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Song Of The Day: Aug. 31, 2018
Roots wunderkind Sarah Jarosz more than does justice to this under-the-radar classic from Dylan’s 1989 ‘Oh Mercy’ album:
DL Endorses Jordyn Pusey And Dave Carter For New Castle County Council
Two superior community activists are running for NCC Council. They are both committed to the public interest, and they are uniquely qualified to serve. Jordyn Pusey is running in NCC District 1 against Ken Woods who, other than following in the footsteps of his father, displays little interest in making any kind of difference. A […]
Song Of The Day: Aug. 30, 2018
Her voice may not soar like it once did, but nobody imbues songs with more empathy than Bettye Lavette. This Dylan valentine to former girlfriend Suze Rotolo is, IMHO, one of his greatest love songs:
DL Endorses Tizzy Lockman, Nnamdi Chukwuocha And Sean Lynn For General Assembly
Delaware Liberal endorses two newcomers and one fearless progressive incumbent in their respective primaries. Rep. Sean Lynn is a progressive treasure in Dover. Name the issue and he fights on behalf of those who the Delaware Way insiders routinely ignore. He remains impervious to the pervasive good ol’ boys’ culture that permeates Leg Hall. He […]
Song Of The Day: Aug. 29, 2018
One of the great underappreciated soul giants turns Dylan’s ‘Girl From The North Country’ into quite something else:
Still On The Fence About Kerri Harris & Chris Johnson?
Maybe this will seal the deal. When Carper was elected to the Senate in 2000, the Washington Post profiled all the new senators, including Carper. Carper was coming off of his two terms as governor, and he was proud of this record: During his time in the House, Carper, a Navy veteran who has an […]
Song Of The Day: Aug. 28, 2018
Jason nailed it. While I know it’s tough to be ‘under the radar’ with over 140 million views, I’d never heard it. Just a wonderful version of this Dylan tune, originally from his ‘Time Out Of Mind’ album:
Song Of The Day: Aug. 27, 2018
I’m digging deep for Dylan covers that you haven’t heard a million times before–and that are good, or at least intriguing. I’ve got some fascinating ones, but I’m open to all your suggestions. Who could possibly bring something new to ‘Like A Rolling Stone’? How about that underappreciated band Spirit, featuring Randy California and Ed […]
Kerri Evelyn Harris For United States Senate
Tom Carper has long since abandoned even the pretense that he legislates on behalf of the average Delawarean. Time after time, issue after issue, when faced with a choice between Delaware voters and the Special Interests who have bankrolled his career, he has consistently voted for filling his corporate coffers at the expense of the […]
Song Of The Day: Aug. 26, 2018
We close out ‘Thoroughfares Week” with Side 1, Cut 1 of my fave Springsteen album (it’d be your fave Springsteen album too if you heard it blasting out of your car radio back in 1973/74 like I did):
Song Of The Day: Aug. 24, 2018
‘Don’t go to Gibsom ‘cross the river’. From the insanely-talented Laura Nyro:
Song Of The Day: Aug. 23, 2018
Song (and the video) gives me chills. As does the story behind it. ‘Dreaming of Mercy Street’: Inspired by this poem by Anne Sexton, who committed suicide, on her 5th attempt, at the age of 46 in 1974: http://blogs.kcrw.com/music/2012/11/anne-sextons-original-poem-45-mercy-street-the-genesis-of-peter-gabriels-mercy-street/
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