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Music Monday – “Blackbird singing in the dead of night/Take these broken wings and learn to fly/All your life/You were only waiting for this moment to arise”

  “Blackbird” – Paul McCartney

Posted 08 June 2020 § News § Politics § PopCulture § United States ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: ,

Music Monday – “They have the authority to kill a minority/Fuck that shit, ’cause I ain’t the one/For a punk motherfucker with a badge and a gun” (And Some Random Thoughts on The US Situation)

“Fuck The Police” – NWA Here’s a few other random thoughts about what’s happening in the US the past few days after the murder of unarmed black man, George Floyd, by a group of Minneapolis Police Officers. * I honestly thought that the US was on the verge of something ugly (uglier?) because of COVID-19 […]

Posted 01 June 2020 § List § News § Politics § United States § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , , ,

Music Monday – “I stand before this faceless crowd/And I wonder why I bother/So much controlled by so few/Stumbling from one disaster to another”

A day or a week or a month ago, there was a COVID benefit concert featuring Canadian artists. It was a great show except I took exception to the use of “Lean On Me” as the final group song.  Great song, classic for a reason – sure.  But it just felt misplaced to have a […]

Posted 25 May 2020 § Canada § Family § MemoryLane § News § PopCulture § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , ,

Music Monday – “Thought I was alone in the world/Until my memories gathered ’round me in the night/Thought I was strong/Until I finally had to fight”

Jason Isbell, one of the greatest living songwriters today, did a free concert to promote the release of his new album, “Reunions”, and though lots of artists are doing live streams from their living rooms and their music rooms and so on, this might be the first one I’ve seen that’s tried to re-create much […]

Posted 18 May 2020 § Jobs § PopCulture § Technology § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , ,

Music Monday – “The joint is really jumpin’, the cats are going wild/The music really sends me, I dig that crazy style,”

One of the greatest, most influential rock stars of all-time… “Ready Teddy” – Little Richard

Posted 11 May 2020 § MemoryLane § News § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , ,

Music Monday – “I am going to make it through this year if it kills me/I am going to make it through this year if it kills me”

“This Year” – The Mountain Goats

Posted 27 April 2020 § ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: ,

Music Monday – “Oh come back love, Oh come back love/The sun and moon refuse to shine/Since I’ve gone love, gone away love/This lonely girl has had no peace of mind”

“Fare Thee Well Love” – The Rankin Family

Posted 20 April 2020 § Canada § News § PopCulture § Sad ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: ,

Music Monday – “We ate the food, we drank the wine/Everybody having a good time, except you/You were talking about the end of the world”

“Until the End of the World” – U2

Posted 13 April 2020 § PopCulture ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: ,

Music Monday – “COVID-19/I swear you are mean/At this moment/I’m in quarantine”

Lots of “C’mon Eileen” parodies out there right now for some reason… “COVID-19” (“C’mon Eileen” Parody)

Posted 06 April 2020 § News § PopCulture § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , ,

Music Monday – “All by myself/Don’t want to be, all by myself anymore/All by myself/Don’t want to live, all by myself anymore”

“All By Myself” – Eric Carmen

Posted 30 March 2020 § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: ,