In today’s music video of the day, we visit the Church of the Ramones, where the band is energizing the congregation with a cover of The Chambers Brothers’s Time Has Come Today.
And indeed the time has come. It’s Groundhog Day! For the first time this year, someone is going to tell the future!
ENJOY!
Today is National Freedom Day, which celebrates the anniversary of President Lincoln singing the joint House and Senate resolution that proposed the 13th amendment to the U.S. Constitution.
Today’s song of the day is a favorite of mine and I think it deserves to be heard by more people. Here is Michael Fredo with Free.
Ain’t never had a day, never had a day
Ain’t never had a day, never had a day
Rising up, the morning sun
Walking down the street, oh, my day has just begun
I’m feeling fine, what’s come over me?
Ain’t never had a day when I feel so, feel so
Feel so free
Ain’t never had a day, what’s come over me, baby?
Feel so free, yeah
Ain’t never had a day, what’s come over me?
I thought this day would never ever end
I felt so high (Felt so high)
I’d do it all again (I’d do it all again)
I can’t explain what’s been in my heart
It’s not about a girl (It’s not about a girl)
It’s about my day and how it started
Feel so free
Ain’t never had a day, what’s come over me, baby?
Feel so free, yeah
Ain’t never had a day when I can fly so, fly so
Oh, oh, oh, oh
I’ve waited for you so long and I cannot say goodbye
So come and fly with me
I’ll take you to a place that you would rather be
The day is done, the night is here
I look up to the sky with stars perfectly clear
The moon is full, I praise the Lord
For another day that we can say, we can say hey
Oh, oh, oh, ain’t never had a day, what’s come over me, baby?
Feel so free, yeah
Ain’t never had a day when I can, when I can groove with you
Never had a day, never had a day
Ain’t never had a day, what’s come over me, baby?
Feel so free, yeah
Never, never, never, never had a day
Free, free
Free, free
Happy February! It’s the month of love …. at least for the first 14 days! So, here’s a nice romantic music video of the day to start things off with.
Enjoy!
In today’s music video of the day, Oscar nominee Kate Hudson covers a classic song from the 80s.
Enjoy!
Today’s song of the day could probably double for a scene that I love but that’s okay. I’ve always loved the Nothing Ever Happens On Mars song from Waiting to Guffman.
(Mars? “Where’s that!?”)
It’s such a marvelous scene. Yes, it captures the absurdity of regional theater but it also captures the underlying sweetness of it as well. We may laugh but it’s still hard not to be touched by how much the members of the audience love it.
And, in the contest of the show, it’s a nice reminder that we’re not that different. Martians get bored with their hometown as well!
When standing in front of a wind machine, use caution.
Enjoy!
Because today is Paul Newman’s birthday, I figured today’s song of the day should come from one of his films. There’s a tendency amongst some critics to be dismissive of the use of Raindrops Keep Fallin’ On My Head in Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid and it’s true that it’s not really the type of song that brings to mind robbing trains and dying in South America.
(Though we all know that Butch Cassidy — and maybe the Sundance Kid, too — actually survived and eventually returned to America. We all know that, right?)
But, you know what? It’s a song that really gets stuck in your head and somehow, it just feels appropriate for Paul Newman, an actor whose life wasn’t always happy (his son overdosed in 1976) but who was still almost always described as being one of the nicest guys around. Plus, look at Paul on that bicycle! How can you dislike this song?
Let’s start the day with the Hoff!
He’s not quite up to the standards of Thunder and Lightning but it’s still a good cover.
Enjoy!
Hilary Duff has a roommate and a new album coming out!
Enjoy!
John Travolta sings!
Actually, I guess that’s not a surprise. He did co-star in Grease and all that. Still, it’s kind of interesting to see Travolta doing the sensitive singing teen idol routine. Why is he dressed like Prince Valiant? It was the 70s, I guess.
Enjoy!
Through the Shattered Lens 