Just as I did last year on this date, I’m picking today’s song of the day as much for the video as the song. By combining one of The Prodigy’s best songs with scenes from George Miller’s best film, whoever put this video together did a wonderful job!
A friend of mine recently watched Cooley High for the first time. We both agreed that the film ends on two powerful musical notes, first with It’s So Hard To Say Goodbye playing over the scenes of Cochise’s funeral and then with today’s song of the day playing over the scenes of Preach literally running towards his future.
Here is Reach Out (I’ll Be There) by The Four Tops.
Today would have been Gavin MacLeod’s birthday. Today’s song of the day just feels appropriate.
In honor of Captain Stubing, let’s set sail for adventure….
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!
Tell ’em, Johnny!
Johnny Cash got it.
Today, the Shattered Lens happily celebrates Twin Peaks Day! Here is our song of the day, from the great Angelo Badalamenti.
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.
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!
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)
After sharing a scene from Manhunter, there was no way I couldn’t pick this for today’s song of the day.
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.
Through the Shattered Lens 