Flashback Friday Song of the Day - Gangnam Style - Psy

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Song of the Day - Cravin - DaniLeigh, G-Eazy

Here's a hot rap jam set to an infectious R&B groove by the multi-talented DaniLeigh, with G-Eazy.  Check out Cravin...

Hump Day Song of the Day - Sugar - Robin Schulz, feat. Francesco Yates

I just heard this song the other day and it was nice because I had forgotten about both it and the artist.  His 2015 album by the same name is classic from beginning to end.  Check out Sugar...

Song of the Day - We Made It - Louis Tomlinson

When I hear this song from Louis Tomlinson's upcoming debut album, Walls, I'm brought back to some of the great alternative music of the nineties.  Click play and see if you agree.  Here's We Made It...

Song of the Day - Song For Zula - Phosphorescent

Here's a song I first heard a couple of years ago.  It's one of those sort of chill songs that has such a melancholic feel that I'm drawn to it whenever I'm sad.  Lately it just feels like there's not much good out there, so yeah!  Here's Song For Zula...

Song of the Day - Touch - Cigarettes After Sex

Cigarettes After Sex is an El Paso, Texas-based band and their music is ambient, chill, and very good.  Here's a typically relaxing track off of their second album, Cry.  Check out Touch...

Song of the Day - Make It To Heaven - David Guetta, MORTEN, Raye

This third collaboration between master deejay/producers David Guetta and MORTEN is being described as the newest version and the future of house music.  Check out Make It To Heaven...

Flashback Friday Song of the Day - Catch Me I'm Falling - Pretty Poison

I've been watching the Netflix series AJ & the Queen, starring Rupaul recently and I have to tell you, just the music alone makes it worth the watch.  Case in point, here's a song featured in one of the episodes that I had completely forgotten about.  If you were around in the late 80's, you'll surely remember Pretty Poison's Catch Me I'm Falling...

Song of the Day - All My Friends - Dermot Kennedy

I don't know too much about Irish newcomer Dermot Kennedy, but I can tell you his debut album Without Fear was released back in October and this beautiful song of his definitely deserves some attention.  Here's All My Friends...  

Hump Day Song of the Day - This Is What You Came For - Calvin Harris, Rihanna

I hadn't heard this jam in a long time and then boom, out of nowhere, it came on the radio last night.  All of a sudden I was rocking out for the first time in I can't remember.  I'm thinking we're desperately needing something from both of these artists, perhaps another collaboration?  Music is definitely missing the two of these artists lately.  Here's Calvin and RiRi...

Song of the Day - Time Machine - Alicia Keys

I am really loving Alicia Keys new stuff, especially this one!  Here's Time Machine...

Song of the Day - Close Your Eyes - Felix Jaehn, VIZE, Miss LI

German Deejay/producer Felix Jaehn's latest creation is this funky little dance jam that's not only awesome musically, but lyrically as well.  Check out Close Your Eyes...

Song of the Day - Here You Come Again - Dolly Parton

Happy Birthday to Miss Dolly Parton!

Flashback Friday Song of the Day - By Your Side - Sade

Yesterday was singer Sade's 61st birthday.  That, coupled with her recent announcement of new music, her first since 2010's Soldier Of Love, surely deserves a spotlight this Friday.  Exciting news indeed!  Here's one of hers, and one of the, greatest songs ever...

Song of the Day - Bad News Baby - ALMA

Finnish singer/songwriter ALMA is back with a new single from her upcoming album Have U Seen Her?, and it's an upbeat in your face kinda jam that packs a punch.  Check out Bad News Baby...

Song of the Day - Flames - R3HAB, Zayn, Jungleboi

I absolutely love this collaboration with Zayn and R3HAB.  Dramatic and dance-able, this one's really grown on me.  Check out Flames...

Song of the Day - Living Proof - Camila Cabello

I am loving almost all of Ms. Cabello's sophomore album, Romance, and this uplifting tune is one of my favorites.  Here's Living Proof...

Song of the Day - Some Nights - Fun

Some nights, I stay up cashing in my bad luck

Some nights, I call it a draw

Some nights, I wish that my lips could build a castle

Some nights, I wish they'd just fall off

But I still wake up, I still see your ghost

Oh Lord, I'm still not sure, what I stand for oh oh oh

What do I stand for? Oh what do I stand for?

Most nights, I don't know anymore

Oh whoa, oh whoa, oh whoa oh oh

Oh whoa, oh whoa, oh whoa oh oh

Song of the Day - Louder - Freedia, Icona Pop

I posted this one not long ago, but doing it again because I need a feel good song that I can just let loose and dance to.  Happy Sunday! 

Song of the Day - Tom Sawyer - Rush

The year 2020 has already seen its share of deaths, and we added another one yesterday as Rush drummer Neil Peart lost a year's long battle with brain cancer yesterday.  I was a big Rush fan back in the days of their classic Moving Pictures album in 1980, and this song, oh this one, was a song to hear in headphones with the volume turned all the way up.  Classic!  Here's Tom Sawyer...

Flashback Friday Song of the Day - Who Knew - P!nk

I remember watching P!nk on VH1 Storytellers talking about the meaning of this song.  Before that I had always thought that it was about a lost love, which is what is may seem from the lyrics, but that wasn't it at all.  She said she'd written it for a friend she had in high school, one of the school jocks, who'd accidentally died from an overdose.  She continued to say that over the years, whenever she performed the song, the person she thought about and for whom it became would change as various people in her life passed away, her grandmother, her friend, even her dog.  Well, today I'm borrowing that song for my sister as we say goodbye to her for the final time.  It's going to be a difficult day.  Sigh!

Song of the Day - You Can't Stop The Girl - Bebe Rexha

Oh, they tryna shoot down angels

They tryna pull their wings off

So, they can't fly

And, oh, but she's so brave, though

Just like a tornado

She's taking us by storm

You can't stop the girl from going

You can't stop the world from knowing

The truth will set you free, oh

You can't stop the girl from going

You can't stop the world from knowing

The truth will set you free, oh

You can't stop the girl

They tryna take our voices

They tryna make our choices

So we scream loud, loud, loud

And, oh, I know you feel the lightnin'

And it's so excitin'

So, here we come

You can't stop the girl from going

You can't stop the world from knowing

The truth will set you free, oh

You can't stop the girl from going

You can't stop the world from knowing

The truth will set you free, oh

You can't stop the girl

You can't stop the girl

You can't stop the girl

No, you can't stop the girl

Oh, I know you feel the lightnin'

And, it's so excitin'

So, here we come

It's good enough for right now

Song of the Day - You Learn - Alanis Morissette

Just a couple of weeks ago, my sister Chrissy asked me if I'd like to go with her to see Alanis Morissette in June and when I said I would she got so excited.  It was, in both of our minds, something to look forward to and hopefully something that would make our relationship that much closer.  She loved her family and I think she carried a lot of guilt for what she thought was a disappointment to us.  In reality, she never fully realized that through all of the troubles, we loved her back unconditionally anyway.

I chose this song for today because too many people, including my sister, don't always learn from their life's mistakes and only repeat them over and over to the same result.  I've always prided myself on learning from my experiences and though I know it can be difficult, oftentimes not learning from them can lead to a tragic ending.  So please, the next time you make a mistake in your life, take a step back and look at what you did and why it was a mistake, and learn from it.  It could only make your life a better one!  Peace!  

Song of the Day - Angel of Mine - Monica

For Christine, my sister.  I love you!

Song of the Day - Bad Influence (Live) - P!nk

I've been listening to a lot of P!nk this weekend and the Funhouse album especially brought me some joy.  Here's one of my favorites live.  Check out Bad Influence...

Song of the Day - Wake Me Up - Avicii, Aloe Blacc

I caught a list of the top dance songs of the decade from Billboard Magazine the other day and when I saw this one I just knew I should post it.  Great song!  Here's Wake Me Up...

Song of the Day - Robbery - Lime Cordiale

Today's song is from Aussie duo Lime Cordiale and sort of reminds me of something I might have heard back in the 80's, catchy, a little corny, and of course, a lot of fun. Check out Robbery...

Flashback Friday Song of the Day - Two Tribes - Frankie Goes To Hollywood

Today's song isn't posted really for music's sake.  I never really liked this second single by Frankie and the gang, but the video more than makes up for it.  It wasn't long ago that the Cold War was still a big threat to world peace and this video came as a warning of what could happen if it ever heated up.  Luckily, the Cold War ended, but in the years since then, Russia has proven to show it is still an adversary to us.

  It seems these days that many Americans forget just how much of an adversary the Soviet Union was, and still is.  Though the USSR no longer exists, Russia remains an oppressive state and its despotic leader continues to use Soviet-style strategies to spread Russia's influence far and wide, even here.  Imagine Putin and Trump replacing Yeltsin and Reagan in this video.  Would it still be the same, or would we see more of a tag team style match, the two of them against the world rather than a fight to the finish between them?  

One of the most surprising things of this era is that many on the right view Russia favorably, with a spike in that favorability rating coming in 2017 at 40% favorablity amongst Republicans.   (I wonder why!) Even more startling, there are a great number of Republicans who favor Russia over their fellow Americans, namely Democrats.  It should be no surprise to anyone why this statistic exists.  

While Putin's interference in our 2016 Presidential election should have been met with anger across all political affiliations, the side that won that election, no doubt partly due to this attack, seem to not care.  That, to me, is a very sad state of affairs and very telling of the state we are in today.  So for anyone reading, please watch the video and be reminded that even though the Cold War is long over, Russia is still not our friend and we should all, always, put country over party.  Here's Two Tribes...  

Song of the Day - Mean It - Lauv & LANY

Lauv is definitely one of the most underrated singer/songwriters of the present time, and it shows on this recent collaboration with LANY.  This laid back track is easy on the ears and super catchy, so you need to check it out.  Here's Mean It...

Song of the Day - Unwritten - Natasha Bedingfield

Happy New Year!

I don't know about you, but I, for one, am glad that 2019 is over and the Roaring Twenties are now here.  I have no idea what's in store for the new year...probably some good things and bad things and sad things and...well, life.  Just like any other year. 

Well, today is the first day of a new year and so we all begin anew with a fresh new page in our lives.  At least for now we dream that 2020 is gonna be the best ever.  Happy New Year!