For the last few years, I have been trying to record a song for each day.
It is partially to help me remember the songs that I hear and love, but also part of a larger plan to help me pull out positives in a day, every day, when I was going through a difficult time.
(I initially started this by trying to record 3 Good Things each day. It meant that I ended up looking for the positive, not the negative in a day. As well as meaning that I did things specifically so that I could ‘count’ them. An excellent suggestion Aunt M!)
From 2020, I have decided to share them here. Comments and suggestions are greatly appreciated 🙂
- There aren’t really any rules – it just has to be a song that I have heard during the day or had a strong reaction to.
- If I hear a song multiple times in a week or on two or three consecutive days, I tend to end up picking that too.
- And if I haven’t found anything meaningful in a day, I will ask for recommendations from family or friends.
You’ll find my choices for 2022 below.
2022 – SOTD – Week 52
Another year over – Hope 2023 is a good one for us all.
2022 – SOTD – Week 51
Merry Christmas everyone!!
2022 – SOTD – Week 50
It just doesn’t feel like the end of the year at all yet!
An Post Christmas Adverts
Featuring music from The Magic of Christmas song from earlier this week by Lyra, the Irish postal service has created this lovely two parter advert. Lovely idea, popping a little bit of friendship into the post ‘Send from the Heart’ – perhaps it’s something we should consider utilising over here too 🙂 * This was…
2022 – SOTD – Week 49
An excellent week music wise – and I’m now back up to date with these. Huzzah! Am now considering doing an album a week – highlight my favourites and learning a bit more. Hopefully by the time 2023 actually starts, I’ll have figured out what I want to do!
Stunning (and festive) SOTD – Lyra – The Magic of Christmas
Shared with me by my dad and an instant new favourite for the season. Isn’t it just gorgeous! What a voice!
2022 – SOTD – Week 48
Well, we’ve made it to December – just about intact! Only 4 more of these until years end. If you’ve any suggestions on what I could do for SOTD next year to mix it up a bit, do let me know! I’m currently thinking of a genre or era a month – January – early…
2022 – SOTD – Week 47
Whoops, have fallen a few weeks behind, but at least I’ve been making notes! Am thinking of shaking up my SOTD for next year. Perhaps picking a theme or genra for a month, rather than capturing songs out ‘in the wild’. If you’ve any ideas or recommendations, do let me know!
SOTD – Paint it Black – Wednesday Soundtrack
Really enjoying the show and the music!
SOTD – Carol of the bells/ Shchedryk
Ht to Alex Kokcharov for this tweet this morning: It’s December. It means it’s high time for Carol of the Bells / Shchedryk, a beautiful melody by the Ukrainian composer Leontovych which is based on traditional Ukrainian carols: Alex Kokcharov From YouTube: ✽ “Shchedryk” (the original “Carol of the Bells”) with lyrics I’ve translated from…
2022 – SOTD – Week 46
Up to date with my Song of the Day project and only three blogs behind! Since I’ve had the big sort out and deleted the last two years, I’ve lost a bit of momentum regarding my daily posting but as it is dark, cold, wet and miserable out there, I am determined to regain my…
2022 – SOTD – Week 45
Presented without comment, but at least I’m up to date now 🙂
2022 – SOTD – Week 44
Presented without comment. Again. Sorry.
2022 – SOTD – Week 43
Presented without comments, as predictably useless. Le eye roll.
SOTD – Victorias Secret by Jax
Heard via tiktok and an instant love. Tiktok version I found that spoke to me: (I mean spoke to me, sure, but I’m too old to have been pressured by that particular brand)
2022 – SOTD – Week 42
Still behind but slowly getting back into business!
2022 – SOTD – Week 41
Still in ‘no comment, catch up mode’
2022 – SOTD – Week 40
Presented without comment as I’m so far behind. Again! But this time with the whole of the log and not just music…so…negative yippee…
2022 – SOTD – Week 39
Week 39 and finally heading off on a bit of a holiday! Next weeks tracks will be from the Lake District! This week was mostly spent running around in circles getting very little actually achieved.
2022 – SOTD – Week 38
Some excellent tracks for you this week! Good for you but more helpful for me as with an unexpected bank holiday, I have been completely upside down and inside out and the music has been the only thing that has grounded me to know which day is which!!
SOTD – The River – Bruce Springsteen
My song of the day because ‘I got a job working construction,For the Jonestown company.But lately there ain’t been much work,On account of the economy’ Also, I sang it in a play once and one of our neighbours used to sing this to us young folk a very long time ago.
2022 – SOTD – Week 37
Having a bit of an introspective week, so let’s go straight to the music!
2022 – SOTD – Week 36
Whispers to myself…I think…I think I’m up to date. Feels weird!
2022 – SOTD – Week 35
Still behind and still not properly recording the details of these but getting a bit better.
SOTD – Over the hills and far away
Have been introduced to Sharpe – I missed this epic 64 years show the first time round (15 years actually) and loved it. In Sharpes Eagle – the one we watched (no 2), I was struck by a secondary character who sings the old military songs, including this – the title track. John Tams -…
2022 – SOTD – Week 34
The week of the soundtracks (for the most part).
Short SOTD
Bones in the Ocean by The Longest John and Malinda Absolutely stunning!
2022 – SOTD – Week 33
Another blast from the past week. Am dutifully recording these but appear to have fallen out of love with blogging this month – with family visiting (hooray!) and lots of to-ing and fro-ing I’m out of the habit but will catch up this week and start back into it properly from next.
2022 – SOTD – Week 32
Nearly up to speed. And it was such a joyous time having my family here that I wanted to share the cheer with you all.
SOTD – Wise Up – Aimee Mann
Finally finished season one of Ted Lasso – what a beautiful show! I never thought that a show about football would grip me so much (I mean, I really enjoyed Friday Night Lights but that was a show of a very different nature) – but of course, Ted Lasso really isn’t a show about football!…
2022 – SOTD – Week 31
At least I’m in the right month now.
2022 – SOTD – Week 30
Still playing catch up!
Welcome to the internet
Ella.rene on tiktok Welcome to the internet song by Bo Burnham
2022 – SOTD – Week 29
Yes, I fell behind again.
SOTD – Over the Rainbow – Keith Jarrett
Sent to me by my dad.
SOTD – Echosmith – Cool Kids
Can’t seem to escape this one this week.
2022 – SOTD – Week 28
Still a little behind myself, but slowly but surely getting there 😀
SOTD – W.I.T.C.H. – Devon Cole
I’ve been watching this develop on tiktok and I love it!
2022 – SOTD – Week 27
Nearly there!
SOTD – Tears for Fears – everybody wants to rule the world
Dedicated to all those who are watching the U.K. political scene with dropped jaws today.
2022 – SOTD – Week 26
Still playing catch up. At least I’m in the right month from now on!
2022 – SOTD – Week 25
The catch up continues.
2022 – SOTD – Week 24
I’m so far behind with these again! So I can’t remember what I heard and where anymore!
SOTD – Shout out to Steve (@FixatedOn)
Every time I hear this song I remember two people Jenser – who introduced me to Ash. She would join us on epic school holidays across Namibia, South Africa, Botswana – where there was game and laughter, you’d find Jenny! She’s still out in South Africa so it’s her. Years since I’ve seen her but…
2022 – SOTD – Week 23
An excellent week – got out and about with a friend, had my readalong, chatted as an alternative to watch along, made it aqua aerobics and had a book club!* Huzzah! *Still on zoom but am working on a face to face meet up in July.
2022 – SOTD – Week 22
Weird week weather wise – beautiful sunshine one minute, deluge of rain the next! Headed down to Milton Keynes for a braai; worked right up to the Bank Holiday and then not a moment longer and have finally sorted the nonsense under my bed. Ok, that last might not sound like much a bank holiday…
SOTD – Judy Blume by Amanda Palmer (& Neil Gaiman)
Absolutely love this phenomenal homage to Judy Blume and the characters that helped shape those of us fortunate enough to have escaped into her books. It’s from 2013, but I have only just heard it (courtesy of Full Frontal with Samantha Bee) Lyrics [Verse 1]People keep asking me why I do things like I doIn…
SOTD – Boccherini – Master and Commander
Drive down for a family barbecue today and listened to the entirety of this soundtrack. Absolutely brilliant! Gorgeous music and fun to try and match the songs to the scenes of a film we both know so well. The day was great fun – we had a grocery delivery by a robot (which was as…


