Song of the Day #1,816: ‘California’ – Phantom Planet
Song of the Day #1,815: ‘Somewhere Over the Rainbow (Live)’ – Rufus Wainwright
I suppose every self-respecting gay singer must tackle ‘Somewhere Over the Rainbow’ at some point.
Rufus Wainwright took it a step further, actually recreating Judy Garland’s legendary Carnegie Hall concert song for song in his own appearance at the venue.
Today’s recording is not from that concert but from a bootleg of a more traditional concert.
Song of the Day #1,814: ‘The Hitter’ – Bruce Springsteen
Every song on Bruce Springsteen’s Devils & Dust lands like a shot to the gut by the protagonist of today’s Song of the Day.
The record is full of mournful tales of hard-luck characters beaten down by life but still struggling for some hint of redemption or, in the case of today’s protagonist, rest.
This album is more like a collection of short stories than a studio recording.
