To close out the week, here are the Beatles welcoming the summer sun in after the long, cold, lonely winter. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U_O1QKQCsGs
The Beatles: Here Comes the Sun
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Nicole Dalé Halton
French-Spanish-English Linguist
Cole Porter: Too Darn Hot
Thinking back on my years living in New York City, I remember how sweltering the summers could be. I'll try to send NYFOS and NYC a Mediterranean breeze from my home in Barcelona, but in the meantime, here is Ms. Fitzgerald once again, telling us that it’s “Too Darn...
Gabriel Fauré: Au bord de l’eau
While this song does not specifically mention summer, I think it beautifully captures the languid blissfulness of a warm summer evening spent in the best possible company. Here is Gérand Souzay to paint this beautiful picture for us “Au bord de l’eau.”...
Stephen Sondheim: The Girls of Summer
To continue with our celebration of summer, here is a Sondheim gem sung by Dawn Upshaw, warning us about the dangers of “The Girls of Summer.” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3vlSw0rgqtA
Gershwin: Summertime
I’m honored to be invited to contribute to NYFOS’s Song of the Day for a second time. As summer gets into full swing, this week I wanted to feature a few songs that celebrate the season. Here to start us off are the incomparable Louis and Ella with “Summertime.”...
Stephen Sondheim: “Children Will Listen” from Into the Woods
To conclude the week, I offer you one of my favorite songs about children, “Children Will Listen” from Sondheim’s Into the Woods. Even before I had my own little one, the message of this song always went straight to my heart. Such a beautiful way to be reminded of our...