December 11:  Lots of fun… “Finnegan’s Wake”, a traditional Irish song sung by the Irish Rovers in celebration of Frank McCourt‘s musical The Irish…and How They Got That Way now playing at Capitol Rep in Albany (and featuring our friend, the talented Emily Mikesell). Happy Birthday to Gene Elder, in recognition of his love of James Joyce. According to Wikipedia: “The song is famous for providing the basis of James Joyce‘s final work, Finnegans Wake (1939), in which the comic resurrection of Tim Finnegan is employed as a symbol of the universal cycle of life.”  🙂 LYRICS & CHORDS SONG HISTORY SPOTIFY

December 10: She gets it while she can… “Get Back” by The Beatles.  LYRICS & SONGFACTS SPOTIFY

December 9:  I wonder if they miss me when I’m gone… “I Wonder How The Old Folks Are At Home” sung by The Statler Brothers and written by Harry J. Lincoln (a.k.a. F. W. Vandersloot) and Herbert S. Lambert in 1909.  LYRICS & CHORDS SPOTIFY

December 8: I wish I found some chords in an order that is new… “Stressed Out” by Twenty One Pilots. Happy Birthday to Doug Fried! LYRICS & SONGFACTS SPOTIFY

December 7: Keep me cozy… “Keep Me Warm” by The Okee Dokee Brothers.  Thanks to Ellen Kuroghlian for the song suggestion and  Happy Birthday to Jenny Roberts McKenna & Jenny Kaplan!  It’s also Pearl Harbor Day and the birthday of one of my favorite history teachers from Bedford Junior High, Mr. Robert Carmody.  LYRICS & CHORDS SPOTIFY

December 6:  Losing my timing this late in my career… “Send In The Clowns” written by Stephen Sondheim and sung by Judy Collins.   LYRICS & SONGFACTS SPOTIFY

December 5: A look like hers can be found from time to time
“Something Like Olivia” by John Mayer.  Happy Birthday to Olivia Bicks! LYRICS & SONGFACTS SPOTIFY

December 4: I stick out my chin and grin and say… “Tomorrow” sung by Andrea McArdle from Annie based upon the popular Harold Gray comic strip Little Orphan Annie and loosely based on the 1885 poem “Little Orphant Annie” written by James Whitcomb Riley. The musical includes music by Charles Strouse, lyrics by Martin Charnin, and a book by Thomas Meehan. Congrats to the students at Bedford Middle School on their fabulous performances this weekend!!  LYRICS & CHORDS SPOTIFY

December 3: Gotta have some lovin’… “Hot Stuff” by Donna Summer.  Happy Birthday to Kim Dean!  LYRICS & SONGFACTS SPOTIFY

December 2:  All the stars up in the sky… “Miles and Miles of Texas” by Asleep At The Wheel.  For our friend and colleague Megan Weitz who moved to Texas last weekend; we miss you already!  LYRICS & CHORDS  SONG HISTORY SPOTIFY