Song of the Day 6/13: The Band, “Up on Cripple Creek”
For no other reason than this video from the Ed Sullivan Show of Nov. 2, 1969, popped up on my YouTube feed. "Up on Cripple Creek" had just been released…
DL Open Thread Sunday, June 13, 2021
Delawareans should do a slow burn every time the national media call out Joe Manchin and Kyrsten Sinema for siding with Republicans. Everyone knows that another handful of Democratic senators…
Song of the Day 6/10: Cab Calloway, “The Reefer Man”
With Delaware lawmakers debating a marijuana legalization bill, it seems worthwhile to remind them that cannabis wasn't always illegal, and its effects weren't considered dangerous until a wave of refugees…
DL Open Thread Thursday, June 10, 2021
The week's biggest story has been brought to us via Pro Publica, which got its hands on a trove of secret IRS files that show many famous billionaires pay a…
Song of the Day 6/9: The Posies, “Solar Sister”
In popular memory, grunge is the rock genre that represents the '90s, but that obscures the reality -- the '90s were rock's last hurrah in large part because multiple genres…
Song of the Day 6/8: Gene Chandler, “Duke of Earl”
Americans seem fascinated with British royalty, but they don't understand much about it. Consider, for example, the "Duke of Earl." There is, of course, no such thing -- in the…
Song of the Day 6/7: Bing Crosby, “Swinging on a Star”
Does this song still turn up on children's albums? When I was a kid, back in the Pleistocene, you heard it frequently because its sarcastic lyrics encourage little ones to…
DL Open Thread Sunday, June 6, 2021
The media must feel sheepish. For five years they treated every rally the Last Guy held as Big News, breathlessly reporting on how many of the slack-jawed gathered for his…
Song of the Day 6/3: Paul McCartney, “Another Day”
When the Beatles broke up in 1970, fans blamed Yoko Ono first and foremost. But the band member who took the most heat was Paul McCartney, mostly because he was…
DL Open Thread Thursday, June 3, 2021
All of us who thought Biden for President was a dreadful mistake are settling down for a hearty meal of crow these days -- Smilin' Joe turns out to be…
Generic News Roundup (In Case of Ennui Break Glass)
I understand Jason330's despair at trying to summarize the news lately. The media, as they did during the maladministration of the Last Guy, have fallen into a tiresome reliance on…
Song of the Day 5/31: “Taps”
The 24 notes of this bugle call might be America's most recognizable tune. Veterans are most familiar with it from its daily sounding at 2100 hours, or lights out --…
Song of the Day 5/30: B.J. Thomas, “[Hey Won’t You Play] Another Somebody Done Somebody Wrong Song”
Pop, county and gospel singer Billy Joe Thomas died yesterday at age 78, three months after being diagnosed with stage IV lung cancer. Though he's most famous for his pop…