Song of the Day 6/19: The Young Rascals, “Groovin'”
To follow the news is, by definition, to doomscroll. Well, to quote a famous sailor man, that's all I can stands and I can't stands no more, at least for…
Song of the Day 6/18: The Fixx, “One Thing Leads to Another”
Bands from the '60s and early '70s that can still tour draw big crowds. Bands from the '80s and '90s, not so much. Consider The Fixx. They're still releasing albums…
Song of the Day 6/15: Black Sabbath, “Guilty as Hell”
As Jason330 noted, we all knew what's being shown by the Jan. 6 committee. And that includes everybody who tried to pull it off. Still, there seems to be some…
Song of the Day 6/13: Inner Circle, “Bad Boys”
This should be the theme music for the Jan. 6 Congressional hearings when they resume tonight. Hey, it worked for "Cops," which has resumed production for Fox Nation after Paramount…
Song of the Day 6/12: The Flaming Lips, “Waitin’ for a Superman”
Metropolis, the fictional city where Superman fights for truth, justice and a better tomorrow, has always presented DC Comics with a problem in truthiness -- where exactly is it? A…
Song of the Day 6/10: Randy Newman, “Guilty”
This is the song I'd like to hear played when Donald Trump is hanged for treason. The song closed side 1 of Randy Newman's controversial 1974 album "Good Old Boys"…
Song of the Day 6/9: The Weavers, “The Hammer Song”
Mississippi Rep. Bennie Thompson will wield the hammer of justice -- a gavel, actually -- when the House select committee he chairs on the Jan. 6 insurrection presents its findings…
Song of the Day 6/8: Seals and Crofts, “We May Never Pass This Way (Again)”
Jim Seals, who died Monday at age 80, wasn't just half of the '70s soft rock duo Seals and Crofts. He and his musical partner were also among the best-known…
Song of the Day 6/6: Sheryl Crow, “Can’t Cry Anymore”
Polling conducted after the Uvalde Massacre asked respondents if they feel that mass shootings are "unfortunately something we have to accept as part of a free society" or "something we…
DL Open Thread Tuesday, June 7, 2022
Say what you like about Liz Cheney, she has more balls than 90% of Washington's Democrats. She told CBS News that the Jan. 6 conspiracy was broad and well-organized. Funny,…
Song of the Day 6/5: Wilco, “Cruel Country”
The genre now known as Americana was once known as alt-country, and Jeff Tweedy's band, Uncle Tupelo, helped set the template by injecting pop-punk energy into country rock. That band…
DL Open Thread Saturday, June 4, 2022
Alex Pareene asks the salient question, "What do cops do?" He answers it, too -- they do what's easy, avoid what's hard and slack off a lot, just like people…
Song of the Day 6/3: Bobby Gentry, “Ode to Billy Joe”
On this date in fictional history, Billie Joe McAllister jumped off the Tallahatchie Bridge, triggering one of pop music's greatest mysteries: What did the narrator and Billie Joe throw off…