(This is the photo that wouldn't appear earlier tonight.)
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#SongOfTheDay, 4/21/2026:
"Big Yellow Taxi" (1994-95 Joni Mitchell cover)
by the late Moya Brennan (Maire Brennan) with the Blue Nile
#EarthWeek #EarthWeek2026
#QuoteOfTheDay / #QOTD, 4/21/2026
#Quote by: Patrick McKee, director of UConn's Office of Sustainability, discussing its Greenmetric ranking
[Photo: Sydney Herdle, from the original UConn Today article]
#EarthWeek #EarthWeek2026
(@bsky.app isn't uploading our photos right now, so here's a link.)
(We'll feature more upbeat material by Luther Vandross later in the year - just before he's posthumously inducted into the Rock And Roll Hall of Fame.)
3rd Bonus #SongOfTheDay, 4/20/2026:
"Your Secret Love" (1996), sung and produced by Luther Vandross,
who wrote this with Reed Vertelney
[R&B: top-5 / Charting pop hit]
2nd Bonus #SongOfTheDay, 4/20/2026:
"Are You Gonna Love Me?" (1988) by Luther Vandross,
who wrote and produced it with Marcus Miller
1st Bonus #SongOfTheDay, 4/20/2026:
"Forever, For Always, For Love" (1982), written, produced and sung
by Luther Vandross (1951 - 2005), who would have turned 75 today
(In a curious twist, the Turtles tune we just showcased was issued on White Whale Records!)
3rd #SongOfTheDay, 4/20/2026:
"Save The Whales!" (1975) by Country Joe McDonald
#EarthWeek #EarthWeek2026
2nd #SongOfTheDay, 4/20/2026:
"Out In The Country" (1970) by Three Dog Night,
one of a few Paul Williams compositions the band covered
(co-written with Roger Nichols, whom we also lost within the last year)
#EarthWeek #EarthWeek2026
[Pop, AC: top-15]
1st #SongOfTheDay, 4/20/2026:
"Earth Anthem" (1968) by the Turtles
#EarthWeek #EarthWeek2026
(Our three musical selections for today feature three male vocalists who left us within the past year: the Turtles' Mark Volman; Three Dog Night's Chuck Negron; and Country Joe McDonald.)
#QuoteOfTheDay / #QOTD, 4/20/2026
#Quote by: actor and activist Robert Redford (1936 - 2015),
addressing the #UnitedNations General Assembly in 2015
#EarthWeek #EarthWeek2026
(Our quotes and most of our songs this week are for #EarthWeek!
#EarthWeek2026)
#RecentlyInCT / #RecentConcertsInCT:
@realsnarkypuppy.bsky.social at the #JorgensenCenter on the #UConn #Storrs campus, 4/18/2026
#RecentlyInCT / #RecentConcertsInCT:
The N'th Power [OA] at the #JorgensenCenter on the #UConn #Storrs campus, 4/18/2026
6th #SundaySong, 4/19/2026:
"Taim Breoite Go Leor" (2011)
by harpists Moya Brennan (who also sings here) and Cormac de Barra,
from the first of their four collaborative albums
5th #SundaySong, 4/19/2026:
"Tara" (2003) by Moya Brennan
4th #SundaySong, 4/19/2026:
"Perfect Time" (1998) by Moya Brennan
(An alternate version is on our Facebook page.)
3rd #SundaySong, 4/19/2026:
"Against The Wind" (1992-93) by Moya Brennan,
from her debut solo effort "Máire"
(The video for the single edit can be accessed through our Facebook page.)
2nd #SundaySong, 4/19/2026:
"Closer To Your Heart" (1985-86) by Clannad
1st #SundaySong, 4/19/2026:
"Thíos Cois Na Trá Domh" (1973, traditional) by Clannad
Lead vocals: Máire Brennan (later Moya Brennan, 8/4/1952 - 4/13/2026)
9th and final #SaturdaySong, 4/18/2026:
"Long Time Ago" (2021), written and sung by Don Schlitz
8th #SaturdaySong, 4/18/2026:
"When You Say Nothing At All" (1994-95 Keith Whitley cover)
by Alison Krauss and Union Station,
written by Don Schlitz and Paul Overstreet
[Country: top-3 / Charting pop hit]
7th #SaturdaySong, 4/18/2026:
"Not Too Much To Ask" (1992)
by Mary Chapin Carpenter and Joe Diffie,
one of four tracks on her "Come On Come On" album that she wrote with Don Schlitz
[Country: top-15]
(Don Schlitz wrote more hits for Baillie and the Boys, while he and Kathie wrote together for Lynn Anderson.)
6th #SaturdaySong, 4/18/2026:
"She Deserves You" (1988-89) by Baillie and the Boys,
written by Don Schlitz with band members Kathie Baillie and Michael Bonagura
[Country: top-10]
5th #SaturdaySong, 4/18/2026:
"Crazy From The Heart" (1987) by the Bellamy Brothers
written by Don Schlitz and David Bellamy
(one of a few times Don wrote for/with the duo)
[Country: top-3]
4th #SaturdaySong, 4/18/2026:
"Midnight Girl/Sunset Town" (1986-87) by Sweethearts Of The Rodeo
written by Don Schlitz, who wrote frequently for/with the duo
[Country: top-5]