Song of the Day 6/30: Three Dog Night, “Black and White”
The day of jubilee is upon us! The Supreme Court, convinced of its power to dictate the terms of reality, has proclaimed that the nation is colorblind, so affirmative action…
Song of the Day 6/29: David Bromberg, “Sharon”
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I just read in the News Journal about the final concert by Wilmington's adoptive son, David Bromberg. He said the show he played at New York's Beacon Theater June 10…
Song of the Day 6/28: Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass, “The Mexican Shuffle”
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I'm so old I remember when Mexicans weren't reviled – in fact, they were considered fun and exotic. Case in point: Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass. Though best-known now…
Song of the Day 6/27: Lynyrd Skynyrd, “Gimme Back My Bullets”
This one is for Cabela's, though it doesn't sound as if they're all that concerned about all that missing inventory, does it? The title track to Lyrnyrd Skyrnyrd's 1976 LP,…
Song of the Day 6/26: Elton John, “Rocket Man” live at Glastonbury 2023
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Sir Elton John closed this year's Glastonbury music festival with what he billed as his final UK concert. He went out with a bang. "Rocket Man" was his final song,…
Song of the Day 6/25: Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose, “Too Late to Turn Back Now”
So let me get this straight: The revolt of the Wagner mercenaries got halfway to Moscow and then turned back. I'm no warlord, but I don't think that's the way…
Song of the Day 6/24: The O’Jays, “Backstabbers”
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The head of Russia's Wagner mercenary forces is marching 25,000 soldiers on Moscow, and Vladimir Putin has responded in classic fascist fashion, describing it not just as treason but that…
Song of the Day 6/23: Randy Rainbow, “Donald in the John With Boxes”
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Randy Rainbow just dropped his latest, a ditty about Trump's reading habits and storage facilities set to the tune of "Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_zDXVw0aatQ I suppose any…
Song of the Day 6/22: Stray Cats, “Cat Fight (Over a Dog Like Me)”
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Republicans always seem to stick together, if only because they're the minority party in the U.S. so they're doomed if they don't. Give them a scrap of power, though, and…
Song of the Day 6/21: Fountains of Wayne, “Sink to the Bottom”
I've detected a distinct lack of sympathy for the well-heeled victims of the OceanGate disaster (pro tip: never use the word "gate" in your name), so what the fuck, I…
Song of the Day 6/20: A.L. Phipps and the Phipps Family, “The Great Titanic”
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Five people have been lost descending to the wreck of the Titanic in a small submersible craft. A frantic search for them is underway, but unless the story gets a…
Song of the Day 6/19: The Rascals, “People Got to Be Free”
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How does an old white guy celebrate Juneteenth? I'm going with blue-eyed soul from some of its early practitioners, the Rascals. The sentiment sounds hokey today -- they don't play…
Song of the Day 6/17: Mungo Jerry, “In the Summertime”
Some people insist summer starts with the equinox on June 21. Bollocks. June, July and August constitute "the summer," and the people prove it every year by swarming the country's…