The song of the day for Saturday, May 18, 2024, is “Come Saturday Morning.” About This Song “Come Saturday Morning” was written by Fred Karlin and Dory Previn for the 1969 movie The Sterile Cuckoo, which starred a young Liza Minelli. It was first recorded by The Sandpipers and was nominated for an Academy Award […]
Quote of the Day
I’m not saying that I’m always right. I absolutely hated “Rags to Riches” the first time I heard it in 1953. They really had to tie me down on that one. But Mitch Miller laid down the law. “I don’t care what you hate. You have to record this.”
Tony Bennett
Song of the Day: Rags to Riches
The song of the day for Friday, May 17, 2024, is “Rags to Riches.” About This Song “Rags To Riches” was written by Richard Adler and Jerry Ross in 1953. When Tony Bennett first heard “Rags to Riches,” he hated the song and was forced by Mitch Miller to record it. With a very nice […]
Song of the Day: Harlem Butterfly
The song of the day for Thursday, May 16, 2024, is “Harlem Butterfly.” About This Song “Harlem Butterfly” was written by Johnny Mercer in 1942. It’s one of the few songs where Mercer wrote the music as well as the lyrics, one of those songs being “I Wanna Be Around.” Maxine Sullivan recorded it in […]
Song of the Day: Little Did I Dream
The song of the day for Wednesday, May 15, 2024, is “Little Did I Dream.” About This Song “Little Did I Dream” was written by Johnny Mandel and Dave Frishberg in 2003. Mandel’s melody was based on song Mandel wrote in 1950 called “Hershey Bar,” that was first recorded by The Stan Getz Quartet. About […]