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”
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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”
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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)”
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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”
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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
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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”
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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
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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…
Song of the Day 6/1: Kate Bush, “Running Up That Hill (A Deal With God)”
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Digitalized music has played havoc with the old-fashioned record charts compiled by the likes of Billboard magazine. Songs released decades ago keep popping up near the top, their spikes in…
Song of the Day 5/31: Sex Pistols, “God Save the Queen”
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With England set to celebrate Queen Elizabeth's Platinum Jubilee, marking her 70 years on the throne, it seemed like the perfect time to release a TV series about the Sex…
Song of the Day 5/30: João Gilberto, “Chega de Saudade”
Guest post by Nathan Arizona The warm weather always gets me thinking about the beaches of Ipanema. I’ve never been to Rio, but every spring and summer I get transported…
Song of the Day 5/28: The Black Keys, “Tell Me Lies”
There's so much lying in public life that the media has become numb to it -- producers and editors aired and printed Trump's lies with a shrug and without bothering…