Song of the Day: The Fool On The Hill, performed by Joe Pesci


It’s often forgotten that, before he became an award-winning actor, Joe Pesci pursued careers as both a stand-up comedian and a singer.  Here he is, performing a lounge version of The Beatles’ Fool On The Hill for his 1968 album, Little Joe Sure Can Sing!

Song of the Day: When We Was Fab by George Harrison


George Harrison would have been 83 years old today.  He was taken from us at far too young a age and it only feels appropriate that he should provide today’s song of the day.

When We Was Fab was the last track from Harrison’s 1987 album, Cloud Nine.  The song is a reflection on his time with the Beatles and Ringo Starr, the one Beatle that never seemed to hold a grudge against anyone else in the band, plays on it.

It is true that almost every solo album from a former Beatle had to have one song that looked back on the days of Beatlemania but why shouldn’t they?  If I had been a member of the Beatles, I would have bragged about it too.

Song of the Day: This is Prom Night by Paul Zazza and Carl Zittrer


Today’s song of the day comes from the greatest Canadian film ever, 1980’s Prom Night!

Seriously, try to get this tune out of your head!  This should be the new national anthem.

Song of the Day: Free Bird by Lynyrd Skynard


I’m not even a hockey fan and I’m cheering right now!  3 Days ago, the U.S. women’s hockey team defeated Canada and won a gold medal at the Winter Olympics.  Today, the men’s hockey team did the same thing.

I have tears in my eyes and you better believe I have a song of the day.

Sing it!

(Arleigh picked this for Song of the Day back in 2015 and did a much better job than me explaining why this song is the unofficial national anthem of the United States.)

Free Bird

If I leave here tomorrow
Would you still remember me?
For I must be traveling on, now
‘Cause there’s too many places
I’ve got to see

But, if I stayed here with you, girl
Things just couldn’t be the same
‘Cause I’m as free as a bird now
And this bird, you’ll can not change
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh

And the bird you cannot change
And this bird you cannot change
Lord knows, I can’t change
Bye, bye, baby it’s been a sweet love

Yeah, yeah
Though this feeling I can’t change
But please don’t take it so badly
‘Cause the Lord knows
I’m to blame

But, if I stayed here with you girl
Things just couldn’t be the same
‘Cause I’m as free as a bird now
And this bird, you’ll can not change
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh

And this bird you cannot change
And this bird you cannot change
Lord knows, I can’t change
Lord help me, I can’t change
Lord I can’t change

Won’t you fly high, free bird, yeah?

(commence awesome triple guitar solos)

Song of the Day: I’m Easy by Keith Carradine


Since today would have been Robert Altman’s 101st birthday, it only seems right that today’s song of the day should come from his best film.  In this scene from 1975’s Nashville, Keith Carradine sings I’m Easy as Altman’s camera finds each of his lovers in the audience, all convinced that Carradine is singing expressly to them.

This song won Nashville it’s only Oscar.  It also made Keith, who wrote the song, the only Oscar winner amongst the fabled Carradine family.

 

Song of the Day: Keep Hope Alive by Crystal Method


Today’s song of the day is from Crystal Method.  Though Keep Hope Alive was featured in the film The Replacement Killers, it was actually inspired by a 1992 speech from Jesse Jackson, which is heard throughout the song.