Song of the Day 5/26: Dobie Gray, “Drift Away”
"Drift Away" has been recorded by dozens of artists, but none of the covers matches what I always thought was the original by Dobie Gray. Turns out I was wrong…
Song of the Day 5/24: Scorpions, “Wind of Change”
One consequence of the Trump presidency has been a recalibration of reality, and what is possible within its supposed confines, a condition that is not contained to matters relating to…
Song of the Day 5/22: Spinal Tap, “Gimme Some Money”
Billionaires have taken to begging people to go back to work, using every tool at their disposal except higher wages and better benefits. The non-essential jobs, it turns out, are…
Song of the Day 5/21: Fred Willard and Catherine O’Hara, “Midnight at the Oasis”
The late, great Fred Willard couldn't sing, and you can prove it by the lack of video clips showing him doing it. His brief vocal turn in "Waiting for Guffman,"…
Song of the Day 5/20: Weird Al Yankovic, “Fat”
She spends a lot less time slinging insults than Trump does, but Nancy Pelosi absolutely owned the All-Too-Visible Enemy with a little concern trolling Monday, pointing out that he probably…
Song of the Day 5/18: Stevie Nicks, “Stand Back”
This is the theme song for my mandatory two-week quarantine. I play it for anyone who wants to visit, right after I explain to them that for some reason two-thirds…
Song of the Day 5/17: Linda Ronstadt and Chuck Berry, “Back in the USA”
There's quite a backstory to this live performance from 1987 in St. Louis, Chuck Berry's hometown, at the first of two concerts to celebrate his 60th birthday. "Back in the…
How the Counties Have Screwed the Schools By Failing to Reassess Property
Property taxes in Delaware are a mess. Everyone who pays any attention to this wonky subject knows that it's been more than 30 years since any of the state's counties…
Song of the Day 5/14: Thompson Twins, “Doctor! Doctor!”
Dr. Anthony Fauci has gotten on Trump's nerves for weeks now, and even a reporter for the Associated Press noticed that it's making the Man-Baby Menace furious. Has Fauci noticed?…
Song of the Day 5/13: Ice Cube, “Your Money or Your Life”
Pollsters asked people whether they were more worried about public health or the economy. Among Democrats, public health was more important by a 72-16 margin. Republicans, the economy won out,…
Song of the Day 5/12: Lukas Nelson and Promise of the Real, “Forget About Georgia”
Though a few states never shut down to deal with the coronavirus, Georgia was the first to ease its lockdown restrictions. Gov. Brian Kemp apparently thought he was doing it…
Song of the Day 5/11: Roy Zimmerman and the ReZisters, “Vote Him Away (The Liar Tweets Tonight)”
I can't even count how many internet wags have repurposed "The Lion Sleeps Tonight" to the Trump era by singing "The Liar Tweets Tonight." Roy Zimmerman released a different version…
Song of the Day 5/10: Little Richard, “Tutti Frutti”
Many critics consider this song, released in 1955, as the first rock 'n' roll record, and while Richard Penniman rarely got as much credit as Chuck Berry or Bill Haley,…