Song of the Day 1/6: Old Crow Medicine Show, “Marching Through Georgia”
H/t Ben, for suggesting this as the song to listen to today. I'd like to hear it sung by a chorus led by Stacey Abrams, but I'm happy to settle…
The 3 Kinds of Republicans
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The modern iteration of the Republican Party has three sorts of office-holders: Ideologues, grifters/plutocrats and performance artists. Some are a blend the three strains, but one or another tendency usually…
Song of the Day 1/5: Ray Charles, “Georgia on My Mind”
Hey, Georgia is on everyone's mind today. Personally, I expect Democrats to be just as disappointed with the results as they were with the rest of 2020's senate elections, but…
For Republicans, Trumpism vs. Democracy Is a No-Brainer
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I keep seeing headlines that say Republicans have to choose between Trumpism or democracy. How silly. Republicans don't believe in democracy. If they did, they would tailor their positions to…
Song of the Day 1/4: Gerry and the Pacemakers, “Don’t Let the Sun Catch You Crying”
Gerry Marsden, lead singer and main songwriter for Merseybeat pioneers Gerry and the Pacemakers, died yesterday of a heart infection at age 78. Before Beatlemania became a worldwide phenomenon, Marsden…
Song of the Day 1/2: Brittany Howard, “You’ll Never Walk Alone”
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So I'm minding my own business the other night, reading online while my wife watched TV, when the speakers swelled with someone singing what sounded like a gospel song. I…
Song of the Day 1/1: Ferko String Band, “Oh, Dem Golden Slippers”
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With luck, the cancellation of the Mummers Parade this year should forestall yet another blackface incident, but let's face it -- mummery's roots are intertwined with minstrelsy's, and not everybody…
Top Songs of the Day for 2020
I'm not a big fan of year-end lists, but everybody else seems to like them. Yossarian was right: If everybody else feels that way, then I'd certainly be a damned…
Song of the Day 12/31: Dougie MacLean, “Old Lang Syne”
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I imagine lots of people will ignore the risks to hold New Year's Eve parties, though I doubt they'll be as big or raucous as usual. But no matter how…
Song of the Day 12/30: Tony Rice, “Church Street Blues”
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The deadly year of 2020 claimed yet another notable musician on Christmas Day when influential bluegrass guitarist Tony Rice died, age 69, at his North Carolina home -- according to…
Song of the Day 12/29: The Bee Gees, “Fanny (Be Tender With My Love)”
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However you felt about them at the time, the new documentary "The Bee Gees: How Can You Mend a Broken Heart" on HBO takes viewers on a roller-coaster ride tracking…
Song of the Day 12/28: Petula Clark, “Downtown”
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Given that there's no sign yet that Nashville suicide bomber Anthony Quinn Warner left a suicide note, let alone a manifesto, people grasping for his motive have seized on the…
Song of the Day 12/27: Incubus, “Pardon Me”
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This one's for all the criminals, creeps and Republicans -- but I repeat myself -- who want a last-minute pardon from Donnie Two Scoops. This is the song that exposed…