As a fan of a wide variety of popular (and not-so-popular) music from the 1950s (and sometimes even earlier) up through the present, one of my bucket list projects for years has been to put together a list of my 100 favorite songs of all time. At some point I decided that, once I got around to figuring that out, I could put it out on a blog, for the infinitesimally small proportion of the Internet world that might be interested. So, here we are. While the Top 100 will be a major focus, I also plan to post on a variety of other musical (and occasionally non-musical) topics, in which you may or may not be interested. (If a particular posting doesn’t ring your bell, you’re only a few clicks away from a dancing cat video on YouTube.)

Sunday, April 19, 2020

Lyric Of The Day #7 (April 18, 2020)

You can't always get what you want
But if you try sometimes you just might find
You get what you need
 
 
Mick and crew provided one of the highlights of Saturday’s “One World: Together At Home” show, with a song that’s perfect for supermarket shoppers in the Coronavirus Era.
 
Some other show highlights:
Stevie Wonder starting with “Lean On Me” and then segueing into “Love’s In Need Of Love Today”
The Roots leading a clever remake of “Safety Dance”
Kacey Musgraves performing “Rainbow” (another great song for the times)
Jennifer Lopez channeling her inner Streisand on “People”
Shawn Mendes and Camila Cabello doing “What A Wonderful World” (also winning the unofficial award for cutest couple)
Lizzo’s heartfelt take on “A Change Is Gonna Come”
Billie Joe Armstrong’s understated version of “Wake Me Up When September Ends”
 
The program featured appearances by the Secretary-General of the UN, the head of the WHO, Laura Bush, and Michelle Obama. It also included thanks to health care workers and many others, including Michael Bloomberg. But there was no sign of Our Greatest President Of All Time, or even a word of thanks for his heroic efforts. Sad!

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