Tune for Tuesday for Week of 12/15/2020: "I'm Celebrating Hanukkah in Santa Monica" by Tom Lehrer

This week's Tune for Tuesday, "I'm Celebrating Hanukkah in Santa Monica" by Tom Lehrer, is one shared in the spirit of the ongoing holiday...and also in honor of my relatives in California. We may be apart right now thanks to current events, but I look forward to the day we can all celebrate this festival of lights together again under the same roof.

Tune for Tuesday for Week of 11/24/2020: "Purple Haze" by The Jimi Hendrix Experience

 This week's Tune for Tuesday, "Purple Haze" by The Jimi Hendrix Experience, is in honor of a fantastic light novel I recently had the pleasure of experiencing via a fan-made audiobook on YouTube. But regardless of whether you're a fan of The Jimi Hendrix Experience, JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, or just good music, I hope you all enjoy this wonderful song!

Tune for Tuesday for Week of 10/27/2020: "Fantastic Horror" from Pokémon Snap

This week's Tune for Tuesday, "Fantastic Horror" from Pokémon Snap is a deleted song from a game I immensely enjoyed as a child. And between said game finally getting a sequel officially announced and a certain upcoming holiday, it just felt appropriate to share what we could have experienced properly had there been more than three Ghost-types in the first generation of Pokémon. Regardless, I hope you all enjoy this song as much as I do! 

Tune for Tuesday for Week of 9/29/2020: "10 Minutes Before Closing" from Animal Crossing

 

This week's Tune for Tuesday, "10 Minutes Before Closing" from Animal Crossing, is one that I intended to share last week, given how both the tone of the track and a specific aspect of the game it originates from felt particularly relevant to some of what I've been experiencing as of late. Regardless, I hope you all enjoy song!

Tune for Tuesday for Week of 8/25/2020: "Live And Learn" as performed by NateWantsToBattle

This week’s Tune for Tuesday, “Live And Learn” as performed by NateWantsToBattle, is a great cover of an epic song, one used as the theme for a game very near and dear to my heart. I hope you all enjoy this fantastic piece of music!

Tune for Tuesday for Week of 7/7/2020: "My Shot" from Hamilton

This week's Tune for Tuesday, "My Shot" from Hamilton, is one from a play that while I have yet to watch in person (unlike some infuriatingly lucky friends and family members), that I have listened to the soundtrack for multiple times and finally got to witness a production of through Dinsey+ this past weekend. Let's all rise up against tyranny!

Tune for Tuesday for Week of 6/9/2020: "Lock Me Up" by The Chalkeaters

This week's Tune for Tuesday, "Lock Me Up" by The Chalkeaters, is one that is an incredibly clever number inspired by what's been occurring for the past few months, overflowing with brilliant video game references and subtle commentary on mental health. Please take a listen and see what you can pick up on. I know I'm picking up on more and more every time I check it out!

Tune for Tuesday for Week of 6/2/2020: "Rivers in the Desert" as covered by Lollia and Sleeping Forest

This week's Tune for Tuesday, "Rivers in the Desert" as covered by Lollia and Sleeping Forest, is a great cover of an already fantastic song, originating from a wonderful game whose themes are just as prevalent now, if not more so, as when the original version of said game was first released. Let's all be like Persona 5's Phantom Thieves of Hearts and stand up to corruption and injustice!

Tune for Tuesday for Week of 3/17/2020: "Face My Fears" as performed by AmaLee

This week’s delayed Tune for Tuesday, "Face My Fears" as performed by AmaLee, is not only a fantastic cover of an amazing song from one super enjoyable game, but a piece of music I just think more people need to hear, now more than ever. Don’t deny the darkness around you, but don’t miss the various sources of light all around us and in the distance as well. And above all, don’t forget that every step forward will always be a step closer to home.

Tune for Tuesday for Week of 3/3/2020: "A Cruel Angel's Thesis" as performed by AmaLee

This week's Tune for Tuesday, "A Cruel Angel's Thesis" as performed by AmaLee, is an amazing cover of an iconic opening from a legendary anime, one that I finally finished a few weeks ago. I hope you all enjoy this amazing song!

Tune for Tuesday for Week of 2/18/2020: "America" from West Side Story

This week's absurdly delayed Tune for Tuesday, "America" from West Side Story, is a brilliant song from a play which is sadly all too relevant, even today. Regardless, I hope you all enjoy!

Tune for Tuesday for Week of 2/4/2020: "Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?" as performed by Bing Crosby

This week's Tune for Tuesday, "Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?" as performed by Bing Crosby, is a powerful number considered by many to be the theme of a sad point in history, yet it remains timeless and relevant in far too many ways. I first heard this piece in a history class ten years ago, back-to-back with a song seen as a theme for the Roaring Twenties. This class was led by the same teacher who introduced me to the idea of Tune for Tuesday and inspired me to do my own take on the concept. For me to select and share it through said Tune for Tuesdays has been a long time coming, and after unexpectedly hearing the anthem of The Great Depression at Lyrics & Lyricists last week, realizing within days that I knew the whole song by heart, and deciding to perform it myself at an open mic this coming, I decided the time had finally come to showcase this incredible classic.

Tune for Tuesday for Week of 1/21/2020: "Kass' Theme" as performed by Mr.ACCORDION

This week's quite late Tune for Tuesday, "Kass' Theme" as performed by Mr.ACCORDION, is in honor of an incredibly and addictive game I finally completed earlier this week: The Legend of Zelda, Breath of the Wild! I hope you all enjoy!

Tune for Tuesday for Week of 1/7/2020: "Shinshu Plains" from Okami

This week's Tune for Tuesday, "Shinshu Plains" from Okami, is in honor of a game that is proof the medium's boundless potential as an art form. Don't just take my word for it, though. Go and experience this beautiful game for yourselves!