Spying
March 09, 2017|Corny O'Connell
Espionage in various forms has been in the news lately. It has a way of sneaking into songs, too, from time to time. What...
International Women's Day
March 08, 2017|Corny O'Connell
Today is International Women's Day, celebrating the social, economic, cultural and political achievement of women. What...
Chains
March 07, 2017|Corny O'Connell
Today we're going to link together a set of songs that use the imagery of chains. Share your favorites and listen in after...
Paper
March 06, 2017|Corny O'Connell
I went to an exhibition of paper-based art called Art on Paper this past weekend. That got me to thinking of paper in song...
World Wildlife Day
March 03, 2017|Corny O'Connell
It's World Wildlife Day - a reminder of the threats to wildlife such as habitat change, over-exploitation and illicit...
Texas
March 02, 2017|Corny O'Connell
It's Texas Independence Day. On this date in 1836 Texas declared its independence from Mexico. To mark the occasion, let's...
Who?
March 01, 2017|Corny O'Connell
Roger Daltrey, lead singer of The Who, is celebrating his 73rd birthday today. We're marking the occasion with songs that...
Mardi Gras
February 28, 2017|Corny O'Connell
Happy Mardi Gras! Yes, it's Fat Tuesday. So, laissez les bon temps rouler. Celebrants are letting the good times roll from...
Well, La-Di-Da
February 27, 2017|Corny O'Connell
La La Land was mistakenly named best picture last night at the Academy Awards. As a consolation to the cast and crew, let's...
Best Use of Music in Film
February 24, 2017|Corny O'Connell
There's no Academy Award for Best Use of Music in Film, so we'll hand out that award ourselves. Submit your nominees and we...
Crying
February 23, 2017|Corny O'Connell
We could all use a good cry every once in a while. There's a lot of crying in song. There's weeping, sobbing and wailing. So...
If You Could Play Any Song
February 22, 2017|Corny O'Connell
When I began taking piano lessons recently, my instructor asked which pieces I would eventually like to be able to play. I...
Goodbye
February 21, 2017|Corny O'Connell
Today we're saying "goodbye" in song. We're saying goodbye to those days when you never got your song played on the WFUV...
Presidents
February 20, 2017|Corny O'Connell
Happy Presidents' Day! Nominate a song that mentions the president or any president in particular. Then we'll spin a set...
Random Acts of Kindness
February 17, 2017|Corny O'Connell
It's Random Acts of Kindness Week. If you need an excuse to spread kindness to others, here's your opportunity. Would you be...
