The song of the day for Friday, June 26, 2026, is “True Blue Lou.” About This Song “True Blue Lou” was written by Richard Whiting, with lyrics by Sam Coslow and Leo Robin, for the 1929 musical film The Dance of Life, an adaptation of the Broadway play Burlesque. The song was sung in the […]
Song of the Day: They Can’t Take That Away From Me
The song of the day for Thursday, June 25, 2026, is “They Can’t Take That Away From Me.” About This Song “They Can’t Take That Away From Me” was written by George and Ira Gershwin for the 1937 Fred Astaire–Ginger Rodgers movie Shall We Dance. Unlike most songs Astaire introduced in his films, no dance […]
Song of the Day: New York, New York
The song of the day for Wednesday, June 24, 2026, “New York, New York.” About This Song “New York, New York” was written by in 1977 by John Kander and Fred Ebb for the 1977 film New York, New York, directed by Martin Scorsese. Liza Minelli performed the song in the film. Frank Sinatra recorded […]
Song of the Day: Don’t Cry Baby
The song of the day for Tuesday, June 23, 2026, is “Don’t Cry Baby.” About This Song “Don’t Cry Baby” was written in 1929 by James P. Johnson, Saul Bernie, and Stella Unger. Jimmy Johnson was a composer and pianist who, along with Jelly Roll Morton, became prominent in the era between ragtime and the […]