The Origin Of Love by John Cameron Mitchell & Miriam Shor

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, a party …

All Apologies — Nirvana

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 Apolo­gies” had been around …

New Age Girl — Deadeye Dick

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 the group’s …

I Know — Dionne Farris

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 suc­cess on …

Changes — 2Pac

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 to 2Pac’s …

Roll To Me — Del Amitri

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 con­sider the song …

Shine — Collective Soul / Dolly Parton

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, Hints, Allegations, …

Close To Me — The Cure

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 on The …

Sarah — Ray Lamontagne

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 the Billboard …

Prelude To A Kiss by Duke Ellington & His Orchestra

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 I just knew …