October 21: Whenever you call me… “I’ll Be Around” co-written by Thom Bell and Phil Hurtt and sung by The Spinners.   Happy Birthday to Camille Addario! xoxo LYRICS & SONGFACTS SPOTIFY

October 20:  I’ll laugh and I’ll cry and I’ll sing… “Today” sung by Bobby Goldsboro and written by Randy Sparks.  “Camp Pembroke, we raise our voices to you…” Happy Birthday to two of our Camp Pembroke icons Iris Godes and Beth Miller. xoxo  LYRICS & CHORDS SONG HISTORY SPOTIFY

October 19:  Listen to life… “Going For The One” by Yes; written by Jon Anderson.  A belated happy birthday to Paul Steiner who celebrated on September 25th; thanks for the song suggestion!  LYRICS  & CHORDS HISTORY SPOTIFY 

October 18:  Just like a maze where all of the walls all continually change… “Daughters” by John Mayer. Happy Birthday to Maggie Zeldes; I’m so glad you were born and had a daughter! 🙂  LYRICS & SONGFACTS SPOTIFY

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