Bonus Song of the Day: All Time High by Rita Coolidge


Valentine’s Day is a big deal!  It can have more than one song of the day, right?

I mean, how can I let this day go by without sharing my favorite Bond theme song?  All Time High may have been written because there weren’t many words that rhymed with Octopussy but it’s still not only one of my favorite Bond themes but also one of my favorite love songs.

Plus, it’s one of the few songs that I used to absolutely kill with during karaoke night at Grandpa Tony’s.

(Grandpa Tony’s was a nice little restaurant.  The owner was a former boxer who had a crush on my mom so he had no problem with her four daughters singing their hearts out every Friday!  The older you get, the more you treasure memories like that.)

All I wanted was a sweet distraction for an hour or two
Had no intention to do the things we’ve done
Funny how it always goes with love, when you don’t look, you find
But then we’re two of a kind, we move as one

We’re an all-time high
We’ll change all that’s gone before
Doing so much more than falling in love
On an all-time high
We’ll take on the world and win
So hold on tight, let the flight begin

I don’t want to waste a waking moment, I don’t want to sleep
I’m in so strong and so deep, and so are you
In my time, I’ve said these words before, but now I realize
My heart was telling me lies, for you, they’re true

We’re an all-time high
We’ll change all that’s gone before
Doing so much more than falling in love
On an all-time high
We’ll take on the world and win
So hold on tight, let the flight begin

So hold on tight, let the flight begin
We’re an all-time high

Songwriters: Tim Rice / John Barry

Music Video of the Day: When Loves To Town by U2, featuring B.B. King (1987, directed by Phil Joanou)


Back in the day and before they became synonymous with failed product promotions, U2 was actually a pretty cool band.  In this video for When Love Comes To Town, they team up with the great BB King.  The performance was recorded for the 1987 documentary film, Rattle and Hum, and the video features scenes and outtakes from that film.  The video won the MTV Movie Award for Best Music Video From A Film.

Today, it’s easy to see some warning signs of U2’s high self-regard while watching a documentary like Rattle and Hum.  Even back then, Bono was of the opinion that he was the lead singer of the most important band in the history of the world and he wasn’t going to let you forget it.  But this was Joshua Tree-era U2 and they were so good that no one cared that Bono could be self-important.  He had earned the right.  It’s a shame that the band will forever be associated with the Songs of Innocence fiasco because back in the day, they rocked.

As for this song, it was a success for both U2 and BB King.  Even after U2 stopped regularly performing it, When Love Comes To Town remained a part of BB King’s setlist.

Enjoy!

Song of the Day: Wild Thing by The Troggs, featuring Oliver Reed


The late, great British actor Oliver Reed was born 87 years ago in London.  Reed was one of those actors who was so infamous for his often alcohol-fueled exploits off-screen that it was often overlooked that he was also a very talented man whose ability to create intriguing characters was appreciated by directors Ken Russell and whose powerful screen presence went far beyond his famously scarred face.  Oliver Reed was one of the actors considered for the role of James Bond after Sean Connery left the part.  With his physicality and his dangerous smile, Reed would have offered an intriguing take on the character.

A British cultural icon, Oliver Reed was someone who tended to show up in the least expected places.  In 1992, The Troggs rerecorded and rereleased their best-known song, Wild Thing.  Accompanying them in the recording was none other than Oliver Reed.  In honor of an actor who could do it all, here is today’s song of the day!

Wild thing, you make my heart sing
You make everything groovy, wild thing
Wild thing, I think I love you
But I wanna know for sure
Come on and hold me tight
I love you

Wild thing, you make my heart sing
You make everything groovy
Wild thing

Wild thing, I think you move me
But I wanna know for sure
Come on and hold me tight
You move me

Wild thing, you make my heart sing
You make everything groovy, wild thing
C’mon, c’mon, wild thing
Check it, check it, wild thing

Songwriters: Matt Dike / Marvin Young / Anthony Terrell Smith

Music Video of the Day: Idiot Box by Sharan Van Etten & The Attachments (2025, dir by Susa LaRoche and Ethan Dawes)


Idiot Box was a term often used to describe television and …. Hey, I like the idiot box!

Uhmmm ….. well, let’s forget I said that.

I also like black-and-white videos and good music.

Enjoy!

Music Video of the Day: Weight of Desire by Tennis (2025, dir by BLDG Blossom Liu and Danny Gray)


Today’s music video of the day has a weird vibe that I like.  Watching  it, I found myself thinking about those weird cults that would form communes in the wild and everyone would have the same hairstyle and every night would end with a sing along around the campfire.  Admittedly, I’m not sure if these cults actually exist but I always imagine they’re out there somewhere.  Personally, I would dread running into them.

Enjoy!

Song of the Day: The Hunt by Jerry Goldsmith


The late composer Jerry Goldsmith was born 96 years ago today.  Over the course of his long career, he composed many classic film scores.  He was nominated for 18 Oscars and won for his score for The Omen.

Today’s song of the day comes from Goldsmith’s score for 1968’s Planet of the Apes!  Listen to this and try not visualize Charlton Heston being chased by a bunch of gorillas on horseback.

Song of the Day: Little People Blues by Vincent & Pesci


Today’s song of the day is an instrumental that was recorded and released in 1972.  Frank Vincent is playing the drums.  Joe Pesci is on guitar.  Even if not for the celebrity connection, I would love this song.  It’s really good!