Strangers

November 24, 2024

“Strangers,” written and recorded by Josh Ritter, 2017. also known as “I Can’t Believe That We Were Ever Strangers,” the refrain.

“We come into this world naked as the girl above the bar
Spend our lifetimes wondering who we are
Then someone comes along and they know our heart by heart
And I can’t believe that we were ever strangers”

Josh Ritter website

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Chain of Fools

November 24, 2024

“Chain of Fools,” written by Don Covay.recorded by Cynthia Erivo, for a 2021 television series. Originally recorded by Aretha Franklin in 1967.

Cynthia Erivo website

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Ain’t No Love

November 24, 2024

“Ain’t No Love,” written and recorded by Paul Carrack, 2003.

Paul Carrack website

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Stone Cold

November 24, 2024

“Stone Cold,”  written by Don Walker, recorded by Jimmy Barnes, with Don Walker on piano, 1993.

Jimmy Barnes website

Don Walker website

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Daniel Saw the Stone

November 24, 2024

“Daniel Saw The Stone,” recorded by the Silver Leaf Quartette of Norfolk, 1931. Apparently the first recording of this spiritual, first published in  Folk Songs of the American Negro in 1907. The song (also known as “Looking for the Stone”) has become a Bluegrass mainstay.

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Battlefield

November 23, 2024

“Battlefield,” written by Paul Carrack and Nick Lowe, recorded by Paul Carrack, 1989.

Paul Barrack website

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Almost Saturday Night

November 23, 2024

“Almost Saturday Night,” written by John Fogerty, recorded by Dave Edmunds, 1981.

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Who Will the Next Fool Be

November 23, 2024

“Who Will the Next Fool Be,” written by Charlie Rich, recorded by Dee Dee Warwick, 1970. Charlie Rich recorded it in 1961.

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Walk Like an Egyptian

November 23, 2024

“Walk Like an Egyptian,” written by Liam Sternberg, recorded by Brad Davis and Lou Ann Price, 2017. A 1985 hit for The Bangles.

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Superman: The Mummy Strikes

November 23, 2024

“Superman: The Mummy Strikes,” a 1943 theatrical cartoon by Famous Studios, released in Technicolor by Paramount Pictures. Based on the characters created by Joe Shuster and Jerry Siegel; story by Jay Morton. Directed by Izzy Sparber with music by Sammy Timberg. Voice actors: Joan Alexander (Lois Lane, Jane Hogan), Jackson Beck (narrator, Dr. Wilson), and Bud Collyer (Superman/Clark Kent). The actors had worked together on The Adventures of Superman radio show since 1940.  This is the fourteenth installment of a 17-film series, now in the public domain, remastered by Toonsie.

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