October 11: To try, when your arms are too weary, to reach the unreachable star… “The Impossible Dream (The Quest)” from “The Man of LaMancha” with lyrics by Joe Darion, and music by Mitch Leigh. The song is sung here by Andy Williams. Looking forward to seeing the show at the Westport Country Playhouse; I hear they’ve done an incredible job with it! LYRICS SONGFACTS SPOTIFY
Monthly Archives: October 2018
Song of the Day: October 10
October 10: Your beauty is beyond compare… “Jolene” by Dolly Parton LYRICS & SONGFACTS SPOTIFY
Song of the Day: October 9
October 9: You don’t have to worry if you’ve got no money, people on the river are happy to give… “Proud Mary” written by John Fogerty and covered here by Ike & Tina Turner. Thanks for the suggestion, Eric! LYRICS & SONGFACTS SPOTIFY
Song of the Day: October 8
October 8: It was a courageous thing to do, but someone was already here… “1492” by Nancy Schimmel from “I Will Be Your Friend: Songs and Activities for Young Peacemakers” Teaching Tolerance – Southern Poverty Law Center. Happy Birthday, Rhonda Payne!
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Song of the Day: October 7
October 7: “Baby, Now That I Found You” written by John MacLeod and Tony Macaulay and sung here by Alison Krauss (originally performed by The Foundations). LYRICS & SONGFACTS SPOTIFY
Song of the Day: October 6
October 6: No ray of sunlight’s ever lost…”Saturday Sun” by Vance Joy. Happy Birthday to my friend Storey Jones who is bringing sunlight to dark lives through her amazing company, dtour.life. Check it out and pass it on to a friend-in-need. LYRICS & SONGFACTS SPOTIFY
Song of the Day: October 5
October 5: I want to be there in my city.. “Lights” by Journey. For Betsy Tucker, colleague & friend extraordinaire. LYRICS & SONGFACTS SPOTIFY
Song of the Day: October 4
October 4: I’m free and I love to be free.. “You Don’t Own Me” by Lesley Gore. LYRICS & SONGFACTS SPOTIFY
Song of the Day: October 3
October 3: Waiting for the hint of a spark… “I Will Follow You Into The Dark” by Death Cab For Cutie. LYRICS & SONGFACTS SPOTIFY
Song of the Day: October 2
October 2: My paternal grandmother was born on this day in 1910 and I imagine this song being played on the radio when she was a little girl: “Let Me Call You Sweetheart” with music by Leo Friedman and lyrics by Beth Slater Whitson and sung here by Patti Page. (Though my great-grandparents probably heard it sung by Henry Burr and the Peerless Quartet.) LYRICS & SONG HISTORY SPOTIFY