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The Song of the Day is: Arlo Guthrie – “City of New Orleans” From the album Hobo’s Lullaby (1972) Nighttime on the City of New OrleansChanging cars in Memphis, TennesseeHalf way home, we’ll be there by morningThrough the Mississippi darknessRolling down to the seaBut all the towns and people seemTo fade into a bad dreamAnd […]
Read More 1,679.) Thurs Jul. 8, 2021Happy First Official Juneteenth Day! The Song of the Day is: Kim Weston – “Lift Every Voice and Sing (Live)” From the live album Music from the Wattstax Festival and Film (1972) Lift every voice and singTill earth and heaven ringRing with the harmonies of LibertyLet our rejoicing riseHigh as the listening skiesLet it resound […]
Read More 1,660.) Sat Jun. 19, 2021The Song of the Day is: Nino Rota – “The Godfather Waltz (Main Title)” From the soundtrack to the film The Godfather (1972) In preparation for today’s Oscar ceremony, we are listening to the main title theme from The Godfather, a film unanimously claimed as one of the best films of all time. The movie […]
Read More 1,605.) Sun Apr. 25, 2021RIP Chick Corea (1941-2021) The Song of the Day is: Chick Corea & Return to Forever – “Spain” From the album Light as a Feather (1972) Sadly, 2021 is shaping up to be another brutal year in which we continually say goodbye to our musical heroes. Our latest casualty is Armando “Chick” Corea, one pioneers […]
Read More 1,533.) Fri Feb. 12, 2021The Song of the Day is: The Rolling Stones – “Ventilator Blues” From the album Exile on Main St (1972) When your spine is cracking and your hands, they shake Heart is bursting and your butt’s gonna break Woman’s cussing, you can hear her scream Feel like murder in the first degree Ain’t nobody slowing […]
Read More 1,503.) Wed Jan. 13, 2021Remembering David Bowie 5 Years Later The Song of the Day is: David Bowie – “Five Years” From the album The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust & the Spiders from Mars (1972) And it was cold and it rained so I felt like an actor And I thought of Ma and I wanted to […]
Read More 1,500.) Sun Jan. 10, 2021The Song of the Day is: Mott The Hoople – “All the Young Dudes” From the album All The Young Dudes (1972) Well, Billy rapped all night about his suicide How he’d kick it in the head when he was twenty-five Speed jive, don’t want to stay alive When you’re twenty-five And Wendy’s stealing clothes […]
Read More 1,390.) Tues Sept. 22, 2020The Song of the Day is: Jimmy Cliff – “The Harder They Come” From the soundtrack to the film The Harder They Come (1972) Well they tell me of a pie up in the sky Waiting for me when I die But between the day you’re born and when you die They never seem to […]
Read More 1,385.) Thurs Sept. 17, 2020The Song of the Day is:  Little Richard – “Southern Child” Recorded in 1972, available on the compilation King of Rock and Roll: The Complete Reprise Recordings Whoa, Whoa. Whoa, Whoa. Whoa. Whoa Whoa-Oh. Now I’m a southern child, southern child From down in Macon, Georgia Everybody know where I was born Now I […]
Read More 1261.) Sat May 16, 2020The Song of the Day is: Carly Simon – “You’re So Vain” From the album No Secrets (1970) You walked into the party Like you were walking on a yacht Your hat strategically dipped below one eye Your scarf, it was apricot You had one eye on the mirror And watched yourself gavotte And all […]
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