SONG OF THE DAY “Sloop John B” by The Beach Boys (Pet Sounds, Capitol Records, 1966). INTERESTING FACTS (a la wikipedia) — The song was originally a traditional West Indies folk song, “The John B. Sails”, taken from a collection by Carl Sandburg (1927). Alan Lomax made a field recording of the song in Nassau, 1935, under the title “Histe Up …
SONG OF THE DAY “Woman In You” by Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals (Burn To Shine, Virgin, 1999). Written by Ben Harper. LYRICS (with my favorite phrases in italics) Could’ve sworn I heard you say amen this morning, showing some kind of sign that you believe Did it fall from your tongue without warning or …
SONG OF THE DAY “Field Below” by Regina Spektor (Begin To Hope, Sire Records, 2006). Written by Regina Spektor. WHERE I HEARD IT CBS’ Criminal Minds VIDEO OF THE DAY
SONG OF THE DAY “Blue Light Of The Flame” by Dar Williams (My Better Self, Razor & Tie, 2005). Written by Dar Williams & Rob Hyman. WHERE DID I HEAR IT? CBS’ Criminal Minds VIDEO OF THE DAY This particular video has footage from the BBC’s Torchwood accompanying the song.…it’s weird, but enjoy the song.
This is my favorite ditty to hear on St. Patrick’s Day, and I have no information on who sang the version I know and love, what album it appears on, when, where, etc. because I can’t remember the name of the cassette tape my mom used to play every year that included this track. I …
SONG OF THE DAY “Wake Up Time” by Tom Petty (Wildflowers, Warner Brothers Records, 1994). Written by Tom Petty. VIDEO OF THE DAY
SONG OF THE DAY “Hello” by Black Bunny (Black Bunny, [Self-released album], 2008). WHERE DID I FIND THIS SONG? NBC’s Mercy soundtrack, of course! Here’s the link to the amazon track.
SONG OF THE DAY “God’s Highway” by Theresa Andersson & Tobias Froberg (Hummingbird, Go!, Basin Street Records, 2008). Written by Theresa Andersson. INTERESTING FACTS — Theresa Andersson is a Swedish singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. She came to New Orleans in 1990 to play violin with fellow singer-songwriter and Swede, Anders Osborne. Nine years later, she left the band. …
SONG OF THE DAY “Can’t Find My Way Home” by Eric Clapton & Steve Winwood (Live From Madison Square Garden, Reprise Records, 2009). Written by Steve Winwood. INTERESTING FACTS (a la wikipedia) — Live From Madison Square Garden is a 2 CD/2 DVD live album by Eric Clapton and Steve Winwood which was released on May …
SONG OF THE DAY “The Circle Game” by Joni Mitchell (Ladies Of The Canyon, Reprise Records, 1970). Written by Joni Mitchell. INTERESTING FACTS (a la wikipedia) — Ladies Of The Canyon is Joni Mitchell’s third album, its title referring to Laurel Canyon, Los Angeles, a center of popular music culture in Los Angeles during the sixties. …