Armistice Day

Today Veterans Day is observed in the United States. It was originally named Armistice Day and commemorated the time the agreement to stop The Great War was signed, at the eleventh hour on the eleventh day of the eleventh month of 1918. After World War I failed to be The War to End All Wars, the U.S. observance was officially renamed Veterans Day in 1954, probably because veterans of later wars vote and dead WWI soldiers don’t, and we already have Memorial Day. Britain still commemorates the WWI Armistice and those who died to achieve it, and today it is known as Remembrance Day in Commonwealth nations.

More:

“History of Veterans Day,” U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

“Armistice Day 100 Years Since the end of WWI,” Stephanie Hall, Folklife Today

“A day by many names, celebrated all the same,” Jason Duhr, Stars and Stripes

Walk On By

“Walk On By,” written by Burt Bacharach, with lyrics by Hal David, recorded by Helen Shapiro, 1964. The Dionne Warwick version had been out for a few months before this was released. Ms. Shapiro, an East-End-born teenager, usually suffered at the hands of kitschy arrangers, but the influence of Bacharach thankfully prevails here. The singer is unknown in the USA.

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Here Comes The Rain Again

“Here Comes The Rain Again,” written by Annie Lennox and Dave Stewart and performed by them on MTV Unplugged (I think).

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Twenty-Five Miles

“Twenty-Five Miles,” written by Johnny Bristol, Harvey Fuqua, and Edwin Starr, recorded by Mr. Starr in 1968.

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Baby, Now That I’ve Found You

“Baby, Now That I’ve Found You,” written by Tony Macaulay and John MacLeod, performed by Alison Krauss and Union Station, 2002. Alison Krauss (vocals, fiddle), Jerry Douglas (resophonic guitar, vocals), Dan Tyminski (guitar, vocals), Ron Block (guitar, vocals), Barry Bales (bass, vocals),
Larry Atamanuik (drums).

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I Know I’ve Been Changed

“I Know I’ve Been Changed,” as performed by The Staples Singers, Roebuck Staples and his children Cleotha, Mavis, Pervis, and Yvonne.

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Until You Get Enough Of Me

“Until You Get Enough Of Me,” written by Ronnie Lovejoy, recorded by The Revelations featuring Tre Williams, 2011. Tre Williams (lead vocal), Halley Hiatt, (backing vocals), Wes Mingus (guitar), Lester Snell (electric piano), Charles Hodges (organ), David Steinberg (tenor sax), Geoff Countryman (baritone sax), Joe Ancowitz (tenor sax), James Alexander (bass), Gintas Janusonis.
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The Way You Do

“The Way You Do,” written and recorded by Jimmy Nolen, 1956.

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La vie en rose

“La vie en rose,” written by Marguerite Monnot and Louis Guglielmi, with lyrics by Édith Piaf, performed by Jolie Môme, 2014. Vocalist: Myriam Phiro.

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I Met Her In Church

“I Met Her In Church,” written by Dan Penn and Spooner Oldham, recorded by The Boxtops,1968. Awesomely arranged by Mike Leech and Wayne Jackson. Lead vocalist: 17-year-old Alex Chilton.

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