Song of the Day - April 30, 2016 - Love

It is good when I hear song in the car (on my ipod) and have no recollection of where it came from and need to find it again to see if there is more like it ☺🎧🎵🎶

Ruth B. - Superficial Love

Blaqk Audio - Semiotic Love

Paul McCartney & Wings - Silly Love Songs

Song of the Day - April 29, 2016 - Go

Mostly because last night I finally confirmed the lyrics to Go Sadness - I was right, it is car keys.

Shout Out Louds - Go Sadness

OK GO - Upside Down & Inside out

Ingrid Michaelson - Be OK

Song of the Day - April 28, 2016 - Strange Girl

Such a strange girl...

Airborne Toxic Event - Strange Girl

The Cure - Perfect Girl

The Zolas - Strange Girl

Song of the Day - April 27, 2016 - Hedley concert day

Taking the kids to a rock concert tonight - Dude's first stadium show. In order of appearance:

Francesco Yates - Honey I' m Home

Carly Rae Jepsen - Your Type

Hedley - Lose Control

Song of the Day - April 26, 2016 - Wake Up

Slowly wiping the sleep from my eyes. .. the whole house was asleep before 9:30 last night.

The submarines - The Wake Up Song

Ed Sheeran - Wake Me Up

The Vamps - Wake Up

Song of the Day - April 25, 2016 - Swim

In honour of Princess Pants successfully completing her Bonze Medallion over the weekend 😀

Swim Deep - Grand Affection

R.E.M. - Nightswimming

Florence and the Machine - Swimming

Song of the Day - April 24, 2016 - Everything

Whinnie Williams - Everything You've Come to Expect  (The Last Shadow Puppets cover)

Bright Eyes - At the Bottom of Everything

Passenger - Everything

Song of the Day - April 23, 2016 - Say

Flume - Say it (feat Tove Lo)

One Night Only - Say You Don't Want It

Marie Digby - Say it Again

Song of the Day - April 22, 2016 - Prince

                       
   
Prince passed away yesterday, so the world is full of Prince tributes. I was never the biggest fan, I mean I appreciated his artistry and skill and eccentricity but aside from the Purple Rain soundtrack, there isn't much I could sing along to. So in my own way, here is my tribute to the Purple one.

Chvrches - I would die 4 u (Prince cover)

Sinead  O'Connor - Nothing Compares 2 U

Incubus - Let's Go Crazy (Prince cover)

Song of the Day - April 21, 2016 - Parlour

Frustrated in Ottawa this morning as blogger's youtube doesn't have the same songs, on to option 4...

Parlour Tricks - Broken Hearts /Bones

Parlour Steps - Little Pieces

Skin Deep - Come into my Parlour

Song of the Day - April 20, 2016 - Book

I was hoping to start with "Crazy for Books" by They Might be Giants, but alas youtube is not showing the link :/

So we'll go to one of my top 5 ever songs

Airborne Toxic Event - The Book of Love (Magnetic Fields cover)

Elvis Costello - Everyday I Write the Book

The Drums - Book of Stories

Song of the Day - April 19, 2016 - Wonderful

In the vein of the power of positive thinking. ..

Ingrid Michaelson - Wonderful Unknown

Lily Allen - Everything's Just Wonderful

HURTS - Wonderful Life

Song of the Day - April 18, 2016 - You

Rhodes - You and I

The 6ths - you you you you you

Ingrid Michaelson - You and I

Songs of the Day - April 16, 2016 - Saturday

Nouvelle Vague - Friday Night, Saturday Morning

Saturday -Rachael Cantu feat. Tegan

Whigfield - Saturday Night

Song of the Day - April 15, 2016 - Fall

The Temper Trap - Fall Together

Ani DiFranco - Falling is like This

Screeching Weasel - I Fall to Pieces (Patsy Cline cover)

Song of the Day - April 14, 2016 - Medicine

In light of this flu which is kicking my ass again today (my coworkers will be so happy to see me... )

Daughter - Medicine

The Hush Sound - Medicine Man

Starfucker - Medicine

Song of the Day - April 13, 2016 - April

April Smith and the Great Picture Show - Movie loves a screen

Rupa and the April Fishes - wishful thinking

One April Day - Stephin Merritt

Song of the Day - April 12, 2016 - "Without You"

Oh Wonder - Without You

U2 - With or Without You

Lana del Rey - Without You 

Song of the Day - April 11, 2016 - Rose

King Charles - Gamble for a Rose

Poison - Every Rose has its Thorn 

Camera Obscure - Razzle Dazzle Rose

Song of the Day - April 10, 2016 - "Boyfriend"

While not immediately in love with Tegan and Sara's latest offering, it still inspired :)

Tegan and Sara - Boyfriend

The Bird and the Bee - Fucking Boyfriend

Kate Nash - I'm not going to teach your boyfriend how to dance with you (Black Kids Cover)

Bonus 4th song :D

Marina and the Diamonds - Boyfriend (Justin Bieber cover from the BBC live lounge)

Song of the day - April 9, 2016 "Weather"

While beautifully sunny out, the high temperature for today is only -2° c, so as you may imagine, the weather is a regular topic of conversation ❄⛄🌞☔

10, 000 maniacs - Like the Weather

Crowded House - Weather with you

The Neighborhood - Sweater Weather

Song of the Day - April 8, 2016 - "Henry"

Liz came on in the car yesterday... simple inspiration :)

Liz Phair - Polyester Bride

Lowest of the Low - Rosy and Grey (considered "Henry needs a new pair shoes", but reference to Henry Miller will suffice ;)

Say Hi - Hallie and Henry

Happy Friday :)

Song of the Day - April 7, 2016 - Friend

Bad Books - Friendly Advice

EL VY - Need a Friend

Queen - Best Friend

Sotd 8 - Dream

I see a theme of preferring to imagine staying in bed all day...

The Tallest Man on Earth - Darkness of the Dream

R.E.M. -  Dream (All I have to do)

Robbie Williams featuring Lily Allen - Dream a little Dream

Sotd 7 - Break

Simply for my love of Coeur de pirate.

Coeur de Pirate - I Don't Want to Break Your Heart

Whinnie Williams - Break Hearts in Your Sleep

Coco and Fyfe - Only Love Can Break Your Heart

Sotd 6 - Happy

Because I belive in the power of positive thinking (even though I would rather just stay in bed)

The Maccabees  - Something like happiness 

The Kooks - Junk of the Heart (Happy)

Kate Nash - Merry Happy

Sotd 5 - Sunday

A little unimaginative since it is Sunday...

She & Him - Sunday Girl

Sunday Girl - Where is my Mind?

The Sundays - I can't be sure

Sotd 4 - Coffee

Because coffee. 

Sylvan Esso - Coffee

Never shout never - coffee and cigarettes

Diane Coffee - Everyday 

Sotd 3 - Cats 🐱

Mostly because I accidentally showered my fat cat this morning and he is still wet and sulking. For Bobo (and Nacho).

Storyman - For a Cat

The Cure - Lovecats

Cat Power - I found a Reason