5K EVERY DAY – Day #218

(“Miss Misery” lyrics – “I don’t have you with me. But I keep a good attitude”)

Yesterday, we remembered MCA of the Beastie Boys and today, we turn our attention to the forever gifted singer-songwriter, Elliott Smith who would have been 56 today.

(More “Miss Misery” lyrics – “Do you miss me, Miss Misery. Like you say you do?”)

While Elliott Smith’s songs weren’t always filled with happiness and joy, his music was rather mesmerizing to the dedication of one’s craft. The deep focus on details, the artistry of the work. I think about these things when I run – just getting back to the basics and doing the work. I ran.

(Day #218)

QUOTE OF THE DAY:
“I don’t really want to be famous. I just want to be good.” – by Elliott Smith

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5K EVERY DAY – Day #217

(“Sound of Science” lyrics that mention how to say Yauch)

Today, August 5th, we celebrate the birthday of a true hip-hop legend and an advocate for peace

(“Paul Revere” lyrics of “Now my name is M.C.A. I’ve got a license to kill/ I think you know what time it is it’s time to get ill”)

Some of those “back in the day” lyrics weren’t always about peace, Adam Yauch, also known as MCA, of the Beastie Boys would have been 61 today.

(“No Sleep Til Brooklyn” clip of “Born and bred in Brooklyn the U.S.A./ They call me Adam Yauch but I’m M.C.A.)

Adam’s journey proved that a person—and their music—can grow and affect change in the world. Me – I’m just trying to help with some inspiration of doing a 5K run every day. It happened again this morning.

(Day #217)

QUOTE OF THE DAY:
“I think every person has the ability to affect change in the world, whether through our every thought, our every word, the way that we interact with other people.” – Adam Yauch

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5K EVERY DAY – Day #216

(Musical intro of “Walking On Sunshine”)

First Monday back does hit differently after a full vacation week off.

I don’t believe I’m a fan.

(More musical intro of “Walking On Sunshine”)

Turning to music for a some pure, infectious joy – aka a pick-me-up.

(“Walking On Sunshine” Hook)

From 1985 – that’s Katrina & The Waves with “Walking On Sunshine”

Today I ran on pavement for my 5K run

(Day #216)

QUOTE OF THE DAY:
“Never lose the childlike enthusiasm to keep trying and keep growing.” – by Katrina Leskanich

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5K EVERY DAY – Day #215

(Musical intro of “Rags to Riches”)

For August 3rd, we celebrate the birthday of the legendary Tony Bennett. On this day, he would have been 99 years old.

(“Rags to Riches” hook)

Tony Bennett’s career was a masterclass in consistency and continuous growth. Each day, he displayed that daily commitment to becoming a better version of yourself – similar to my 5K Every Day. By the way, another run in the books

(Day #215)

QUOTE OF THE DAY:
“Life is a gift, and it offers us the privilege, opportunity, and responsibility to give something back by becoming more.” – by Tony Bennett

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New Music Weekend / August 01-03, 2025

(New Music Weekend Intro)

Happy Weekend – for me it’s the weekend that will be bringing my vacation to an end. So, the entire weekend feels like a Monday. (“Office Space” clip of “Someone’s got the case of the Mondays”) Maybe not that bad.

Who’s coming up! DE’WAYNE, Haley Williams, and 3 of my favorite modern day dudes to listen to

(Countdown Video)

New Music Weekend:

• First – I realize that we just said good-bye to July and now August is officially here. BUT – I’m still going to talk about june (musical opener of “june”) Title track of the latest album drop from DE’WAYNE – is called: june (more of “june”) I’m definitely getting some Prince vibes from that one. BUT – with the opening track, “lady lady” – I’m feeling strong Lenny Kravitz vibes (“lady lady” clip) Such a great table setter for the rest of the album. DE’WAYNE is putting funk on the forefront with his signature rock, pop, and punk energy. (“… love raider” clip) “… love raider” is the closer for the album, which makes the album a fantastic listen from top to bottom. 11 songs in all with undeniable grooves. Another song that I find myself going back to again and again is the one that toes the line of “glam rock” territory. Here’s “highway robbery” (song clip)

• This past week, Hayley Williams surprised us with 17 new solo songs, but made them super exclusive through her website and her hair dye brand. But then – they mysteriously disappeared from her website. (“Glum”) Whew – good news. They’re back and very much available on all the streaming platforms. However, Hayley is stressing that these songs do NOT consitute a new album. They are 17 individual singles with no official tracklist order. Fans can then assemble them into whatever sequence they please. (“Ice in My OJ”) Little more bite in that song – “Ice in My OJ” – when compared to the sampling it originated from: the “Jumping Inside” song via a Christian band, which Hayley was briefly in at age 13. (“Ego Death at a Bachelorette Party”) Fans have dubbed this collection of songs as the “Ego” project but to actually hear them all together, you’ll have to put them into a playlist, because again they were all released as individual songs. They are clearly 17 distinct tracks that can stand alone, showcasing wildly varying lyrics and sounds. Here’s another example with a song that has a raw, acoustic feel to it: “Blood Bros” (clip)

• Several quick hits of new music: Australian indie-pop trio – Blusher – has released a 6-pack of songs under the EP title – RACER. Definitely worth checking out if you want something light and poppy // For the past year, Chappel Roan has been performing live the song “The Subway” which quickly became a fan favorite – and now it’s been released as a standalone single. No word yet on a whole new album yet, but she has claimed before that it’s far, far off. // Three dudes that I always tune in to have dropped new songs. Bryce Fox has released a stripped down verison of his “World’s on Fire” song (clip) Henrik gave us another song which is off of his first solo album – North Main Street which comes out September 5th – I’ll be digging deaper into that for that weekend’s music video. In the meantime, here’s “interlocking” (clip) and finally, Jake Bugg has a deluxe edition of his 2024 album, A Modern Day Distraction coming out in October – the 24th to be exact. There will be four new tracks featured and today we have one of them called “Never Said Goodbye” (clip)

I put together a Spotify playlist of the songs that I talked about and thought about today for New Music Friday. Click here for that! Anything that I really messed up and missed – well, that’s why I’ll be doing Missed Music Monday on Monday. 

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5K EVERY DAY – Day #214

(The Times They Are a-Changin’)

Robert Zimmerman woke up on August 2nd in 1962 as Robert Zimmerman

(More – The Times They Are a-Changin’)

By the end of the day, he had changed his name to Bob Dylan

(Even More – The Times They Are a-Changin’)

And just like Dylan chose his path and what he wanted to do, every day we get to make that choice for ourselves. For me, that’s making sure I get my 5K done, and today was no exception (flash the “I ran” card)

(Day #214)

QUOTE OF THE DAY:
“A man is a success if he gets up in the morning and gets to bed at night, and in between does what he wants to do.” – by Boby Dylan (Robert Zimmerman)

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5K EVERY DAY – Day #213

(“Home By the Sea” musical intro)

Around this time of August 1st back in 1970, Mr. Phil Collins successfully auditioned for the band, Genesis

(“Man on the Corner” hook)

At that time though, he was only the drummer, because someone else who was way into costuming was at the front of the band

(“I Know What I Like”)

Mr. Peter Gabriel who I also enjoy immensely, but growing up, it was the Phil Collins led Genesis that truly got my attention

(“I Can’t Dance”)

I can’t dance, but I can run.

(Day #213)

QUOTE OF THE DAY:
“I suppose the world has changed so much, it’s a different place now. It’s not a bad thing, it’s just a different thing.” – by Phil Collins

There’s been a lot of sad news surrounding Phil – some true, some not so true. I’m just hoping and wishing him the very best, because he is the reason why I love music the way that I do.

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5K EVERY DAY – Day #212

(“Hysteria” cut)

Today is the 38th Anniversary of Def Leppard’s Hysteria album

(“Pour Some Sugar On Me” intro)

That album had massive, global success with songs like “Love Bites,” “Animal,” “Armageddon It,” and yes – “Pour Some Sugar On Me”

(“Pour Some Sugar On Me” hook)

If the dance floor is not happenin’ – put that song on! Draggin’ to finish out a 5K – put that song on.

(“Pour Some Sugar On Me” hook)

I had to play it one more time. I ran.

(Day #212)

QUOTE OF THE DAY:
“You have to believe in yourself, even when no one else does.” – by Joe Elliott (Lead Singer)

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5K EVERY DAY – Day #211

(Musical Intro to Vanessa Carlton – “A Thousand Miles”)

There was a memorable lip-sync performance done to that song in the movie White Chicks

(Hook in “A Thousand Miles” by Vanessa Carlton)

The song is “A Thousand Miles” by Vanessa Carlton.

The actor is birthday boy – Terry Crews

(clip from the movie)

By the way – there is so much more to that guy. If you ever get the chance, go read or better yet – listen to his book – Tough – he narrates it too. Appears to be such a genuine, good person, too. Maybe he’ll go on a run with me sometime.

(Day #211)

QUOTE OF THE DAY:
“You get better at working by working. And if you don’t work, you’re not getting better.” – by Terry Crews

Happy 57th, Mr. Crews.

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5K EVERY DAY – Day #210

(“Intro – Live” off of the A Show of Hands album)

During the 80s, this band used the Three Stooges theme song playing in the background to open many of their concerts.

(“Tom Sawyer” hook)

For many, the obvious answer is Rush. Similar to the question of did I run today – I did.

(Day #210)

QUOTE OF THE DAY:
“Our goal isn’t just to make it, it’s to make it better.” – by Geddy Lee

Birthday boy of 72 years. He’s also the lead singer and bassist of the band, Rush.

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