#Hashtags

Back in the old days, long before # became part of the Twittersphere, it was actually part of the musical world. If you saw the # symbol in front of a musical note, you would know to play the note a half step higher in pitch. Now that # has united music with “hashtags,” we wondered: If the songs on “What’ll I Do” had a hashtag, what would they be?

Spiderman #IHeardHeSpendsALotOfTimeSurfingTheWeb 

One for My Baby #WhatExactlyIsTheLegalDrinkingAgeInThisState?

Stay #MyDogLearnedANewTrick

Devil’s in the Jukebox #ThatMustBeWhyItsLevitating

What’ll I Do #ShaunWantsMeToDanceAndSway

Brother Lee #HeWasAlwaysMomsFavorite





Hallelujah #MondaysHaveBeenCancelled

Can I Steal a Little Love #IAmPoorAndDesperate

Birth of the Blues #ItWasAMelancholyDelivery

Oklahoma Wind #IPreferTheTermSoonerStateBreeze

Go Light Your World #OnlyIfYouPayTheElectricBill

My Girl Tonight #HowDelightful

I Need You by my Side #IAmClingy

What hashtags would you hand out?

Happy Valentine’s Day from the Big Band Experience!

No matter what stage of love you’re in—from the doe-eyed beginnings to the happy and/or bitter end—the Big Band Experience’s “What’ll I Do” album has a song for you.

Things are just getting started…
Are you lusting after your sweetheart, trying to convince your sweetie that you’re the one? The perfect song for this stage in your hoped-for-relationship? “Can I Steal a Little Love.” Taking into consideration that stealing is technically illegal in all 50 states, the song promises that if the object of desire can prove the theft was wrong, the singer will give it back (but not before begging to be hugged, squeezed, and walked down the aisle).

Things are perfect…
You’re in love and things are going great? Well, that’s…. great! “My Girl Tonight” is the song for you. Don’t be fooled by the insinuation that this is just for tonight. This song takes you from your first kiss to your wedding to beyond. And who doesn't want a devotee who will follow “blindly where you go?” Put this one on repeat. Go ahead, swoon to the croon.

Things have gone sour…
Have you just broken up with your paramour? If so, you may be wondering what you’ll do now. Take a listen to “What’ll I Do.” It won’t provide you with any answers, but it will certainly remind you that you’re now stuck pining away after photographs and dreams. That’s tough stuff, but after a break up, do you really want to listen to happy music? Enter “One for My Baby,” where the “end of a brief episode” calls for music that’s “easy and sad.” And also several adult beverages.

Here’s hoping your Valentine’s Day finds you holding hands with the object of your affection. But, if not, console yourself with some good music and some candy hearts. Maybe some chocolate, too.