,... »
SONG OF THE DAY “Everything You’ve Done Wrong” by Sloan (One Chord To Another, Murderecords, Canada, 1996) (The Enclave, U.S., 1997). Written by Chris Murphy, Patrick Pentland, Jay Ferguson, and Andrew Scott. INTERESTING FACTS (from wikipedia) - One Chord to Another was the third album by Canadian rock band Sloan. - In 1994 Geffen... »
SONG OF THE DAY “The Origin Of Love” as performed by John Cameron Mitchell and Miriam Shor (Hedwig & The Angry Inch Motion Picture Soundtrack, Hybrid Recordings, 2001). Written by Stephen Trask. INTERESTING FACTS (from wikipedia) - Stephen Trask wrote the song, which is based on a story from Plato’s Symposium. In the Symposium,... »
SONG OF THE DAY “All Apologies” by Nirvana (In Utero, DGC Records, 1993). Written by Kurt Cobain. INTERESTING FACTS (from wikipedia) - It is the 2nd single from the band’s 3rd album. - It was the band’s third number one Modern Rock hit and reached number thirty-two on the UK Singles Chart. - “All... »
SONG OF THE DAY “New Age Girl” by Deadeye Dick (A Different Story, Ichiban Records, 1994). Written by Caleb Guillotte. INTERESTING FACTS (from wikipedia) - The song most notably appears on the soundtrack to the 1994 film Dumb and Dumber. - The song peaked at #27 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100, and remains... »
SONG OF THE DAY “I Know” by Dionne Farris (Wild Seed, Wild Flower, Columbia Records, 1995). Written by Milton Davis and William Duvall. INTERESTING FACTS (from wikipedia) - It was the first single from her debut album Wild Seed, Wild Flower, which reached #57 on the Billboard 200 chart. - It achieved a moderate... »
SONG OF THE DAY “Changes” by 2Pac (Greatest Hits, Interscope/ Amaru/ Death Row, 1998). Written by 2Pac/ Bruce Hornsby. INTERESTING FACTS (from wikipedia) - “Changes” was originally recorded during 2Pac’s tenure at Interscope records, and was re-recorded and remixed between 1995-96, and wasn’t released until after his death. - The song addresses issues close... »
SONG OF THE DAY “Roll To Me” – Del Amitri (Twisted, A & M Records, 1995). Written by Justin Curry. INTERESTING FACTS (from wikipedia) - This song reached the Top 10 in the Billboard’s Hot 100. - The track was less successful in their native UK, reaching No. 22. - The band does not... »
SONG OF THE DAY “Shine” by Collective Soul (Hints, Allegations, and Things Left Unsaid, Atlantic, 1994). Written by Ed Roland. “Shine” by Dolly Parton with Nickel Creek (Little Sparrow, Sugar Hill Records, 2001). Written by Ed Roland. INTERESTING DETAILS (from wikipedia) - The song served as the lead single from their 1993 debut album,... »
SONG OF THE DAY “Close To Me” by The Cure (The Head On The Door, Fiction Records, 1985). Written by Robert Smith. INTERESTING DETAILS (from wikipedia) - There are two versions of “Close to Me”, one with a brass section and one without. The version without the brass section is the original album version... »
SONG OF THE DAY “Sarah” by Ray Lamontagne (Gossip In The Grain, RCA, 2008). Written by Ray Lamontagne. INTERESTING FACTS (from wikipedia) - Gossip in the Grain is singer-songwriter Ray LaMontagne’s third full-length release. - The album peaked at #3 on the Billboard 200, #1 on the Billboard Top Rock Albums, and #1 on... »
SONG OF THE DAY “Prelude To A Kiss” by Duke Ellington & His Orchestra (This Is Jazz #7, Columbia/Legacy, 1996). Written by Duke Ellington in 1938. MY TAKE I heard this song today during the credits of the most recent Mad Men episode, and what a thrill…the lyrics and melody came flooding back, and... »
SONG OF THE DAY “Sink Or Swim” by Dave Thomas Junior (Sink or Swim EP, Self-released, 2009). All songs written by Dave Thomas Junior. MY TAKE I’m telling you, commercials and television soundtracks are doing a lot for me and for musicians today. I am constantly discovering not only new songs, but new artists.... »
SONG OF THE DAY “Buffalo Soldier” by Bob Marley (Confrontation, Tuff Gong/ Island Records, 1983). Written by Bob Marley & Noel G. “King Sporty” Williams. INTERESTING FACTS (from wikipedia) - “Buffalo Soldier” is from Marley’s final recording sessions in 1980. - It did not appear on record until the 1983 posthumous release of Confrontation,... »
SONG OF THE DAY “Remedy” by The Black Crowes (The Southern Harmony and Musical Companion, American Recordings, 1992). Written by Chris Robinson and Rich Robinson. INTERESTING FACTS (from wikipedia) - The song reached #1 on the Billboard Album Rock Tracks chart in May 1992 and stayed at #1 for 11 weeks. - On the... »
SONG OF THE DAY “At Last” by Neko Case (Fox Confessor Brings the Flood, ANTI- Records, 2006) Written by Neko Case. LYRICS I can say that I’ve lived here in honor and danger But I’m just an animal and cannot explain a life Down this chain of days I wished to stay among my... »
SONG OF THE DAY “Gymnopédie No. 1″ – Orchestration by Debussy with original piano setting by Satie (1898) INTERESTING FACTS (from wikipedia) - The Gymnopédies, published in Paris starting in 1888, are three piano compositions written by French composer and pianist Erik Satie. - These short, atmospheric pieces are written in 3/4 time, with... »
SONG OF THE DAY “One Love/ People Get Ready” by Bob Marley & The Wailers (Exodus, Tuff Gong Records, 1980). Recorded in 1977. Written by Bob Marley and Curtis Mayfield. INTERESTING FACTS (from wikipedia) - It was first recorded in a ska style by Marley’s original group, The Wailers, on their 1965 debut album... »
SONG OF THE DAY “Too Much Heaven On Their Minds” by Murray Head (Jesus Christ Superstar, Decca/ MCA, 1970). Written by Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber. INTERESTING FACTS (from wikipedia) - The rock opera was first heard as an album before being staged on Broadway. - The album reached #1 on the Billboard... »
SONG OF THE DAY “Four Women” by Nina Simone (Wild Is The Wind, Philips Records, 1966). Written by Nina Simone. INTERESTING FACTS (from wikipedia) - The song tells the stories of four different African American women. Each of the four characters represents an African American stereotype in society. - The first of the four... »
SONG OF THE DAY “Synthesizer” by Electric Six (Fire, XL Recordings, 2003). INTERESTING FACTS (from wikipedia) - Fire is the debut album of Electric Six, released in 2003. - Electric Six is a six-piece metro Detroit-based band that plays what has been described as a brand of rock music infused with elements of “garage,... »
SONG OF THE DAY “Southern California Wants To Be Western New York” by Dar Williams (Mortal City, Razor & Tie Records, 1996). Written by Dar Williams. Featuring Larry Campbell on guitar and mandolin. MY TAKE I’m traveling to Buffalo today for the weekend, so I thought it only fitting that this be the song... »
My New Year’s Resolution for 2009 was/is to make a monthly playlist of new music/ music that got stuck in my head. It has been an attempt to both record what’s happened that month (an audio-emotional diary, if you will, and you will) and a way to push myself to get out there and... »
