Song of the Day 4/5: MGMT, “Kids”
Are the misogynistic people behind the forced-birth movement really so oblivious to popular opinion that they think they can put the birth-control toothpaste back in the tube? Do they really…
Song of the Day 4/4: Eurythmics, “Here Comes the Rain Again”
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H/t KentCoCat, who alerted me with how many days of heavy rainfall Delaware has gotten since the weather was supposed to turn cold – according to this article, triple the…
Song of the Day 4/3: Wilco, “War on War”
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If we can have Peacekeeper missiles, why can't we have a war on war? One would come in handy about now. From Wilco's album "Yankee Hotel Foxtrot," posted online by…
DL Open Thread Wednesday, April 3, 2024
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Just when you thought that Israel couldn't sink any lower, they drone-bombed a World Central Kitchen vehicle, killing seven people working to bring food to famine-stricken Gaza – despite having…
Song of the Day 4/2: Al Wilson, “Show and Tell”
Guest post by Nathan Arizona Everybody knew Johnny Mathis could sing. His satiny voice sold a lot of records. But he didn’t exactly swing and his voice didn’t have that…
Song of the Day 4/1: Aretha Franklin, “Chain of Fools”
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Written by Don Covay, a singer and songwriter who got his start working for Little Richard – as both his chauffeur and his opening act – when Atlantic Records head…
Song of the Day 3/31: Ralph McTell, “The Streets of London”
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No song about London has been recorded more often than "The Streets of London" – there reportedly have been more than 200 covers over the years. Ralph McTell wrote it…
Song of the Day 3/30: The Clash, “London Calling”
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In our apocalyptic age it's hard to remember that the media has always peddled stories of impending doom. When Joe Strummer wrote this song in 1979, he recalled later, "I…
Song of the Day 3/29: Paul Melançon, “Jeff Lynne”
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Sometimes a song intended as homage nails it so well it's hard to tell it from the original. That's the case with "Jeff Lynne," indie pop-rocker Paul Melançon's tribute to…
Song of the Day 3/28: World Party, “Sweet Soul Dream”
Karl Wallinger, the multi-instrumentalist best known as the leader, and frequently the only member, of World Party, died at his home in England two weeks ago of a stroke. He…
Song of the Day 3/27: John Cougar Mellencamp, “Crumblin’ Down”
Richard Serra, whose massive steel sculptures – the less artistically inclined among us would describe them as walls – were the source of controversy and a federal lawsuit, has died…
DL Open Thread Wednesday, March 27, 2024
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Six members of a construction crew are missing and presumed dead in the Baltimore bridge collapse, but it could have been a lot worse. Alex Jones and his ilk spun…
Song of the Day 3/26: Counting Crows, “Raining in Baltimore”
From Counting Crows' debut album, "August and Everything After," released in 1993. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Bxohwsx14Q