O IS FOR OVER

For each letter of the A to Z, I'm going to give you a KEYWORD. You post in the comments a song with that word in the title. I will give you one to start (along with a video). If you like, you can go to YouTube and embed your video in the comments, so that readers can also listen to your song. No repeats and only post one song so that everyone can participate. If you're just brimming with songs, come back in a few days and lay it on me! If you want to see who else is participating in the A to Z click here.

Before I proceed with the list from yesterday, here's the health update: I still feel like junk. My best-laid plans of getting caught up on the blog ended up sacked out on the couch watching TV and napping. I can't say that I'm sick, but I'm not well either. I'm in that in-between place. I'll either recover or I'll be visiting the doctor. I'm voting for recovery. So, again (and still) my apologies for being less than my best self on this blog. If you want to vote on Battle of the Bands, go back one post to M is for Man.

You guys did great with yesterday's word: Night. Here are the songs you thought of with Night in the title:

Rosey: Lonely Is The Night by Billy Squier

Michele: Night Moves by Bob Seger and One of These Nights by The Eagles

Ericka: Stay The Night by Benjamin Orr

Pinku-Sensei: Dance The Night Away by Van Halen

Alex: Fly by Night by Rush

Andrea: Saturday Night's Alright For Fighting by Elton John

Debbie the Doglady: Nights in White Satin by The Moody Blues

HERE'S WHERE IT GETS INTERESTING, FOLKS. IF YOU WANT A CHUCKLE, READ THIS COMMENT THREAD.

Arlee: Night Train by Bruce Cockburn

Stephen T. McCarthy: Night Train by Rickie Lee Jones

Arlee: Night Train by Bill Black's Combo

Stephen T. McCarthy (who just departed from the Night theme altogether to catch a different Train): Last Train Home by Pat Metheny Group

ABFTS: Night Drive by Goyte

Birgit: Strangers In The Night by Frank Sinatra

Robyn: Saturday Night Fever by The Bee Gees

J Lenni Dorner: White Night Fantasy by Nightwish

CW: Night Rider by ELO

D.G. Hudson: Let's Spend The Night Together by The Rolling Stones

Sue: In The Still of the Night by Fred Parris and the Satins

Guilie: Because the Night by 10,000 Maniacs

LC: Night by Bruce Springsteen

Robin: (yes, me again): Ain't Even Done With The Night by John Mellencamp

and This Night by Billy Joel and Nightswimming by REM

If you can think of more songs from previous letters and WANT to post them now, feel free to go back and add them:)

It's a new day and a new letter!

What is the KEYWORD?

You can use variations. In this case, any word with over as a base (lots of possibilities!).

I present to you.... Harder Now That It's Over by Ryan (not Bryan) Adams.



You can comment with a song or embed the video by copy/pasting the code in the search bar. Thanks for playing along!


Special thanks to Arlee Bird and the A to Z team who make this possible!

Arlee Bird @ Tossing it Out
Ninja Captain Alex J. Cavanaugh
Jeremy Hawkins @ Hollywood Nuts
Damyanti Biswas @ Daily Write
Heather M. Gardner @ The Waiting is the Hardest Part
Author AJ Lauer
Pam Brown Margolis @ An Unconventional Librarian
Zalka Csenge Virág @ The Multicolored Diary
Joy Campbell @ The Character Depot
John Holton @The Sound of One Hand Typing

Battle of the Bands ~ When The Stars Go Blue

Welcome to Battle of the Bands! We've got another good one for you today. I'm Robin. And to get the vote, you gotta play the game! If this sounds to you like a typical Steve Harvey opening from Family Feud, you would be correct! Score!

I think I've mentioned, on numerous occasions, that my migraines have been better and worse. In the year 2005 they were particularly worse. I couldn't even commit to a half hour TV program. Pretty much all I watched during that time was CMT, because they still played music videos. I could click that on and off, and watch just as much TV as I could tolerate. And then back to bed. Really terrible year. I also listened to a lot of music during that time on the stereo. I'd discovered Ryan Adams (not to be mistaken for Bryan Adams) on a soundtrack CD. I loved that song so much, I actively sought out his other music.

So, anyway, I am watching CMT and a new Tim McGraw video came on. The song was When The Stars Go Blue. I loved it. At the end, it shows stuff like who wrote it. Writer: Ryan Adams. I was like, "Heck, yeah." That SOUNDS like something Ryan Adams would write. That is the story of how I found this song.

I thought I would pit Tim McGraw against Ryan Adams singing his own song. Then I discovered The Corrs did a cover, too. What to do???? I hate 3-way battles as a general rule, but I cannot decide!

So, I am going to post for you the songs as I found them. Tim McGraw. Ryan Adams. The Corrs. You will hear them in the same order I did, albeit back to back.

First up is Tim McGraw with a not-so country song (which I think explains why it didn't do all that well in country radio):



Next is Ryan Adams with the original:



Lastly, The Corrs with their interpretation:



I really hope I don't end up being the tie-breaking vote, because I am undecided on my own vote!!!  So, please, pretty please, cast a vote!!!!!!!!!!!

For more Battle of the Bands fun, check out the other BOTB bloggers to vote on their battles:

• Far Away Series
• Stephen T. McCarthy's Battle of the Bands Blog
• Tossing it Out
• DiscConnected 
• The Creative Outlet of Strat Player
• Mike's Ramblings
• Donna Hole
• Curious as a Cathy 
• The Sound of One Hand Typing
• Alex J. Cavanaugh 

Now, is the critical moment. It is time to vote for your favorite version of this song. I even encourage you to leave me long comment explaining all the ins and outs of why you voted as you did! 

Battle of the Bands ~ Wonderwall

Before we jump into Battle of the Bands, I want to take a moment and remind you that HERE'S TO YOU THURSDAY did actually go off on Thursday. I haven't been round to all of the pages of those with dedications, so there could be something there for you!

Love Is In The Air ended yesterday. So many tears of sadness... mostly mine, while some of you are cheering. Finally new content on this blog!

Today is the 15th and that means it is time for another round of Battle of the Bands!

**fireworks explode**

The song for today's battle is Wonderwall (hence the blog title). It was originally performed by the band Oasis and has been covered several times. I am going to share my favorite cover of the song here and let you decide if it is better than the original.

So, let's just listen to the music, shall we???

Take it away Oasis...


Versus Ryan Adams.

Take it away Ryan Adams...


And that is all there is to it. Listen to them both and decide which one is YOUR favorite. Place your vote for your favorite along with a long or short explanation as to the why in the comments. On the 22nd (next Saturday), I will post the results. So, you have one full week to listen and vote!!!!

Other battles can be found by clicking the following links, so be sure to visit them and cast your votes there!

Faraway Series

FERRET-FACED FASCIST FRIENDS

Tossing It Out

DiscConnected

The Creative Outlet of Strat Player