Song of the Day 4/1: The Bee Gees, “I Started a Joke”
The joke certainly was on Robin Gibb -- he had the best voice in the group but older brother Barry had the good looks, and their conflicting ideas about who…
DL Open Thread Thursday, April 1, 2021
Joe Biden has proposed a $2 trillion infrastructure plan. Vox has a good explainer outlining what it does and how Democrats hope to pass it. Politico notes it has set…
Song of the Day 3/31: Steely Dan, “My Old School”
Only the good die young, they say, which is probably why G. Gordon Liddy, mastermind of the Watergate break-in, lasted 90 years before he shuffled off this mortal coil Tuesday.…
Song of the Day 3/30: James McMurtry, “We Can’t Make It Here (Anymore)”
Author Larry McMurtry, who gained his greatest fame for his screenplay work in film and television, died last week. His musical legacy is his son James, who has carved out…
Song of the Day 3/29: Johnny Cash, “A Boy Named Sue”
The Republican war on trans people put me in mind of this old Johnny Cash song. Recorded live at San Quentin State Prison, the novelty tune was written and recorded…
DL Open Thread Monday, March 29, 2021
Dildo-headed capitalist Jeff Bezos is personally behind the company's recent shitty behavior toward its critics. He issued a "broad mandate" to executives to fight back. Hey, it worked last time…
Song of the Day 3/28: Louis Armstrong, “When the Saints Go Marching In”
Among the songs the Library of Congress added to its National Recording Registry last week is Louis Armstrong's first recording of "When the Saints Go Marching In," the gospel spiritual…
DL Open Thread Sunday, March 28, 2021
Ready for some boycottin'? Sure, Coca-Cola, but now comes word that Inspire Brands -- a private-capital band of crookscompany that owns Jimmy Johns, Arby’s, Sonic, and Buffalo Wild Wings, as…
Song of the Day 3/26: Labelle, “Lady Marmalade”
The National Recording Registry announced this year's additions, ranging from a recording Thomas Edison made on a piece of tinfoil in 1878 to Kermit the Frog's "Rainbow Connection." The headline…
Song of the Day 3/25: The Lemon Pipers, “Green Tambourine”
I'm as anti-insurrection as the next guy, but I think the feds may be overreaching in the case of Sara Carpenter, 51, of Queens, who was arrested for entering the…
DL Open Thread Thursday, March 25, 2021
I don't know if you've noticed, but ever since The Last Guy left DC the news has lacked the crisis-a-minute pace it maintained for four years. Say what you want…
Song of the Day 3/24: Marvin Gaye, “What’s Going On”
When Rolling Stone magazine recalculated its 500 greatest albums list last year, giving greater weight to musicians' opinions and less to the critics, a new No. 1 emerged -- Marvin…
Song of the Day 3/22: Jethro Tull, “Locomotive Breath”
The other day I saw a list of LPs released in 1971, and the phrase "embarrassment of riches" barely scratches the surface. None of them got spun as often among…