July 1: Feel my unconditional love… “Summer Girl” by Haim. Happy birthday to my wonderful sister-in-law Catherine Lewis! xoxo LYRICS & SONGFACTS APPLE MUSIC HOW TO VOTE BE AN ALLY
July 2: He knows how to ease down slowly… “Sunny Skies” by James Taylor. Happy birthday to Tyra Fullam and Amy Granoff! xoxo SONG HISTORY LYRICS & CHORDS APPLE MUSIC HOW TO VOTE
July 3: Got that sunshine on…. “Sunday Best” by Surfaces (written by Colin Padelecki) Happy Birthday to Amybeth Cohen & Elizabeth Repa Shea (and thanks to DJ of the Week Lucas for the song). LYRICS & SONGFACTS CHORDS APPLE MUSIC
July 4: Make ’em go “oh! oh! oh!”… “Firework” by Katy Perry. Thanks to Lisa & Maya for the song suggestion! xoxo LYRICS & SONGFACTS APPLE MUSIC
July 5: Dance like the king of the eyesores… “New Slang” by The Shins. Thanks to Bennett for the song suggestion. xo LYRICS & SONGFACTS APPLE MUSIC
July 6: No one alive can always be an angel… “Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood” written by Bennie Benjamin, Horace Ott and Sol Marcus for the American singer-songwriter and pianist Nina Simone, who recorded the first version in 1964. LYRICS & SONGFACTS APPLE MUSIC
July 7: I am thinking of your voice… “Tom’s Diner” by Suzanne Vega. This is the original original with a lyric video made by www.singdaily.com. CHECK OUT the many, many songs that have been inspired by this song, including THIS VERSION by AnnenMayKatereit & Giant Rooks shared with me by DJ of the Week, Dutch. Happy Birthday to Alison Werner Cooper & Emily Borden! xoxo LYRICS & SONGFACTS APPLE MUSIC
July 8: Good by day and good by night… “Blow, Gabriel, Blow” by Cole Porter (from Anything Goes) performed by Ethel Merman. Lyric video made by www.singdaily.com. Thinking of my father-in-law, Richard Propp; hoping he’d have liked this one! WATCH ETHEL MERMAN ON THE COLGATE COMEDY HOUR LYRICS & CHORDS APPLE MUSIC
July 9: Can’t complain about much these days… “Be Okay” by Oh Honey. Happy Birthday to Will Hardy! LYRICS & CHORDS SONG HISTORY APPLE MUSIC
July 10: Take good care… “Wild World” by Yusuf Islam, aka Cat Stevens. Eid Mubarak to all who celebrate; may we all find peace & happiness in this crazy world. Happy Birthday to Carmel Gunther Robinson! xo LYRICS & SONGFACTS APPLE MUSIC
July 11: You’re my happy clouds and I’m Bob Ross… “Know That I Know” by Lake Street Dive. Happy birthday to Leslie Seidman! xo LYRICS APPLE MUSIC
July 12: If I could only have one wish… “Love and Happiness” by Mark Knopfler & Emmylou Harris. Happy Birthday to Emily Sisto & Steve Ginsburg! xo LYRICS & CHORDS APPLE MUSIC
July 13: Music and passion were always the fashion… “Copacabana” by Barry Manilow. Written by Manilow, Jack Feldman, and Bruce Sussman) Thanks to Sharyn Taymor for the song suggestion! LIVE PERFORMANCE LYRICS & SONGFACTS APPLE MUSIC
July 14: It will brighten all the way… “Keep On The Sunny Side” written in 1899 by Ada Blenkhorn (1858–1927) with music by J. Howard Entwisle (1866–1903). The song was popularized in a 1928 recording by the Carter Family. This recording of the song by The Whites was featured in the 2000 movie O Brother, Where Art Thou?. Happy Birthday to Lori Raineri & MJ McNamee! xoxo LYRICS & CHORDS SONG HISTORY APPLE MUSIC
July 15: Hey, I’m solid. Hey, I’m steady… “American Soldier” by Toby Keith. Happy Birthday to Kerri Kohlun! xoxo LYRICS & SONGFACTS CHORDS APPLE MUSIC
July 16: It’s not a cold day in January… “Jamestown Ferry” by Mack Vickery and Bobby Borchers and performed here by Charley Crockett (watch this video of the original by Tanya Tucker from 1972). Happy Birthday to Julie Lyon Borden and Morgan Morse! xoxo LYRICS & CHORDS SONG HISTORY Tanya Tucker on APPLE MUSIC Charley Crockett on APPLE MUSIC
July 17: I’ll tell you once more before I get off the floor… “Don’t Bring Me Down” by Jeff Lynne and the Electric Light Orchestra. Happy Birthday to Tim Lewis. xo LYRICS & SONGFACTS APPLE MUSIC
July 18: You just remember what your old pal said… “You’ve Got A Friend In Me” from Toy Story by Randy Newman. Happy Birthday to Amy Jurkowitz, Lauren Addario & JB Rodgers. xoxoxo LYRICS & SONGFACTS APPLE MUSIC
July 19: My momma done told me… “Blues In The Night” written by Harold Arlen and Johnny Mercer and performed by Dinah Shore. LYRICS & CHORDS SONG HISTORY APPLE MUSIC
July 20: If, through all the madness, we can stick together… “Safe and Sound” by Carly Simon. Happy Birthday to Malinda Johnson Eichner! xoxo LYRICS ALBUM HISTORY APPLE MUSIC
July 21: Stop all this fussing and fighting long enough to sing along… “I Believe In Music” by Mac Davis and performed by Gallery. LYRICS & SONGFACTS APPLE MUSIC
July 22: I want to believe in something… “Be Sweet” by Japanese Breakfast (written by Michelle Zauner and Jack Tatum). OFFICIAL VIDEO LYRICS & CHORDS SONG REVIEW APPLE MUSIC
July 23: I’ll keep fighting ’till the end… “Rican Beach” by Hurray for The Riff Raff. LYRICS APPLE MUSIC
July 24: Turn the other cheek… “Bigger Man” by Joy Oladokun with Maren Morris. Happy Birthday to Suzann Redding, Aleda Santos Warren, Christine Theiss & Katherine Bruan! xoxoxoxo Thanks to Emily Borden for the song suggestion! xoxo SONG REVIEW LYRICS & CHORDS APPLE MUSIC
July 25: Say you love her with all your heart… Ours is the one that’s true… “(Who Wrote) The Book of Love” by The Monotones (written by Warren Davis, George Malone and Charles Patrick). Happy Birthday to Lisa Addario! xoxo Watch THE MONOTONES LIVE! LYRICS & SONGFACTS APPLE MUSIC
July 26: Always on my mind… “You’re The Inspiration” by Peter Cetera & David Foster and performed by Chicago. Thinking of my mother-in-law Vera Propp who was born on this day. Wishing a happy birthday to Molly Barreca! LYRICS & SONGFACTS APPLE MUSIC
July 27: You help me sing my song… “Maybe I’m Amazed” by Paul McCartney. Thinking of my amazing grandmother Rose and wishing my amazing cousin Craig Sherman (thx for the song suggestion) and friends Jenny Banks Murray & Susie Kincaid happy birthdays! xoxoxo LYRICS & SONGFACTS APPLE MUSIC
July 28: It feels like a night to carry a tune… “Kilby Girl” by The Backseat Lovers. Thank you, NFF, for introducing me to this band. LYRICS & CHORDS KILBY GIRL EXPLAINED APPLE MUSIC
July 29: I want to walk with you… “Come Away With Me” by Norah Jones. Happy Birthday to Amy Kateri Laurino & Alison Fisher. xoxo LYRICS & SONGFACTS APPLE MUSIC
July 30: I won’t play Potsie; I play the Fonz… “Golden” by Cory Wong featuring Cody Fry. LYRICS & CHORDS OFFICIAL VIDEO APPLE MUSIC
July 31: Falling fast is so divine… “Everything I Know About Love” by Laufey. LYRICS & CHORDS APPLE MUSIC https://youtu.be/UCsEvOvzDUU