May 21: Bigger, brighter, bolder, better… “Raise Your Voice” from Sister Act with music by Alan Menken and lyrics by Glenn Slater. Thanks to Nan Bacharach for the suggestion; I wish I’d seen you in the show! LYRICS SPOTIFY
Song of the Day: May 20
May 20: You’ll never get rid of the ***, no matter what you do! “The Thing” with lyrics by Charles Randolph Grean put to a traditional melody called “The Lincolnshire Poacher” and sung here by Phil Harris. Happy Birthday to my very fun father, Larry and his wonderful twin brother, Kenny! LYRICS SONG HISTORY SPOTIFY
Song of the Day: May 19
May 19: Sing me your tune… “Rosie” by John Mayer. Happy Birthday to the beautiful, kind, smart and fun Rose Propp & her soul sister and my “big sister”, Alison King; you two make me smile…. LYRICS & SONGFACTS SPOTIFY
Song of the Day: May 18
May 18: Show me to the wisdom of an evening star…“Beautiful Dawn” by Ruth Moody and The Wailin Jennys. Thanks, Helen, for another beautiful suggestion. xo LYRICS & CHORDS SPOTIFY
Song of the Day: May 17
May 17: I don’t know if it’s cloudy or bright… “I Only Have Eyes For You” by Harry Warren and Al Dubin and sung by The Flamingos (with an “i”.. pardon the egregious typo in the video; other than that typo it was the best video that I could find). Happy Birthday to our cousin Claudia Robaina & our friend Josh Margolis and happy (belated) anniversary to our friends Cindy & Tom (thanks for the fabulous song suggestion)! LYRICS & SONGFACTS SPOTIFY
Song of the Day: May 16
May 16: Beep-beep-em-beep-beep-yeah! “Baby, You Can Drive My Car” by Paul McCartney and John Lennon and performed live. Happy Birthday to my wonderfully kind and fun nephew Owen; so proud of you! (And happy anniversary to Cindy & Tom; stay tuned tomorrow.) LYRICS & SONGFACTS SPOTIFY
Song of the Day: May 15
May 15: You know who you are… “1234” by Feist (written by Feist & Sally Seitmann). Happy Birthday to Megan McConaughy Lucier who introduced me to this song in a fabulous playlist oh-so-many years ago. LYRICS & SONGFACTS SPOTIFY
Song of the Day: May 14
May 14: Imagine how the world could be so very fine… “Happy Together” written by Garry Bonner and Alan Gordon and sung by The Turtles. Happy belated birthday to Helen Rauh Glenn; thanks for the suggestion! LYRICS & SONGFACTS CHORDS SPOTIFY
Song of the Day: May 13
May 13: What did I do to be so “Black and Blue” by Fats Waller and sung by Louis Armstrong. Thanks to new subscriber, Herb Levine, for the suggestion. (Dear Herb and all… if you like Fats Waller, you may enjoy watching the animated movie Jazztime Tale, one of my kids’ favorite movies from their elementary school days.) LYRICS SONG HISTORY SPOTIFY
Song of the Day: May 12
May 12: I never worry ’cause… “Mama Said” written by some of the Brill Building/1650 Broadway folks in about 1961 and sung here by The Shirelles. Happy Mothers Day to anyone who’s ever helped a kid out by giving extra love and saying the right thing when needed… (and a special shout-out to my mom, Ruthie; I love you). LYRICS & SONGFACTS SPOTIFY