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Song of the Day 4/6: The Buckinghams, “Don’t You Care”

By Alby April 6, 20232 Comments

No crowd of supporters appeared in New York for Donald Trump's arraignment. Television networks cut away from his whiny speech afterwards before he finished. People were leaving his Waco rally…

Song of the Day 4/5: Matthew Sweet, “Girlfriend”

By Alby April 5, 20239 Comments

Human-Shar Pei hybrid Rupert Murdoch, age 92, got engaged on St. Patrick's Day to the woman who would have been his fifth wife. The timing didn't bring him the luck…

Song of the Day 4/4: Randy Rainbow, “Grumpy Trumpy Felon From Jamaica in Queens”

By Alby April 4, 20232 Comments

There was no way Trump was going to get indicted without Randy Rainbow having something to sing about it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ues8ycOxXKM

Song of the Day 4/3: Graham Parker, “You’ve Got to Be Kidding”

By Alby April 3, 20231 Comment

Graham Parker wrote a lot of songs with dismissive phrases for titles, which is what happens when you're a misanthrope. For some reason, I think of all of them as…

Song of the Day 4/1: Led Zeppelin, “Fool in the Rain”

By Alby April 1, 20232 Comments

It's April Fool's Day, it's raining -- call me Mr. Literal, but it's a good excuse to play one of my favorite Zep tunes. This one supposedly originated because John…

Song of the Day 3/31: Dewey Cox, “Guilty as Charged”

By Alby March 31, 20235 Comments

I'd like to see Donald Trump do this song when he appears in court. It's one of the 33 tunes used in the 2007 movie "Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox…

Song of the Day 3/30: The Replacements, “Never Mind”

By Alby March 30, 2023

I was gonna go with something more involved, but I'm busy with houseguests, so never mind. If Paul Westerberg has ever explained the genesis of this tune from "Pleased to…

Song of the Day 3/29: Joseph Arthur, “In the Sun”

By Alby March 29, 2023

Singer-songwriter Joseph Arthur once remarked that there's something about this song that makes people want to record it for charity. Arthur wrote it in 1995, about a friend who died…

Song of the Day 3/28: Hot Tuna, “Water Song”

By Alby March 28, 20231 Comment

A chemical spill into the Delaware River above Philadelphia has led to warnings about the safety of the city's drinking water, triggering a run on bottled water. "Water Song," an…

Song of the Day 3/27: Graham Parker, “That’s What They All Say”

By Alby March 27, 20231 Comment

This one's for all the MAGAts who either don't realize or want to ignore that they're in a cult. "That's What They All Say" was the second track on "Heat…

Song of the Day 3/25: Elvis Costello, “(I Don’t Want to Go To) Chelsea”

By Alby March 25, 2023

"Ted Lasso" has legions of fans, but I seldom hear anyone mention its savvy use of popular music. Most shows nowadays mine the charts for songs that will heighten a…

Song of the Day 3/24: Monty Python, “The Penis Song”

By Alby March 24, 20234 Comments

Satire died a good while back, which is the only way you can tell this story is true: A principal in Florida got fired when a parent complained about an…

Song of the Day 3/23: The Kinks, “Tired of Waiting for You”

By Alby March 23, 2023

How do you keep a liberal in suspense? Keep saying, "Today's almost certainly the day Donald Trump will be indicted." The bonus: Liberal pundits can debate endlessly over whether it…