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DL Open Thread Thursday, May 27, 2021

By Alby May 27, 20218 Comments

Whenever someone has suggested that the Covid-19 virus might have escaped from a Chinese lab, authorities have been quick to bat it down (see what I did there?) That's probably…

Song of the Day 5/26: Bobby McFerrin, “Don’t Worry, Be Happy”

By Alby May 26, 20211 Comment

I wanted to follow up yesterday's examination of "We Built This City" with another tune that turns up high on most lists of Worst Songs Ever, so I offer this…

Song of the Day 5/25: Starship, “We Built This City”

By Alby May 25, 20216 Comments

There is a widely held misconception about this song. It is not the "worst song" of all time. It's the most hated song of all time. It might sound like…

Song of the Day 5/24: Pink Floyd w/ Stephane Grappelli, “Wish You Were Here”

By Alby May 24, 20213 Comments

I'm not much of a Pink Floyd fan -- I probably haven't listened to "Dark Side of the Moon" all the way through in 40 years -- but you don't…

Song of the Day 5/23: Frank Zappa, “Montana”

By Alby May 23, 20214 Comments

As if the story of the Hockessin woman who dognapped her neighbor's 6-month-old Pyredoodle and dumped it on a New Jersey roadside wasn't weird enough, the victim said this incident…

DL Open Thread Sunday, May 23, 2021

By Alby May 23, 20211 Comment

Quote of the Day: Maybe it’s just because of lingering cartoon stereotypes about German efficiency, but I always assumed Nazis would be, like, unusually competent, y’know? Having lived through the…

Song of the Day 5/21: Pink Floyd, “Have a Cigar”

By Alby May 21, 2021

This one's for El Somnambulo, who's a bit miffed that guys who smoke expensive cigars will pay a lower tax rate than people who smoke El Ropos. Contra Sigmund Freud,…

DL Open Thread Friday, May 21, 2021

By Alby May 21, 20212 Comments

This is a short news roundup today for a simple reason: Damn near every story on the internet tells me I should be very, very afraid of damn near everything.…

Song of the Day 5/20: Carole King, “Will You Love Me Tomorrow”

By Alby May 20, 20215 Comments

There's no question Carole King belongs in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame -- she's been there, along with her first husband and lyricist, Gerry Goffin, since 1990. By…

DL Open Thread Thursday, May 20, 2021

By Alby May 20, 202112 Comments

New York magazine's Jonathan Chait says most people, liberals included, are failing to appreciate how much legal jeopardy the Last Guy is in now that the New York AG's office…

Song of the Day 5/19: Gil Scott-Heron, “The Revolution Will Not Be Televised”

By Alby May 19, 20213 Comments

For some reason, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame couldn't simply place Gil Scott-Heron among the pantheon. He's in this year, but as an "early influencer." If they're talking…

Song of the Day 5/18: The Go-Go’s, “Our Lips Are Sealed”

By Alby May 18, 202111 Comments

I like the Go-Go's, really I do. Their peppy power pop fit nicely with the New Wave movement of the early '80s and MTV made sure you noticed how easy…

Song of the Day 5/16: Billy Preston, “Nothing From Nothing”

By Alby May 16, 20212 Comments

The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame is deeply flawed, but it does serve to shine an annual spotlight on some musicians who have faded into obscurity. Billy Preston will…