March 5: I felt unfettered and alive… “Free Man In Paris” by Joni Mitchell. LIVE PERFORMANCE LYRICS & SONGFACTS APPLE MUSIC
Song of the Day: March 4, 2022
March 4: Now they know how many holes it takes to fill the Albert Hall… “A Day In The Life” by The Beatles. Thanks to Steve Dean for the song suggestion. LYRICS & SONGFACTS APPLE MUSIC
Song of the Day: March 3, 2022
March 3: On the thin ice of a new day… “Skating Away” by Jethro Tull. LYRICS & SONGFACTS APPLE MUSIC
Song of the Day: March 2, 2022
March 2: Your star is fixed in my sky… “Wherever I Go” by Mark Knopfler featuring Ruth Moody. Missing Donald Sisto. OFFICIAL VIDEO LYRICS & SONGFACTS APPLE MUSIC
Song of the Day: March 1, 2022
March 1: You’ve been starring in my dreams… “Miss You” by The Rolling Stones. Thanks to Jen Kanter for the song suggestion; we are missing Rachel Doran today, her birthday, and all days. Please consider donating to Rach’s Hope, an amazing program started by her family in the wake of her death in 2018. LYRICS & SONGFACTS APPLE MUSIC
Song of the Day: February 28, 2022
February 28: I can play this here guitar… “On Broadway” written by Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil in collaboration with the team of Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller and sung by George Benson (originally recorded by The Drifters). LYRICS & SONGFACTS APPLE MUSIC
Song of the Day: February 27, 2022
February 27: Oh, brother, you oughta been there… “Roll Jordan, Roll” sung by Marian Anderson, who was born on this day in 1897. Here is a lyric video of the song as sung by Topsy Chapman in the movie 12 Years A Slave. SONG HISTORY APPLE MUSIC
Song of the Day: February 26, 2022
February 26: What makes your big head so hard? “Caldonia Boogie” first recorded in 1945 by Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five. Louis Jordan was born in 1908, the same year as my grandfather Sydney Alexander Sherman (who was born on this day). LYRICS SONG HISTORY APPLE MUSIC
Song of the Day: February 25, 2022
February 25: Going for a ride… “Harlem River Drive” performed by flutist Bobbi Humphrey from her album Blacks and Blues. Written by Larry Mizell. No lyric video today, but it’s fun to sing “Harlem River Drive, going for a ride” throughout the song. Happy Birthday to Lindsey Ogilvy! LYRICS APPLE MUSIC
Song of the Day: February 24, 2022
February 24: Wop bop a loo bop a lop bam bom… “Tutti Frutti” by Richard Wayne Penniman, aka Little Richard. Happy Birthday to Sarah White! LYRICS & SONGFACTS APPLE MUSIC