Happy Mother’s Day! Today’s playlist: thirty songs with the word “mother” in the title, sometimes as the first half of a compound word.
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August is National Eye Exam Month in the US of A, so do yourself a favor and make an appointment to see an eye care professional. Your eyes will thank you (which is reason enough to see such a doctor, for if your eyes are talking, something is very very wrong).
Below are 30 songs with the word “eye” (or “eyes”) in the title.
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The Captain & Tennille’s “Love Will Keep Us Together” was a huge hit in 1975, but not everyone agreed with its message. Ian Curtis, the leader of Joy Division and a newlywed in 1975, was one of them. His composition “Love Will Tear Us Apart” could be seen as a response to the cheerful song, expressing his disillusionment with love and life. He took his own life in 1980, a month before his song was released as a single, on its way to becoming a classic.
Daryl Dragon, better known as The Captain, a nickname given to him by The Beach Boys’ Mike Love, was born on this date in 1942. A few of his duo’s hits are included on today’s playlist.
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Inspired by the December 31 birthdays of Donna Summer, The Replacements‘ Paul Westerberg, John Denver, The Guess Who’s Burton Cummings, Urge Overkill’s Nash Kato, Psy, and Sabrina Johnston.