Maybe — Ingrid Michaelson

SONG OF THE DAY “Maybe” by Ingrid Michael­son (Every­body, Cabin 24 Records, 2009). Writ­ten by Ingrid Michael­son. INTERESTING FACTS (a la wikipedia) — This is the first sin­gle off of Ingrid Michaelson’s fourth stu­dio album, Every­body. There are more instru­ments incor­po­rated into “Maybe”. — Bill­board stated that: The last track to make it onto Ingrid Michaelson’s …

The Lamp Is Low

SONG OF THE DAY “The Lamp Is Low” with music by Peter de Rose and Bert Shefter, and lyrics by Mitchell Parish. INTERESTING FACTS (a la wikipedia) — The music was adapted from “Pavane pour une infante défunte”, a piece by Mau­rice Ravel. — Mil­dred Bai­ley made the first notable record­ing of the “The Lamp is Low” …

Horchata by Vampire Weekend

SONG OF THE DAY “Hor­chata” by Vam­pire Week­end (Con­tra, XL Records, 2010). INTERESTING FACTS (a la wikipedia) — This is the sec­ond album by Amer­i­can indie rock band Vam­pire Week­end. — “Hor­chata” was released as a free down­load on Octo­ber 5, 2009 on the band’s web­site. — The album was avail­able for stream­ing on MySpace starting …

Fuel-Injected — Swollen Members (Feat. Moka Only)

SONG OF THE DAY “Fuel-Injected” by The Swollen Mem­bers (Bad Dreams, Bat­tleaxe Records, 2001). Pro­duced by DJ Kemo and Con­cise. INTERESTING FACTS (a la wikipedia) — “Take It Back” was the album’s first sin­gle though the record didn’t take off until the sec­ond sin­gle, “Fuel Injected” was released. “Fuel Injected” turned the under­ground rap group into …

I My Me Mine — The Polysics

SONG OF THE DAY “I My Me Mine” by The Poly­sics (Now Is The Time!, Tofu Records: U.S.; Tired & Lone­some Records: U.K.; Ki-oon Records: Japan, 2005). WHY TODAY? My new cousin, Sarah, got me onto this amaz­ing Japan­ese New Wave/ Synth-Pop band! I’m super bummed that they are com­ing to the Magic Stick in Detroit …

Popcorn — Hot Butter

SONG OF THE DAY “Pop­corn” by Hot But­ter (Hot But­ter, Musi­cor, 1972). Writ­ten by Ger­shon Kings­ley. MY TAKE/ WHY THIS SONG? I move files around all the time on my hard drive, so Itunes can never find my files, and I peri­od­i­cally have to delete the library and start fresh. I’ve done just that today, and now …

Smile — Lily Allen

SONG OF THE DAY “Smile” by Lily Allen (Alright, Still, Regal Records, 2006). Writ­ten by Allen, Iyi­ola Babalola, Dar­ren Lewis, Jackie Mit­too, & Clement Dodd. HOW DID I FIND IT? An episode of Glee, of course! INTERESTING FACTS (a la wikipedia) — This song sam­ples “Free Soul” by The Soul Broth­ers. — In 2006, she began to …

My Life — Billy Joel

SONG OF THE DAY “My Life” by Billy Joel (52nd Street, Colum­bia Records, 1978). Writ­ten by Billy Joel. INTERESTING FACTS (a la wikipedia) — The song reached #2 on the U.S. adult con­tem­po­rary chart. Early the next year it peaked at #3 on the Bill­board Hot 100. — The verse about an old friend who “closed the …

Candy — Will Smith (Feat. Larry Blackmon and Cameo)

SONG OF THE DAY “Candy” by Will Smith, fea­tur­ing Larry Black­mon and Cameo (Big Willie Style, Colum­bia Records, 1997). Writ­ten by Will Smith, Ryan Toby, L. Black­mon, T. Jenk­ins. WHY TODAY? It’s my mom’s 55th birth­day, and she loves very few things more than she loves Will Smith, this album, and this song. Happy Birth­day, Mom! INTERESTING FACTS