March 21:  “It Might As Well Be Spring” from the musical “State Fair” by Rodgers & Hammerstein, sung here by Nina Simone.  This song won the Academy Award for Best Original Song in 1945.  (If you’d like a lyric video of this song, here’s one from the 1962 movie.  The actress is Pamela Tiffin but the singer is Anita Gordon; Pamela is lip-syncing.)  LYRICS SPOTIFY

March 20:   “Moondance” written and performed by Van Morrison and a rockin’ band.  And here’s a Lyric Video if you want to sing along.   LYRICS SPOTIFY

March 19: I know there’s magic whenever you’re around me  “Let’s Pretend” by Al Jarreau Thanks to SJS for introducing me to this album back in 1984.  LYRICS SPOTIFY (HB to the magical JenDowd!)

March 18: Swing open up your heart and let it in… “Everybody” by Ingrid Michaelson.  LYRICS  SPOTIFY

March 17:  “Danny Boy” (lyrics by Frederic Weatherly; melody: “Londonderry Air” performed here by the Celtic Woman. LYRICS SPOTIFY   (Need more Irish music today?  Here are some more suggestions.)

March 16: Uh Oh!  What to do when the YouTube Account of your Song of the Day video is closed??  Don’t worry about a thing!  Just post another one:  “Don’t You Worry ‘Bout A Thing” by Stevie Wonder NOT performing live in 1974, but still pretty darn good.  And in 2016,  this version was sung by Meena & Tori Kelly in the animated movie “SING”.   LYRICS  SPOTIFY Thanks for the suggestion, Josh Margolis, and HB to my one of my favorite harmonizers, Joyce Rossell Alla.  Bedford El Forever!

“Don’t You Worry ‘Bout A Thing” by Stevie Wonder performing live in 1974.  And in 2016,  this version was sung by Meena & Tori Kelly in the animated movie “SING”.   LYRICS  SPOTIFY Thanks for the suggestion, Josh Margolis (I bet the Gowanus Music Club rocks this song), and HB to my one of my favorite harmonizers, Joyce Rossell Alla.  Bedford El Forever!

March 15: “You know, you can say it backwards, which is ‘dociousaliexpilisticfragicalirupes’, but that’s going a bit too far, don’t you think?” “Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious” from “Mary Poppins” (1964); sung by Julie Andrews & Dick Van Dyke and written by the Sherman Brothers (no relation). Thanks for the suggestion, Kerry!   LYRICS SPOTIFY

March 14:  A single word can make a heart open… “Fight Song” by Rachel Platten.  LYRICS SPOTIFY

March 13: “Can’t You See” written by Toy Caldwell and performed by the Marshall Tucker Band.  And here’s a version by Zac Brown featuring Kid Rock, just for you, SSA; HB. LYRICS SPOTIFY (And an extra-special shout-out to the wonderfully talented Dr. George Weigle, our Staples Choir Director, on his 90th birthday:  Thank you for bringing so much joy to so many lives.  This one’s for you: Ride The Chariot) (Thanks, SCW, for the reminder)

March 12: It’ll be better than before… “Don’t Stop” by Christine McVie and performed by Fleetwood Mac.  LYRICS  SPOTIFY