DL Open Thread Sunday, March 21, 2021
Vladimir Putin is demonstrating that he's just like the fake president he installed in the U.S. -- a big baby incapable of running a country on anything but the thuggist…
Song of the Day 3/19: The Undisputed Truth, “Smiling Faces Sometimes”
The worst part of the story about the Biden White House firing staffers who admitted to past marijuana use is the fact that they were told such admissions would not…
Song of the Day 3/18: Graham Nash and David Crosby, “Immigration Man”
When a U.S. Customs official detained then-Brit Graham Nash as he tried to enter the country, he wrote "Immigration Man." Nash was ticked off because he wasn't given a reason…
DL Open Thread Thursday, March 18, 2021
The "crisis" on the southern border isn't a crisis, it's a logistics problem, as demonstrated by the administration's vacillation about reopening the child migrant shelter in Homestead, Fla.. Other that…
Song of the Day 3/17: The Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem, “Brennan on the Moor”
Sure, celebrating St. Paddy's Day by partying is an American invention, but so is an important element of this traditional Irish outlaw ballad. The song was popularized by a Clancy…
Song of the Day 3/16: Bill Parsons, “She Blinded Me With Science”
Maybe Thomas Dolby is the reason Republicans distrust science -- they're afraid it will make them go blind. I like covers that show a different side of a familiar song,…
Song of the Day 3/15: Emma Swift, “Queen Jane Approximately”
Australian singer-songwriter Emma Swift, who works out of Nashville, released a well-received album of Bob Dylan covers last August, "Blonde on the Tracks," that I only caught up with because…
DL Open Thread Sunday, March 14, 2021
Among the generally strong reviews of Joe Biden's first presidential address, a few pundits are pointing out that the most important part wasn't even spoken out loud: The overthrow of…
Song of the Day 3/12: Sturgill Simpson, “In Bloom”
I guess it's my week for country-adjacent covers of rock songs. Sturgill Simpson turns Nirvana's tuneful grunge-pop nugget into a power ballad that builds to a horn-embellished climax worth of…
Song of the Day 3/11: Molly Tuttle, “Fake Empire”
Celebrated bluegrass guitarist Molly Tuttle released a pandemic-inspired cover album, "...but I'd rather be with you," last August, and the songs represent a mix of influences you might not expect,…
DL Open Thread Thursday, March 11, 2021
The first shelter dog in the White House didn't stay there too long: Major, the younger of the Bidens' German Shepherds, was banished to Delaware after nipping a Secret Service…
Song of the Day 3/10: Randy Rainbow, “Mr. Biden (Bring My Vaccine)”
I was curious about how Randy Rainbow would transition to a post-Trump political landscape. Here's your answer -- Mr. Sandman parodied for Sleepy Joe, with backup vocals by the Robinettes.…
Song of the Day 3/9: Booker T. and the MGs, “Time Is Tight”
Released as a single in 1968, this instrumental jam, credited to all four members of the legendary Stax house band, became the second-biggest hit of their headlining career, peaking at…