Song of the Day 6/25: Crowded House, “I Walk Away”
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”
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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”
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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”
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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.…
Song of the Day 6/18: Ace, “How Long”
Guest post by Nathan Arizona Ace the band was a one-hit wonder. The hit itself became a classic-rock staple. The lead singer became an important longtime figure in British rock,…
Song of the Day 6/17: The New Christy Minstrels, “Green, Green”
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Post By Alby: Donald Trump has always been a fuck-up at everything except getting attention, so it's always fun to see him botch projects in his supposed area of expertise,…
Song of the Day 6/16: Paul Simon and Joseph Shabalala, “Homeless”
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We're not supposed to call people "homeless" anymore. Advocates prefer the term "unhoused," because "homeless" supposedly casts blame on the victims themselves. Others disagree. They think "unhoused" comes across as…
Song of the Day 6/14: Eric Clapton, “Let It Rain”
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The weather forecast is iffy – scattered thunderstorms – but a lot of people would like to see Donald Trump's tacky UFC Brawn on the Lawn extravaganza tonight suffer the…
Song of the Day 6/12: Electric Light Orchestra, “Evil Woman”
Whenever I've considered using "Evil Woman" as a topical song, I faced the problem of deciding which of the MAGA villainesses deserved the distinction. But one by one, the Clickbait…
Song of the Day 6/11: Frank Sinatra and Antonio Carlos Jobim, “How Insensitive”
Guest post by Nathan Arizona Ironically, Frank Sinatra was at his most sensitive when he joined Antonio Carlos Jobim on Jobim’s song “How Insensitive." He needed to be. Jobim was…
Song of the Day 6/10: Red Hot Chili Peppers, “Californication”
In what I assume is a dry run for November, Republicans throughout the land are squawking that the mayoral primary in Los Angeles – along with all other elections in…
Song of the Day 6/9: The Pretenders, “I Go to Sleep”
After inconveniencing tens of thousands of New Yorkers so he could watch game 3 of the NBA finals, Donald Trump did what we all wish he'd do more: He fell…
Song of the Day 6/8: Lizzy & the Triggermen, “When That Man Is Dead and Gone”
Irving Berlin wrote well over 1,000 songs during his 60-year career. Many are now standards that we hear frequently, a list headed by the all-time No. 1 holiday tune, "White…