Song of the Day 5/12: Angus and Julia Stone, “Big Jet Plane”
As far as Donald Trump is concerned, the best part of being president is that people give you stuff for free – catnip to the kind of grasping poseur Trump has always been. So naturally he’s not just ready to take a jumbo-jet sized bribe from the Qataris, he’s bragging about it. I’m only surprised they didn’t paint it gold for him.
You might recognize this song from one of the many soundtracks it’s appeared on. Angus and Julia Stone are an Australian brother and sister who’ve never made a mark in the U.S., but they’ve been popular for 20 years down under, where this single was Song of the Year in 2010.
Hi, Alby,
I was hoping to hear Paul Pena’s “Jet Airliner”, which was a big hit later for Steve Miller:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BP8mX4xugno
In this case, I wish that the “Big ol’ Jet Airliner” would carry that poor excuse for a human being very far away, on a one way flight.
As an aside, Pena became an accomplished throat singer, and travelled to the central Asian country of Tuva to compete in throat singing. He won the competition in the Kargyraa style of singing. The Tuvans nicknamed him “Earthquake”. There’s a wonderful documentary about Pena called “Genghis Blues”.
It was featured on SOTD back in 2020, at the start of the pandemic:
https://delawareliberal.net/2020/03/03/song-of-the-day-3-3-paul-pena-jet-airliner/
Damn! Not only is my short term memory shot to hell, but also my long term memory! I guess it’s the CRS syndrome.