Do you know this song?
Or this one?
Both were written by Allee Willis, who passed away on December 24th of heart failure. A prolific writer, she was nominated for a Tony for A Color Purple soundtrack and won a Grammy for the same as well as several other nominations and wins at the Emmy’s, Grammys and Tonys.
A final song you may recognize.
So sue me. Been cheating on the dates as it took me a day between thinking up the 740 and actually implementing it. That means that the 7th is actually the 6th’s tune. Clear as mud? Going forward the weekend will be a time of #1’s, remembrance, new Canadian releases and top 500’s, maybe the odd interesting cover and some random music that I Shazam from time to time. Or maybe nothing at all.
Today’s tune has a distinctly Calgary flavour as it featured Freak Motif, a Calgary funk/soul group who have released this song “Killin’ Me”, as a single last month. The song features another Canadian artist “Lady C”. Bring on the funk.
If you enjoyed this, hit the links for more on this band.
Vampire Weekend
Today we post the first 5 of my Top 10 for 2013. The Canadian content in this group consists of a great song by Donovan Woods. The Wire is likely the poppiest tune I have posted (or will post) but it is very catchy and becoming a huge hit. Having said that, some “purists” will contest John Mayer being on any list. I am a huge fan of his and greatly appreciate his abilities as both a songwriter and as an excellent guitarist. Both are highlighted in Wildfire. Enjoy!
Eliza Doolittle performing at the Q-Music studios (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Quirky English singer Eliza Doolittle moved her way into my music world with the release of her self titled first album The song that originally caught my interest was “Pack Up” and I believe it made my year’s top 10 in 2011. Eliza (real name Eliza Caird) released the record in 2010 and is working on her follow-up. This song is a great ballad that showcases her voice and her talent as an up and coming song writer. Enjoy your Friday.
Mavis Staples (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Song of the day returns with a gem. CBC2 is playing the crap out of this new song (yes new) from 74-year-old Mavis Staples of The Staple Singers fame. A great R&B/Gospel/Countryish tune that really gets you going. Enjoy. I’ll be doing some travel updating over the next few days, so much in the brain, so little time to spew it out.
