Song of the Day 5/12: Tré Burt, “Under the Devil’s Knee”
Protest songs are pretty common, but really effective ones are not. I heard this the other night on the folk show on WXPN, and I think it belongs in the…
Song of the Day 5/11: Randy Rainbow, “Clang, Clang, Clang Went Josh Hawley”
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Randy Rainbow, like the rest of the media, has mostly moved on from the Last Guy and has now focused his attention on the lesser imps and demons who populate…
Song of the Day 5/10: Whitesnake, “Here I Go Again”
Tawny Kitaen, the model/actress who gained her greatest fame gyrating on the hood of a Jaguar in this Whitesnake video, died last week at age 59. Born Julie Kitaen, she…
DL Open Thread Sunday, May 9, 2021
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Former Gov. Pierre S. du Pont IV, known to all as Pete, died yesterday, age 86. Du Pont was elected governor in 1976 after the disastrous tenure of Sherman Tribbitt,…
Song of the Day 5/8: Ringo Starr, “It Don’t Come Easy”
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When the Beatles broke up, everyone knew that John, Paul and George would pursue solo careers. But what about Ringo? The guy Robert Christgau called "our representative on the Beatles"…
Song of the Day 5/6: Steely Dan, “Don’t Take Me Alive”
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Trying to determine the top five rock guitarists is like trying to establish the top five colors. It can only be done subjectively, and it begs the question -- what…
DL Open Thread Thursday, May 6, 2021
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Never, ever doubt who Republicans represent. Hint: It isn't you, unless you own a business. The new GOP obsession is a "labor shortage," which is what Republicans call it when…
Song of the Day 5/4: Rock Hall of Fame 2004 induction concert feat. Prince, “While My Guitar Gently Weeps”
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Did anyone in rock history rise to the big occasion better than Prince? His Super Bowl halftime show in the Miami rain stands as the best has come close to…
Protesters Target Home of National Embarrassment Chris Coons
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Delawareans elect a lot of corporate tools who pretend to be Democrats, but of all the corporate tools, Sen. Chris Coons has become the corporate tooliest. In today's more progressive…
Song of the Day 5/3: Curtis Mayfield, “Blue Monday People”
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Curtis Mayfield's 1975 LP "There's No Place Like America Today" seems to get more attention for its pointed cover image (slightly altered from a 1937 Margaret Bourke-White photo) than its…
DL Open Thread Sunday, May 2, 2021
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What the fuck is wrong with Republicans? Seriously, these people are some kind of fucked up. Lest you think that maybe the Mormons, who didn't much care for Trump, are…
Song of the Day 4/30: The Clash, “Rudie Can’t Fail”
They clearly weren't singing about Giuliani, who doesn't do much except fail. He did, however, use this tune as his intro song at campaign rallies when he ran for president…
Song of the Day 4/29: The Platters, “With This Ring”
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Some days there's no news peg for the song, and you just get whatever has become my latest earworm. In this case it's this tune, now best known among Northern…