Hi everyone, welcome to our Suggested Listening posting for this week!
Our Suggested Listening postings focus on the music of the past, with a few new songs mixed in for good measure.
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Suggested Listening postings come out weekly, on Fridays, and next Suggested Listening posting will be out on Friday, October 2, 2020.
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America The Beautiful by Beyonce & Friends (Genre: Vocal, Pop, Patriotic Songs)
Recorded live at President Obama’s Inaugural Concert (2008).
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Gimme Some Lovin’ (2020 Version) by Steve Winwood and Friends (Genre: Classic Rock)
The classic Spencer Davis Group tune – updated for the Covid-19 age.
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Ghosts by Bruce Springsteen (Genre: Singer-Songwriter, Rock)
From Bruce’s forthcoming album Letter To You (2020).
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Have You Never Been Mellow by Olivia Newton-John (Genre: Pop, Seventies)
The title track from Newton-John’s classic seventies album – Have You Never Been Mellow (1975).
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I Can See A New Day by Pete Seeger (Genre: Folk)
From Pete’s classic album of the same name, I Can See A New Day (1964).
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If I Had A Hammer by Peter, Paul & Mary (Genre: Folk)
One of the most popular songs recorded by the classic folk trio. The tune was penned by Pete Seeger and appeared on their very first album – Peter, Paul & Mary (1962).
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Peaceful Waters by Gordon Lightfoot (Genre: Folk, Vocal)
From Gordon’s first album Lightfoot! (1966).
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The Promise of Living composed by Aaron Copland and performed by the Phoenix Symphony with David Sedaris conducting (Genre: Classical)
From the album Copland: Tender Land – Suite; Three Latin American Sketches (1992).
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Sunblind by Fleet Foxes (Genre: Rock, Folk)
From the band’s new album Shore (2020).
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We Got the Beat (2020 Version) by The Go-Gos (Genre: Rock, New Wave, Eighties)
Recorded live for the Today Show earlier this year. The songs is on their classic debut LP Beauty And The Beat (1981).
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Have a great weekend!
Linda Reimer, SSCL
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REFERENCES:
Print References
The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits by Joel Whitburn
Online References
AllMusic: https://www.allmusic.com/
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Online Catalog Links:
StarCat
The catalog of physical materials, i.e. print books, DVDs, audiobooks on CD, etc.
The Digital Catalog (OverDrive)
The catalog of e-books, downloadable audiobooks and a handful of streaming videos.
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