Weekly World News releases its first album When the coronavirus quarantine was first declared, Boyce Day, a Weekly World News reporter (you’ve seen his pieces on the site for years), found himself separated from the important people in his life: his girlfriend, his mentor, his rare-books dealer. Day started writing poems and lyrics about his experience. Sal … READ MORE
Since March, when quarantine began, piano man extraordinaire Sal Donato has co-written more than a dozen pandemic-themed songs with his trusty lyricist Boyce Day, who is also a WWN reporter The pair’s most recent offering, “Modern World,” is the song to end all songs. “Literally,” said Sal. “Yep,” said Boyce. “We’ve said all we can … READ MORE
Sal Donato, our resident musical savant, took a summer vacation. He decided to spend a week at the upstate lake house of Boyce Day, a longtime Weekly World News reporter and also a prolific lyricist. For the last few months, Boyce and Sal have been collaborating on a series of songs inspired by the COVID … READ MORE
Sal Donato, WWN’s resident troubadour, is empathic. “People always said that but I didn’t know what the word meant,” said Sal. “We didn’t have internet back then. I couldn’t just look it up. For my thirtieth birthday, I got a dictionary and I looked it up. I agree.” In the midst of the pandemic, Donato and lyricist … READ MORE
“The numbers aren’t good. But songs aren’t numbers,” said Sal Donato, our resident troubadour. “I mean, songs are numbers, sort of. People say ‘Play another number’ or ‘Play that number again.’ But they’re not numbers in the way that statistics are numbers, like coronavirus cases. I mean, cases are people, and people aren’t just statistics. … READ MORE
Sal Donato, our resident composer, and social critic has been working with WWN reporter and lyricist Boyce Day to chronicle America during the pandemic. They covered the pain of communities coming apart, the fear of disease, and more. And then they met Steven Harris. Harris, 27, had been separated from his girlfriend since the beginning of … READ MORE
Sal and His Piano (With a Little Help From a Friend) Are Beginning to See the Light. Sal Donato took Memorial Day off, in a sense. He stayed home and thought about the sacrifices made by service people and first responders. Midway through the afternoon, calmed by the pleasant sounds of birds, he called Boyce Day, Weekly … READ MORE
For a month, at least, Weekly World News has been featuring new songs by our resident troubadour, Sal Donato. “I don’t know of another project like this,” said Ray Gunsel, WWN’s musical archivist. “I have been around the world, partly as a musicologist, partly as a soldier of fortune. The less said about the latter, the … READ MORE
“Social distancing is medically necessary but also takes an emotional toll,” said Sal Donato. “That was the first line I jotted down. But it wasn’t good for a lyric. I mean, lots of things rhyme with ‘toll’ — there’s ‘bowl,’ ‘mole,’ ‘remote control.’ I guess it could have worked. Still, I thought I needed a more personal … READ MORE
Sal Donato, our musical correspondent, has been quarantined like everyone else. He has had good days and bad days. But as an artist, he has tried to think of others, and how they are coping with this new world. Here is his new song, “These Days.” Music by Luciano Salvatore, Lyrics by Boyce Day: There is … READ MORE