Song of the Day 7/22: NSYNC, “Bye Bye Bye”
Considering how many good things he did and tried to do, Joe Biden has been widely unappreciated during his four years in the White House. He has governed well to…
Song of the Day 7/20: The Newbeats, “Bread and Butter”
Guest post by Nathan Arizona When the Newbeats sang their new 1964 earworm hit “Bread and Butter” on Dick Clark’s “American Bandstand,” teens all over America were surprised to see…
Song of the Day 7/19: Eddie Vedder, “Save It for Later”
Lots of TV shows lean on pop and rock songs to serve as their soundtracks, some more heavily than others (when medical shows proliferated, putting the word "breathe" in your…
Song of the Day 7/18: Tenacious D, “Tribute”
OK, so now we're all supposed to act shocked and saddened by the assassination attempt on Donald Trump. The guy in Tenacious D – not Jack Black, the other guy…
Song of the Day 7/17: Tom Waits, “Circus”
I haven't tuned in to the Republican National Convention, but I imagine it's very much like Tom Waits described his circus in this cut from 2004's "Real Gone." Waits doesn't…
Song of the Day 7/15: Justin Townes Earle, “Look the Other Way”
This track from Justin Townes Earle's 2012 album "Nothings Gonna Change the Way You Feel About Me Now" could be a theme song for Judge Aileen Cannon, who's shown she's…
Song of the Day 7/14: The Clash, “Guns on the Roof”
Nobody is sure how many guns are in private hands in the United States; most estimates put the figure well above 300 million. It doesn't seem to be making anyone…
DL Open Thread Sunday, July 14, 2024
Have you noticed that nobody is surprised at the attempted assassination of Donald Trump? I'm only surprised it took this long for someone to do it, because for eight years…
DL Open Thread Saturday, July 13, 2024
The most interesting aspect of the current Democratic civil war is that the rank and file is decidedly not behind the move to oust Biden from the ticket. Surprisingly, those…
Song of the Day 7/12: Huey Lewis and the News, “Stuck With You”
Joe Biden's press conference last night satisfied neither side of the Democrats' civil war. Biden stumbled but he didn't fall, so neither side can claim vindication – though both already…
Song of the Day 7/11: Suzanne Vega, “Luka”
The literary world was shaken this week when Andrea Skinner, youngest daughter of Canadian author Alice Munro, revealed to the Toronto Star that her stepfather, Munro's second husband, molested her…
Song of the Day 7/9: Keane, “I’m Not Leaving”
Any hope of removing Joe Biden from the Democratic ticket depends on him going willingly. Instead he's given every indication he'll put up a fight. It's been 20 years since…
DL Open Thread Tuesday, July 9, 2024
The media's feeding frenzy for forcing Biden out of the race continues but seems to be slackening a bit because the public isn't climbing on board. Like a pug on…