Song of the Day 1/26: Marilyn Manson, “Killing Strangers”
A theme song for the ICE/CBP goons murdering U.S. citizens in Minneapolis. Marilyn Manson wrote this song, from his band's 2015 album "The Pale Emperor," about the PTSD his father…
Song of the Day 1/25: Loreena McKennitt, “Snow”
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I realize the snow is going to be followed by freezing rain, but there aren't any songs about freezing rain. There are many about snow, but they get lumped in…
Song of the Day 1/24: The Doors, “Riders on the Storm”
Anyone worth his salt stocked up on it early, because from what I hear there's not much to be found. We laugh at Southerners who freak out about 2 inches…
Song of the Day 1/22: The 1910 Fruitgum Company, “1, 2, 3 Red Light”
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TACO Trump outdid himself in Davos, making his usual ugly noises about taking over Greenland and threatening Europe with punitive tariffs for not agreeing to it – and then backpedaling…
Song of the Day 1/21: Ricky Nelson, “Hello Mary Lou”
Guest post by Nathan Arizona Ricky Nelson was a celebrity before he became a teen idol recording star. And when he became a teen idol recording star he didn’t follow…
Song of the Day 1/20: Thee Sinseers, “What’s His Name”
His name is Jonathan Ross. At the risk of triggering commenter Anon, I'ma go ahead and call him a murderer, even though, as a legal term, "murder" only applies to…
Song of the Day 1/19: The Greenland Defense Front, “The Hungry Giant”
H/t to Mike Dinsmore, who posted this in the open thread the other day. I'm not sure how many readers clicked that link, but the AI-generated video has been spreading…
Song of the Day 1/18: X-Ray Spex, “Art-I-Ficial”
Once upon a time, the goal of cosmetic surgery was to make a person look younger naturally. No more. You probably noticed what they call Mar-a-Lago Face, the exaggerated look…
Song of the Day 1/16: The Police, “Can’t Stand Losing You”
Andy Summers and Stewart Copeland, the two members of the Police who aren't Sting, have taken the band's songwriter and vocalist to court over royalties for their best-known song, "Every…
Song of the Day 1/15: Dolly Parton, “Here You Come Again”
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Fans have been worried about Dolly Parton's health since October, when her sister put out a public appeal for prayers, a couple of weeks after the country music diva missed…
Song of the Day 1/14: Jake Xerxes Fussell, “The Bells of Rhymney”
Guest post by Nathan Arizona The best-known version of “The Bells of Rhymney” came out of sunny southern California when the Byrds put it on their first album in 1965.…
Song of the Day 1/13: The Moody Blues, “Isn’t Life Strange”
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Scanning one of those People We Lost in 2025 lists the other day, I realized I missed memorializing John Lodge, bassist for the Moody Blues, back when he died in…
Song of the Day 1/12: The Grateful Dead, “Playing in the Band”
Bob Weir, the co-founder of the Grateful Dead who died Saturday at 78, was the subject of countless Deadhead debates over the years. Was he an essential member of the…