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Song of the Day 2/8: Guy Clark, “Desperados Waiting for a Train”
Guest post by Nathan Arizona Texas politics are looking better after a Democrat trounced the MAGA candidate last week in a special election, boosting the party’s chances to gain the House majority in Congressional elections later this year. But Texas being Texas, we can’t always count on the politics there. What we can count on […]
Song of the Day 2/6: Nazareth, “Too Bad Too Sad”
“Everything Trump touches dies” is becoming nearly as immutable as the law of gravity. Bitcoin, the favorite pretend currency of money launderers and drug traffickers, experienced a sudden crash the past few days. Now, just like the now-discontinued penny, a bitcoin now costs more to produce than it’s worth. According to data from analytics firm […]
Song of the Day 2/5: Supertramp, “Crime of the Century”
Only half of the Epstein files have been released and already the sleaze quotient is off the charts – and this is with them redacting as much as possible to protect the guilty. Is it too early to proclaim it the Crime of the (Last) Century? Supertramp made this the title track of their third […]
Song of the Day 3/4: The Orlons, “South Street”
Guest post by Nathan Arizona Where did all the hippies meet? The Orlons told us well before the 1967 summer of love in San Fransisco. They met in Philadelphia on “South Street, South Street . . . Where the dancin’ is elite.” (Some people think they say “hippest” instead of “hippies,” but you only have […]
Song of the Day 2/3: Flamin’ Groovies, “Jailbait”
It seems the Q nonsense was right in just one regard – lots of rich and influential people interacted with pedophile-peddler Jeffrey Epstein to one degree or another. The list includes those we most suspected, as well as some surprises. IMHO a separate scandal here is that given all this material, the FBI seems to […]
Song of the Day 2/1: Catherine O’Hara and Eugene Levy (as Mitch & Mickey), “A Kiss at the End of the Rainbow”
Catherine O’Hara, who died unexpectedly Friday, was rightly praised for her comedic chops, but she could also sing a little. Her sister, Mary Margaret O’Hara, is a well-known vocalist in their native Canada, so it runs in the family. Catherine and Eugene Levy played opposite each other for more than 50 years, starting on SCTV […]
Song of the Day 1/30: Billy Bragg, “City of Heroes”
Bruce Springsteen isn’t the only musician who has channeled his anger at the paramilitary occupation of Minneapolis into song. British singer-songwriter Billy Bragg has always been politically outspoken. Like Springsteen, he was spurred by the murders of Alex Pretti and Renee Good to write about it. It hasn’t gotten as much publicity as Springsteen’s effort, […]
Song of the Day 1/29: Bruce Springsteen, “Streets of Minneapolis”
In the 1960s, starting with the civil rights movement and continuing throughout the war in Vietnam, popular music played a major role in opposing authority. Folk musicians were in the vanguard on civil rights. By the mid-’60s nuclear proliferation prompted hundreds of anti-war songs, and rockers soon took up the cause. But protest music mostly […]
Song of the Day 1/28: The Rivieras, “California Sun”
Guest post by Nathan Arizona In these times of snow and ice, thoughts naturally turn to the warm California sun. We’re not there, but there’s a song for that, “California Sun” by the Rivieras. The relentless, hooky, surf-rock influenced song has been sparking a California mood since 1964. But the Rivieras weren’t in California either. […]
Song of the Day 1/27: Bruce Springsteen, “American Skin (41 Shots)”
The agencies and uniforms, even the race of the victims, have varied over the years, but Alex Pretti’s shocking murder is not surprising. These extrajudicial executions have been going on for decades in the United States. You can tell from the history of this song. Few might remember it now, but on Feb. 4, 1999, […]
Song of the Day 1/26: Marilyn Manson, “Killing Strangers”
A theme song for the ICE/CBP goons murdering U.S. citizens in Minneapolis. Marilyn Manson wrote this song, from his band’s 2015 album “The Pale Emperor,” about the PTSD his father suffered after serving in Vietnam. Manson’s real name is Brian Warner; he adopted his stage name to reflect America’s twin fascinations with beautiful women and […]
Song of the Day 1/25: Loreena McKennitt, “Snow”
I realize the snow is going to be followed by freezing rain, but there aren’t any songs about freezing rain. There are many about snow, but they get lumped in with holiday music. “Let It Snow,” “Winter Wonderland,” even “Jingle Bells” have nothing to do with Christmas, but once the decorations are down and the […]
Song of the Day 1/24: The Doors, “Riders on the Storm”
Anyone worth his salt stocked up on it early, because from what I hear there’s not much to be found. We laugh at Southerners who freak out about 2 inches of snow, but it’s been years since northern Delaware got much more than that (higher accumulations have been more common in Kent and Sussex than […]
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