September 30: Puts a smile on my face… “Last Days of September” by Henrik Nagy & Giant Ember featuring Frida Wallin. LYRICS & CHORDS SPOTIFY
Monthly Archives: September 2020
Song of the Day: September 29
September 29: Hear them echo through the hills for peace throughout the land… “I’d Like To Teach The World To Sing” sung by The New Seekers. This song originated as the jingle “Buy the World a Coke” in the groundbreaking 1971 “Hilltop” television commercial for Coca-Cola and sung by The Hillside Singers. It was written by Bill Backer, Billy Davis, Roger Cook and Roger Greenaway. Thanks for the suggestion and Happy Belated Birthday to Susan Kolodkin and Happy Birthday today to Michelle DeCarlo and Cameryn Robinson, two of the finest teachers I know. LYRICS & SONGFACTS SPOTIFY
Song of the Day: September 28
September 28: Let my sinful days be left behind… “Forgive Me Lord and Try Me One More Time” by Thomas A. “Georgia Tom” Dorsey and sung by Sister Rosetta Tharpe. SPOTIFY
Song of the Day: September 27
September 27: Love you forever and forever… “I Will” written by Paul McCartney and performed by The Beatles. You know who you are… xoxoxo LYRICS & SONGFACTS SPOTIFY
Song of the Day: September 26
September 26: You can have your own set of wings… “Let’s Go Fly A Kite” from Mary Poppins by Robert B. and Richard M. Sherman Miguel: I hope you get to fly a kite today! (And thanks to Nicole for the song suggestion!) LYRICS & CHORDS SPOTIFY
Song of the Day: September 25
September 25: It hurts so bad to let go of your hand… “Wherever Is Your Heart” by Brandi Carlile. Happy Birthday to Mary Gardner. xo LYRICS & CHORDS SPOTIFY
Song of the Day: September 24
September 24: I can’t see clearly when you’re gone… “Blinding Lights” by The Weeknd (a.k.a. Abel Makkonen Tesfaye). Happy Birthday to Nicole Moeller and Alexa Ehl (and thanks for the song suggestion to both Nicole and Eden Rossman)! LYRICS & SONGFACTS SPOTIFY
Song of the Day: September 23
September 23: I’m not a fool to hurt myself… “54-46 Was My Number” by Toots and the Maytals. RIP Frederick Nathaniel “Toots” Hibbert who died 9/11/20; thank you for the music… LYRICS & CHORDS SONG HISTORY SPOTIFY
Song of the Day: September 22
September 22: You’re doing fine… “Vienna” by Billy Joel. Another shout out to Westport music teachers, this time to birthday girl Betsy Tucker, the beloved Long Lots String Teacher who retired in June and is now teaching music in Vienna! We miss her so much but we know that she’ll knock it out of the park wherever she goes. Alles Gute zum Geburtstag! Die kinder haben das Gluck, Wie als Lehrer zu haben! LYRICS & SONGFACTS SPOTIFY
Song of the Day: September 21
September 21: What else is there to do… “Let Me Sing For You” by Maggie Wheeler and sung here by the Westport Elementary Music Teachers: Mrs. Maisonpierre (CES), Mrs. Propp (GFS), Mrs. Laurino (KHS), Mrs. Sugrue-Tait (LLS), Mrs. Kohlun (SES) and Mrs. Cooney (CES/GFS/KHS/LLS). LYRICS SPOTIFY