July 11:  When the sky is bright, everything’s all right… “Daisy Jane” by America.  Happy Birthday to my dear friend LFS (there’s no accounting for some people’s shyness; you’ll just have to figure it out yourselves.)  LYRICS & SONGFACTS  SPOTIFY

July 10:  If I had a song, I’d sing it in my car… “If I Had A Hammer” by Pete Seeger & Lee Hays and performed by Christopher Bill.  LYRICS & SONGFACTS  SPOTIFY

July 9:  Been dreamin’ of this since a child… “On Top Of The World” by Imagine Dragons. (Here’s the LYRIC VIDEO so that you can sing along.) Happy Birthday to Will Hardy!  LYRICS & SONGFACTS  SPOTIFY

July 8:  His heart is the tenderest… It’s A Typical Day in Dogpatch U.S.A. from L’il Abner.  Happy Birthday to my father-in-law, Richard Propp!  LYRICS SPOTIFY

July 7:  It’s a fruit-based love…“Watermelon” by Tom Rosenthal.  LYRICS SPOTIFY Happy Birthday to Alison Werner Cooper!

July 6:  You may be wrong for all I know, but… “You May Be Right” by Billy Joel  LYRICS & SONGFACTS SPOTIFY

July 5:  Could it be the devil in me, or is this the way it’s supposed to be?  (or is it Global Warming???) “Heatwave” written by the Holland–Dozier–Holland songwriting team (man, they were good!) and sung here by Martha and The Vandellas.  LYRICS & SONGFACTS  SPOTIFY

July 4:  From sea to shining sea… “America The Beautiful” with lyrics by Katherine Lee Bates and music by Samuel Ward.  And, as an added bonus, here’s Ray Charles singing it on The Dick Cavett Show in 1972.  (Thanks to Melissa & Doug for the beautiful Westport fireworks!) LYRICS & SONGFACTS   SPOTIFY

July 3: Because you’re mine…. “I Walk The Line” written and recorded in 1956 by Johnny Cash.   LYRICS & SONGFACTS SPOTIFY

July 2: “When Will I Be Loved?” written by Phil Everly and performed here by Linda Ronstadt (listen for James Taylor singing harmony).  On the “Heart Like A Wheel” album this song fades directly into “Willin'” by Lowell George; it’s a beautiful thing… (Happy Birthday to Tyra Fullam, one of my very favorite teachers and babysitters!)  LYRICS SPOTIFY