"Don't mean to scare ya, my friend, but I betcha / Come Father's Day, the litter bug is gonna getcha / The urge is righteous, but the face is wrong / Well, I hope that somethin' better comes along," sings Matt Nathanson...
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Tag Archives: #songoftheday
#songoftheday = DONNIE VIE: “HOW ARE YOU” (#songsforourtimes #10)
Former Enuff Z'Nuff frontman Donnie Vie took to Youtube today to release this version of his classic "How Are You?" recorded live in his home studio. ...
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#songoftheday = Bad Marriage: “Mourning Hope” (#songsforourtimes #9)
The guys in Boston hard rock/heavy metal band Bad Marriage have taken their usual sound and flipped it upside down for their new single, "Mourning Hope," which finds them ditching their usual four on the floor drums and blazing guitars in favor of...
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#songoftheday = CITY AND COLOUR: “HOPE FOR NOW” (#songsofourtimes #8)
Today's song of the day is "Hope for Now" by City and Colour, which is the moniker the insanely-talented singer/songwriter Dallas Green goes by. It's a bit of a somber song, but we also feel like it's an inspiring one. ...
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#songoftheday = BEN GIBBARD: “LIFE UNDER QUARANTINE” (#songsforourtimes #7)
Death Cab For Cutie frontman Ben Gibbard will be releasing a new single called "Life Under Quarantine" any day now, but in the meantime, you can watch him perform it from home in the video above. ...
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#songoftheday = ASH: “THERE IS HOPE AGAIN” (#songsforourtimes #6)
We thought we'd go with something with a more upbeat with #songofourtimes #6, hence our choosing "There Is Hope Again" by Northern Island rockers Ash, a spirited, uptempo number that would surely make you want to sing and dance if you heard it...
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#songoftheday = MANDY MOORE: “I’D RATHER LOSE” (#songsforourtimes #5)
"If the only way to win / Is by breaking all the rules / I'd rather lose," sings This is Us star Mandy Moore on "I'd Rather Lose," the first track from her gorgeous new album, Silver Landings. ...
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#songoftheday = JOJO: “CHILL (STAY IN)” (#songsforourtimes #4)
"All I want is for you to use common sense / Stay in right now / For Humanity," R&B singer-songwriter JoJo sings on her new song "Chill (Stay In)," which is definitely a #songforourtimes. ...
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#songoftheday = OH LAND: “I MISS ONE WEEK AGO” (#songsforourtimes #3)
"I Miss One Week Ago" by Danish singer/songwriter/composer and Love is Pop favorite Oh Land is the first COV-19-inspired song we've come across. Although it's somber, it does put things in perspective as she contemplates how a week ago she was stressing...
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#songoftheday = LENKA: “THE END OF THE WORLD”(#songsforourtimes #2)
Today's song of the day is Lenka's "The End Of The World," which hails from her exquisite sophomore album, Two. ...
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#songoftheday = GLEN HANSARD: “SONG OF GOOD HOPE” (#songsforourtimes #1)
As of today, I'm starting something new on Love is Pop. Until the COV-19 virus, otherwise known as the coronavirus, is behind us or we're at least in a much better position than we're in right now, I am going to post a song of the...
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FRENCH-AMERICAN STYLE: AN INTERVIEW WITH ARIANE
interview by Michael McCarthy The following interview with French American singer/songwriter Ariane took place last Thursday on the 12th of March 2020. Not long after many people in the United States had finally started to feel the gravity of the COV-19 (coronavirus) pandemic. I think both she and I felt a little strange...
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#songoftheday / #amlistening = BIF NAKED: “JIM”
Bursting with layers and layers of guitars atop sonorous drum beats, "Jim" tunnels its way deep into your head and runs circles around whatever song you had stuck in there before it. ...
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#songoftheday / #amlistening = POLLY SCATTERGOOD: “RED”
Spoiler alert: the above video for Polly Scattergood's seven-minute+ new single, "Red," is part two of a five-part short film she'll be releasing this Spring. We've included part one here as well....
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#songoftheday / #amlistening = ADAM JENSEN: “INMATE 8576”
"Lost my head inside this cell / I'm all alone / This place is hell," sings alt-pop/electro-pop singer/songwriter Adam Jensen on his powerful new single, "Inmate 8576." It's the first new song we've heard from Mr. Jensen in quite some time and...
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