Happy Valentine's Day!
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Click here for more info on Donna Lewis – Now in a Minute – "I Love You Always Forever".
The MP3 may be purchased here… Donna Lewis - Now in a Minute
I hope everyone is having a Merry Christmas! (If not, go see a movie. You'll feel better and the theaters are largely empty!)
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Click here for more info on Amy Grant – Home for Christmas – "I'll Be Home For Christmas".
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Heard this song in a car commercial today… in fact it was this one:
Having many many siblings we were lucky we had enough seats and seat belts. I find the whole "entertainment system in the car" feature a sort of ridiculous luxury, and one more item that will likely break and cost a small fortune to fix on your car. The lack of such ridiculousness is part of my attraction to the pragmatic Ford Focus hatchback I zoom around town in passing the mom on her cell phone with the kids glued to the television in the back seat. Our fears of kids not getting enough television time are over. Thanks Toyota. *rolls eyes* *hits the gas*
…but that isn't what bugged me…
What bugged me was the kid saying "just because you're a parent doesn't mean you have to be lame" at the end. So the kids don't realize it is kind of a risqué song about a one night stand? But that wouldn't matter anyway. Parents generally are never viewed as cool by their adolescent kids. I think it has more to do with kids defining themselves, and thus finding things they like that are different than their parents' tastes. I don't have kids, but I was one, and if I did have one, I would totally expect that at some point they would find me uncool in more than one way.
The kid in the other car, where the parents are blaring out "Angel of the Morning", has the better deal I think. Sure he may be embarrassed at that moment, but more likely he will hear that song when he grows up and think fondly of his parents (assuming he grows up liking is parents).
PS: This song has like 5,000,000 covers. The "original", written by Chip Taylor, was performed by Evie Sands in 1967:
…but the version by "Merrilee Rush & the Turnabouts" got all the interest in 1968. I think it is deserving, and after listening to many versions, perhaps the best of them all.
I (and most others) are probably familiar with the version by Juice Newton in 1981:
Also, much more recently you may have heard Shaggy with Rayvon's 2001 version, with reworked lyrics. I like it and yet, the use of the word "peeps" just doesn't seem to fit.
"Just touch my cheek before you leave me, baby."
…was changed to…
"Closer than my peeps you are to me, baby"
I have used "peeps" in a sentence, but in lyrics? Probably not. I guess I am just not that jiggy wit it? (Yes I am using lyrical slang that is over 10 years old… and thus I am old.) But I'll let you decide whether "peeps" works or not:
Then again most of you probably are with the kids in the commercial, wishing the song didn't exist! (In that case, this song will haunt you! It gets regular play, and there appears to be a new cover every couple years!)
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Click here for more info on Merrilee Rush & The Turnabouts – "Angel of the Morning".
The MP3 may be purchased here… Merrilee Rush & The Turnabouts - Angel of the Morning
A classic everyone should know. And a cover. Here is the original by Kenny Loggin's:
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Click here for more info on Anne Murray – Danny's Song – "Danny's Song".
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So G has been playing these trivia games on sporcle.com and now I am hooked. Be warned. If you should click the link you will suddenly discover 2 hours have passed and although you had a good time, you remember very little of it and have nothing to show for it.
I did find one for "Can you name the one named musicians listed below?" and I must say I was disappointed in myself for only getting half of them, 14 of the 28. This song was on the list and I decided to bring up the video, which reminds me of a time when Cher was still considered hot, and yet was ridiculous, but not ridiculous that people actively disliked her music. How prescient of her to write a song named "If I Could Turn Back Time", right? Now if only I could turn back the past 2 hours and get them back as well!
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Click here for more info on Cher – Heart of Stone – "If I Could Turn Back Time".
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Many times an artist's first album is the most genuine, the most telling and the most honest, in addition to being their best work. I think that is the case with Jewel, which I am reminded of today as I have reconnected with a friend who I know introduced me to Jewel among other folk artists, in another time and place.
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Click here for more info on Jewel – Pieces of You – "Pieces of You".
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Audio Stream: http://music.lafamos.com/youthsounds
I've been doing this whole "song of the day" thing for over a year now, and so occasionally I am approached via email by someone trying to get exposure for their band, small label, or whatever. I'm totally cool with it as long as they understand I only post songs that I like. I make no promises! Up until now, I have been unimpressed with the material I have been sent. Some of the music was either half baked, it just didn't move me, or they sent me so much I was overwhelmed and still haven't figured out if any of it is worth my time.
The first time I listened to "The Bit Parts" EP by "Youth Sounds" I thought it had promise. A few more listens and I'd even say this band from New Orleans is not only worth a listen, but they are worth some exposure! In "Smoke and Mirrors", the song that impressed me the most from the EP, they are reminiscent of the vocals of Sarah McLachlan (think of the album "Surfacing", "I Love You" in particular) mixed with a more Indie Rock instrumentation for a vaguely downtempo like feel. New and yet familiar. Refreshing. Definitely worth a listen, and I am interested to hear more than the three songs they've only *just* released.
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Click here for more info on Youth Sounds – The Bit Parts – "Smoke and Mirrors".
I'm not sure where you can buy the EP yet. I'd say send a comment to the band here… Youth Sounds - The Bit Parts
