Good Tuesday evening, I have selected three songs for the GSOTD post and playlist. Enjoy the music.    Retro Pop: If I Can't Have You by Leona Lewis. If I Can't Have You  "If I Can't Have You" is a disco song written by the Bee Gees in 1977. The song initially appeared on the Saturday Night Fever soundtrack in a version by Yvonne Elliman, released in November 1977. The Bee Gees' own version appeared a month later as the B-side of "Stayin' Alive". It was co-written by Barry Gibb along with his brother Maurice Gibb. Leona Lewis's cover of the Bee-Gees was released in December 2021.  Alternative Rock: 2 Heads by Coleman Hell. 2 Heads  “It is said that 2 heads are better than one.” Coleman Hell, the singer-songwriter, argues that if the heads are not nodding in the same metaphorical direction, then they could be creating a monster. A defining feature of this song is the blend of electronic and pop elements, along with the unmistakable banjo riff. Electronic music//Alternative Rock: Keep It by Queens. Keep It  Queens is a Polish girl trio formed in February 2005 by Polish Music Agency. The group is one of the best-known girl bands in Poland. After a minor success with their debut album, the group started touring, but illnesses caused several shows to be canceled. The group was then recast, with only Monika Niedek remaining from the original members. The new lineup's first single, "We Are The Queens", was finally released in early 2007, but the song didn't gain much success. A bit later, when the video was recorded, Queens did a short promotional campaign and decided to take a short break. After the break, both the whole group and the Polish Music Agency decided to remix and re-release the last single. East Clubbers have mixed the song in 5 different versions. The re-released single also includes a song "Piękne Chwile", which was the Polish-language version of "We're The Queens". Queens has two albums in the Pandora library with only 6 monthly listeners.                                                                                      Take care and stay safe.    ... View more

Good Tuesday afternoon fellow Pandorians, welcome to "This Day In The History Of Music".   1). On this day in 1928 Ol' Man River. Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra had a hit recording of the song in 1928, in a much faster tempo than Kern and Hammerstein intended, and featuring Bing Crosby on vocals and Bix Beiderbecke on cornet. 2). On this day in 1961 Elvis films and records for his fourth motion picture, "King Creole," often recognized as one of the best Elvis movies. 3). From February 28th thru March 2nd in 1967, The Beatles began recording ‘Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds’ during this session. First of all, however, a final overdub was added to ‘A Day In The Life. This was an extra piano part that was never used; the mono and stereo mixes had already been made, and its purpose remains unclear. The brief overdub appeared during the “He blew his mind out in a car” verse. ‘Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds’ was recorded in seven takes. Track one had George Harrison’s acoustic guitar and occasional piano from George Martin; track two had Paul McCartney on a Lowrey organ, including the distinctive introduction; track three had Ringo Starr’s drums, and the final track had John Lennon playing maracas and singing a guide vocal. George Martin’s piano had been abandoned by the time The Beatles came to record take seven, the best attempt. Track four was erased and replaced with a tamboura drone towards the end of the session. A reduction mix – known as taking eight – was made to free up more space for further overdubs. This was done with the tape machine running at 49 cycles per second rather than the usual 50, making it sound slightly faster upon playback. The session finished at 2.15 am on the morning of 2 March 1967. A composite of takes 6, 7, and vocal overdubs recorded during the next session was released in 1996 on the Anthology 2 album. 4). On this day in 1968, Elton John's first single "I've Been Loving You" was released on the Phillips label, with lyrics credited to Bernie Taupin (although John later admitted that he wrote the song by himself, giving Taupin credit as an effort to earn Taupin his first publishing royalties). The song didn't chart. 5). On this day in 1973, Pink Floyd released their eighth studio album The Dark Side Of The Moon in the US. It remained in the US charts for 741 discontinuous weeks from 1973 to 1988, longer than any other album in history. After moving to the Billboard Top Pop Catalog Chart, the album notched up a further 759 weeks and had reached a total of over 1,500 weeks on the combined charts by May 2006. With an estimated 45 million copies sold, it is Pink Floyd's most commercially successful album and one of the best-selling albums worldwide. 6). On this day in 1975, The Eagles went to No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Best Of My Love', the first of five US No.1's for the band. The song was included on their 1974 album On the Border and was released as the third single from the album. According to Don Henley, the lyrics were written while in a booth in Dan Tana's Restaurant close to the Troubadour in West Hollywood. The album Eagles Greatest Hits 71'-75' became the best-selling album of all time surpassing Elvis Presley, it fell to second all-time behind Michael Jackson's album Thriller, which was accomplished twice when Michael Jackson passed away in 2009. 7). On this day in 1994, The 36th Annual Grammy Awards were held. They recognized accomplishments by musicians from the previous year. Whitney Houston was the Big Winner winning 3 awards including Record of the Year and Album of the Year while opening the show with "I Will Always Love You". 8). On This Day in 1995, Bruce Springsteen's 'Streets of Philadelphia' won three Grammys for Song of the Year, Best Male Vocal Performance, and Best Rock Song. The track was featured in the film Philadelphia (1993), an early mainstream film dealing with HIV/AIDS that stars Tom Hanks and Denzel Washington. 9). On this day in 2019, Country Music Hall of Fame member Fred Foster died at age 87. He is credited as the producer behind all of Roy Orbison’s biggest hits including ‘Oh, Pretty Woman’, ‘Only the Lonely’, and ‘Crying’, and also produced major hits for Dolly Parton, Willie Nelson, Ray Stevens, and Kris Kristofferson. 10). Born on this day in 1904, Glenn Miller was an American big-band musician, arranger, composer, and bandleader Glenn Miller. He was the best-selling recording artist from 1939 to 1943, leading one of the best-known big bands. In just four years Glenn Miller scored 23 No.1 hits. Miller's recordings include 'In the Mood', 'Moonlight Serenade', 'Pennsylvania 6-5000', and 'Chattanooga Choo Choo'. On December 15, 1944, while traveling to entertain US troops in France during World War II, Miller's aircraft disappeared in bad weather over the English Channel. 11). Born on this day in 1927, Harry Belafonte, an American singer, had the 1957 UK No.1 & US No.12 single with ‘Mary’s Boy Child’ and a 1957 UK No.2 & US No.5 with ‘Banana Boat Song’. He also scored over 15 US Top 40 albums, including the 1956 Calypso. 12). Born on this day in 1942, Jerry Fisher, from the jazz-rock American music group Blood Sweat & Tears. They scored the 1969 US No.2 single 'Spinning Wheel', and the 1969 US No.12 single 'You've Made Me So Very Happy. They had a US No.1 with their second album Blood, Sweat & Tears in 1968. 13). Born on this day in 1944, Mike D'Abo, a singer, songwriter, with Manfred Mann had the 1968 UK No.1 & US No.10 single 'Mighty Quinn'. He wrote 'Handbags & Gladrags' covered by Rod Stewart and Stereophonics. Also wrote 'Build Me Up A Buttercup' a 1968 hit for The Foundations. 14). Born on this day in 1944, English singer and actor Roger Daltrey and founder of the rock band, The Who. They scored the 1965 UK No.2 single My Generation plus over 20 other the UK hit singles, 16 US Top 40 singles, and the rock opera albums Tommy and Quadrophenia. Daltrey had the 1973 solo UK No.5 single 'Giving It All Away. The Who is considered one of the most influential rock bands of the 20th century, selling over 100 million records worldwide. He and Pete Townshend received Kennedy Center Honors in 2008 and The George and Ira Gershwin Award for Lifetime Musical Achievement at UCLA in 2016. 15). Born on this day in 1987, Kesha Rose Sebert, (Kesha), 2009 US No.1 single with Flo Rida, ‘Right Round’, solo US No.1 single ‘Tik Tok’. Her third studio album Rainbow went to No.1 on the US chart in 2017. 16). Born on this day in 1994, Justin Bieber, Canadian singer. Bieber is the first artist to have seven songs from a debut album chart on the Billboard Hot 100. His 2009 debut single 'One Time' was a Top 30 hit in over 10 countries and in 2016, Bieber became the first artist to surpass 10 billion total video views on Vevo. Take care and stay safe.  ... View more

@crywolf just as soon as you get the link working I will be more than happy to check your station out. Take care, and stay safe. ... View more

1). Monday, Monday  by The Mamas & The Papas 2) Tuesday's Gone      by Lynyrd Skynyrd 3). Wednesday Morning, 3 A.M. by Simon & Garfunkle 4). Thursday                by Asobi Seksu 5). Friday (Dopamine Re-edit) (Single) by Riton & The Nightcrawlers 6) Saturday Sun           by Vance Joy 7). Sunday                   by Koryn Hawthorne   Enjoy the music, take care, and stay safe.  ... View more

@kayden_S  that is impressive, thanks for sharing the link to your Playlist. Take care and stay safe. ... View more

@TannerPandora, @AlyssaPandora, I thank you, I hope you will get some good enjoyment out of this playlist. I will be adding more new songs throughout the year. Thank you once again. Have a great day, and a great week. Take care and stay safe. ... View more

@CMFGAR here are the ones you need to reach out to. @ErickPandora, @TannerPandora, @AlyssaPandora, @AdamPandora, and @ShannonPandora. Good luck with your feature request. Take care and stay safe. ... View more

@KnightOwl361 pot holes are no joke that's for sure. I live in Upstate N.Y, (not for much longer). But because we get some very harsh winters here (including lake effect snow from the great lakes) the roads get salted, when the salt melts the snow, that melted snow will get into the smallest cracks in the road, and once it freezes it causes heaves in the road, and when it melts again it just starts to crack more and more, then re-freezes, that is when the pot holes occur. Just a few years back a women was driving on interstate 787 in the Albany N.Y area, she was in the far left passing lane going about 45 mph when she hit a 18 inch pot hole, it destroyed the front under carriage of her car. She was lucky the roads were not completely bare, normally people do about 65-70 on 787, even though the speed limit is 55.  Thanks for sharing, you take care and stay safe. ... View more

@dawilcox looking forward to listening to your music. I like folk, and some of my very favorite music is singer-songwriter. Jewel, who is my favorite artist, a lot of her music is also singer-songwriter. Thank you for your intro. I hope we will see more of you here in the Pandora community. @dawilcox take care and stay safe. ... View more

@Jayteemoney for me it is not just one, it is the 70 that I have collected thus far. Every time I listen to my stations I listen to all of them on the shuffle mode. I cannot listen to just one. Take care and stay safe. ... View more

@UncleBud this was a harder one I thought, your niece sang Vanessa's song at a wedding? That must have been a precious, and beautiful moment. I love it when little one's are part of the wedding, they just add a spark ✨ to it.  Take care and stay safe. ... View more

@Coolkid121 I have been accused, and even labeled many things, but being "Sweet" was not one of them. But I thank you for the compliment. And keep having fun building on to your Playlist. When your finished feel free to share it with me. As a matter of fact, here are my 3 Playlist that you can collect if would like. 1). MOHLovesAlaska Created Playlist  2). Genre Songs Of The Day (GSOTD clean only)  3). My Thumbs Up Playlist  If you come across any duplicates in the same Playlist, please let know and I will fix it. Enjoy the music, take care and stay safe. ... View more

@Cptheg3 Wow, this was really tough, but this is one line that I heard made my decision a no brainer. "I would walk a 1,000 miles just to see you". What powerful lyric. So yeah, Vanessa Carlton is my choice.  The Backstreet Boys were more than great, the lyrics, the background singing, the whole song was put together very well. But the lyrics never moved me like Vanessa's did. 👍  You have really done something exciting with this weekly post, keep it going, this is becoming a post that I look forward to seeing. Great job, 👍 👌. Looking forward to next week's already. Take care @Cptheg3 and stay safe. ... View more

@Coolkid121 that is awesome that your Playlist has reached 1,000 songs. @UncleBud is right, I have 3 playlists that has exceeded well beyond. 1448, 1569, 1576. That may seem like a lot, but about 6 or so months ago I ran into another Pandorian here in the community that has a Playlist that has 2,400 songs in it. Now that my dear friends is what I call impressive. Thanks for sharing your great milestone, it takes many hours to make that long of a Playlist.  Take care and stay safe. ... View more

Good Thursday afternoon, here are a few music facts for This Day In The History Of Music. Have a great Thursday.  1). On this day in 1607, L'Orfeo (Italian pronunciation: [lorˈfɛːo]), sometimes called La favola d'Orfeo [la ˈfaːvola dorˈfɛːo], is a late Renaissance/early Baroque favola in musica, or opera, by Claudio Monteverdi, with a libretto by Alessandro Striggio. It is based on the Greek legend of Orpheus and tells the story of his descent to Hades and his fruitless attempt to bring his dead bride Eurydice back to the living world. It was written in 1607 for a court performance during the annual Carnival at Mantua. While Jacopo Peri's Dafne is generally recognized as the first work in the opera genre, and the earliest surviving opera is Peri's Euridice, L'Orfeo is the earliest that is still regularly performed. 2). On this day in 1956, Piston's Fifth Symphony was commissioned by the Juilliard School of Music on the occasion of its 50th anniversary. It was completed in 1954, but premiered only on February 24, 1956, by the Juilliard Orchestra, conducted by Jean-Paul Morel. The program also included premieres of works by Peter Mennin, Lukas Foss, Milton Babbitt, Irving Fine, Ross Lee Finney, and William Schuman. 3). On this day in 1964, Country music legend Buck Owens's single "My Heart Skips a Beat" was Owens's third number one on the U.S. country singles chart. "My Heart Skips a Beat" spent seven non-consecutive weeks at the top with a total of twenty-six weeks on the chart. The B-side, "Together Again", also hit number one on the country chart both replacing and being replaced by "My Heart Skips a Beat" from the top spot. 4). 1973 - Roberta Flack had her second US No.1 when 'Killing Me Softly With His Song', started a five-week run at the top of the charts. The song was written in collaboration with singer-songwriter Lori Lieberman and was born of a poem she wrote after experiencing a strong reaction to the Don McLean song 'Empty Chairs.' Roberta Flack first heard the song during a flight. She performed it for the first time live when supporting Marvin Gaye who told her she had to record a version before playing it live again. 5). On February 24, 1977, Crystal Gayle won Best Female Vocalist at the 12th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards. In 1978, the singer with floor-length hair became the first female country artist to reach platinum sales, with her 1977 album “We Must Believe in Magic.” The album included her country-pop crossover hit, “Don’t It Make My Brown Eyes Blue.” So far, Gayle has scored 20 No. 1 country songs. As one of the most successful country-pop crossover acts of the 1970s and 1980s, she paved the way for artists such as Faith Hill, Shania Twain, and Carrie Underwood. Gayle was born Brenda Gail Webb on January 9, 1951, in the Appalachian coal-mining town of Paintsville, KY. Gayle was the youngest of eight siblings, including singers Loretta Lynn and Peggy Sue. In 1970, Gayle released her first Top 40 country single, “I’ve Cried The Blues (Right Out of My Eyes),” on her sister Loretta Lynn’s record label, Decca Records. For the next three years, she released three more successful singles. In 1974, determined to step out of the shadow of her famous older sister, she signed United Records and released her first album, “Crystal Gayle.” Her self-titled album included Gayle’s first top-10 country hit, “Wrong Road Again”(1974). Two years later, Gayle scored her first No. 1 country hit with “I’ll Get Over You” (1976). Mickey Gilley takes the Entertainer of the year Award for Country music at the 12th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards.  6). 2000 - Carlos Santana won eight awards at the 2000 Grammy Awards for his Supernatural album. Before Supernatural, the guitarist had not had a Top 10 album since 1981. Sting won two awards, one for the best pop album and another for the best male pop vocalist. Sir Elton John won the legend award and Phil Collins the best soundtrack award for Tarzan. 7). Born on this day in 1950 - George Thorogood, an American musician, singer, and songwriter. His high-energy boogie-blues sound became a staple of 1980s rock radio, with hits like his original songs 'Bad to the Bone' and 'I Drink Alone. 8). Born on this day in 1947 Lonnie Turner, American bassist with the Steve Miller Band who had the 1974 US No.1 & 1990 UK No.1 single 'The Joker', the 1976 hit 'Fly Like an Eagle', and the 1982 US No.1 hit 'Abracadabra'. 9). Born on this day in 1942 Paul Jones English singer, actor, harmonica player, radio personality, and television presenter Paul Jones, from the British group Manfred Mann who had the 1964 UK & US No.1 single 'Do Wah Diddy Diddy. Jones is also a member of The Blues Band.         Take care and stay safe.  ... View more

@TannerPandora My mistake, I have the 2009 re-write, not the 2003 version, it was the year of "The Very Best of Bonnie Tyler". I will for sure check out Frou Frou's version. Thanks for sharing.  ... View more

Good Thursday afternoon, I will be adding three songs to the GSOTD post and playlist. All three songs are brand spanking new, and one of them happens to be by my favorite music artist Jewel. Enjoy the music.   Pop//Singer-songwriter: House On Fire by Mimi Webb. House On Fire (Single)  Amelia Webb, known as Mimi Webb, is a 21-year-old British singer-songwriter on the rise. She began her music career in 2020 with her single “Before I Go,” and she’s gained increasing popularity with a Gen-Z audience thanks to her TikTok account which has more than one million followers. Her latest chart-topper, “House On Fire,” is a catchy breakup song that comes with a harsh warning to an unfaithful boyfriend. House On Fire was released on February 18, 2022. Pop ballad//Singer-songwriter: I Lost Myself In Loving You by Jamie Miller.  I Lost Myself In Loving You (Single)   “Sometimes getting your heart broken leads to much better things. So, if you’re going through that now, don’t hide it or try and disguise it,” he admits on Instagram. “As much as it **ahem** and makes you feel like **ahem** sometimes, everything you’re feeling now will fade away.” Putting the pain to paper, Jamie Miller recounts the aching memory barbed in pain that has left him profoundly deceived and devastated. I Lost Myself In Loving You was released in January 2022. Pop-rock//Singer-songwriter: Dancing Slow (Feat. Train) by Jewel. Dancing Slow (feat. Train)  Four-time Grammy-nominated, multi-platinum singer songwriter Jewel announces Freewheelin' Woman, her first new studio album in seven years due out on April 15th via her own Words Matter Music. The new album presents Jewel’s boldest and most unbridled body of work to date, revealing entirely new dimensions of her breathtaking voice. The Alaskan native also shared her brand new single “Dancing Slow,” featuring Train, who she’ll join on their recently announced North American Summer 2022 tour. Kicking off June 8th in Mansfield, MA, the tour makes 35+ stops including New York, Nashville, Dallas, San Diego, and more before concluding on August 6th at the legendary Red Rocks venue in Colorado, Jewel’s home state. Dancing Slow featuring Train was released earlier this month. Have a great Thursday, take care, and stay safe. ... View more