November 1: Say it’s not… “Moon Love” sung by Frank Sinatra and written by Mack David, Mac Davis and Andre Kostelanetz based on the theme for French horn in the second movement of Peter Ilyitch Tchaikovsky’s Fifth Symphony, written in the summer of 1888. Happy Birthday to Karen Lewis & Sophie B. Hawkins! xoxo LYRICS & CHORDS APPLE MUSIC
November 2: Mountains come out of the sky and they stand there… “Roundabout” by Jon Anderson & Steve James Howe and the band YES. LYRICS & SONGFACTS APPLE MUSIC
November 3: All of our dreams are kept fragrant… “The Other Side” by Conan Gray. Happy Birthday to Mark Lucier & Lisa Lewis! LYRICS & CHORDS APPLE MUSIC
November 4: Time is running out so spend it like it’s gold… “I Ain’t Worried” by One Republic (written by Ryan Tedder, Brent Kutzle & Tyler Spry.) Happy Birthday to Julie Horowitz and thanks to Mr. Sing Daily for asking me to marry him on this day in 1991. 🙂 LYRICS & SONGFACTS APPLE MUSIC
November 5: Though the truth may vary, this ship will carry our bodies safe to shore… “Little Talks” by Of Monsters and Men (written by Bryndís Hilmarsdóttir & Ragnar Þórhallsson) LYRICS & SONGFACTS APPLE MUSIC
November 6: You are so… “Beautiful” by The War and Treaty (featuring Jason Isbell and written by Michael and Tanya Blount Trotter). LYRICS APPLE MUSIC
November 7: All we ever wanted… “Come In From The Cold” by Joni Mitchell who is celebrating her birthday today. LYRICS APPLE MUSIC
November 8: We all don’t have to agree…“VOTE!” courtesy of Sesame Street.
November 9: Only grows when it’s on the vine… “Love Is A Rose” written by Neil Young and sung by Linda Ronstadt. Happy Birthday to JoJo Werther & Ruth Heller & Glenn Payne. LYRICS & SONGFACTS APPLE MUSIC
November 10: Just like me…. “(They Long To Be) Close To You” by Burt Bacharach & Hal David and sung by The Carpenters. Happy Birthday to my very magnetic brother, Russell; I’m so glad you were born! xoxo LYRICS & SONGFACTS APPLE MUSIC
November 11: To get all I deserve and give all I can… “The Queen and The Soldier” by Suzanne Vega. Thank you to all veterans and happy birthday to wonderful Melissa Balaban. xoxo LYRICS & CHORDS APPLE MUSIC
November 12: Sing! The sun is up & music’s playing… “It’s A Beautiful Day” by Michael Bublé (written by Michael Bublé, Alan Chang & Bob Rock). Happy Belated Birthday and thanks for the song suggestion to Peggy Camp! xoxo LYRICS & SONGFACTS APPLE MUSIC
November 13: Lookin’ at a flashback Sunday… “Freeze-Frame” by The J. Geils Band (written by Seth Justman and Peter Wolf). Happy Birthday to Emma Wergeles & Lynsey Addario (this one is a bit on the nose, I know!). xoxo LYRICS & SONGFACTS APPLE MUSIC
BONUS TRACK: “I Met My Baby In The Porta John Line” suggested by Steve Dean in honor of Homer Umphrey. No lyric video, but enjoy anyway…
November 14: Why can’t it be me? “Daisies” by Katy Perry. Happy Birthday to Ramona Baran Elmer! xoxo LYRICS & SONGFACTS APPLE MUSIC
November 15: That’s all they ever do…. “Things Happen” by Dawes. OFFICIAL VIDEO LYRICS & CHORDS APPLE MUSIC
November 16: Keep on rollin’ ….“Black Water” by The Doobie Brothers. Happy Birthday to Liza Paglialunga! xoxo LYRICS & SONGFACTS CHORDS APPLE MUSIC
November 17: I need ya… “Baby Love” by The Supremes. Happy Birthday to Auntie Dee (Diane Salzman), Miguel Valentin & Lisa Bowman! xoxoxo LYRICS & SONGFACTS APPLE MUSIC
November 18: Everybody’s fruggin… “Rock Lobster” by the B52s (written by Fred Schneider and Ricky Wilson) Happy Birthday to Liz Rosenthal Rosenberg (and thanks to Lisa Peterson Rider for the song suggestion)! xoxo LYRICS & SONGFACTS APPLE MUSIC
November 19: I’m best with you… “I’ll Be There For You” by The Rembrandts, written in 1995 the year that the wonderful Sophie Lev was born! Happy Birthday, also, to Caren Chiarelli, Elizabeth Steffen, Cathy Rozynek and Judy Drew Fairchild. SONG HISTORY LYRICS & SONGFACTS APPLE MUSIC
November 20: “Leavin’ Time” by local singer/songwriter Brian Dolzani who performed last night as part of the Chris Frantz Presents Emerging Musicians series at The Westport Library ( a collaboration and production by Verso Studios at The Westport Library and the Westport Weston Chamber of Commerce.) APPLE MUSIC
November 21: Only in dreams can it be this way… “Waiting For A Girl Like You” (written by Lou Gramm and Mick Jones) by Foreigner. LYRICS & SONGFACTS APPLE MUSIC
November 22: Let no one dictate what you say… “Speak Your Mind” by Brandi Carlile. Happy Birthday to Natascha Sherman Hess & Jan Marks! xoxo LYRICS & CHORDS APPLE MUSIC
November 23: You got me runnin’ … “Sweet Talkin’ Woman” by Jeff Lynne and the Electric Light Orchestra (ELO). Happy Birthday to Lexi Levins and Lauren Tarshis, who gave me the impetus to start www.singdaily.com Song of the Day 5 years ago…sweet talkin’, indeed! LIVE-ISH VIDEO LYRICS & SONGFACTS APPLE MUSIC
November 24: Life could be a dream… “Sh’Boom” by The Chords. So glad my parents met on this day at Leslie Lunin’s house. I wonder if this song was playing on their first date? LYRICS & SONGFACTS APPLE MUSIC
November 25: All the world knows Nestor for his laughter and his ears… “Nestor, the Long-Eared Christmas Donkey”, the theme song from a 1977 TV Special written by Gene Autry, Don Pfrimmer and Dave Burgess. No lyric video (here’s a link to the LYRICS), but this seemed an appropriate song as we kick off the winter holiday season AND celebrate the recent engagement of Molly Barreca & Brian Nestor. WATCH THE WHOLE MOVIE MOVIE HISTORY
November 26: I’m tongue tired… “Good Night Song” by Tears for Fears. OFFICIAL VIDEO LYRICS & CHORDS SONG HISTORY STREAMING
November 27: Make believin’ is hard alone… “Out Here On My Own” from Fame, written by sibling songwriting duo Lesley Gore and Michael Gore and sung by Irene Cara who passed away on Friday. Happy Belated Birthday to Nancy Wergeles and Kaz Shin-Sherman, who celebrated yesterday. “FAME” MOVIE VERSION LYRICS & CHORDS SONG HISTORY APPLE MUSIC
November 28: They all hate us anyhow… “Political Science” by Randy Newman, who was born on this day in 1943. This song may not hold up in 2022, but Randy Newman sure does; he was da bomb at Newport Folk Festival 2021. Happy Birthday, also, to Claudia Marshall who, if she’s Singing Daily, will definitely get a kick out of singing this one. xoxo LYRICS & SONGFACTS APPLE MUSIC Natalie Merchant’s version
November 29: With a big bow-wow! Tow-row-row! Fol de rol de ri do day! “Boston Harbor” sea shanty. SONG HISTORY LYRICS & CHORDS APPLE MUSIC
November 30: All these places I’ve been… “Still Can’t Get Used To The End” by Justin Kawika Young. Thanks to Jen Thiemann for the tickets to the Jake Shimabukuro concert where his friend Justin Kawika Young played, sang and made us both cry… LYRICS SONG HISTORY APPLE MUSIC