Song of the Day 11/14: Warren Zevon, “Desperadoes Under the Eaves”
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame finally got around to honoring Warren Zevon, letting him in through the side door labeled Musical Influence, and then honoring him some more…
Song of the Day 11/13: Bing Crosby, “Pennies From Heaven”
The United States has minted its last penny. Sure, there's no real need for them – they're expensive to produce, and most are given out as change and never used…
Song of the Day 11/12: Gary Puckett and the Union Gap, “Young Girl”
The government shutdown was a godsend for Trump, because it kept the media's attention off those pesky Epstein Files. Pressure's been building, though, because at this point a lot of…
Song of the Day 11/11: The Blue Jean Committee, “Catalina Breeze”
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Guest post by Nathan Arizona Yacht rock has been sailing along for half a century and will apparently keep going till the end of time. But one of the best…
Song of the Day 11/10: R.E.M., “Daysleeper”
After a long night of rage-tweeting, how's a busy president supposed to get enough shut-eye? Simple – catch a few z's during one of those boring news conferencesthey're always scheduling…
Song of the Day 11/8: Workhouse Boys chorus, “Food, Glorious Food”
It takes a Dickensian villain to ask a court to cut off food aid before Thanksgiving, and Trump was up to the task. Maybe young Donald saw "Oliver!" at an…
Song of the Day 11/7: Alice Cooper, “Billion Dollar Babies”
Elon Musk and his stockholders sure showed Delaware Chancery Court. You think $56 billion in CEO compensation is excessive? How about ... one TRILLION dollars? That's how much Tesla will…
Song of the Day 11/6: Michael Sembello, “Maniac”
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The race for title of Craziest GOP Congresswoman is always hotly contested. Marjorie Taylor Greene, Lauren Bobert, and Anna Paulina Luna all have their moments, but nobody is as crazy…
Song of the Day 11/15: They Might Be Giants, “The Communists Have the Music”
A Democratic socialist – and a Muslim, no less! – is now the mayor-elect of New York City. Though Zohran Mamdani is a Democrat, he had to overcome the opposition…
Song of the Day 11/4: Tom Lehrer, “So Long Mom (A Song for World War III)”
Is it mere coincidence that Kathryn Bigelow's nuclear thriller “House Full of Dynamite” on Netflix came out about the same time Donald Trump proclaimed nuclear testing is back? The movie's…
Song of the Day 11/3: Connie Francis, “Who’s Sorry Now”
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The Wall Street Journal's editorial board is worried about the forces unleashed by Trump's unbridled fascism. They've been whinging about tariffs for quite a while now, but they're really riled…
Song of the Day 11/2: The Police, “Walking on the Moon”
Kim Kardashian might become a lawyer soon, but that doesn't mean she's anything but stupid, and I'm not just referring to her decision to have multiple children with a mentally…
Song of the Day 10/31: Oingo Boingo, “Dead Man’s Party”
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Before Danny Elfman embarked on his prolific career scoring films, he led a band called Oingo Boingo. His older brother had started a street theater troupe in Los Angeles in…