Sunday, June 29, 2014

"Scarecrow" by the Alex & Sierra

This is a good old-fashioned love song:  sickeningly sweet, ridiculously naive lyrics that are filled with cliches and that have vague references to an old iconic movie.  The song is terribly derivative (the video features muppets in a park) and is totally unoriginal, but it has some redeeming features also - if you can get over the sentimentalism and 'cute-ness'.

The beat is contagious and I really like the chorus:  "I just want to believe in you and me."

Give it a listen.


Monday, June 16, 2014

Song of the Day - Happy!

Happy.  By Pharrell Williams.  Recorded in 2013.

You KNOW it's good.  He performed it at the 2014 Oscars Ceremony.

And it IS happy!


Friday, May 23, 2014

Song of the Day: Art Tatum



Many consider Art Tatum to be the best jazz pianist ever.  So I recently started listening to his stuff over to identify a favorite.  I think I found it:  his 1954 recording of Cherokee.  Amazing stuff.

Sunday, May 18, 2014

Song of the Day: This is Always

Start your day with a really cover of George Gershwin's "Who Cares".

This was on Rebecca Sayre's 2003 Album, "This is Always".  Rebecca is an American pop singer from Nashville.

It's track #10 on this page from NoiseTrade


Wednesday, March 19, 2014

Song of the Day - Still the One

Jazz vocalist Laila Biali, backed up by a really lush trio accompaniment.  Album: Tracing Light (released in October 2010).  Song: Still the One.
Oh by the way....if you're looking for a really good love song to play for a romantic moment, this would work.


Friday, February 14, 2014

Song of the Day - There's a Light

Check it out!  Contemporary Christian music has finally become MUSIC!

Liz Vice, "Truly Today", from the album "There's A Light".

Friday, January 10, 2014