Musicals
Some Other Time – Barbra Streisand
SONG OF THE DAY “Some Other Time” – Barbra Streisand (Love Is The Answer, Columbia Records, 2009). Music by Leonard Bernstein, with lyrics by Betty Comden and Adolph Green. WHY TODAY? I heard it performed by the Los Angeles Gay Men’s Chorus in an episode of “Six Feet Under,” and had never heard it... »
But Not For Me – Joey De Francesco feat. Joe Doggs
SONG OF THE DAY “But Not For Me” by Joey De Francesco featuring Joe Doggs (Falling In Love Again, Concord Records, 2003). Written by George and Ira Gershwin. INTERESTING FACTS (a la wikipedia) - Joe Doggs = Joe Pesci - The Gershwins wrote this song for their musical Girl Crazy (1930) and introduced in... »
21 Guns – Green Day
SONG OF THE DAY “21 Guns” by Greenday (21st Century Breakdown, Reprise Records, 2009). Written by Billie Joe Armstrong. INTERESTING FACTS (a la wikipedia) - It is the 2nd single from their eighth studio album, 21st Century Breakdown. The single was released through Reprise Records on May 25, 2009 as a digital download and... »
Marry Me, A Little – Raul Esparza
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... »
The Origin Of Love – 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,... »
Too Much Heaven On Their Minds – from Jesus Christ, Superstar
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... »
For Good from Wicked
SONG OF THE DAY “For Good” from the musical Wicked, Decca Broadway, 2003. Written by Stephen Schwartz. Performed by Idina Menzel and Kristin Chenoweth on the original broadway cast recording. A TRIBUTE Today was the funeral of an amazing woman, Kelly Goff, a smart and sassy eighteen year old that I was blessed to... »