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Top Hat, White Tie & Tails by Ella Fitzgerald

SONG OF THE DAY “Top Hat, White Tie & Tails” by Ella Fitzger­ald (Ella Fitzger­ald Sings the Irv­ing Berlin Song­book, Verve Records, 1958). Writ­ten by Irv­ing Berlin. WHERE I HEARD IT Sea­son 8 (2011 Sum­mer) of the U.S. ver­sion of So You Think you Can Dance. VIDEO OF THE DAY

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Let Me Tell You About My Boat by Mark Mothersbaugh

SONG OF THE DAY “Let Me Tell You About My Boat” by Mark Moth­ers­baugh (The Life Aquatic With Steve Zis­sou, Hol­ly­wood Records, 2004). Writ­ten by Mark Moth­ers­baugh. WHERE I HEARD IT This song and sound­track were rec­om­mended to me by my hus­band, as I have yet to see the movie. I’m still stuck on Rush­more, and listen …

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In This Shirt by The Irrepressibles

SONG OF THE DAY “In This Shirt” by The Irre­press­ibles (Mir­ror Mir­ror, 2010). INTERESTING FACTS (a la wikipedia) — “In this Shirt” was used on the real­ity dance com­pe­ti­tion show So You Think You Can Dance dur­ing the sum­mer of 2011. — The Irre­press­ibles is a ten-member orches­tral ensem­ble led by com­poser and musi­cian Jamie McDer­mott, described …

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Cathedrals by Jump, Little Children

SONG OF THE DAY “Cathe­drals” by Jump, Lit­tle Chil­dren (Mag­a­zine, Break­ing Records/Atlantic Records, 1998). INTERESTING FACTS (a la wikipedia) — Jump, Lit­tle Chil­dren (JLC or Jump) was a band that formed in 1991 in the city of Winston-Salem, North Car­olina. — Known for their unique sound, ener­getic live per­for­mances, and will­ing­ness to inter­act with fans, the …

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Every Kind Of People by Robert Palmer

SONG OF THE DAY “Every Kinda Peo­ple” by Robert Palmer (Dou­ble Fun, Island Records, 1978). Writ­ten by Andy Fraser. INTERESTING FACTS (a la wikipedia) — “Every Kinda Peo­ple” was Palmer’s first hit song in the U.S., reach­ing the Top 20. — Robert Palmer sings vocals on the track, as well as play­ing Bass, Gui­tar, per­cus­sion, drums, Keyboards, …

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She Makes My Day by Robert Palmer

SONG OF THE DAY “She Makes My Day” by Robert Palmer (Heavy Nova, EMI Records, 1988). Writ­ten by Robert Palmer. INTERESTING FACTS (a la wikipedia) — Heavy Nova is the tenth solo album by Robert Palmer. — His first album for EMI Records after a 15-year asso­ci­a­tion with Island Records (both with Vine­gar Joe and as …