The song of the day for Thursday, August 13, 2026, is “All The Things You Are.” About This Song “All The Things You Are” was written by Jerome Kern and Oscar Hammerstein for the 1939 musical Very Warm For May. In American Popular Song, Alec Wilder considers it one of Kern’s finest songs, and with […]
Song of the Day: Rags To Riches
The song of the day for Wednesday, August 12, 2026, is “Rags To Riches.” About This Song “Rags to Riches” was written in 1953 by Richard Adler and Jerry Ross. 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: Keep Smiling at Trouble (Trouble’s a Bubble)
The song of the day for Tuesday, August 11, 2026, is “Keep Smiling at Trouble (Trouble’s a Bubble).” About This Song “Keep Smiling at Trouble (Trouble’s a Bubble)” was written in 1924, with music by Lewis Gensler and lyrics by Al Jolson and Buddy DeSylva, for the musical Big Boy. Al Jolson made the first […]
Song of the Day: The Song Is Ended
The song of the day for Monday, August 10, 2026, is “The Song Is Ended.” About This Song “The Song Is Ended (But the Melody Lingers On)” was written by Irving Berlin in 1927. Berlin references Ira Gershswin’s lyric from “They Can’t Take That Away From Me” with ‘the song is ended, but as the […]