Monica Emerson Collier
Today's Song of the Day
Mother, Mother, Tracy Bonham, 1996 As I was leaving work yesterday, my sweet office neighbor wished me a happy Mother's Day weekend. I...
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Why do we connect with certain songs more than others? Read along as I share the stories behind why I love my favorite songs. Really ... read on, enjoy, and listen.
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Monica Emerson Collier
Today's Song of the Day
Ordinary World, Duran Duran, 1992 Ordinary World has been running circles in my ears for days now -- what a great song. At first, it...
Monica Emerson Collier
Today's Song of the Day
Spiderman 79, Veruca Salt, 1994 During my drive to the real world this morning, one of those truly cool/yet oddly creepy occurrences...
Monica Emerson Collier
Today's Song of the Day
All Hail Me, Veruca Salt, 1994 Thank you, universe, for Louise Post. Part of my mission on this earth is to celebrate and proclaim the...
Monica Emerson Collier
Today's Song of the Day
Typical Girls, The Slits, 1979 Let's talk about The Slits. Let's talk about Viv Albertine. Have you listened to The Slits? Have you read...
Monica Emerson Collier
Today's Song of the Day
Dust in a Baggie, Billy Strings, 2013 I'm experiencing a heavy I can't win for losing phase and Billy Strings' Dust in a Baggie has taken...
Monica Emerson Collier
Today's Song of the Day
Queen of the Pirates, Louise Post, 2023 Listen. Do you hear it? Weezie wrote this one for me. LFP has been my constant companion this...
Monica Emerson Collier
Today's Song of the Day
Let Me Entertain You, Robbie Williams, 1997 This one goes out to all my fellow rocking memaws and papaws out there. Hey, thank you...
Monica Emerson Collier
Today's Song of the Day
Connection, Elastica, 1995 Yes. There is always a song in my head. Yes. As I'm going through my daily motions and completing life's tasks...
Monica Emerson Collier
Today's Song of the Day
You Never Can Tell, Chuck Berry, 1964 This week's earworm comes with an iconic visual courtesy of John Travolta and Uma Thurman. Can you...
Monica Emerson Collier
Today's Song of the Day
Modern Girl, Bleachers, 2023 Please listen without prejudice to the new Bleachers album, y'all. I would love to know how it's hitting...
Monica Emerson Collier
Today's Song of the Day
Can't Buy Me Love, The Beatles, 1964 My current opinion: This is the best song ever in the history of time. It's infused with the...
Monica Emerson Collier
Today's Song of the Day
Rebel Heart, First Aid Kit, 2018 OK universe, I get it; you win. Message received -- it's all because of my rebel heart. Ain't that an...
Monica Emerson Collier
Today's Song of the Day
Genius of Love, Tom Tom Club, 1981 Genius of Love is a living song, ya know? It's so alive. It's absolutely representative of the...
Monica Emerson Collier
Today's Song of the Day
Wave of Mutilation, Pixies, 1989 It makes me laugh that this song was planted as my earworm this past weekend when I saw Lisa...
Monica Emerson Collier
Today's Song of the Day
Spiderwebs, No Doubt, 1995 Well, I sure am glad that week is in the rearview. My listening needs have been all over the map these past...
Monica Emerson Collier
Today's Song of the Day
So It Goes, Mac Miller, 2018 It's finally Saturday and boy oh boy I'm here for it. It was a long challenging week and Mac carried me...
Monica Emerson Collier
Today's Song of the Day
Fever, The Cramps, 1980 This is nice. I feel good. Simmering under the covers in my comfy bed on a rainy morning is one of my favorite...
Monica Emerson Collier
Today's Song of the Day
Bobby Sox, Green Day, 2024 It finally happened. The new Green Day album, Saviors, came out yesterday. I admit, after surviving the Deep...
Monica Emerson Collier
Darkness cannot drive our darkness
Here's a personal story from my trip to Montgomery yesterday (2017) that won't make it into the day trip story I'll write for the...
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