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Song of the Day 10/6: Pink Floyd, “See Emily Play”

By Alby October 6, 20244 Comments

Most rock fans are aware that Roger Waters of Pink Floyd has gone down the rabbit hole of right-wing politics. It appears it has cost him some major coin. Pink…

Song of the Day 10/4: The Alan Parsons Project, “I Wouldn’t Want to Be Like You”

By Alby October 4, 2024

The more I hear from JD Vance, the more I think of this 1977 song. Though it was just a modest hit, No. 36 on the Hot 100, it helped…

Song of the Day 10/3: Tears for Fears, “Sowing the Seeds of Love”

By Alby October 3, 20241 Comment

I've heard this No. 2 hit from 1989 in random places a couple of times lately, and though "Sowing the Seeds of Love" wears its psychedelic-era Beatles influences like a…

Song of the Day 10/1: Rod McKuen, “Jean”

By Alby October 2, 20245 Comments

For all the tributes to Dame Maggie Smith since her death last week, I haven't seen a single one mention the No. 2 hit that its composer said was written…

DL Open Thread Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2024

By Alby October 2, 20245 Comments

Now that Israel has decapitated Iran's proxy, Hezbollah, Iran itself has decided to get into the act, firing off almost 200 missiles at Israel. You don't have to be Nostradamus…

DL Open Thread Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024

By Alby October 1, 202423 Comments

Israel has let slip its dogs of war with a military invasion of Lebanon. If the idea is to wipe out Hezbollah, well, it didn't work last time, it almost…

Song of the Day 9/30: Kris Kristofferson, “The Law Is for Protection of the People”

By Alby September 30, 2024

If Kris Kristofferson, who died Saturday at 88, had been invented by a novelist, the author would be accused of engaging in magical realism. C'mon, a Rhodes Scholar helicopter pilot…

DL Open Thread Monday, Sept. 30, 2024

By Alby September 30, 20243 Comments

Reading the news has convinced me that there are way, way too many people writing about the election, which most people don't want to read about because Republicans make them…

DL Open Thread Sunday, Sept. 28, 2024

By Alby September 29, 20242 Comments

Politicians will lie about anything, but a Republican running for Congress in Virginia's 7th District has taken it to a new level. Derrick Anderson, an ex-Green Beret, is single, but…

Song of the Day 9/28: Stevie Nicks, “The Lighthouse”

By Alby September 28, 20241 Comment

Stevie Nicks has never been a topical songwriter. Almost all her songs are personal and emotional, which makes the single she released Friday, her first new song in years, all…

DL Open Thread Saturday, Sept. 28, 2024

By Alby September 28, 202417 Comments

When Joe Biden dropped out of the presidential race, many pundits pointed out that what seemed like a truncated campaign, a three-month "sprint" to Election Day, was the full length…

Song of the Day 9/27: The Cure, “Friday I’m in Love”

By Alby September 27, 20241 Comment

The Cure, the venerable British band led by Robert Smith, released its first new song in 16 years this week ahead of the November release of a new album. "Alone"…

DL Open Thread Friday, Sept. 27, 2024

By Alby September 27, 202410 Comments

We'll have another damp day, but nothing like the inundation in the Southeast, where Helene dumped an amount of rain seen once every thousand years. Given the lack of progress…