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Quote of the Day

“Wake up determined. Go to bed satisfied.”

• Dwayne Johnson

Song of the Day

Liquid Lunch is our song of the day. Caro Emerald was a fantastically enjoyable act. (As of 2022, the Caro Emerald project and live act are dormant and no longer active.) Filled with upbeat music that called to swing, lyrics that were fun, Caro Emerald’s music remains a mood lifter.

Liquid Lunch is unsurprisingly, a song about drinking.

Baby, pass the aspirin—something’s gotta work
I know I did it to myself, but man oh man, it hurts
That second last Martini, the one that went down real smooth
Set me on a bender with nothing left to lose

Yeah, baby, it hurts a bunch
The girls got goin’ and we had a munch
I promise on a dime it’s the last time
I’ll ever have a liquid lunch
Yeah, baby, it hurts a bunch

This one is toe tapper that you’ll love to sing along with. Just take it for fun.

The principal singer in Caro Emerald has moved on to a very different project “The Jordan”.

Quote of the Day

“The most important conversation is the conversation you have with yourself each day.”

Song of the Day

Hymn of a Summer Night by Jesse Terry is the song of the day. This song is on the When We Wander album. Reflective of growing up, friendship, and returning home.

We discovered Jesse Terry at 20 Front Street (a terrific venue to see intimate shows). Discovering artists like Jesse Terry is powerful. Go to those local music spots with original singer/songwriters.

Quote of the Day

Adults can’t be punished into greatness. Neither can children.

Song of the Day

Vultures by John Mayer is our song of the day. Vultures is on the Continuum album. It has a nice mid-range tempo that makes if very easy to listen to. The vocals are similarly constrained.

The lyrics of the song are personal for John Mayer. Lyrics denoting how to strive for success and deal with the “vultures”, those hangers on and try to ride the coattails. But the song can have meaning for all of us. All of us want to experience success, we don’t want to just hold on.

Some of us, we’re hardly ever here
The rest of us, we’re born to disappear
How do I stop myself from
Being just a number
How will I hold my head
To keep from going under

Quote of the Day

“And who knows what Romance, what Adventure, what Love, is lurking around the next turn of the road, ready to leap out on us if we’ll only travel that far?”

–Inscription in George Sterling’s copy of The Road, March 26, 1914

Song of the Day

Pink Houses by John Mellencamp is our Song of the day. The song is an upbeat song which has frequently been misinterpreted as “feel good, America is great” song. Those into “cheap patriotism” think the song supports the American dream. In reality, the song is pretty “anti-American”.

“This one has been misconstrued over the years because of the chorus—it sounds very rah-rah. But it’s really an anti-American song,” Mellencamp continued of “Pink Houses.” “The American dream had pretty much proven itself as not working anymore. It was another way for me to sneak something in.”

• https://americansongwriter.com/the-meaning-behind-pink-houses-by-john-mellencamp/

The line of “Ain’t that America” is one of the reasons that fake patriots misunderstand that song.

Ain’t that America, the singer taunts. A country that runs on the efforts of the working class, and yet makes sure the “American Dream” is just out of their reach, ain’t that something to see, Mellencamp asks.

It’s a great song. Great feeling. Great meaning.

Quote of the Day

It is a funny thing about life:
If you refuse to accept anything but the best,
Very often you get it.

• Somerset Maugham

Song of the Day

Haunt from the album “See Here, I Have Built You A Mansion” by Josh Ritter, is one of those catching songs that just sticks with you. Wonderful music, interesting lyrics.

Quote of the Day

Destiny is not a matter of chance,
It is a matter of choice;
It is not a thing to be waited for
It is a thing to be achieved.

• William Bryant Jennings

Song of the Day

Today’s Song is “Brazilian Stomp” by George Benson and Earl Klugh off the stunning Collaboration album. No vocals, just some great smooth jazz. Long one of my favorite albums for just putting on and enjoying (whether focusing while working or getting lost in great sounds), I’m sure that you’ll be seeing other songs from this album as a song of the day.