May 24: Keep partying like it’s your job… “Play Hard” by David Guetta, featuring Ne-Yo & Akon. LYRICS & SONGFACTS SPOTIFY
Song of the Day: May 23
May 23: Will it be yes or will it be sorry? “I Don’t Want To Wait” by Paula Cole. LYRICS & SONGFACTS SPOTIFY
Song of the Day: May 22
May 22: Like the wind and the rain… “Wagon Wheel” in memory of Brian Gordon, whose birthday is today, and with love from his mom, Claire. The chorus and melody for the song comes from a demo recorded by Bob Dylan; Ketch Secor of Old Crow Medicine Show added verses to Dylan’s unfinished song. For Darius Rucker’s version, visit the singdaily.com Song of the Day for 3/23/18. To all the Gordons and all of Brian’s friends & family: sending love. LYRICS & SONGFACTS SPOTIFY
Song of the Day: May 21
May 21: Bigger, brighter, bolder, better… “Raise Your Voice” from Sister Act with music by Alan Menken and lyrics by Glenn Slater. Thanks to Nan Bacharach for the suggestion; I wish I’d seen you in the show! LYRICS SPOTIFY
Song of the Day: May 20
May 20: You’ll never get rid of the ***, no matter what you do! “The Thing” with lyrics by Charles Randolph Grean put to a traditional melody called “The Lincolnshire Poacher” and sung here by Phil Harris. Happy Birthday to my very fun father, Larry and his wonderful twin brother, Kenny! LYRICS SONG HISTORY SPOTIFY
Song of the Day: May 19
May 19: Sing me your tune… “Rosie” by John Mayer. Happy Birthday to the beautiful, kind, smart and fun Rose Propp & her soul sister and my “big sister”, Alison King; you two make me smile…. LYRICS & SONGFACTS SPOTIFY
Song of the Day: May 18
May 18: Show me to the wisdom of an evening star…“Beautiful Dawn” by Ruth Moody and The Wailin Jennys. Thanks, Helen, for another beautiful suggestion. xo LYRICS & CHORDS SPOTIFY
Song of the Day: May 17
May 17: I don’t know if it’s cloudy or bright… “I Only Have Eyes For You” by Harry Warren and Al Dubin and sung by The Flamingos (with an “i”.. pardon the egregious typo in the video; other than that typo it was the best video that I could find). Happy Birthday to our cousin Claudia Robaina & our friend Josh Margolis and happy (belated) anniversary to our friends Cindy & Tom (thanks for the fabulous song suggestion)! LYRICS & SONGFACTS SPOTIFY
Song of the Day: May 16
May 16: Beep-beep-em-beep-beep-yeah! “Baby, You Can Drive My Car” by Paul McCartney and John Lennon and performed live. Happy Birthday to my wonderfully kind and fun nephew Owen; so proud of you! (And happy anniversary to Cindy & Tom; stay tuned tomorrow.) LYRICS & SONGFACTS SPOTIFY
Song of the Day: May 15
May 15: You know who you are… “1234” by Feist (written by Feist & Sally Seitmann). Happy Birthday to Megan McConaughy Lucier who introduced me to this song in a fabulous playlist oh-so-many years ago. LYRICS & SONGFACTS SPOTIFY