Tag: song of the day

#songoftheday = VALERIE RENAY: “PEEL THE SKIN”

October 24, 2024

by Michael McCarthy Longtime readers of Love is Pop will know Valerie Renay as one half of the mesmerizing Berlin duo Noblesse Oblige. Valerie has now released a new solo single entitled “Peel The Skin.” It’s something of a genre bender but if we had to assign it one, it would have to be trip-hop,…
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#songoftheday = Auni: “The Road”

September 4, 2024

by Michael McCarthy The gifted singer/songwriter known as Auni has just released a new single entitled “The Road.” If you like pretty and light songs with a bit of a new age vibe then this one is for you. Auni’s ethereal vocals dance and play above some of the sweetest sounding keyboards you’ve ever heard…
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#songoftheday / #amlistening = Lady Gaga – “The National Anthem”

January 21, 2021

Here’s Lady Gaga singing “The National Anthem” yesterday. I do believe you’ll agree that she did a fine job. And I’m so glad my country elected Joe Biden president. I’m sure he’ll do things I don’t agree with at some point, as all politicians eventually do, but I definitely think he’s the right person at…
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#songoftheday / #amlistening = LARKIN POE: “IN THE AIR TONIGHT”

October 31, 2020

On November 20th, Larkin Poe will release Kindred Spirits, an album of covers done in their unique, stripped-down style, and we can hardly wait. Especially after basking in this, their chilling version of Phil Collins’ “In The Air Tonight,” which is just the kind of spooky delight this Halloween demands. Enjoy!
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#songoftheday / #amlistening = DEMI LOVATO: “COMMANDER IN CHIEF”

October 16, 2020

Brilliant. Watch. Listen. Vote.
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#songoftheday / #amlistening = MICHAEL RIDER: “BREAKTHROUGH”

July 3, 2020

As a thick bass line lulls you in and gently massages your brain while stabbing piano keeps you from getting overly relaxed on Michael Rider’s intoxicating new single, “Breakthrough.”
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#songoftheday = Lolo Zouaï: “Alone With You”

June 29, 2020

“I’d rather be alone / Than be alone with you,” purrs pop songstress Lolo Zouaï on her luscious new single, “Alone With You,” which hails from her recently released Beautiful Lies EP, something I’ve been listening to on a loop lately.
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#songoftheday = Enuff Z’Nuff: “Mother’s Eyes”

June 3, 2020

This Enuff Z’Nuff classic from 1991 is a terrific anti-racism song if ever there was one. If you like The Beatles and hair metal, you’re in for a real trea
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#songoftheday = Emeli Sandé: “HOPE” (#songsforourtimes #22)

May 18, 2020

I’ve always loved this little ballad by Emeli Sandé and was surprised that it wasn’t a single. In fact, so far as I could tell, the audio hasn’t even been officially posted on Youtube, hence this fan-made lyric video.
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#songoftheday = METALLICA: “ONLY HAPPY WHEN IT RAINS (LIVE)” (#songsforourtimes #20) + A-HA: “LIVING AT THE END OF THE WORLD (#songsforourtimes #21)

April 20, 2020

Yeah, yeah, I know, this isn’t exactly a hopeful song and it isn’t about the end of the world either. But I do feel like “Only Happy When It Rains,” a Garbage song which Metallica covered at the Bridge School Benefit on 10/27/07, has the vibe many of us are feeling right now.
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#songoftheday = DAVID ARCHULETA: “AIMING FOR HOPE” (#songsforourtimes #19)

April 10, 2020

The chorus of this gorgeous ballad by David Archuleta says it all: “When you’re alone And don’t know when the night will end
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#songoftheday = BUTCH WALKER: “END OF THE WORLD (ONE MORE TIME)” (#songsforourtimes #18)

April 8, 2020

“Skyrockets in flight / Get ready for a fight!” proclaims Butch Walker excitedly before a “hey, hey” during the bridge of his ultra-catchy ode to the end of the world, appropriately entitled, “End of the World (One More Time).”
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#songoftheday = Ilse De Lange: “Carry Hope” (#songsforourtimes #17)

April 7, 2020

“When I can’t see tomorrow / I carry hope,” sings Ilse De Lange on her beautiful 2006 ballad “Carry Hope” from her album The Great Escape. If you’re listening above, you don’t need me to tell you what a beautiful, dreamy and inspiring song it is,
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#songoftheday = BRITNEY SPEARS: “TILL THE WORLD ENDS” (#songsforourtimes #16)

April 3, 2020

What could be more uplifting right now than a high octane Britney Spears dance track about, you guessed it, dancing until the world ends?
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#songoftheday = KODALINE: “HIGH HOPES” (#songsforourtimes #15)

April 1, 2020

Kodaline often churns out inspiring songs, but none seem more appropriate right now than “High Hopes,” the chorus to which goes
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