Song of the Day #1,076: ‘New York, New York’ – Ryan Adams
Song of the Day #1,075: ‘New York State of Mind’ – Billy Joel
Song of the Day #1,074: ‘Moonlight in Vermont’ – Frank Sinatra
My family is on vacation for the next two weeks, and I’ve decided to take a vacation from the blog as well. But I’d hate to break my streak of consecutive SOTD posts, so I’ll continue featuring a song each day during our trip, only without commentary (don’t worry, I’ll still post my Ron Sexsmith Weekend as usual… I know you were concerned).
My selections will center around our travel destinations: Vermont and New York City. OK, to be honest, today’s song will be the only one about Vermont — nothing against The Green Mountain State, but it hasn’t been the subject of very many songs. New York, on the other hand…
Enjoy!
Song of the Day #1,073: ‘Jazz at the Bookstore’ – Ron Sexsmith
Ron Sexsmith often writes about music. Not about the industry, but about the songwriting process, the power of songs to move people, music as a metaphor for life.
One of my favorite of his songs about music is the Time Being track ‘Jazz at the Bookstore,’ in which he bemoans the Starbucks culture that turns the work of classic jazz and blues musicians into a shrink-wrapped commodity.
