Friday, February 08, 2008

FriPod: Days of the Week

1. "Mardi Gras in New Orleans" by Byrd, performed by Fats Domino.
2. "Good Friday Spell" from Parsifal by Richard Wagner, performed by Gerard Schwarz; Seattle Symphony Orchestra.
3. "Come Sunday" by Duke Ellington on The Best Of Duke Ellington: Centennial Edition.
4. "Sunday Traffic" from Music for Movies by Aaron Copland, performed by Dennis Russell Davies and the Orchestra of St. Luke's.
5. "Sunday" from first act of Sunday in the Park with George by Stephen Sondheim, performed by Original Broadway Cast.
6. "Sunday" from second act of Sunday in the Park with George.
7. "Sunday in the Park with George"(see a trend here?)

Wow, that's a pretty pathetic list. Feel free to offer your own tunes that fit this category.

4 comments:

Harlan said...

Theme song from TV's Happy Days
Sunday Bloody Sunday - U2
Saturday Night - The Eagles

Or any of a number of songs from the Seattle-area indy rock group Friday Mile. :-)

Harlan said...

Actually there's a Sondheim musical "Saturday Night" as well.

Kyle L said...

Some additions from my library

Saturday Night Special - Lynard Skynard
Saturday Night - Ozomatli
Sunday Morning - Velvet Underground
Sunday Morning - No Doubt
Sunday Afternoon Music - Aaron Copland, performed by Leo Smit
Gloomy Sunday, by Rezso Seress (arr by Golijov), performed by the Kronos Quartet
Monday Morning - Pulp
Wednesday at the Waldorf, from American Day Dreams by Aaron Jay Kernis

And there's always the 7 operas of the week from Licht by Stockhausen to keep you occupied.

Anonymous said...

Saturday In the Park-Chicago
Sunday Morning-Maroon 5
Monday Monday-The Mamas & The Papas

-Michael A