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This week at Glyn’s Mixed Mixed Music Bag 2025,
Week #7, heβs asking us to write about a song in which
the title or a line mentions the current month.Β
Hereβs my featured February artist and his song.
Hey! Welcome back to Weird Al Wednesday
featuring the comedic genius of Al Yankovic.
Hey, Al. What do you have to say to all those
people who said Coolio never approved this parody?
Today in Jim Adamsβ Song Lyric Sunday post
entitled ‘Transcending the Original’, he has asked us
to write about a song we feel was better than the original.
Written for Song Lyric Sunday, here are my songs.
This week at Glyn Wiltonβs Mixed Music Bag,
heβs asking us to write about a song in which
the title or a line mentions the current month.Β
Hereβs my featured February artists and their song.
Hey! Welcome back to Weird Al Wednesday
featuring the comedic genius of Al Yankovic.
Hey, Al. This is one of my favorite parodies.
Have anything to say about that?
Today in Jim Adamsβ Song Lyric Sunday post
entitled ‘Band Reunion’ he has asked us to
write about a song(s) played by a band that
got together for a reunion. Written for
Song Lyric Sunday, here is my song.
This week at Glyn Wiltonβs Mixed Music Bag,
heβs asking us to write about a song in which
the title or a line mentions the current month.
Hereβs my featured February artist and her song.
Hey! Welcome back to Weird Al Wednesday
featuring the comedic genius of Al Yankovic
Hey, Al. Some people thought we wouldn’t last a
month but now it’s February. What do you have to say
to those Doubting Thomases, Al?
Today in Jim Adamsβ Song Lyric Sunday post
entitled ‘Groundhog Day’ he has asked us to
write about a song(s) about being stuck, feeling
trapped, or about regret. Written for
Song Lyric Sunday, here are my songs.
This week at Glyn Wiltonβs Mixed Music Bag,
heβs asking us to write about a song in which
the title or a line mentions the current month.
Hereβs my featured January artist and his song.
Hey! Welcome back to my music blog
featuring the comedic genius of Weird Al Yankovic.
This is fun, isn’t it? And can you believe
we made it through our first month?
How do you feel about that, Al?
Today in Jim Adamsβ Song Lyric Sunday post
entitled ‘Quasimodo Rang The Bell’, he has asked us
to write about a song that mentions a bell, buzzer,
chime, gong, horn, siren or whistle. Written for
Song Lyric Sunday, here’s my selection.
This week at Glyn Wiltonβs Mixed Music Bag,
heβs asking us to write about a song in which
the title or a line mentions the current month.
Hereβs my featured January artist and his song.
This weekβs featured song is pure fun; Iβve chosen a golden oldie, written and recorded by the legendary Neil Sedaka.
Born March 13, 1939 in Brooklyn, New York. Neil Sedaka is a singer, composer, and pianist and one of the most prolific songwriters of his era. Sedaka has written or cowritten more than 500 songs, including the hits βCalendar Girlβ (1959), βBreaking Up Is Hard to Doβ (1960), and βHappy Birthday, Sweet Sixteenβ (1961). Although Sedaka himself performed many of his songs, others were sung by well-known performers, among them Frank Sinatra, Elvis Presley, Tom Jones and the Monkees.
Neil Sedaka received many awards and accolades during his lengthy career, including being given a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and being inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame. In 2004 he was honored with the Sammy Cahn Lifetime Achievement Award in recognition of his outstanding accomplishments in furthering the success of songwriters.
My song choice for this week in January is βCalendar Girlβ. Written by Neil Sedaka and his songwriting partner Howard Greenfield, βCalendar Girlβ became one of Sedakaβs signature hits. It was also, at the time, his highest-charting hit on the Billboard charts …. a personal record that would not be broken until his 1962 recording of βBreaking Up Is Hard To Doβ.
βCalendar Girlβ follows the very simple premise of linking each of the 12 months of the year to a sweetheart’s endearing personality trait with holidays or special events as the main focus (Valentine, Easter Bunny, etc.).
The idea of a βcalendar girlβ dates back to the 1890s and, in later years, became popular through the use of wall calendars featuring photos of beautiful actresses and/or models wearing swimsuits. They are synonymous with wartime movies, auto repair shops, teenage boys bedrooms and sports locker rooms. Some of the earliest, most famous calendar pin-up girls were Betty Grable, Rita Hayworth, Marilyn Monroe and even Betty Boop.
βCalendar Girlβ became Neil Sedaka’s 6th hit in two years but was also his first top-five record. The song peaked at #4 on the US Billboard chart.
This is βCalendar Girlβ by Neil Sedaka
LYRICS
I love, I love, I love my calendar girl
Yeah, sweet calendar girl
I love, I love, I love my calendar girl
Each and every day of the year
(January) You start the year off fine
(February) You’re my little valentine
(March) I’m gonna march you down the aisle
(April) You’re the Easter Bunny when you smile
Yeah, yeah, my heart’s in a whirl
I love, I love, I love my little calendar girl
Every day (every day), every day (every day) of the year
(Every day of the year)
(May) Maybe if I ask your dad and mom
(June) They’ll let me take you to the Junior Prom
(July) Like a firecracker all aglow
(August) When you’re on the beach you steal the show
Yeah, yeah, my heart’s in a whirl
I love, I love, I love my little calendar girl
Every day (every day), every day (every day) of the year
(Every day of the year)
Yeah, yeah, my heart’s in a whirl
I love, I love, I love my little calendar girl
Every day (every day), every day (every day) of the year
(Every day of the year)
(September) Light the candles at your Sweet Sixteen
(October) Romeo and Juliet on Halloween
(November) I’ll give thanks that you belong to me
(December) You’re the present ‘neath my Christmas tree
Yeah, yeah, my heart’s in a whirl
I love, I love, I love my little calendar girl
Every day (every day), every day (every day) of the year (every day of the year)
I love, I love, I love my calendar girl
Yeah, sweet calendar girl
I love, I love, I love my calendar girl
Yeah, sweet calendar girl
Source: Musixmatch
Songwriters: Neil Sedaka/Howard Greenfield
Calendar Girl lyrics Β© Universal Music – Careers
Big thanks to Glyn Wilton for hosting Mixed Music Bag each week. Please be sure to follow the link and check out Glynβs site.
Thanks for joining me today and spinning another January tune.
See you on the flip side. π
NARΒ©2025
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heβs asking us to write about a song in which
the title or a line mentions the current month.
Hereβs my featured January artist and her song.
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Today in Jim Adamsβ Song Lyric Sunday post
entitled ‘Work Harder Day’, he has asked us to
write about a song that includes the words
work or hard. Bonus points for using both!
Written for Song Lyric Sunday, here’s my response.
Welcome to my new music blog
dedicated to the comedic genius of
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Heβs asking us to write about a song in which
the title or a line mentions the current month.Β
Hereβs my featured January artist and his song.
Today in Jim Adams’ post entitled Kicking It Off,
Jim has asked us to write about a song by
someone who was born in the month of January
Written for Song Lyric Sunday, this is my choice.
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We are asked to choose a song by a group or solo artist
whose name begins with the letters X, Y or Z.
Using the letter Y, this is my choice.
Today in Jim Adams’ post entitled ‘The Seven Seas’,
he has asked us to write about a song that features nautical
terms, words connected with ships, sailing or navigation.
Written for Song Lyric Sunday, this is my choice.
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asked to choose a song by a group or solo artist whose
name begins with the letters X, Y or Z. This is my choice.
Today in Jim Adams’ post ‘Emphasis On Album Acts’,
he has gone with a theme suggested by
βthe only deadhead in the hameauβ which
is to write about a song that was played on
the BBCβs βThe Old Grey Whistle Testβ TV show.
Written for Song Lyric Sunday, here is my choice.
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asked to choose a song by a group or solo artist whose
name begins with the letters X, Y or Z. This is my choice.
Written for Song Lyric Sunday. This week in his post,
“Best of the Best”, Jim Adams has asked his readers
to write about a song that won the Brit Award for
Outstanding Contribution to Music. Here is my choice.
My only excuse for what youβre about to read is that I have a lousy head cold, a cough and a sore throat which have thrown me off my game. I know the Mixed Music Bag prompt letters for December are X, Y and Z. However, in my Delsym Cough Syrup-induced stupor, I thought the letters were U, V and W. I spent too much time working on this post and I donβt have the energy or desire to start over. I could have ditched it and skipped this week all together but I think itβs a pretty good write so I decided to keep it as is. Todayβs post is brought to you by the letter V.
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