. @notcloudyallday.bsky.social Happy Birthday! Wishing a great year ahead for you!

2nd #SongOfTheDay, 8/5/2026: "Get Up On That Horse Again" (2019) by Heather Pierson #ForTheHorse

Heather Pierson - Get Up On That Horse Again (official audio)

YouTube video by Heather Pierson

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1st #SongOfTheDay, 8/5/2026: "Wild Horses" (1990) by Garth Brooks #ForTheHorse

Garth Brooks - Wild Horses (original)

YouTube video by Bryan777 Banasan

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#RecentlyInCT / #RecentEventsInCT: #Norwalk 's annual Sono Arts Festival featured a Puppet Parade again on Sunday afternoon [8/2/2026], giving kids and adults a chance to march down Main Street and Washington Avenue, with local percussionists providing an accompanying rhythm.

#RecentlyInCT / #RecentConcertsInCT: The Lao Tizer Band at #Waterbury 's 7th annual Brass City Jazz Fest, 8/1/2026, featuring Elliott Yamin and Special EFX' Cheili Minucci

#RecentlyInCT / #RecentConcertsInCT: Saxophonist Ellis Hamilton at #Waterbury's 7th annual Brass City Jazz Fest, 8/1/2026, featuring #CT 's own Jay Rowe

#RecentlyInCT / #RecentConcertsInCT: The Frost Duo at #Waterbury 's 7th annual Brass City Jazz Fest, 8/1/2026

2nd #SongOfTheDay, 8/4/2026: "Horse Nation" (1984) by the Cult, with lyrics partially derived from the 1970 book "Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee" #ForTheHorse

Horse Nation

YouTube video by The Cult - Topic

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1st #SongOfTheDay, 8/4/2026: "Run Wild, Run Free" (1969) by Claudine Longet This was the theme to the British film by that name - with a screenplay by David Rook, based on his book "The White Colt". #ForTheHorse

Run Wild, Run Free (From "Run Wild, Run Free" Soundtrack)

YouTube video by Claudine Longet - Topic

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#RecentConcerts #OutsideOfCT: The Brianna Thomas Band in #Tarrytown, #NY 's Pierson Park, 7/31/2026, part of the city's Summer Concert Series, presented by Jazz Forum Arts

2nd #SongOfTheDay, 8/3/2026: "White Horses" (1968 B-side / Jackie Lee cover) by Claudine Longet #ForTheHorse

White Horses - Claudine Longet

YouTube video by TheLostBeads

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1st #SongOfTheDay, 8/3/2026: "White Horses" (1968) by Irish singer Jacky (a/k/a Jackie Lee), used in the British presentation of the German TV show by that name [UK: top-10] #ForTheHorse

White Horses

YouTube video by Jackie Lee - Topic

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(This is the birthday week of our longtime follower @notcloudyallday.bsky.social! For that reason we're returning to another annual musical theme through Friday, #ForTheHorse.)

4th Bonus #SongOfTheDay, 8/3/2026: "Young At Heart" (1994 Frank Sinatra cover) by Tony Bennett and Shawn Colvin, from the film "It Could Happen To You" #Tony100

Tony Bennett, Shawn Colvin - Young At Heart (Official Video)

YouTube video by tonybennettVEVO

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3rd Bonus #SongOfTheDay, 8/3/2026: "A Child Is Born" (1977) by Tony Bennett and Bill Evans #Tony100

Tony Bennett & Bill Evans - A Child Is Born (Official Audio)

YouTube video by Bill Evans

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2nd Bonus #SongOfTheDay, 8/3/2026: "For Once In My Life" (1967) by Tony Bennett #Tony100

For Once In My Life

YouTube video by Tony Bennett - Topic

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1st Bonus #SongOfTheDay, 8/3/2026: "When Joanna Loved Me" (1964) by Tony Bennett #Tony100

When Joanna Loved Me

YouTube video by Tony Bennett - Topic

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(Today marks the centennial of the birth of Anthony Benedetto, better known as Tony Bennett, and we'll now be posting four bonus #SongOfTheDay selections to mark the occasion. #Tony100)

4th and final #SundaySong, 8/2/2026: "Stuck In Reverse" (2025) by @theswellseason.bsky.social, from "Forward", the first full collaboration in sixteen years between @glenhansard.bsky.social and his "Once" co-star Markéta Irglová

Stuck In Reverse (Official Video)

YouTube video by The Swell Season

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3rd #SundaySong, 8/2/2026: "Winning Streak" (2015), from "Didn't He Ramble", the second solo album from @glenhansard.bsky.social

Winning Streak

YouTube video by Glen Hansard - Topic

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2nd #SundaySong, 8/2/2026: "Seven Day Mile" (1999) by @theframes.bsky.social, featuring Irish singer-songwriter @glenhansard.bsky.social (4/21/1970 - 7/29/2026)

Seven Day Mile

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1st #SundaySong, 8/2/2026: "Maybe" (1958) by the doo-wop girl group the Chantels Lead vocals: Arlene Smith (10/5/1941 - 7/29/2026)

Maybe

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3rd #SaturdaySong, 8/1/2026: "Until I Was Loved" (2005) by Oliver Davis and singer Ranee Lee, "Montreal's Queen Of Jazz", from their collaborative CD "Just You, Just Me"

Until I Was Loved

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2nd #SaturdaySong, 8/1/2026: "Hilly" (1987), written and performed by Oliver Jones (as was our previous choice)

Hilly

YouTube video by OLIVER JONES - Topic

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1st #SaturdaySong, 8/1/2026: "Lights Of Burgundy" (1985) by Canadian pianist Oliver Jones (9/11/1934 - 7/22/2026), a 2023 inductee in the Canadian Music Hall Of Fame

Lights of Burgundy

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#SongOfTheDay, 7/31/2026: "Miles Away" (1987) by Basia, the closing track to her platinum-selling CD "Time And Tide" #MilesAwayWeek

Miles Away (Album Version)

YouTube video by Basia - Topic

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#RecentConcerts #OutsideOfCT: Saxophonist Christopher McBride and the Whole Proof in #DobbsFerry, #NY 's Waterfront Park, 7/29/2026, part of the city's Summer Concert Series, courtesy of Jazz Forum Arts

#SongOfTheDay, 7/30/2026: "Miles Away" (1990-91) by Winger, written by band member Paul Taylor [Pop, AOR: top-15] #MilesAwayWeek

Winger - Miles Away

YouTube video by Winger

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#RecentlyInCT / #RecentConcertsInCT: The Donald Vega Latin Jazz Quartet at Bushnell Park's Performance Pavilion in #Hartford, 7/27/2026, for the Hartford Jazz Society's Paul Brown Monday Night Jazz Series

#RecentlyInCT / #RecentConcertsInCT: The Emmanuel Rivera Latin Jazz Quintet [OA] at Bushnell Park's Performance Pavilion in #Hartford, 7/27/2026, for the Hartford Jazz Society's Paul Brown Monday Night Jazz Series