Song of the Day 7/19: Boosie Badazz, “Crazy”
Even people who don't follow politics are aware that Trump is passing out pardons to criminals who meet his criteria, and that the criteria are pecuniary. So you can understand…
Song of the Day 7/17: Donny Osmond, “I’ll Make a Man Out of You”
Secretary of Machotude Pete Hegseth has decreed that all servicemen over age 30 will have their testosterone levels tested and, if low, supplemented, as a way of “restoring and optimizing…
Song of the Day 7/16: The Platters, “Smoke Gets in Your Eyes”
If you have to go outdoors today, try not to breathe. Smoke from more than 100 Canadian wildfires, most of them uncontrolled, has produced air quality alerts throughout the Northeastern…
Song of the Day 7/15: Louis Jordan, “Saturday Night Fish Fry”
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Guest post by Nathan Arizona It’s probably impossible to name the first rock ’n’ roll song, but that hasn’t stopped people from trying. The candidates we hear about most come…
Song of the Day 7/14: Procol Harum, “Simple Sister”
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Trump's primitive brain sees power as dynastic, and Lindsey Graham had no children. So Trump's choice for Lindsey Graham's replacement is ... Lindsey Graham's sister! Why, it's just like Merrie…
Song of the Day 7/13: Harry Nilsson, “Everybody’s Talkin’”
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Guest post by Nathan Arizona At the start of the movie “Midnight Cowboy,” the slightly urgent, slightly melancholy song “Everybody’s Talkin’” plays while Joe Buck heads for the bus station…
Song of the Day 7/12: Bon Jovi, “Wanted Dead or Alive”
Seems like the devil's come to collect his due. While everyone puzzles over whether Mitch McConnell is dead or alive – many think Lucifer is biding his time while preparing…
Song of the Day 7/10: Lulu, “To Sir, With Love”
Donald Trump has been telling his "sir" stories for a long time. Back in 2020 someone counted 173 of them, and that was before he lost to Joe Biden. They've…
Song of the Day 7/9: Bonnie Tyler, “It’s a Heartache”
Bonnie Tyler, the Welsh singer whose husky vocals made "Total Eclipse of the Heart" a No. 1 international hit in 1983, died yesterday, weeks after emergency surgery to repair a…
Song of the Day 7/8: Sam Theard, “I’ll Be Glad When You’re Dead, You Rascal You”
Mitch McConnell has become Schroedinger's senator: He will be both alive and dead until somebody checks on him. All we know is that EMTs found him unconscious after suffering an…
Song of the Day 7/7: Free, “All Right Now”
Guest post by Nathan Arizona There was an ill-starred British music festival in 1970 called Pfun City, “dedicated to the needs and desires of the Freak.” (Freaks were groovy in…
Song of the Day 7/6: Village People, “Y.M.C.A.”
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”
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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…