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Bonus Weekend Song of the Day! And on Saturday, we’ll go dancing. A couple of years ago, I attended a performance by the Met Opera Chamber Orchestra, and for a finale (or encore – memory hiccup), they played a Strauss waltz with orchestrations by Arnold Schoenberg. ...
Something sassy to get you through the middle of the week... As my husband Justin says, "it's the only song worth talking about right now." I don't know that I agree with that, but I do agree that everyone should have a diss-track for their frenemies. "Swish Swish" is...
Hello Reader-pals, Today I’m all about multitasking. Our time together is nearing an end, yet I feel there is still so much amazing music I want to share with you! While contemplating my penultimate song selection I struggled to settle on a single artist. Thankfully,...
I had planned a different Leonard Bernstein tune to finish out my most enjoyable stint as “Song of the Day” blogger, but the events of last week compelled me to swap out my initial choice, so: some other time. Politics and musical theater have always gone hand in...
"Love's a hand-me-down brew" in these blues. Who would spurn Peggy Lee when she sings so languorously? Born Norma Deloris Egstrom in North Dakota, Peggy Lee had a voice that to me could do just about anything. But be sexy. At least to me. Not even in "Fever", fun as...