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…

The Copacabana was a New York City nightclub where showgirls, jet setters, stars of the silver screen, and regular folks in town from Joisey danced the merengue under swirling disco…

Italian tenor Andrea has recorded 15 solo studio albums of both pop and classical music, three greatest hits albums, and nine complete operas, selling over 75 million records worldwide. Singer…

The Chanukah Song©, written by Adam Sandler with Saturday Night Live writers Lewis Morton and Ian Maxtone-Graham, was originally performed by Sandler on SNL’s Weekend Update on December 3, 1994.…

She’s a Maniac© is the hit song from the 1983 film Flashdance. The song’s idea was originally inspired by a news report on a serial killer. It’s a long story…

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Singer and songwriter Laurie Berkner is known internationally for her work as a children’s music artist. Berkner plays guitar and sings lead vocals in the Laurie Berkner Band, along with pianist…

Summertime© is an aria composed in 1934 by George Gershwin for the 1935 opera Porgy and Bess. The lyrics are by DuBose Heyward, author of the novel Porgy, on which Porgy and…

Up on the Roof ©, by Gerry Goffin and Carole King, was recorded in 1962 by The Drifters. It evokes the tar “beaches” atop high-rise apartments in America’s cities where…

“Love is in the air everywhere I look around. Love is in the air every sight and every sound.”— Tom Jones And, thanks to Tom, we have What’s New Pussycat?©,…

Bohemian Rhapsody©, by Queen, was performed by the Muppets in 2009. Yes, you are about to hear the Muppets do Bohemian Rhapsody! This music video garnered over seven million hits within…

Good morning, everyone! Time for something to wake you, shake you and make you…WANNA DANCE! t’s a newly released, spectacularly joyful, dance video set to I’m So Excited© by the Pointer…

Good morning, everyone! Time for 20 sit-ups, a bubble bath, and the 59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin’ Groovy)©. A love letter to my hometown, the Big Apple. New York. I…

I’ve been wondering if there’s one song that captures our communal and individual COVID experiences. Inspirational music. A song we could memorialize as the “pandemic anthem.” What an impossible task…

Hello, my darlings, devoted followers, and autograph seekers. Starting today and every now and then, I will send you a song that will rock your world. This promise is backed…