Everyone has their own way of celebrating Valentine’s Day.
When I first learned that Sabrina Carpenter was the new big thing in music, my first reaction was, “You mean the friend from Girl Meets World?” I was skeptical but she’s won me over. Sabrina really can sing! She proves it in this video, holding her own with none other than Dolly Parton as they bury Sabrina’s ex.
I like the look of this video. Everything looks better in black-and-white. Some of the images remind me of the photography of Diane Arbus and the way she captured the unique identity of America.
Just like yesterday’s song of the day, this is a piece of music that will be familiar to anyone who has ever been to a baseball game.
Randy Newman composed this for the 1984 classic baseball movie, The Natural. I defy anyone to listen to this without immediately remembering the greatest home run that they’ve ever seen.
Lisa asked me to pick today’s song of the day and you’ll never guess what it’s about!
Baseball!
If you’ve been to a game, you’ve heard Centerfield. If you’ve been to the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, you’ve heard Centerfield a lot. This song captures everything that I and so many other people love about the great American pastime! I can’t wait to hear it again in just a few more weeks!
Well, I beat the drum and hold the phone The sun came out today We’re born again, there’s new grass on the field A-roundin’ third and headed for home It’s a brown-eyed handsome man Anyone can understand the way I feel
Oh, put me in, coach I’m ready to play today Put me in, coach I’m ready to play today Look at me, I can be centerfield
Well, I spent some time in the Mudville Nine Watching it from the bench You know I took some lumps When the Mighty Casey struck out So say, “Hey Willie, tell Ty Cobb and Joe DiMaggio” Don’t say it ain’t so you, know the time is now
Oh, put me in, coach I’m ready to play today Put me in, coach I’m ready to play today Look at me, I can be centerfield
You got a beat up glove, a homemade bat And a brand new pair of shoes You know I think it’s time to give this game a ride Just to hit the ball and touch ’em all, a moment in the sun It’s a-gone and you can tell that one goodbye
Oh, put me in, coach I’m ready to play today Put me in, coach I’m ready to play today Look at me, I can be centerfield (yeah)
Oh, put me in, coach I’m ready to play today Put me in, coach I’m ready to play today Look at me, gotta be centerfield
Today’s music video of the day is the latest from Kate Hudson. You could say that it’s right on time and you would be correct on many different levels. Try it and see!
So, instead, our final song of the day is another wonderfully romantic song from the James Bond franchise. Of course, it may be bring a tear to your eye if you’ve seen On Her Majesty’s Secret Service. It turns out that Bond and Tracy did not have all the time in the world. But at least they had the time that they did!
Here is the amazing Louis Armstrong with the saddest Bond song ever!
We have all the time in the world Time enough for life to unfold All the precious things love has in store We have all the love in the world
If that’s all we have, you will find We need nothing more
Every step of the way Will find us With the cares of the world Far behind us We have all the time in the world Just for love Nothing more, nothing less Only love
Every step of the way Will find us With the cares of the world Far behind us, yes We have all the time in the world Just for love Nothing more, nothing less Only love
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
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.
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
Seeing as today is Lincoln’s Birthday, it seems appropriate that today’s song of the day should come from John Williams’s score of Steven Spielberg’s Lincoln, performed here by the Film Symphony Orchestra.
Through the Shattered Lens 