Tomas Mendez: Paloma Negra

Tomas Mendez: Paloma Negra

by | Sep 19, 2019 | Song of the Day

Last week there was a wonderful interview with Linda Ronstadt and at the end she says she wished she had recorded “Paloma Negra”. I read this just the day after my husband Henry had sung the song to a friend of ours for her birthday so the song has been in...
Paolo Conte: Azzurro

Paolo Conte: Azzurro

by | Sep 18, 2019 | Uncategorized

If you don’t know the astounding Italian Jazz singer, composer, polylingual raconteur and oh by the way attorney, you should run not walk to the nearest YOUTUBE, Pandora, Spotify or other favorite purveyor of music and prepare to settle down for a few hours of...
Gino Paoli: Il Cielo in una Stanza

Gino Paoli: Il Cielo in una Stanza

by | Sep 17, 2019 | Song of the Day

This is a song about ecstasy and abandon.  My favorite section of it is:Io vedo il cielo sopra noiChe restiamo quiAbbandonatiCome se non ci fosse piùNiente, più niente al mondoWhat an amazing feeling and what joy to sing about it!!! My husband Henry and I do a party...
Domenico Modugno: Volare

Domenico Modugno: Volare

by | Sep 16, 2019 | Song of the Day

I am looking forward to being part of the Lyrics by Shakespeare program in October and I realized that I share with William Shakespeare a deep and persistent case of Italophilia.  I believe the seeds of my condition were planted when I was 13 and heard the original...