April 7, 2023 (Song #1923): “I Almost Never Get My Man” sung by Jane Krakowski from Schmigadoon! created by Cinco Paul and Ken Daurio, with all songs written by Paul. APPLE MUSIC SPOTIFY

April 6, 2023 (Song #1922): “Once Upon Another Time” by Sara Bareilles.  Happy Birthday to Emily Mikesell (thx for the song suggestion!) and Sandra Von Beaver Resnick! xoxo LYRICS & SONGFACTS APPLE MUSIC SPOTIFY

April 5, 2023 (Song #1921): “Let’s Groove” (1981) written by Maurice White and Wayne Vaughn and performed by Earth, Wind & Fire (1981).  Happy Birthday to Drew Kanter, Carli Aberle, Barbara Balaban, Sharyn Taymor and Pam Policastri!  LYRICS & SONGFACTS APPLE MUSIC SPOTIFY

April 4, 2023 (Song #1920): “Got My Mind Set On You” (1962) by Rudy Clarke and released in 1987 by George Harrison. Happy Birthday to Chris Strausser and Emma Kramer Mobasser! xoxo LYRICS & SONGFACTS APPLE MUSIC SPOTIFY

April 3, 2023 (Song #1919): “The Ballad of Billy The Kid” (1973) by Billy Joel.  Happy Birthday to my amazing nephew Jeremy. xoxo LYRICS & SONGFACTS APPLE MUSIC SPOTIFY

April 2, 2023: “A Step In the Right Direction” sung by Angela Lansbury and written by Robert and Richard Sherman and arranged by Irwin Kostal for the 1971 movie Bedknobs and Broomsticks.  Happy Birthday to my magical sister, Caroline.*  I love how you are always moving in the right direction and keeping your friends and family on track with your super powers and boundless love; we love and appreciate you more than you’ll ever know. xoxo Happy Birthday, also, to Yani Oprea! LYRICS & CHORDS APPLE MUSIC SPOTIFY

*Do I remember correctly? Was this one of your favorite movies when we were little?

April 1, 2023 (Song #1917): “These Foolish Things” (1935) by Eric Maschwitz (aka Holt Marvell) and Jack Strachey; sung by Ella Fitzgerald.  SONG HISTORY LYRICS & CHORDS APPLE MUSIC SPOTIFY

March 31 (Song #1916): “Flowers” (2023) by Miley Cyrus.  It’s the last day of Music In Our Schools Month and, with 200+ performances under our belts, we can safely say that this song was the #1 choice amongst the K-5 set. I love the lyrics of empowerment and self-care.  Thanks, Miley! LYRICS & SONGFACTS APPLE MUSIC SPOTIFY

March 30 (Song #1915): “Free To Be You And Me” (1974) written by Stephen Lawrence and Bruce Hart from the musical conceived by Marlo Thomas and sung here by Sara Bareilles. Happy Birthday to Barbara Bayers and Buffy French! xoxo Here’s the ORIGINAL version by The New Seekers.  LYRICS & CHORDS APPLE MUSIC SPOTIFY

March 29 (Song #1914): “Silent All These Years” by Tori Amos. LYRICS & SONGFACTS APPLE MUSIC SPOTIFY