The Puppy Song

I heard this song yesterday on Showstoppers on KBYI radio. Never fail, it's in my head this morning. Written by Harry Nilsson in 1969, The Puppy Song has been sung by several artists including Mary Hopkin, David Cassidy, and the 70's pop group New World. Nilsson's own version played during the opening credits of the hit movie You've Got Mail.

Don't Pull Your Love Out

Don't Pull Your Love... It's by Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds from 1971. The LA based band didn't have a ton of hits, but this one and Falling in Love (1975) climbed the Billboard charts to #4 and #1 respectively.

Anvil Chorus

This morning I woke up to Giuseppe Verdi's Anvil Chorus playing in my head. It was actually the opening few measures, not the more known part where the anvils are clanging. Here's a little information about the piece from wikipedia:
The Anvil Chorus is the English term for the Coro di zingari (Italian gypsy chorus), a piece of music from Act 2, Scene 1 of Giuseppe Verdi's Il trovatore (The Troubador) (1853) which depicts Spanish Gypsies striking their anvils at dawn (hence its English name) and singing the praises of hard work, good wine, and their gypsy women.