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Song of the Day: Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood (“Won’t You Be My Neighbor?”), written and performed by Fred Rogers, opened this PBS series, which aired from 1968 to 2001. There’s a certain poignancy in the gentle lyrics to this lovely TV theme. It was also featured in the 2019 film, “A…

Song of the Day: Living Single (“Main Theme”), written and performed by Queen Latifah, opened this Fox comedy series, which ran from 1993 to 1998. The show had an impact on the development of many sitcoms, from “Friends” to “Insecure“. The theme is a poppin’ jack/jill swing groove. Check out…

Song of the Day: Moonlighting (“Main Theme”) was produced by Nile Rodgers and co-written by Lee Holdridge and Al Jarreau, who provided the smooth jazz vocals for this theme to the ABC-TV series. Starring Cybill Shepherd and Bruce Willis, the series ran for 5 seasons (1985-1989). The song peaked at…

Song of the Day: Barry (“Change for the World”) is credited to the members of the funky Brooklyn-based Menahan Street Band, as well as Charles Bradley, on whose album, “Changes“, this track first appeared in 2016. The song also features The Gospel Queens, but it is only the first few…

This is my dear friend, Roger Bissell​’s grandson, Miles Troxler​, aka “Super Milesio“… doing a Jacob Collier-arranged rendition of the Henry Mancini gem, “Moon River” (with lyrics by Johnny Mercer), from the 1961 film, “Breakfast at Tiffany’s“. Just wonderful. Check it out here [YouTube link]. Also check out his Super…

Song of the Day: In Living Color (“Main Theme”), co-written and performed by Eddie F and Heavy D, opened this Wayan Brothers show, which ran from 1990 to 1994 on Fox. It’s a really nice New Jack swing theme, that continues to inspire; even Bruno Mars paid homage to it…