March 1: You’ve been starring in my dreams… “Miss You” by The Rolling Stones. Thanks to Jen Kanter for the song suggestion; we are missing Rachel Doran today, her birthday, and all days. Please consider donating to Rach’s Hope, an amazing program started by her family in the wake of her death in 2018. LYRICS & SONGFACTS APPLE MUSIC
March 2: Your star is fixed in my sky… “Wherever I Go” by Mark Knopfler featuring Ruth Moody. Missing Donald Sisto. LYRICS & SONGFACTS APPLE MUSIC
March 3: On the thin ice of a new day… “Skating Away” by Jethro Tull. LYRICS & SONGFACTS APPLE MUSIC
March 4: Now they know how many holes it takes to fill the Albert Hall… “A Day In The Life” by The Beatles. Thanks to Steve Dean for the song suggestion. LYRICS & SONGFACTS APPLE MUSIC
March 5: I felt unfettered and alive… “Free Man In Paris” by Joni Mitchell. LIVE PERFORMANCE LYRICS & SONGFACTS APPLE MUSIC
March 6: Your questions hanging through the air… “Mara” by Jack Garratt. Happy 1st Birthday to our beautiful cousin Mara. LYRICS & CHORDS APPLE MUSIC
March 7: Magic in a magical land… “Mozambique” by Bob Dylan (with Emmy Lou Harris & Scarlet Rivera). No lyric video, but here’s a link to the chords: CHORDS Happy Birthday to Lauren Snider (with whom we sang this at Camp Pembroke), Brandon Wilcoff, and Danielle DiVecchio. LYRICS & SONGFACTS APPLE MUSIC
March 8: Words can’t bring me down… “Beautiful” written by Linda Perry and sung by Christine Aguelera. OFFICIAL VIDEO LYRICS & SONGFACTS APPLE MUSIC
March 9: Let yourself be tender… “Favor” by Julien Baker. LYRICS & CHORDS APPLE MUSIC
March 10: Forget the sun in his jealous sky… “Fields of Gold” sung by Eva Cassidy and written by Sting. Thank you to Jeanie Bennett for the song suggestion and Happy Birthday to Sarah Guterman, Kim Huffard & Ed Jordan. xoxoxo LYRICS & SONGFACTS APPLE MUSIC
March 11: A sweet old-fashioned notion… “What’s Love Got To Do With It” by Tina Turner. LYRICS & SONGFACTS APPLE MUSIC
March 12: I’ll protect you… “You’re Gonna Be” by Reba McEntire for new grandma and birthday girl Lisa Schatz Strausser. Happy Birthday, also, to MirPom! xoxo LYRICS & SONGFACTS APPLE MUSIC
March 13: Nobody does it half as good as you… “Nobody Does It Better” by Carly Simon. Happy Birthday to Susie Scull Aldrich. xoxo LYRICS & SONGFACTS APPLE MUSIC
March 14: Noticing the days hurrying by… “Blue Skies” sung by Ella Fitzgerald and written by Irving Berlin. LYRICS & CHORDS APPLE MUSIC
March 15: We both sang along… “We Started A Song” by Melissa Polinar & India.Arie. LYRICS APPLE MUSIC
March 16: Send love throughout the throng… “Apocalypse Lullaby” by The Wailin’ Jennys (written by Annabelle Chvostek). Happy Birthday to Lee Sherman and Joyce Rossell. LYRICS & CHORDS APPLE MUSIC
March 17: Seaweed from the yellow cliff… “Dúlamán” a traditional Irish folk song performed by Altan. Happy St. Patrick’s Day and Happy Birthday to Lee Norman, Gina Ochs and Sue Truax! xo SONG HISTORY TRANSLATION LYRICS & CHORDS APPLE MUSIC
March 18: So good you could go nuts… “I Want It Now” sung by Julie Ann Cole, written by Leslie Bricusse and Anthony Newley from the 1971 movie Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory based on the 1964 novel Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl. Congratulations to the Grade Five Students from GFS on their performance of Roald Dahl’s “Willy Wonka Kids”; we are so, so, so proud of you and grateful to the parent volunteers who made it so magical. xoxo. Happy Birthday to Lynn Riegler! LYRICS & CHORDS APPLE MUSIC
March 19: What could make a boy behave this way? “Chuck E.’s In Love” by Rickie Lee Jones. Happy Birthday to Jen Dowd & Kim Lake! xoxo LYRICS & SONGFACTS LYRICS EXPLAINED APPLE MUSIC
March 20: I never regret the years I’m giving… “Easy Living” by Teddy Wilson with Billie Holiday and Lester Young & written by Ralph Rainger with lyrics by Leo Robin. Happy Birthday to Chelsea Steinberg and Todd Weeks! xoxo LYRICS & CHORDS SONG HISTORY APPLE MUSIC
March 21: These are the good old days… “Anticipation” by Carly Simon. Happy Birthday to Allison Becker Pollack, Mark Rosen & Ellen Mason. xoxoxo. LYRICS & SONGFACTS APPLE MUSIC
March 22: Friendship never ends… “Wannabe” by Spice Girls. Written and composed by the group members with Matt Rowe and Richard “Biff” Stannard. SONG HISTORY LYRICS & SONGFACTS APPLE MUSIC
March 23: With a little strength I’ll never let you down… “A Little Of Your Love” by Haim. Written by Danielle, Este & Alana Haim & Ariel Rechtshaid. Happy Birthday to Ann Wriedt Sisto (thanks for the song suggestion!) & Judy Shore Stone. xoxo LYRICS & SONGFACTS APPLE MUSIC
March 24: The best game you can name… “The Hockey Game” by Stompin’ Tom Connors. Happy Birthday to one of my favorite Hockey Fans, Lori Hashizume. xoxo LYRICS & CHORDS APPLE MUSIC
March 25: I do what I can when I can… “Stand Up” written by Cynthia Erivo & Joshua Brian Campbell and sung by Cynthia Erivo from the movie “Harriet”. Happy Birthday to Lori Lane Miller and Harriet Weitzman. xoxo LYRICS & CHORDS SONG HISTORY APPLE MUSIC
March 26: I’ll whisper your name into the sky, and I will wake up happy… “As I Lay Me Down” by Sophie B. Hawkins. LYRICS & SONGFACTS APPLE MUSIC
March 27: Take some time to celebrate… “Holiday” by Madonna (written by Curtis Hudson and Lisa Stevens from Pure Energy). Happy Birthday to Dan Woog, Nancy Axthelm, Lori Vener and Laura Atwood! LYRICS & SONGFACTS APPLE MUSIC
March 28: Where do you go? “When The Stars Go Blue” written by Ryan Adams and performed here by the Corrs (featuring Bono of U2). Happy Birthday to John Bayers! LYRICS & CHORDS SONG HISTORY APPLE MUSIC
March 29: They can see the flame that’s in her eyes… “Girl On Fire” by Alicia Keys (written with Jeff Bhasker and Salaam Remi). ALBUM HISTORY LYRICS & SONGFACTS APPLE MUSIC
March 30: There is a voice that has no name… “Movin’ On” by Raymond Hannisian and performed by the Tokyo Youth Festival Choir. This song was taught to me and my friends by birthday girl Barbara Bayers in 1978 when we were Bedford Singers. I later brought it to the Swinging ‘Gates, who patiently obliged my request that we sing it. (Thanks, ladies.) It is not available on any of the streaming services, so just listen to this version over and over again. Happy Birthday, Barbara. I’m so glad you were born.
March 31: My desire is bigger than my fear…. “Big Dreams and Faded Jeans” written and performed by Dolly Parton. LYRICS & CHORDS APPLE MUSIC