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Music Monday – “I’m sentimental, if you know what I mean/I love the country but I can’t stand the scene/And I’m neither left or right/I’m just staying home tonight/Getting lost in that hopeless little screen”

“Democracy” – Leonard Cohen

Posted 07 November 2022 § News § Politics § PopCulture § United States ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , , , , ,

Music Monday – Dogs, Dead Icons, & Halloween Classics

Delayed posting Music Monday until Tuesday due to something fairly significant I might write more about later but that has infuriated me. Anyhow, lots of possible themes for a Music Monday post so let’s hit them all… Got A New Dog… Jerry Lee Lewis dies (obligatory “He was problematic to say the least and yes, […]

Posted 31 October 2022 § Charlie Echo § Family § Humour § MemoryLane § News § PopCulture ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: ,

Music Monday – “You can’t tell me nothing/And I’ve had a lot of drama/’Nuff drama/You can’t tell me nothing/Just look in my eyes, it’s all too clear/But it don’t matter, cause I’m still here”

First heard Dizzee Rascal when I would listen to a Britpop mix on AccuRadio while working at RPL’s Central library many years ago.  Hadn’t thought of him/UK Grime music for years but recently rediscovered the album after going through some YouTube rabbit holes on the weekend… “U Can’t Tell Me Nuffin” – Dizzee Rascal

Posted 24 October 2022 § MemoryLane § UK § Work ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged:

Music Monday – “But I know I’m on a losing streak/As I pass down by your street/And if you wanna show, then just let me know/And I’ll sing in your ear again”

“The Drugs Don’t Work” – The Verve

Posted 17 October 2022 § MemoryLane § UK § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged:

Music Monday – “Everybody had a hard year/Everybody had a good time/Everybody had a wet dream/Everybody saw the sunshine”

“I’ve Got A Feeling” – Paul McCartney & John Lennon

Posted 10 October 2022 § MemoryLane § PopCulture § UK § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , , ,

Music Monday – “God damn my liver when it’s thirsty/God damn my wallet when it’s dry/I’m too sober to sleep/But I’m too drunk to cry”

“Too Sober To Sleep (To Drunk To Cry)” – Justin Rutledge

Posted 03 October 2022 § PopCulture § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged:

Music Monday – “The high black water, a devil’s daughter/She’s hard, she’s cold and she’s mean/But nobody taught her, it takes a lot of water/To wash away New Orleans”

“Hurricane” – Band of Heathens

Posted 26 September 2022 § News § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged:

Music Monday – “God save the queen/’Cause tourists are money/And our figurehead/Is not what she seems” (aka Decorum and The Queen’s Death)

There are lots of interesting angles to the Queen’s death – cultural, historical, sociological, religious, etc. etc. – but one that fascinates me is this notion of “decorum”… https://www.twitter.com/MsPackyetti/status/1567987415704379393 There’s a parallel to gun violence in the States where politicians will quickly say “It’s not the time” to talk about gun violence…right after a mass […]

Posted 19 September 2022 § Jobs § News § Politics § UK ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , ,

Music Monday – “And yes, I let you use me from the day that we first met/But I’m not done yet/Falling for you, fool’s gold”

“Elizabeth My Dear & Fool’s Gold” – The Stone Roses

Posted 12 September 2022 § News § PopCulture § UK ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: ,

Music Monday – “Don’t wanna be bought/Don’t wanna be sold/Don’t wanna be talked down to/Don’t wanna be owned”

“Letters on the Marquee” – Vincent Neil Emerson

Posted 22 August 2022 § PopCulture ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: ,