Arts and Entertainment
Song of the Day 2/18: James Taylor, “Mexico”
Sorry for all the James Taylor lately — I’ve been suffering from insomnia — but the chance to belittle Ted Cruz was just too strong to pass up. Cruz is coming home from his “long-planned family vacation” amid an avalanche of criticism, which stands to get worse once more people find out he was staying […]
Song of the Day 2/17: The Eagles, “Love Will Keep Us Alive”
Gee, sure is cold in Texas. Just goes to show that, on occasion, hell freezes over. That was the name of the 1994 reunion tour on which introduced this tune, with lead vocal by bassist Timothy B. Schmit. The ultimate SoCal soft rockers had disbanded in 1980, and didn’t have much new material for the […]
Song of the Day 2/15: Space Cadet, “Bad Luck”
With apologies to El Som, I actually hear other new music once in a while, though not nearly so much as he does because I’m so technologically inept. I’m so old-school I actually heard this song thanks to my email — I always had my work inbox routed to my personal one so I could […]
Song of the Day 2/14: 10cc, “I’m Not in Love”
Something special for Valentine’s Day: A song Eric Stewart wrote because his wife complained that he rarely told her he loved her.”I had this crazy idea in my mind that repeating those words would somehow degrade the meaning,” Stewart said, “so I told her, ‘Well, if I say every day “I love you, darling, I […]
Song of the Day 2/13: Joni Mitchell and James Taylor, “You Can Close Your Eyes”
The Senate Republican caucus could adopt this as a theme song, but their voices wouldn’t — ahem — do it justice. James Taylor’s wrote this bittersweet lullaby for his then-girlfriend Joni Mitchell. He was in New Mexico in 1970 filming a movie, Two-Lane Blacktop, about drag racers taking on challengers across the country (Taylor played […]
Song of the Day 2/12: Chick Corea, “Hymn of the 7th Galaxy”
Guest post by Nathan Arizona There were few more polarizing figures in jazz than Chick Corea, who died Tuesday from a rare form of cancer. But there was never any doubt that he was one of the best keyboard players in the business. He’s best known as the main force behind electrified jazz-rock fusion in […]
Song of the Day 2/10: Frank Zappa, “Don’t Eat the Yellow Snow”
Snow has persisted on the ground for more than a week now, something that’s noticeable is you walk a dog every day. Hence this tune, an example of Frank Zappa’s good advice for the masses. On his 1974 LP Apostrophe(‘), the best-selling album of Zappa’s career, “Don’t Eat the Yellow Snow” was the first part […]
Song of the Day 2/9: Mary Wilson, “Can’t Take My Eyes Off of You”
Mary Wilson, the Supreme who stuck it out until the end, died yesterday at 76. In the group’s early days, all three Supremes took turns singing lead. Wilson’s deeper, grittier voice lent itself to soul numbers, but it didn’t fit the band’s Holland-Dozier-Hollard material particularly well, so she didn’t feature on any of their run […]
Song of the Day 2/7: Esther Phillips and the Dixie Flyers, “Brand New Day”
Gotta say, this new Biden administration and the invigorated Democratic Congress has far outstripped every expectation I had coming out of Trump’s Reign of Error. The change in the mood of the country over the past two weeks has bowled me over. Feels like a brand new day. This criminally overlooked Van Morrison composition, from […]
Song of the Day 2/6: Christopher Plummer, “Edelweiss”
Christopher Plummer, the accomplished Shakespearian actor made famous in a role he despised, died yesterday at age 91. Though he considered the movie he called “The Sound of Mucus” sentimental crap, it remains the most popular musical of all time, and Plummer’s scene singing “Edelweiss” to his children is a key moment in the film. […]
Song of the Day 2/5: Lindsey Buckingham, “Go Insane”
My pick for the new Republican Party theme song. I still find it incredible Fleetwood Mac fired the guy most responsible for their superstardom, but when the band had to choose between him and their most popular member, Stevie Nicks, the choice was pretty obvious. Mick Fleetwood and John McVie can always find two guitarists […]
Song of the Day 2/4: Randy Rainbow, “Marjorie Taylor Greene”
If, like me, you wondered what Randy Rainbow was going to do with Trump out of the White House, you’ll be happy to hear that a new target has appeared on his Jewish Space Laser screen. Set to the tune of Barbra Streisand’s “Evergreen.” While I was out sick I also missed his farewell to […]
DL Open Thread Thursday, Feb. 4, 2021
The GOP House caucus — motto: “More shitbags than a colostomy clinic” — gave Marjorie Taylor Greene a standing ovation at a closed-door meeting over her “controversial” (translation: batshit loony) statements about Q, school shootings and Jewish space lasers. True to their craven cowardice, they also let Lynne Cheney keep her leadership position, thereby proving […]
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