January 1: For the time that flies… “Ring Them Bells” written by Bob Dylan and sung here by Sarah Jarosz. Listen to Bob Dylan singing at New York Supper Club. LYRICS & CHORDS SONG HISTORY SPOTIFY
January 2: Sing and carry the sorrows of the world… “My Heart Is Ready/I’m Gonna Walk” by Cindy Kallet, Ellen Epstein and Michael Cicone, inspired by Jo Werther in honor of her 60th birthday (in November) and her 61st year on earth. xoxoxo LYRICS SPOTIFY
January 3: Wheels turnin’ round and round… “Do It Again” by Steely Dan. LYRICS & CHORDS SONG HISTORY SPOTIFY
January 4: I dig what you do… “Chevrolet Van” by The Nude Party. Happy Birthday to Jen Thiemann and Eliot Essagof and especially to Mr. Sing Daily, Peter Propp who inspires me every day! LYRICS & CHORDS SONG HISTORY SPOTIFY
January 5: Don’t it feel good? “Walking On Sunshine” by Katrina and The Waves. Happy Birthday to Nahashon Ogutu, Gina Lauricella and Richard Gabor! Thanks to Nancy Howland Walker & Kathy Reale for the song suggestion. LYRICS & SONGFACTS SPOTIFY
January 6: Gonna get me some of them… “Friends” the 1973 hit single sung by Bette Midler and written by Buzzy Linhart and Mark “Moogy” Klingman. LYRICS & CHORDS SONG HISTORY SPOTIFY
January 7: Remember all the songs you sang for me… “Lullaby (Goodnight, My Angel)” by Billy Joel and sung here by VOCES8 and The King’s Singers. Happy Birthday to Luke Rosenberg, Angie Wormser, Jim Hardy and Jim Kremens; plus a belated birthday wish to James Little! Here’s Billy Joel’s version with a lyric video so that you can sing along. LYRICS & SONGFACTS SPOTIFY
January 8: This indecision’s bugging me… “Should I Stay or Should I Go?” by The Clash. LYRICS & SONGFACTS SPOTIFY
January 9: Thank you for writing the best songs… “Winds of the Old Days” by Joan Baez who is celebrating her 81st birthday today. LYRICS & CHORDS SPOTIFY
January 10: We loooooooooove you! “Company” (aka Bobby Baby) from Company by Stephen Sondheim chosen especially for birthday boy Bob Connelly by his fellow cast members from Colgate ’84. xoxo LYRICS SPOTIFY
January 11: Gather ’round… “Glorious” by MaMuse. Thanks to Peter Morse for the song suggestion. LYRICS & CHORDS SPOTIFY
January 12: Keep us together… “The Chain” by Stevie Nicks and originally performed by Fleetwood Mac sung here by Brandi Carlile. (Also, check out The Highwomen singing it.) Happy Birthday to Kelly Konstanty and Mona Takahashi Strick. xoxo LYRICS & SONGFACTS SPOTIFY
January 13: The dreams that you dare to dream really do come true… “Over The Rainbow” by Harold Arlen and Yip Harburg and performed by Israel Kamakawiwo’ole. (Click CC at the bottom of any YouTube video to see the lyrics so you can sing along.) It was written for the 1939 film The Wizard of Oz and was sung by actress Judy Garland in her starring role as Dorothy Gale. Happy Birthday to my wonderful uncle Sam Salzman and thanks for the song suggestion! xoxo LYRICS & SONGFACTS SPOTIFY Sing Daily & Stay Healthy!
January 14: What’s broken gets stronger when it mends… “Beautiful Day” by Joshua Radin. Happy Birthday to Stacie Curran; hope it’s a sweet one. xoxo LYRICS & CHORDS SPOTIFY
January 15: Seems to me, we got to solve it individually… “People Got To Be Free” by The Rascals. It’s Martin Luther King, Jr.’s birthday; he would have been 93 years old today. Happy Birthday also to Chris Chieppo, Elaine Camerota and Dr. Jessica Raposo! xoxoxo LYRICS & SONGFACTS CHORDS SPOTIFY
January 16: Smile at someone… “Rooty Toot Toot For The Moon” written by Greg Brown and sung here by Jon Gailmor. No lyric video today, but click on lyrics below to sing along. Happy Birthday to Rudy Brandt; thanks to Caroline for the song suggestion. SONG STORY LYRICS & CHORDS SPOTIFY
January 17: If we could agree to disagree respectfully… “Fade Away” by Arise Roots in honor of MLK day. SPOTIFY
January 18: Not much to do but just lay around… “Good Day” by Surfaces. Thanks to Laurie Cameron for the song suggestion (I hope it’s a great day) and Happy Birthday to Jeannie Peterson Ashmore! LYRICS & CHORDS SPOTIFY
January 19: Travelin’ tonight on a plane… “Daniel” written by Elton John & Bernie Taupin and sung by Elton John. Happy Birthday to Jenny Lanes Gozlan! xoxo LYRICS & SONGFACTS SPOTiFY
January 20: I don’t see how you can forget it… “I Love You And Don’t You Forget It” sung by Perry Como and written by Henry Mancini & Al Stillman. Also check out Henry Mancini on the Lawrence Welk Show. No lyric video today, but you’ll catch on. 🙂 Happy Birthday to our wonderful Uncle Donny (thanks for the song suggestion!) & Deb Tolman. xoxo LYRICS SPOTIFY
January 21: A million stars that touch the ground… “Amid The Falling Snow” by Enya. Thanks to Ellen Hardy for the song suggestion. LYRICS SPOTIFY
January 22: This world that I’ve found is too good to be true… “Nothing’s Gonna Stop Us Now” by Starship. Happy Birthday to the Yampolsky Triplets, Kathryn McDuffee, Naomi Weingart and Audrey Morrissey! LYRICS & SONGFACTS SPOTIFY
January 23: Remember me to one who lives there… “Girl From The North Country” by Bob Dylan. Happy Birthday to Cassie Dippo! Thanks for sharing your mountain with us. Happy day, also, to Deb Cerulli & Esta Snider. LYRICS & SONGFACTS SPOTIFY
January 24: Now and then I think of when we were together… “Somebody That I Used to Know” by Gotye featuring Kimbra. LYRICS & SONGFACTS SPOTIFY
January 25: Everybody sang along… “Feelin’ Good Again” by Robert Earl Keen. No lyric video today, sorry, but it’s a song worth learning and certainly fun to sing along with once you do. Behind The Song. LYRICS & CHORDS SPOTIFY
January 26: Someone to share your good times… “Good Friend” by Elmer Bernstein & Norman Gimbel and sung by Mary MacGregor from the movie Meatballs. Happy Birthday to Leslie Lucier Marino! LYRICS & CHORDS SPOTIFY
January 27: Driving down those city streets… “Pull Up To The Bumper” by Grace Jones (and featuring bassist Robbie Shakespeare who passed away in December). Happy Birthday to Susan Charlton Wallace (and thanks for the song suggestion). OFFICIAL VIDEO LYRICS & SONGFACTS SPOTIFY
January 28: You better believe it… “I’d Do Anything For Love (But I Won’t Do That)” by Jim Steinman, and recorded by Meat Loaf with Lorraine Crosby. RIP Marvin Lee Aday; thank you for the music. LYRICS & SONGFACTS SPOTIFY
January 29: Sing a song… “It’s A Good Day” by Peggy Lee and her husband Dave Barbour. Thanks to Amy James for the song suggestion and Happy Birthday to Linda Gans! LYRICS & CHORDS SONG HISTORY SPOTIFY
January 30: Sing: “O January O”… “January Hymn” by The Decemberists. LYRICS & SONGFACTS SPOTIFY
January 31: Together we will flow… “Into The Mystic” by Van Morrison. Thanks to Bennett Propp for the song suggestion and Happy Birthday to Ellen Rosen! LYRICS & SONGFACTS SPOTIFY