Lately I've been thinking about big picture questions that go way beyond my personal needs and dreams. I worry about global crises related to the loss of democracy, our ailing…

Soft rock is a subgenre of rock ‘n roll that’s gotten a bad rap lately. Perhaps it’s because many of the` songs are, quite frankly, silly, goopy, and downright sappy.…

It is time for me to confess something. Before I do, I ask that you not share this confession with anyone. Agreed? Great! I am besotted by America’s Got Talent…

Upon hearing Maroon 5’s Memories (not the song from CATS!!! the Musical) in the gym, and immediately loving it, I was excited to learn more about the band behind it.…

Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra, author of Don Quixote, was a playwright, poet, and tax collector. But, despite the success of his masterpiece, published in 1604, Cervantes died 12 years later…

Stars and Stripes Forever is a patriotic American march written and composed by John Philip Sousa and published in 1897. In 1987, in an act of Congress, it became the…

June Is Bustin’ Out All Over, from Carousel©, one of the greatest Broadway shows, is the second musical by Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II. Their 1945 masterpiece, adapted from…

Israel “IZ” Kamakawiwoʻole was a Hawaiian ukulele player, singer-songwriter, and activist best known for touching the world with his beloved rendition of “Somewhere Over the Rainbow,” first made famous by…

“I believe any success in life is made by going into an area with a blind and furious optimism.” Sylvester Stallone The latest entry into the UGottaLaff Songbook is Gonna…

Gloria Gaynor first performed I Will Survive©, her remarkable anthem to female empowerment, in 1978. In 2016, the Library of Congress deemed it "culturally, historically, or artistically significant" and selected…