Song of the day

[bonuela]

I like this thread from another board. It is just a place to list your own song of the day. No rules at all. It can be a song stuck in your head, or your CD player, or just a song that fits the day you are having.

Today my Song Of The Day is:

Dandelion ~ Antje Duvekot.

I played it over and over in my car while I was having trouble finding my friend's new house.

[PotatoPicker]

In a bizarre (to me) twist - my song of the day is Billy Joel's You're My Home - which I have listened to a few times and am learning for a friend's wedding...... Got a little different feel to it than Ellis's Home, even though it shares a piece of the message....

[bonuela]

Captain Wedderburn ~ Great Big Sea

They have a new behind the scenes DVD coming out soon and I am sooooo excited!

[paddyinthepub]

9 crimes ~ Damien Rice

Tivo'd the performance on Jay Leno a few days ago.

It's a new song...from a new record called 9.

Multiple plays...love this version with duet vocals by That Girl....???

[JayceK]

I believe 'That Girl' is Lisa Hannigan, I'm not sure if it's her in the song you're talking about because I don't have the new CD. However she is featured often on the "O" album.

[paddyinthepub]

JayceK....yep, it's Lisa Hannigan alright....what a talented vocalist.

I jumped over to YouTube and was surprised by ALL the music videos of Damien Rice there for viewing. There's one of them playing 9 crimes at a concert in Central Park, New York. It's not great video or audio, and Damien begins the song on Piano and then leaps up to do the guitar part.

Did not enjoy it as much.........on Leno he is on Piano start to finish, with Lisa Hannigan singing the opening lines for like a minute, then Damien comes in at the second verse, and it becomes a beautiful duet.

Not sure what the CD version will sound like...but they nailed it on Leno and it was a joy to see their faces when Jay came over to shake hands. I think they realized how GOOD the performance was and were just soaking it all in.

Here's the link to the Leno performance on YouTube:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tEGT_5IkrgE

Hope that works.

[bonuela]

I love Damien Rice. I have not heard the new stuff yet, but O creates such a beautifully peaceful mood.

My SOD is:

Sweet Mistakes ~ Some guy. Elvis, Eldon, Elton? Something like that.

I have been kind of down in the dumps lately about repeating some past bad behaviors. The song reminded me that changing those behaviors made me the happier person that I am today.

[JayceK]

Bless your sweet mistakes.. that's just one of those lines you wish you could have come up with (if you're a writer that is). Anyway my SOD is Don Con's "Mysterious Light" I just can't get it out of my head.

[paddyinthepub]

A recent roadtrip to New Jersey to see Bill Deasy pllay in Hoboken allowed me the opportunity to listen to music the way I like to listen to music the most: Alone in my car with the windows down and the volume up.

It's a 5 hour round trip with my 6 CD changer loaded witha few hastily grabbed essentials. The music flowed in this order:

Bill Deasy - Chasing Down A Spark
Ellis Paul - A Carnival Of Voices
Bill Deasy - Spring Lies Waiting
John Gorka - After Yesterday
The Gathering Field - Reliance
Ari Hest - Story After Story

Each and every tune could have been my choice for song of the day.

[bonuela]

California ~ Mat Kearney

I have heard it twice in the last two days and that makes me happy.

[paddyinthepub]

California ~ Mat Kearney

I have heard it twice in the last two days and that makes me happy.

New artist??? Original song or cover of Joni Mitchell's California from Blue?

Mat with only one T ?

Razz -ma- tazz.....

Seriously, have not heard of Mat Kearney, and I swear this is a deja vu moment.........

[bonuela]

Newish artist.

One "T".

Original song.

I guess they play his music on Grey's Anatomy, but I don't watch it.

www.matkearney.com
www.myspace.com/matkearney

My song of the day is
Save Yourself ~ Greg Johnson

[bonuela]

Today I'm going for a rediscovered old favorite.

Christ Church Bells ~ The Hothouse Flowers.

I love love love this band. Liam, the singer, is one of those artists that is truly a conduit for the music. Once I saw him and he started talking about the song he was about to play, then he realised that his hands had been playing something else. Not like a mistake, like a surprise.

[PeteM]

HotHouse Flowers - Gypsy Fair. I could listen to that song all day long. Bonnie, have you heard their newest? Into Your Heart? It has some very good moments. Maybe not Christ Church Bells, or Gypsy Fair, but songs like that are in a league of their own.
Pete

[bonuela]

I do have the newest CD. Some of it is a little too trippy for my taste, but I really love End Of The Road. I saw them when they were in Boston supporting it and I am always blown away at how powerful they are. They put on a great show.

Keeping with the Irish theme, my song of the day is:

Cannonball~ Damien Rice

[JayceK]

Well Oklahoma is covered in 6 to 8 inches of snow this morning so I can't help but play Snow in Austin all day long.

[bonuela]

Follow Me ~ Todd Martin

He is a local Philly musician I discovered when he lived in Boston. He plays pretty frequently in PA.

[paddyinthepub]

My song of the day is one by an old fave of mine who I feel I have almost no connection to whatsoever beyond the three CDs of his I own. He just slipped through the cracks somehow from a fandom perspective.

That was untiil he popped up on CMT's 330 Sessions a while back. Now I'm spending a bit more time trying to play catch up. One of those performances was on the other day and is now on my Tivo.


Enough Rope by Chris Knight.

It's on his new record which I don't have. Not sure how it will compare to the live performance with just Chris and a fellow on fiddle. Amazing.

[paddyinthepub]

bonnie and pete.........

Hothouse Flowers will play Sellersville, Pa in late April. There is an old theater that hosts concerts....Sellersville 1894....is the venue.

Thanks to you two and this thread....which I love by the way.....I hope to check these guys out on record...and live in concert.

Where to start with their recorded stuff??? I understand the band U2 took them under wing at some point...and that's the extent of my HF knowledge.

[bonuela]

Hey Paddy. I'm glad we sparked an interest. I started a thread over in "Looking For My Friends"

My song of the day is:

Black Horse.... by KT Tunstall

[paddyinthepub]

oooh..ooooh
oooh..ooooh

love that song by KT.

Saw her do it on tv solo but able to "reverb" her voice many times over.

[bonuela]

Hour in Texarkana ~ DonCon

I have been listening to it on his website for 3 days now. Waiting patiently for the CD to arrive in my mailbox.

[bonuela]

Heart City ~ Blu Sanders.

No story, it's just been in my head.

[PotatoPicker]

James Taylor today - "Shower the People" and "Fire and Rain" - my daughter asked for some JT to be played for her when she went to bed last night........ have stuck with me all day.

[paddyinthepub]

I have the CDS on shuffle today..lots of tasty stuff....somehow I slipped an old Pete Yorn into the mix....I couldn't name the record if I tried without looking....and I can't name a single tune by name when it pops up on the speakers...but dang those songs sound GROOVY.

[paddyinthepub]

Marc Cohn ~ Providence

Got me dancing this morning...something I needed. That record is Marc at his level best. It's from his CD " Burning The Daze."

[bonuela]

Drink Another Round ~ DonCon

Man that's a catchy tune. I had to stop listening to Hour in Texarkana for a while. Too sad.

[bonuela]

Hour In Texarkana ~ Don Con

While I have stopped listening to it, I have NOT stopped singing it under my breath.

but i did not throw my fists
i didn't scream at god for this.
and i did not put a bullet in my brain.
but this young deputy
wasn't givin me one damn inch
for an hour in texarkana in the rain

[Sue Ellen]

Bonnie et al. You should check out this version:

Jim Gilmour Band

[bonuela]

Thank you for sharing the clip, but I gotta say Jim's version is no cheerier.

[PotatoPicker]

Song of the Day for me "Snow in Austin" by this Ellis Paul guy.... folks from my office traveling to Austin today, and you guessed it.

[Lauren]

Breath-taking version of "Romeo & Juliet" by some guy called Matt Nathanson. Bonnie - you might be into his music...

Listened to it in the car before I came inside, and it's been with me ever since. Worse things have happened!

[paddyinthepub]

Say, Romeo+Juliet ??? Dire Straits ? If it is......cool.

Hey Bon----saw Mat Kearny perform California on Letterman.


Robinella and the cc stringband ~ man over

Saw the video on CMT y'day....... as borat says...very nice.

[bonuela]

Home ~ Ellis Paul.

Because I am. Or at least I'm close!! I am at work with my suitcase, so I am heading in the right direction.

[2bluesboys]

Bonnie:

Did you get stuck in the VA snow/ice? It was a mess here yesterday.

Glad you are (almost) home safely.

Barbara

[bonuela]

Yes I did. I was supposed to leave last night but the roads were so bad I couldn't get to the airport. The weekend was well worth the hassle though. I just need a nap.

It was nice meeting you.

[wendy]

Oh boy, this one is stuck tight (and if you watch the video link below you'll perhaps see why...)
"Lady Marmalade" (aka "Voulez Vous Couchez Avec Moi, Ce Soir?")

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zKQgTiqhPbw

Can anyone tell me who did that back in the '70s? I can't remember.

[Sue Ellen]

Patti LaBelle on this album:

BOOGIE COPS AND DISCO PIMPS

Now that's a title for an album.

Sue Ellen

[wendy]

Ah yes. Thank you so much! That is SUCH a catchy song...

[Patti]

What Do I Want What Do I Need? Jeff Black (covered by EP and VG)

Haven't listened to Side of the Road for awhile...forgot how great of an album it is!!

[bonuela]

Cure For Pain ~ Morphine

I had a minor procedure done yesterday and they sent me home with something that has rendered me unable to type.

[paddyinthepub]

Been listening to the album Sweet Mistakes in the car all weekend.


Independence Day ~ Ellis Paul


"Here I Am"

"Here I aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaam"


What a rocker!!!

[SusanH]

I agree with Paddy...aparently we had the same musical vibes this weekend, I was doing a lot of driving and Sweet Mistakes never stopped playing! I absolutely love this album. and Independance day is definately my favorite track!

[paddyinthepub]

Wow, SusanH, now that's a coincidence.

I wanted so badly to see Fred Eaglesmith at Tin Angel last night. Alas, I had to settle for the next best thing.......

Georgia Overdrive ~ Fred Eaglesmith


Watch your speed if ya hear this one while driving.

[paddyinthepub]

New Shoes ~ Paolo Nutini

Saw this kid - he's all of 20 - on Leno and Conan this week. WOW.

[paddyinthepub]

"I Will Follow You Into The Dark" ~ Ben Gibbard of DCFC.

I caught Ben's solo acoustic performanceof this song on Leno a while back and realised that his band, Death Cab For Cutie, was a sound I wanted to check out.

[JennyLevE]

My song of the day today is Blizzard -- Ellis Paul.

They have been forecasting a big storm for my area for a few days now and though it has yet to reach me it has been on my mind all day.

I also just plain love the song.
--Jen

[bonuela]

Fidelity ~ Regina Spektor

She has a beautiful, quirky voice.

[bonuela]

Beautiful Valley ~ DonCon

Am I the only one who thought Jackie Earle Haley at the Oscars was his long lost twin?

[PotatoPicker]

I heard Gordon Lightfoot's "Early Morning Rain" on WUMB this morning..... he is such a treasure. That song has been running through my mind since.

I need to dig out one of his CDs I think......