Song of the Day 10/20: Fine Young Cannibals, “Social Security”
Republicans think old people have too much money and rich people don't have enough, so they've promised to cut Social Security if/when they get back into power. Bitter white people…
If White People Are So Smart…
...then why do they make up almost the entire audience for obvious grifters like Donald Trump? Sorry, Whities, but based on the available evidence you're the dumbest motherfuckers alive. And…
Song of the Day 10/19: The Philadelphia Orchestra, “1812 Overture”
H/t Ben, who requested this last month. It was 210 years ago today that Napoleon began his devastating retreat from Moscow, an anniversary not observed by the French. Seventy years…
DL Open Thread Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2022
It's sentencing day for unrepentant state auditor Kathy McGuiness. Prosecutors want her to serve 30 days and pay a $30,000 fine. Her attorney wants her slap on the wrist to…
Song of the Day 10/18: Pixies, “Gigantic”
I admit it, I miss the '90s. Yeah, I know this song came out in 1988 on the first Pixies album, "Surfer Rosa," but the post-Replacements sound they helped pioneer,…
Song of the Day 10/17: Mom’s Apple Pie, “I Just Wanna Make Love to You”
People today remember the rock-with-horns fad mostly for the first few albums by Chicago and Blood, Sweat & Tears, but lots of imitators sprang up in their wake in the…
Why Are There So Many Pervs in Politics?
I'm seriously asking -- what is it that draws such people to public life? One would think that a person with secrets would want to avoid the scrutiny that comes…
Song of the Day 10/16: Johnny Rivers, “The Poor Side of Town”
Johnny Rivers had a lot of hit records -- 26 singles in the Top 40, nine of them in the Top 10. Almost all of them were covers, frequently with…
Song of the Day 10/15: The Ohio State University Marching Band, “Michael Jackson Tribute”
College football has a lot to answer for -- looking at you, Herschel Walker -- but it has some benefits. Top of the list for me: marching band halftime shows.…
Song of the Day 10/13: Angela Lansbury, “Beauty and the Beast”
Angela Lansbury, who died at age 96 on Tuesday, always played older than she was. MGM frequently cast her as a 40-ish woman, usually a villain, while she was still…
Song of the Day 10/12: The Flamingos, “I Only Have Eyes For You”
I always thought of this as a quintessential doo-wop song, because the Flamingos version is the only one I had ever heard. That's because I was never a fan of…
Song of the Day 10/11: Audience, “You’re Not Smiling”
Audience was a short-lived British band that got lumped in with progressive rock because of the their unusual instrumentation. Formed in 1969, they had no lead guitarist -- their rhythm…
Song of the Day 10/10: Link Wray & His Ray Men, “Rumble”
In honor of Indigenous Peoples Day, let's put a dime in history's jukebox to play the only instrumental ever banned by American radio stations. Link Wray, a Shawnee from North…