Arts and Entertainment – Delaware Liberal

Song of the Day 7/6: Village People, “Y.M.C.A.”

By Alby July 6, 2026No Comments

Victor Willis, the lead singer of Village People, died last week at age 74, more evidence that everything Trump touches dies. "YMCA" is, as most people have seen even if…

Song of the Day 7/4: Starland Vocal Band, “Afternoon Delight”

By Alby July 4, 20268 Comments

Just about a quarter of the American population is 60 and older – old enough to remember the Bicentennial. Those people naturally are comparing the mood of the country at…

Song of the Day 7/3: The Hillside Singers, “Move Closer to Your World”

By Alby July 3, 2026No Comments

America is turning 250, and it's as spry and sprightly as you'd expect anybody turning 250 to be. I think the semiquincentarian will need help blowing out all those candles.…

Song of the Day 7/1: Randy Rainbow, “He’s De-Mented”

By Alby July 1, 2026No Comments

The Trump administration is plumbing new depths in reality denial, claiming 150,000 people have visited the sad, shabby Great American State Fair when everybody can see the acres of unoccupied…

‘Bulo’s Fave Tunes: June 2026

By El Somnambulo July 1, 20263 Comments

An absurdly-good month, with all the diversity you can handle: Yes, early '7o's folk nostalgia. Don't try to fight it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x3A4DruzO_c A Piedmont blues/sweet country mash-up: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=viTXBAKmm6w&list=RDviTXBAKmm6w&start_radio=1 Remember the name--I…

Song of the Day 6/30: Alan Jackson, “Drive”

By Alby June 30, 20261 Comment

I knew Alan Jackson was a big name in country music – since his debut in 1987 he released 35 singles that topped the country chart – but I found…

Song of the Day 6/29: The Fiestas, “So Fine”

By Alby June 29, 2026No Comments

Guest post by Nathan Arizona Three fine songs hit the charts about the same time just before the Beatles era. Listeners could hardly be blamed if they got them a…

Song of the Day 6/28: Don Ho, “Tiny Bubbles”

By Alby June 28, 2026No Comments

Not that it matters – the banal triviality is part of the story's appeal – but the New York Times thinks it's gotten to the bottom of what caused the…

Song of the Day 6/26: Horace Silver, “The Cape Verdean Blues”

By Alby June 26, 2026No Comments

H/t El Somnambulo Cape Verde is a small chain of islands about 400 miles off the westernmost point of Africa. It's home to about 590,000 people, though it has a…

Song of the Day 6/25: Crowded House, “I Walk Away”

By Alby June 25, 2026No Comments

Are Republicans starting to figure out that Trump's popularity has cratered? A good sign: The shouting match between Trump and lame-duck Sen. Bill Cassidy over the botched attack on Iran.…

Song of the Day 6/24: Dire Straits, “Twisting By the Pool”

By Alby June 24, 20262 Comments

There's a reason the news cycle can't get enough of the Reflecting Pool story – it's making Donald Trump look even more ridiculous than usual, and for once innocent people…

Song of the Day 6/23: Mary McCaslin, “Young Westley”

By Alby June 23, 20261 Comment

Guest post by Nathan Arizona When folk singer and songwriter Mary McCaslin was 6 she and her family moved across the country from Indiana to California. She remembered being excited…

Song of the Day 6/22: John Denver, “Take Me Home, Country Roads”

By Alby June 22, 20262 Comments

If you watched the aftermath of the World Cup match between the US and Australia last week you heard the jubilant crowd break into song, as soccer crowds often do.…