Here to get you in the Oscar spirit is today’s song of the day, the main title track to 1966’s The Oscar. Listening to this music, you’ll be more than ready to walk the red carpet!
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Music Video of the Day: Talk About Love by Kate Hudson (2024, dir by Kimberly Stuckwisch)
Today’s music video of the day features two-time Oscar nominee, Kate Hudson! A lot of people have been a little snarky about Kate’s nomination for Song Sung Blue. Personally, I think her performance was great and the nomination was more than deserved. I wish her all the best of luck tonight!
Enjoy!
Song of the Day: Cleopatra Enters Rome by Alex North
Usually, we would celebrate the Ides of March tomorrow. But, this year, Oscar Sunday falls on March 15th. So, we’re going to pay honor to fall of the Roman Republic a day earlier than usual. From the soundtrack of 1963’s Cleopatra,, here is Cleopatra Enters Rome, composed by Alex North!
Music Video of the Day: Close (to the Edit) by Art of Noise (1985, dir by Zbigniew Rybczyński)
This video was directed by the man who edited the controversial 1983 film, Angst. This video was also controversial and was banned in New Zealand for being too violent. Compared to what I see whenever I scroll through my twitter timeline, this video seems incredibly tame (albeit entertaining) today.
Enjoy!
Yay! You survived Friday the 13th!
Congratulations!
Depending on where you live, Friday the 13th is either over or nearly over! And, if you’re reading this, you survived!!!!!
Obviously, you listened to Crazy Ralph and you did not have sex, smoke weed, skinny dip, go out at night, take a boat trip to Manhattan, go into space, go to sleep, go out for firewood, ask any strange people if they needed help, go looking for your friends, strip down to your underwear so you could go run around in the rain, or have any fun whatsoever!
In other words, today was a boring day for you! But you survived!
In honor of your survival, here’s the end theme from Friday the 13th. This was composed by Harry Manfredini and, believe it or not, it’s actually a rather beautiful piece of music. So, celebrate your survival by listening.
And be prepared to make up for lost time on Saturday the 14th! Be bad…be very bad….
Song of the Day: Theme From Friday the 13th by Harry Manfredini
Some songs need no introduction.
kill kill kill …. jason jason….
Stay out of the woods!
Music Video of the Day: Possum Kingdom by The Toadies (1994, dir by Thomas Mignone)
Originally, I thought this song was about possums. Possums are wonderful creatures by the way, even if they do kind of smell bad. They don’t get rabies, they eat tics and roaches, and they’re basically very shy and timid. And they’re severely myopic!
Unfortunately, this song is not about Possums. Instead, the song was named after Possum Kingdom Lake, which is a real lake down here in Texas.
For a while, I thought it was about a vampire. Then I had my best friend Evelyn listen to it and she thought it was about a serial killer. We were both wrong. According to the lead singer of the Toadies, the song was actually about a ghost who was inviting someone to join him in the netherworld.
This video was shot in Dallas. Woo hoo! Overall, it’s a good song, though the “so help me, Jesus” stuff feels a bit forced. And it’s a good video, full of atmosphere and menace. It’s a perfect video for the second Friday the 13th of 2026!
Enjoy!
Song of the Day: Fargo, North Dakota by Carter Burwell
Since tomorrow is William H. Macy’s birthday, it only makes sense that today’s song of the day should come from a film that is not only one of Macy’s best but which also features one of the best score ever recorded. From Carter Burwell, here is Fargo, North Dakota.
Music Video of the Day: Don’t Change by INXS (1982, directed by Scott Hicks)
Don’t Change is from INXS’s third album, Shabooh Shoobah. Though INXS had been around for a while and had found success in their native Australia,, Don’t Change is often described as the song that introduced the band to the rest of the world.
This video was filmed in an airport hangar and was directed by Scott Hicks, who would later go on to direct Geoffrey Rush to his first Oscar in 1996’s Shine.
Enjoy!
Song of the Day: Adagio for Strings by Tiesto
For today’s song of the day, we have Tiesto putting a new spin on an old classic.
Through the Shattered Lens 