1,758.) Sat Sept. 25, 2021

The Song of the Day is: Cat Stevens – “Matthew & Son” From the album Matthew & Son (1967) Up at eight, you can’t be lateFor Matthew & Son, he won’t wait.Watch them run down to platform oneAnd the eight-thirty train to Matthew & Son.Matthew & Son, the work’s never done, there’s always something new.The […]

1,725.) Mon Aug. 23, 2021

RIP Don Everly (1937-2021) The Song of the Day is: The Everly Brothers – “Bye Bye Love” From the album The Everly Brothers (1957) Bye bye loveBye bye happinessHello lonelinessI think I’m a gonna cry Bye bye loveBye bye sweet caressHello emptinessI feel like I could dieBye bye my love goodbye Felice Bryant – Boudleaux […]

1,719.) Tues Aug. 17, 2021

The Song of the Day is: Nico – “These Days” From the album Chelsea Girl (1967) I’ve been out walkingI don’t do too much talkingThese days, these daysThese days I seem to think a lotAbout the things that I forgot to doAnd all the times I had the chance to. I’ve stopped my ramblingI don’t […]

1,679.) Thurs Jul. 8, 2021

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 […]

1,675.) Sun Jul. 4, 2021

🎇🇺🇸Independence Day!🇺🇸🎇 The Song of the Day is: Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band – “4th of July, Asbury Park (Sandy)” From the album The Wild, The Innocent, & the E Street Shuffle (1973) Sandy, that waitress I was seeing lost her desire for meI spoke with her last night, she said she won’t […]

1,643.) Wed Jun. 2, 2021

The Song of the Day is: Judee Sill – “Jesus Was A Cross Maker” From the album Judee Sill (1971) Sweet silver angels over the seaPlease come down flyin’ low for meOne time I trusted a stranger‘Cuz I heard his sweet songAnd it was gently enticin’ meTho there was somethin’ wrongBut when I turned he […]

1,634.) Mon May 24, 2021

Happy 80th Birthday Bob Dylan! The Song of the Day is: Bob Dylan – “Like a Rolling Stone” From the album Highway 61 Revisited (1965) Once upon a time you dressed so fineThrew the bums a dime in your prime, didn’t you?People call say ‘beware doll, you’re bound to fall’You thought they were all kidding […]

1,624.) Fri May 14, 2021

The Song of the Day is: Ritchie Valens – “La Bamba” From the album Ritchie Valens (1958) Yo no soy marineroYo no soy marinero, soy capitán,Soy capitán, soy capitán. Bamba bamba Para bailar la bambaPara bailar la bamba se necesita una poca de graciaUna poca de gracia pa’ mi pa’ ti ah y arriba y […]

1,623.) Thurs May 13, 2021

The Song of the Day is: Lucinda Williams – “Drunken Angel” From the album Car Wheels on a Gravel Road (1998) Sun came up it was another dayAnd the sun went downYou were blown awayWhy’d you let go of your guitarWhy’d you ever let it go that farDrunken Angel Could’ve held on to that long […]

1,619.) Sun May 9, 2021

Happy Mother’s Day! The Song of the Day is: Ben Harper & Ellen Harper – “Born to Love You” From the album Childhood Home (2014) Was thinking just the other dayOf something I’ve been trying to sayBut I couldn’t find the wayTo tell you I was born to love you Some born to loseSome born […]