SONG OF THE DAY “You Make Me Happy” by Lindsey Ray (Picture Perfect, , 2009). Written by Lindsey Ray. WHERE DID I HEAR IT? NBC’s hit show, “Mercy”, which features an incredible soundtrack of new and unknown musicians every week and is highly recommended by one Joanee Balonee. Lindsey Ray’s myspace page The EP... »
SONG OF THE DAY “The Icicle Melts” by The Cranberries (No Need To Argue, Island Records, 1994). Written by Dolores O’Riordan. INTERESTING FACTS (a la wikipedia) - This album was the band’s most successful album, and has sold about 16.7 million copies worldwide. - It contains the band’s most successful single to date, “Zombie”.... »
From Wikipedia… “The James Bond film franchise is notable for its distinctive theme songs, often performed by the top singers of the day. Paul McCartney’s performance of “Live and Let Die” was the first James Bond theme song to be nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Song; it reached #2 as a... »
SONG OF THE DAY “Forgiven” by Ben Harper (Burn To Shine, Virgin Records, 1999). Written by Ben Harper. INTERESTING FACTS (a la wikipedia) - This 1999 album featured many of Harper’s strong suits: blues, rock, soul, and folk, as well as included several college radio fan favorites with songs like Steal My Kisses and... »
SONG OF THE DAY “Time After Time” by Cyndi Lauper (She’s So Unusual, Epic Records, 1984). Written by Cyndi Lauper and Rob Hyman. INTERESTING FACTS (a la wikipedia) - It reached #1 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart on June 9, 1984, and remained there for two weeks. Worldwide, the song is her... »
SONG OF THE DAY “I Felt Your Shape” by The Microphones (The Glow Pt. 2, K Records, 2001). INTERESTING FACTS (a la wikipedia) -This song appeared on their seventh studio album, which is considered by many to be The Microphones’ definitive work. - Pitchfork media named The Glow Pt. 2 as the top album... »
SONG OF THE DAY “Spring Street” by Dar Williams (The Green World, Razor & Tie Records, 2000). Written by Dar Williams INTERESTING FACTS (a la wikipedia) - The Green World is the fourth studio album by American folk music singer-songwriter Dar Williams. - While writing songs for the album, Williams incorporated her ongoing interest... »
SONG OF THE DAY “Ding Dong” by Nellie McKay (Get Away From Me, Columbia Records, 2004). Written by Nellie McKay. INTERESTING FACTS (a la wikipedia) -Nellie McKay is an English-born American singer-songwriter, actress, and former stand-up comedienne, noted for her critically acclaimed debut album Get Away from Me and for her Broadway debut in... »
SONG OF THE DAY “Hallelujah” by k.d. Lang (Hymns of the 49th Parallel, Nonesuch Records, 2004.) Written by Leonard Cohen. INTERESTING FACTS (a la wikipedia) - k.d. lang recorded a version of “Hallelujah” in 2004 on her album Hymns of the 49th Parallel. - It is an album of songs by Lang’s favourite Canadian... »
SONG OF THE DAY “See U In The Dark” by Honor Society (Fashionably Late, Jonas/ Hollywood Records, 2009). WHY THIS SONG? I know this seems a bit tasteless pimping a Jonas Brothers-produced album on what should be a reputable music blog by someone who claims to have discerning taste, but when I heard this... »
SONG OF THE DAY “Captain” by Jason LeVasseur (Watching The Girls Go By, Authentic Records, 2001). Written by Jason LeVasseur. LYRICS Captain oh, captain I, fear that where sinking and none of us know how to swim. Captain oh, captain I, fear that where sinking and we don’t know where to begin. When you... »
SONG OF THE DAY “One” by Aimee Mann (For the Love of Harry: Everybody Sings Nilsson, MusicMasters Records, 1995). Written by Harry Nilsson. Also released on Warner Brother’s 1999 soundtrack to Magnolia. INTERESTING FACTS (a la wikipedia) - The Magnolia soundtrack is largely culled from the work of Aimee Mann, enough so that she... »
SONG OF THE DAY “New Soul” by Yael Naïm (Yael Naïm, Tôt ou tard Records, France, and Atlantic Records, USA, 2007). Written by Yael Naïm. INTERESTING FACTS (a la wikipedia) - She is a Franco-Israeli singer-songwriter of Tunisian Jewish parents. - She rose to fame in 2008 in the US after her hit single... »
I am moving across the country this week, and will be on hiatus from today until next Tuesday. I will probably backblog* those dates in on Tuesday, because god knows on a roadtrip across the country/ an epic unpacking, I will be listening to music THE ENTIRE TIME, and will certainly have a explosion... »
SONG OF THE DAY “Don’t Look Back In Anger” by Oasis ( (What’s The Story) Morning Glory?, Creation Records, 1995). Written by Noel Gallagher. INTERESTING FACTS (a la wikipedia) - The song was written by the band’s guitarist and main songwriter, Noel Gallagher. Noel was so excited of the potential of the song when... »
SONG OF THE DAY “Soul Meets Body” by Death Cab For Cutie (Plans, Atlantic Records, 2005). Written by Ben Gibbard. INTERESTING FACTS (a la wikipedia) – Death Cab for Cutie, a Washington-based indie rock band, released the 2005 album Plans, as their first collaboration with Atlantic Records. - It is the group’s highest charting... »
SONG OF THE DAY “Strange Love (Don’t Be Lazy)” by Brent Randall & His Pinecones (We Were Strangers in Paddington Green, 2008). INTERESTING FACTS (a la google) - From Halifax, Novia Scotia - From the blog Obscure Sound: “While their sound certainly... »
SONG OF THE DAY “Someday, Someway” by Marshall Crenshaw (Marshall Crenshaw, Warner Brothers Records, 1982). Written by Marshall Crenshaw. INTERESTING FACTS (a la wikipedia) - The song reached #36 on Billboard’s Hot 100 in the summer of 1982, as well as #31 on the Cash Box Singles chart. The album spent over six months... »
SONG OF THE DAY “Glory Box” by Portishead (Dummy, Go! Discs, 1995). Written by Geoff Barrow, Beth Gibbons, and Adrian Utley. The song samples “Ike’s Rap II” by Isaac Hayes. MY TAKE This song reminds me of my college days and frequent listenings to the Supreme Beings of Leisure (a.k.a. “the good ol’ days”).... »
SONG OF THE DAY “Wonderwall” by Oasis ((What’s The Story) Morning Glory?, Creation Records, 1995). Written by Noel Gallagher. INTERESTING FACTS (a la wikipedia) - “Wonderwall” was a ’60s film & soundtrack written by George Harrison, and the title of his first solo album. - Released as the third single from (What’s the Story)... »
J A N U A R Y Metric – Help I’m Alive Vampire Weekend – Horchata Billy Joel – My Life Stephen Stills – Love The One You’re With Guess Who – Share The Land Maxwell – This Woman’s Work (Unplugged) John Southworth – Life Is Unbelievable Coco Freeman & U2 – I Still... »
SONG OF THE DAY “Road To Nowhere” by The Talking Heads (Little Creatures, Sire Records, 1985). Written by David Byrne, Chris Frantz, Jerry Harrison, and Tina Weymouth. INTERESTING FACTS (a la wikipedia) - The song reached #25 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks and #6 in the British and German singles chart. It also... »
