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Song Of The Day: April 12, 2018
Only luchador-masked surf rockers can save the world from…Space Mosquitoes.
BREAKING: Speaker Ryan Will Not Run For Reelection
According to Axios, he will make the announcement later this morning. It could have major political repercussions: One of Washington’s best-wired Republicans said: “This is a Titanic, tectonic shift. … This is going to make every Republican donor believe the House can’t be held.” The announcement will help Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) in […]
Song Of The Day: April 11, 2018
Don’t know if this is ‘second wave’ or ‘third wave’ surf rock, but I like it:
Song Of The Day: April 10, 2018
OK, ‘Boozer, you say you want surf rock? I’ll GIVE you some surf rock. Starting with this real early Beach Boys obscurity:
Song Of The Day: April 9, 2018
Unrequited love in a wax museum. Just an amazing lyric from Ian Fitzgerald, who mesmerized an Arden audience during his opening set on Saturday. They, um, melted for this song:
Song Of The Day: April 8, 2018
Thought I’d close out Randy Newman Week with an illustration as to how demagogues operate. BTW, didja know that Huey Long built his own full-scale replica of the White House down in Baton Rouge? Now you do:
Delaware Political Weekly: March 30-April 5, 2018
1. D POLITICAL MALPRACTICE OF THE YEAR. Had a conversation with a political friend of mine, and she convinced me that the biggest D fail of the year is the seeming willingness to let Blowhard Colin Bonini get a free ride to another term. The registration generally favors the D’s: 12,431 D; 10,560 R; 8797 […]
Song Of The Day: April 6, 2018
Randy Newman has a thing for people who are not, um, well-adjusted sexually. Some of the songs can even be funny, like ‘Maybe I’m Doing It Wrong’ or ‘You Can Leave Your Hat On’ (not that there’s anything wrong with what goes on in ‘Hat’). But he often draws portraits of people whose issues manifest […]
Song Of The Day: April 5, 2018
I love this song. Love the atmosphere of impending doom . Notice how Newman doesn’t spell everything out for the listener. He gives you room to fill in the blanks. Song got lost on one of his lesser-known albums. Here it gets unlost:
Song Of The Day: April 4, 2018
Don’t we all know at least one person like this?: Gonna send out to the drugstore Buy myself a goat Tie him up in my front yard For all my so-called friends to see Ain’t nobody gonna look in window and laugh at me I thought so:
Song Of The Day: April 3, 2018
Randy Newman on ‘Davy The Fat Boy’ from a Rolling Stone piece: It’s sung by a con man who is telling these parents that he is going to take care of their son, who is a freak – in the carnival sense of the word. There might be something to do with my own self […]
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