For this series, I will be posting a new song every week from every imaginable style and genre. The only criteria is that I need to like it! Anyone who grew up in Canada was inevitably steeped in the music of Gordon Lightfoot. His music was a staple of my CBC listening as a child …
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Best of You by Foo Fighters piano cover
For this series, I will be posting a new song every week from every imaginable style and genre. The only criteria is that I need to like it! This week’s #RandomSongsILike is my version of the Foo Fighters “Best of You”. I have loved this song for years and it was high time I sat …
Mayor of Simpleton XTC piano cover
Check out my piano cover of Mayor of Simpleton by XTC. The is a favorite B-side from the British rock band XTC. I lovelovelovelovelove them and their brilliant songs! I was reminded of this one when working on math with my son (I’m terrible at it). “Well I don’t know how many pounds make up …
Random Songs I Like #3 – Walking in Memphis cover
Walking in Memphis is a classic song by pianist and songwriter Marc Cohn. Released in 1991, this song got him into the top 40! Walking in Memphis has been covered by a ton of artists, including Cher. Back in the early 2000s, I was a top-ranked cruise ship piano bar entertainer. I was the youngest …
How Did We Come to This? Piano Cover
How Did We Come to This is a song that has resonated with me for several years. Taken from the Andrew Lippa off-Broadway musical “The Wild Party”, the song is sung in the aftermath of a party that makes the singer question everything. When I hear this song, it makes me think of all of …
You Get What You Give piano cover
Today I cover You Get What You Give by The New Radicals. At the start of the pandemic, this song played over and over in my head. This song was a radio staple of the late 1990s and I have no idea how it popped back into my consciousness. “Don’t give up. Don’t let go.” …