Monday #MorningMusic (5 Dec 2022) is another fundamental from #RandyNewman's first album.

I've wracked my brain for decades about why Bette Midler's cover bugs the hell out of me, and maybe it's that her style lifts her above the words, which works for something like "From a Distance", while Newman seems to inhabit them. It's always been a more interesting approach to me when the lyrics support it.

I Think It's Going To Rain Today - Randy Newman
#OrchestralPop
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fk0Ys_pzASw

#MorningMusic for 2 December 2022 is probably one of the most basic numbers in the #RandyNewman songbook, as presented on his first album.

Here's how he summed it up in the notes for his late-90s box set: "It's about someone with a dream so modest that it hardly counts as a dream. Listening to it now--I'm 30 years older--it seems like a lot to ask for."

Love Story (You and Me) - Randy Newman
#1960sPop #OrchestralPop

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l7fGIAWMnD4

pushed through the day with this:
mika singing "rain" at the sinfonia pop concert ✨
#MIKA #music #orchestra #OrchestralPop #SymphonicPop #SinfoniaPop

https://youtu.be/SOJaxGWXSxg

@Hipster_pug

Hi, I'm Jon! I I write and record songs alone in my home studio, but I try to maintain a high level of quality and polish.

I've released six singles in 2022, the most popular of which, "Prince Charming," employs a full symphony orchestra (or, at least, a MIDI symphony orchestra).

Check it out here: https://jonporobil.bandcamp.com/track/prince-charming

#Music #IndieMusic #Musician #IndieMusician #SingerSongwriter #OrchestralPop #OrchestralRock #IndieRock #MusicOfPittsburgh

Today is my birthday, and I have a request. Could you please visit this site and vote for me in the Music of Pittsburgh's "MOP Top" list? It's free and only takes a few seconds.

https://musicofpittsburgh.com/moptop/

My orchestral pop/rock song "Prince Charming" is presently at #4.

It would lift this aging songwriter's spirits to see it climb a little more today. 🧓

#Music #IndieMusic #Musician #IndieMusician #SingerSongwriter #OrchestralPop #OrchestralRock #IndieRock #MusicOfPittsburgh