Song of the Day 7/21: Connie Francis, “Stupid Cupid”
Guest post by Nathan Arizona She watched this year as she became a TikTok sensation. She was a pop sensation for the first time 67 years ago when she released…
Song of the Day 7/20: Coldplay, “Fix You”
If only every scandal was resolved this quickly. The Kiss Cam Canoodler – as a human with access to the internet, you surely know who I mean – has resigned…
Song of the Day 7/19: BJ Leiderman, “Wait Wait … Don’t Tell Me!” theme
Guest post by Nathan Arizona Donald Trump has pointed his gun at the head of National Public Radio (and PBS) for months, and Congress has finally pulled the trigger for…
Song of the Day 7/18: Stevie Wonder, “I Wish”
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Trump tried to bury the Epstein List controversy, and it almost worked. He made a few phone calls and every right-wing news source dropped all discussion of it. (Yesterday, while…
Song of the Day 7/17: The Kinks, “Young Conservatives”
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Guest post by Nathan Arizona A surprisingly rich Wilmington CPA named Robert L. Siegfried Jr. has donated $71.5 million to the University of Delaware's business college so it can be…
Song of the Day 7/15: Mutual of Alameda’s Wild Kingdom, “Big Bottom”
Noted keyboardist and philosopher Viv Savage, best known for his stint with iconic rock band Spinal Tap and his credo, "Have a good time all the time," supposedly died in…
Song of the Day 7/14: Paul Henreid and the cast of “Casablanca,” “La Marseillaise”
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This originally ran on Bastille Day five years ago, during the COVID summer. I'm re-running it because I think we need it even more today. It's not just a great…
Song of the Day 7/13: Rebekah Del Rio, “Llorando”
Guest post by Nathan Arizona There are many things his fans like about David Lynch, but two songs in Spanish by singer Rebekah Del Rio are standout moments. We learned…
Song of the Day 7/12: The Blackbyrds, “Rock Creek Park”
Guest post by Nathan Arizona Donald Byrd was a highly regarded mainstream jazz musician, “one of the finest hard-bop trumpeters,” says the website AllMusic. He was also one of the…
Song of the Day 7/11: The Fania All-Stars, “Mi Gente”
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Guest post by Nathan Arizona There was time when Latinos in this country could celebrate a song of ethnic pride and not worry that ICE agents were eavesdropping in the…
Song of the Day 7/10: The Clique, “Superman”
There's a new Superman movie out, and MAGAts are reacting in character: They're pissed off. They're talking about boycotting the film because its director, James Gunn, pointed out that Kal-El…
Song of the Day 7/9: The New York Rock & Roll Ensemble, “Brandenburg”
H/t El Somnambulo The obituaries of composer Mark Snow that ran after he died last week all highlighted the most popular of his copious TV and movie music: The eerie,…
Song of the Day 7/8: Dave and Phil Alvin, “Southern Flood Blues”
As the death count rises from the Texas flood, Republicans are doing what they do best – not offering thoughts and prayers, blaming other people for their fuck-ups. Ultimately, they…