Monday Ballin’ the Jack – Judy Garland and Gene Kelly, from For Me and My Gal (1942) (2:51)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xWryDF_yyH0
Tuesday Dance in the Kitchen! Conga – Miami Sound Machine (5:58)
Wednesday Salut d’Amour, by Edward Elgar – performed by violinist Anastasiya Petryshak and pianist Lorenzo Meo (3:12)
Thursday Last Train to Clarksville – performed by Cassandra Wilson (5:16)
Friday Here’s a moment to refresh your heart. Bach Double Violin Concerto ...
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Songs of the Day for a Pandemic
<p>Beginning in March 2020, I’ve been sending out a varied selection of music to my church choir and some friends. Since we can’t gather to make music in person, this is my way of maintaining community and marking the events of this time.</p>
Song of the Day for April 5 – 11, 2021
I took a few days off this week, can't remember why...
Monday Here Comes the Sun – Yo Yo Ma and James Taylor (2:54)
Tuesday I guess I took a break!
Wednesday When I See You Again – PS22 with Wiz Khalifa – (3:46) This is from 2015. Wiz Khalifa ( a fellow military brat) is an American rapper. He wrote this song.
It's been a long day without you, my friend
And I'll tell you all about it when I see you again
We've come a long way from where we began
Oh, I'll tell y...
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Song of the Day for March 29 – April 4, 2021: Holy Week
Monday Ella Fitzgerald and Count Basie (4:27)
Tuesday Domine Deus – from Mozart’s Great Mass in C minor (2:40) with soloists Diana Damrau and Elīna Garanča
Lord God, King of Heaven,God the Father Almighty.Lord only-begotten Son, Jesus Christ.Lord God, Lamb of God, Son of the Father.
Wednesday Et incarnatus est – Mozart Great Mass in C Minor – (8:28) I've offered different parts of this amazing work. This recording from the 70s was one of my first loves.
Et inc...
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Song of the Day for March 22 – 28, 2021
Monday Slept late?
Tuesday Spring Can Really Hang You Up the Most – Sarah Vaughan (3:46)
Songwriters: Frances Landesman / Thomas J Tommy Jr Wolf
Once I was a sentimental thing,
Threw my heart away each spring,
Now a spring romance hasn't got a chance
Promised my first dance to winter,
All I've got to show’s a splinter for my little fling!
Spring is here, there’s no mistaking
Robins building nests from coast to coast;
My heart tries to sing so they won’t hear it breaking,
Spring...
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Song of the Day for March 15 – 21, 2021
Monday Fun. Jon Baptiste – I Need You (3:50)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AXT00sWwuTQ&list=PLa9H-OAtVZCBpxwIDnbdyDTKOuoVa5ctg&index=8&ab_channel=JonBatisteVEVO
Tuesday How About You? – Bing Crosby and Rosemary Clooney (3:16)
Wednesday Happy St. Patrick’s Day!
I arise today, throughThe strength of heaven,The light of the sun,The radiance of the moon,The splendor of fire,The speed of lightning,The swiftness of wind,The depth of the sea,The stability of ...
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