October 17: Exclamation points and commas… “Valentino” written and performed by birthday girl Victoria Vox. Premiered Sat. Sept. 19, 2020 at QWERTY: Typewriter and Letter Arts Festival (Vol. 4: Correspondence), at Drive in 32, Greenville, NY. “Valentino” was written by Victoria Vox, Carley Baer, Matt Spatol, and Liam Hall at the Love On Holiday 2019 at the Holiday Music Motel, Sturgeon Bay, WI.
October 16: Time is your love… “Lisztomania” by Phoenix. SONG HISTORY LYRICS & SONGFACTS SPOTIFY I woke up this morning and remembered that I’d never watched former GFS student Adam Kaplan‘s new show, The Big Leap, so I poured a coffee and nestled in on the couch. All I can say is WOW and LOVED IT; seriously, take The Big Leap and go watch on Hulu or wherever you can find it.
October 15: It ain’t fiction, you know it’s a fact… “Opposites Attract” sung by Paula Abdul with The Wild Pair and written by Oliver Leiber. Check out the videos with MC Skat Cat. LYRICS & SONGFACTS SPOTIFY
October 14: Go, cat, go… “Blue Suede Shoes” written and recorded by Carl Perkins in 1955. Happy Birthday to Bob Hull, Pierce Haley & Tracey Knight Narang and happy anniversary to Kerstin & Vijay! LYRICS & SONGFACTS SPOTIFY
October 13: Face it with a grin… “Open Up Your Heart and Let The Sunshine In” by Stuart Hamblen in 1954 and sung by Frente! This song was made famous in a 1965 episode of The Flintstones. Happy Birthday to Michael Winston & Maya Sherman! xoxo LYRICS & CHORDS SONG HISTORY SPOTIFY
October 12: All the little flowers gave me something to believe in… “Darling” by Halsey. Live on SNL with Lindsey Buckingham. LYRICS & SONGFACTS SPOTIFY
October 11: Rise up, sing loud, celebrate and be proud… Indigenous Peoples Day Song by Itsa Shash and Mariana Harvey. PLUS…It was a courageous thing to do, but someone was already here… “1492” by Nancy Schimmel. I’ve posted this one before, but it’s a GFS favorite.
October 10: If I can’t be true to the things that I do… “God Only Knows” from the 2018 album Tree of Forgiveness by John Prine who would have been celebrating his 75th birthday today if he hadn’t died on April 7, 2020, of complications caused by COVID-19. This song was written by John Prine and Phil Spector and is sung here with Amanda Shires and Jason Isbell. If you’re like me, you can’t get enough John Prine, so listen to Elaine Camerota’s song suggestions: Spanish Pipedreams and Illegal Smile (Elaine was inspired by a post on Dan Woog’s 06880 blog). LYRICS & SONGFACTS SPOTIFY
October 9: Ringing clear and true… “Hark The Sound”. In loving memory of Tar Heel Fred Kanter and sent with love to Drew, Jen, Will, Ben and all. May Fred’s memory be a blessing. xo
The UNC alma mater sung by Harmonyx and written by William Starr Myers (UNC class of 1897) and based on the song “Annie Lisle”,
an 1857 ballad by H. S. Thompson.
October 8: Where’s the jolly jumbuck that you’ve got in your tucker bag? “Waltzing Matilda” written by Banjo Paterson and sung here by Rolf Harris. Happy Birthday to Rhonda Payne & Yumi Iwama. LYRICS & SONGFACTS SONG HISTORY SPOTIFY