Category Archives: Song of the Day

Song of the Day: Vampira by Bobby Bare

Posted on by Lisa Marie Bowman

Plan 9 from Outer Space (1959, dir by Ed Wood)

103 years ago today, Maila Nurmi was born in Massachusetts.  Nurmi would go on to find fame as Vampira, television’s first horror movie hostess.  Though she is now best-remembered for playing one of the zombies in Plan 9 From Outer Space, Nurmi actually had a long and varied show business career.  James Dean was her best friend.  She had an affair with Orson Welles.  Walt Disney used her as a model for the Wicked Stepmother in Cinderella.  She was commissioned to make jewelry and clothing for both Grace Slick and Frank Zappa.

Today’s song of the day came out in 1958.  Here’s Bobby Bare singing about Vampira.

Song of the Day: Suzi Snowflake by Rosemary Clooney

Posted on by Jedadiah Leland

Oh God, this song brings back memories.

To help cover expenses while I was in college, I would usually get a part-time retail job during the winter break, helping to restock shelves and telling customers where they could find the really cheap Christmas gifts that had put on clearance because only the only people who buy them were the desperate fools who had put off shopping until the last minute.

Christmas music was usually playing nonstop.  It drove some people mad.  I could always handle it except for the year that they wouldn’t stop playing this song.  I know you’re saying what many other people said to me when I complained that year, “Jeff, it’s a cute song!”  Imagine having to hear it ten times a day.

From my nightmares, here is today’s song of the day.

I’ll spare you the details of some of the variations that my coworkers and I came up with for Suzi Snowflake.  They definitely were not safe for work.

Song of the Day: Theme de Camille by Georges Delerue

Posted on by Lisa Marie Bowman

Today’s song of the day come from the Georges Delerue-composed score of Jean-Luc Godard’s 1963 film, Le Mepris.  If this song sounds familiar but you haven’t seen Le Mepris, you may have heard it in Martin Scorsese’s Casino.

Song of the Day: Let It Snow! Let It Snow! by Dean Martin

Posted on by Lisa Marie Bowman

My friends, it is 29 degrees this morning in Dallas!  My fingers are freezing just trying to type this.  So, as I jump back under the covers and try to stop shivering, let’s turn things over to the great Dean Martin with today’s song of the day!

Oh, the weather outside is frightful,
But the fire is so delightful,
And since we’ve no place to go,
Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow!

It doesn’t show signs of stopping,
And I brought some corn for popping;
The lights are turned way down low,
Let it snow, let it snow.

When we finally kiss good night,
How I’ll hate going out in the storm;
But if you really hold me tight,
All the way home I’ll be warm.

The fire is slowly dying,
And, my dear, we’re still good-bye-ing,
But as long as you love me so,
Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow!

When we finally kiss good night,
How I’ll hate going out in the storm;
But if you really hold me tight,
All the way home I’ll be warm.

Oh, the fire is slowly dying,
And, my dear, we’re still good-bye-ing,
But as long as you love me so,
Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow!

Songwriters: Josef Larossi / Andreas Romdhane