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Songs Of The Day 10/16: Sly & The Family Stone-‘Everyday People’ And ‘Hot Fun In The Summertime’
‘Everyday People’ was a hit in 1968, but was also the lead single for 1969’s Stand. For decades, I misheard the lyric and thought it said ‘soul warning, soul warning, scooby dooby dooby’. Prefer it to the actual ‘so on and so on…” : Sly released the ‘song of the summer’ in October 1969. Presumably […]
DL Open Thread: Tues., Oct. 15, 2019
Rudy The Human Hand Grenade. Man, this testimony from Fiona Hill is incendiary. According to Hill: The aide, Fiona Hill, testified that Mr. Bolton told her to notify the chief lawyer for the National Security Council about a rogue effort by Mr. Sondland, Mr. Giuliani and Mick Mulvaney, the acting White House chief of staff, […]
Song Of The Day 10/15: Eddie Holman-Hey There Lonely Girl
One of 1969’s top soul hits, featuring an otherworldly falsetto in a chill-inducing live performance:
DL Open Thread: Mon., Oct. 14, 2019
‘Mayor Rudy’ Was Always A Fraud. How his no-bid contract cost firefighters’ lives on 9-11. The Corruption Of The Trump Kids. In this episode, Trump sells out Tibet for Ivanka’s Chinese trademarks. Why the D’s aren’t hammering that scummy family while Trump hammers Hunter Biden is beyond me. Yes, a Quid Pro Quo. It legally […]
Songs Of The Day For Oct. 14: Two By George Harrison From Abbey Road
If George Harrison hadn’t been considered a first-rate songwriter before, these classics from 1969’s Abbey Road surely sealed his reputation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H3OhtUtqY7Q
DL Open Thread: Sun., Oct. 13, 2019
US Troops Withdraw From Syrian Town, Potentially Marooning Other US Troops. What a fucking disaster. Oh, and Kurds have long memories. White Texas Officer Shoots Black Woman Inside Her Home. Dog Bites Man. Rethug Fortunes Dim In Iowa. If Trump survives the impeachment battle, he’s still going down–and taking loads of R’s with him. India […]
Song Of The Day For Oct. 13, 2019: Shocking Blue: Venus
A pop hit from 1969 by this Dutch band. Love the hair on the lead singer as it’s vintage Shangri-Las and/or Ronettes. Mariska Veres was her name. She’s got it:
DL Open Thread: Sat., Oct. 12, 2019
McAleenan Out At Homeland Security. He was extreme, but not extreme enough for Trump. Corrupt Ukrainian Prosecutor Partnered With Rudy & His Goons To Oust Yovanovich. What a rogue’s gallery. A literal rogue’s gallery. Shepard Smith Leaves Fox. Hmmm, just two days after Bill Barr meets with Rupert Murdoch. Which reminds me, why the fuck […]
Song Of The Day For Oct. 12: Led Zeppelin-‘Living Loving Maid (She’s Just A Woman)’
Zep’s first two albums came out in 1969. This one is from Zep II:
DL Open Thread: Fri., Oct. 11, 2019
Rudy And His Posse. So much corruption, and it threatens to take down the entire GOP. Here’s how they got together. BTW, the head of the America First PAC mentioned herein? That’d be Linda McMahon, previously the head of the Small Business Association and, of course, wife of WWE mogul Vince McMahon. Deutsche Bank ‘Loses’ […]
Song Of The Day For Oct., 11, 2019: Crosby, Stills & Nash-Suite Judy Blue Eyes
From people who were there, this is a lot better on record than it was at Woodstock. Sure sounds good on record, though…:
DL Open Thread: Thurs., Oct. 10, 2019
Trump Pushed SOS Tillerson To Help Giuliani Client Facing Federal Charges. So much corruption. Tip of the iceberg. I now agree with Al. Big Orange has hit the iceberg. He’s going down. ‘They Didn’t Help Us In The Second World War’. Not only has Trump thrown the Kurds under the bus, he is now clearly […]
Song Of The Day For October 10: The Impressions-This Is My Country
There are lots of reasons why Curtis Mayfield is on my Musical Mount Rushmore. Among them is Mayfield’s importance to the civil rights movement. It’s amazing that this song, 50 years later, is every bit as relevant as it was then. Not to mention, it’s just so damned catchy:
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