. Watch the winning video for "The Hate Is Real", created by 25 year old Brooklyn, NY-based filmmaker, Seby Martinez. We at Love is Pop think it's brilliant. Killer song, too. ...
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Tag Archives: #songoftheday
#songoftheday / #amlistening = Lady Gaga – “The National Anthem”
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...
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#songoftheday / #amlistening = LARKIN POE: “IN THE AIR TONIGHT”
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...
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#songoftheday / #amlistening = DEMI LOVATO: “COMMANDER IN CHIEF”
Brilliant. Watch. Listen. Vote. ...
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#songoftheday / #amlistening = MICHAEL RIDER: “BREAKTHROUGH”
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”
"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”
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)
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 = JON BON JOVI: “DO WHAT YOU CAN” (LIVE FROM JERSEY4JERSEY) #songsforourtimes #22
"When you can't do what you do / You do what you can," sings Jon Bon Jovi on his Covid-19-themed song "Do What You Can," which he debuted last night during Jersey4Jersey, a benefit show on behalf of the New Jersey Pandemic Relief...
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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)
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...
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#songoftheday = DAVID ARCHULETA: “AIMING FOR HOPE” (#songsforourtimes #19)
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...
#songoftheday = BUTCH WALKER: “END OF THE WORLD (ONE MORE TIME)” (#songsforourtimes #18)
"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)
"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...
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#songoftheday = BRITNEY SPEARS: “TILL THE WORLD ENDS” (#songsforourtimes #16)
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)
Kodaline often churns out inspiring songs, but none seem more appropriate right now than "High Hopes," the chorus to which goes...