Song of the Day 11/24: Patty Griffin, “Heavenly Day”
This Patty Griffin song appeared on her standout 2007 LP "Children Running Through," honored as the year's top Americana album. Griffin, who burst on the scene with 1996's "Living With…
Song of the Day 11/23: Randy Rainbow, “He’s Just a Gurl Who’ll Quid Pro Quo”
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Randy Rainbow has been watching the impeachment hearings, and he's come to the same conclusion the rest of us have, only more fabulously. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3mWTDI4aQZY
Song of the Day 11/22: The Byrds, “He Was a Friend of Mine”
The assassination of John F. Kennedy was arguably the defining moment of the Boomer generation, and musicians responded with songs. Roger McGuinn -- still Jim at the time -- rewrote…
Song of the Day 11/21: Gordon Lightfoot, “The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald”
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When the ore freighter Edmund Fitzgerald sank in Lake Superior on Nov. 10, 1975, it was among the worst maritime disasters in the history of the Great Lakes, but it's…
Someone’s Gonna Hafta Explain This to Me, I’m Not Sure What It Means
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The other day Michelle Malkin, a longtime player in RWNJ circles perhaps best known for founding Twitchy, was dropped from the roster of Young America's Foundation (YAF), an organization that…
Song of the Day 11/20: Dawn Landes and Bonnie “Prince” Billy, “Dark Eyes”
One of Bob Dylan's many quirks is that he periodically fails to appreciate some of his best material. He left "Farewell, Angelina" off "Bringin' It All Back Home." "Blind Willie…
Gaslighting Now Standard Procedure in Politics and Media
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The Hill, once a respected Beltway publication that has devolved into an attention-seeking rag that employs conspiracy theorists as "journalists," asked a bunch of Republican senators -- none of the…
Song of the Day 11/19: Argent, “Liar”
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The theme song of the GOP's defense of Trump. Most people know the Three Dog Night cover of the song, but this was the original version, written by Argent guitarist…
Joe Van Winkle: “No Legal Weed”
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Doddering loudmouth Joe Biden threw off his Blue Hens lap blanket and escaped his rocking chair to hold a town hall in Las Vegas on Saturday, and the only headline…
Song of the Day 11/18: Steely Dan, “Pretzel Logic”
This choice was inspired by the GOP's use of twisted logic to defend Trump, but as I listened again I noticed that Trump has been, in his inimitable way, touring…
Song of the Day 11/17: Jethro Tull, “Hymn 43”
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Jethro Tull might hold the unwelcome distinction of being the best band not in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (a contested title, to be sure). I thought they'd…
Song of the Day 11/16: The Black Crowes, “She Talks to Angels”
It's almost 30 years since the Black Crowes burst onto the scene with their "Shake Your Money Maker" LP. This ballad was the fourth single released from an album that…
Song of the Day 11/15: Fang Fang, “I’ve Got a Good Feeling”
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With apologies to El Somnambulo for the new music, but I heard this song on WXPN the other day and now it's stuck in my head. Fang Fang is a…