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Song of the Day 7/21: Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga, “I’ve Got You Under My Skin”

By Alby July 21, 202311 Comments

He was born Anthony Benedetto, but Bob Hope told him that was too long to fit on a marquee and renamed him Tony Bennett. In his 96 years he was…

Song of the Day 7/20: Chuck Berry, “My Ding-a-Ling”

By Alby July 20, 20232 Comments

Marjorie Taylor Greene, demonstrating the keen judgment she's known for, used the occasion of a congressional hearing to show nude pictures of Hunter Biden to the public. The collective reaction…

Song of the Day 7/19: People Under the Stairs, “The Effects of Climate Change on Densely Populated Areas”

By Alby July 19, 20231 Comment

Phoenix just had its 19th consecutive day of temperatures reaching 110° F – the high for the day was 118° – and there's no sign of when it will abate.…

Song of the Day 7/18: Judas Priest, “Breaking the Law”

By Alby July 18, 20232 Comments

Against all odds, it seems Donald Trump is going to be indicted for his role in the Jan. 6 insurrection. I'm not sure whether he'll be charged with being the…

Song of the Day 7/17: Mr. Big, “To Be With You”

By Alby July 17, 20231 Comment

Most of the world considers Mr. Big a one-hit wonder. The Los Angeles-based glam-metal band, active through the '90s, topped the Billboard Hot 100 for three weeks in 1991 with…

Song of the Day 7/15: The Strawbs, “Part of the Union”

By Alby July 15, 20231 Comment

Nearly all of Hollywood -- oh, OK, just the actors and writers -- is on strike, an ominous situation. Remember when the writers walked out in 1988? That brought on…

Song of the Day 7/14: Tracy Chapman, “Fast Car”

By Alby July 14, 20236 Comments

This song is proof (if we needed any after Lil Nas X and "Old Town Road") that the term "country music" has lost all meaning except as a barrier to…

Song of the Day 7/13: The Pearlfishers, “We’re Gonna Save the Summer”

By Alby July 13, 20231 Comment

Guest post by Nathan Arizona How can we appreciate the sunshine and relaxing breezes of summer with all this constant MAGA stuff distracting us? Well, in this space we do…

DL Open Thread Thursday, July 13, 2023

By Alby July 13, 20239 Comments

Sorry for the late post, everybody else is off and my plane was late. The DOJ is appealing the sentences handed down to Oath Keepers because their sentences, including 18…

Song of the Day 7/12: Badfinger, “Come and Get It”

By Alby July 12, 20232 Comments

You'd think a pillow maker would have engineered a softer landing. Mike Lindell, the Trump-loving MAGAteer who got rich selling shoddy, overpriced sleep products, is feeling the pinch, so he's…

Song of the Day 7/11: Elvis Costello, “I’m Not Angry”

By Alby July 11, 20233 Comments

The national media have stumbled upon a story that anybody in Delaware could have told them decades ago -- Joe Biden has a temper. Axios reported, rather breathlessly, that aides…

Song of the Day 7/10: The Pink Spiders, “Freakin’ Freakin’ Out”

By Alby July 10, 20231 Comment

Heard this one last night on Little Steven's Underground Garage. It's rare to hear a good new power pop song this late in the rock 'n' roll game -- despite…

Song of the Day 7/8: Glen Campbell, “Turn Around, Look at Me”

By Alby July 8, 2023

The same Supreme Court justices who whinged a mighty whinge about protesters outside their homes hypocritically overruled the conviction of an egregious stalker a couple of weeks ago. I should…