Maybe I'll be dreaming about the man. [youtu.be]

FearlessFly comments on Jul 6, 2020:

"Angel from Montgomery" is a song written by John Prine, originally appearing on his self-titled 1971 album John Prine. Although Prine had "said everything I wanted to [about seniors] in 'Hello in There'" he was intrigued by the idea of "a song about a middle-aged woman who feels older than she is...[Eventually] I had this really vivid picture of this woman standing over the dishwater with soap in her hands...She wanted to get out of her house and her marriage and everything. She just wanted an angel to come to take her away from all this." Prine believes he likely was drawn to Montgomery as the song's setting by virtue of being a fan of Hank Williams, who had ties to that city. "Angel from Montgomery" is a concert staple of Hank Williams' granddaughter Holly Williams.

Everybody should read Paulo Colheo "The Alchemist".

FearlessFly comments on Jul 6, 2020:

All seven formats of this book are many-times requested. I find this review (student publication of the University of Melbourne) kinda disturbing : http://farragomagazine.com/2017/02/06/review-gender-and-allegory-in-the-alchemist/

I’ve got a good one for you tonight before I say goodnight.

FearlessFly comments on Jul 6, 2020:

"Nightcall" is a song by French electro house artist Kavinsky, released as a single in 2010. It was produced with Daft Punk's Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo and mixed by electronic artist Sebastian. "Nightcall" was covered by English band London Grammar for their debut album, If You Wait (2013).

Great instrumentals are timeless... [youtu.be]

FearlessFly comments on Jul 6, 2020:

. . . been there, eaten that, I'm "In" :O https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mickey's_Diner

the chanteys [youtu.be]

FearlessFly comments on Jul 6, 2020:

"Pipeline" is an instrumental surf rock song by The Chantays (credited as "Chantay's"), which was recorded in July 1962. The tune, originally called "Liberty's Whip" after The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, was renamed after the band members saw a surfing movie showing scenes of the Banzai Pipeline in Hawaii. The tune, fitting in with the popular surfing craze of the time, swiftly rose up the Billboard Pop charts, reaching #4, and becoming a classic hit of its time. The tune is notable for using Alberti bass arpeggios.

Summe time I love this version with San Cooke [youtu.be]

FearlessFly comments on Jul 6, 2020:

"Summertime" is an aria composed in 1934 by George Gershwin for the 1935 opera Porgy and Bess. The lyrics are by DuBose Heyward, the author of the novel Porgy on which the opera was based, although the song is also co-credited to Ira Gershwin by ASCAP. In September 1936, a recording by Billie Holiday was the first to hit the US pop charts, reaching no. 12. Other versions to make the pop charts include those by Sam Cooke (US no. 81, 1957)

Another cohen song , somehow right for the post 4th of j nonsense continuing bender.

FearlessFly comments on Jul 6, 2020:

Songs From a Room was released in April 1969 and hit #63 on the U.S. charts and #2 in the UK. A single, "The Old Revolution", was released but did not chart. Like his debut LP, it received mixed reviews from critics, who were put off by his unusual singing voice but intrigued by the songs. In the original Rolling Stone review, Alec Dubro wrote, "Well, it looks like Leonard Cohen's second try won't have them dancing in the streets either. It doesn't take a great deal of listening to realize that Cohen can't sing, period. And yet, the record grows on you..."

People look like ants when you observe them from a height. Why believe that we are special?

FearlessFly comments on Jul 6, 2020:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=21h0G_gU9Tw

My son kept chewing on the electrical cords so I had to ground him, he’s doing better currently ...

FearlessFly comments on Jul 6, 2020:

. . . shocking (it had to be said) :O :)

Let's celebrate Bill Haley's birthday Rip it upo [youtu.be]

FearlessFly comments on Jul 6, 2020:

"Rip It Up" is a song written by Robert Blackwell and John Marascalco. It was first released by Little Richard in June 1956. Bill Haley and his Comets also released a recording of the song that year. The song was also recorded by Elvis Presley, Bill Haley, Chuck Berry, Buddy Holly, Gerry and the Pacemakers, and Gene Vincent.

Good morning! I think i have developed a slight infatuation with somebody.

FearlessFly comments on Jul 6, 2020:

"Brown Eyed Handsome Man" is a rock and roll song written and recorded by Chuck Berry, originally released by Chess Records in September 1956 as the B-side of "Too Much Monkey Business." It was also included on Berry's 1957 debut album, After School Session. The song title was also used as the title of a biography of Berry. "Brown Eyed Handsome Man" was written after Berry visited several African-American and Hispanic areas in California. During his time there, he saw a Hispanic man being arrested by a policeman when "some woman came up shouting for the policeman to let him go." The song has been covered by many artists, including Buddy Holly, whose recording was a posthumous hit in the United Kingdom in 1963

Just heard the sad news that Ennio Morricone has died at 91! He’s left such a great legacy of ...

FearlessFly comments on Jul 6, 2020:

The soundtrack features leitmotifs that relate to each of the main characters of the movie (each with their own theme music), as well as to the spirit of the American West. The theme music for the Claudia Cardinale character has wordless vocals by Italian singer Edda Dell'Orso. It was Leone's desire to have the music available and played during filming. Leone had Morricone composed the score before shooting started and would play the music in the background for the actors on set.

The Faces. - Ooh La La (1973) Were truer words ever sung? [youtu.be]

FearlessFly comments on Jul 6, 2020:

The lead vocals were provided by Wood, a rarity in the band's catalog as lead vocals were usually performed by Rod Stewart and less often by Ronnie Lane. Stewart and Lane both recorded lead vocals for the song but neither were reportedly satisfied by their attempts. Their producer Glyn Johns then suggested that Wood give it a try, and this version was used for the track on the album.

Good morning all.

FearlessFly comments on Jul 6, 2020:

It was written by Roland Orzabal, Ian Stanley, and Chris Hughes and produced by Hughes. "Everybody Wants to Rule the World" is a new wave song with lyrics that detail the desire humans have for control and power and centre on themes of corruption. In an interview with Mix magazine, Hughes said that "as a piece of recording history, [the song is] bland as hell." The lyrics of the song were originally "everybody wants to go to war", which Orzabal felt was lackluster. However, Hughes convinced Orzabal to record it, in a calculated effort to gain American chart success. Orzabal acknowledged that the shuffle beat used in the song was "alien" to their way of writing music, stating it was "jolly rather than square and rigid in the manner of 'Shout', but it continued the process of becoming more extrovert." Curt Smith, the lead singer, said the themes were "quite serious – it's about everybody wanting power, about warfare and the misery it causes."

Happy 75th Birthday Debbie Harry BLONDIE "Dreaming" [youtu.be]

FearlessFly comments on Jul 5, 2020:

Written by guitarist Chris Stein and singer Debbie Harry, the song features music inspired by ABBA and an active performance by drummer Clem Burke. Musically, "Dreaming" is a fast-paced new wave song. Stein has since claimed that "Dreaming" is "pretty much a cop" of "Dancing Queen" by ABBA; he continued, "I don't know if that was where we started, or if it ended just happening to sound like that." Michael Gallucci of Ultimate Classic Rock said the song "tak[es] a cue from Phil Spector's Wall of Sound."

OUR PUBLIC TAXES WILL NOW GO TO PRIVATE RELIGIOUS SCHOOLS.

FearlessFly comments on Jul 5, 2020:

. . . hmmm, generalize much ? Roberts sided with the majority BECAUSE of a previous Texas case -- precedent. :O

SOMETHING CHANGED - PULP .

FearlessFly comments on Jul 5, 2020:

"Something Changed" is the fourth and final single taken from the album Different Class by British pop band Pulp, released in 1996 with two different sleeves (a "boy" and "girl" version), but with identical track listings. All lyrics are written by Jarvis Cocker; all music is composed by Jarvis Cocker, Nick Banks, Steve Mackey, Russell Senior, Candida Doyle and Mark Webber. Written by Pulp Lyrics by Jarvis Cocker Jarvis Cocker: Vocals, Electric Guitar Mark Webber: Electric Guitar Candida Doyle: Keyboards Russell Senior: Acoustic Guitar Steve Mackey: Bass Guitar Nick Banks: Drums

Make France great again! [youtube.

FearlessFly comments on Jul 5, 2020:

I watched all 48 lectures (from my library) of the Great Courses series and would recommend it : https://www.thegreatcourses.com/courses/living-the-french-revolution-and-the-age-of-napoleon.html

The world needs more Larry Flynts [youtube.com]

FearlessFly comments on Jul 5, 2020:

Aside from his First Amendment successes with sexually explicit material (which were significant), he didn't accomplish much.

Happy birthday Huey Lewis It's Hip to be Square [youtu.be]

FearlessFly comments on Jul 5, 2020:

Written by Bill Gibson, Sean Hopper, and Huey Lewis, and released in 1986 as the second single from the multi-platinum album, Fore!. The song features Pro Football Hall of Famers and then-San Francisco 49ers Joe Montana and Ronnie Lott singing backup vocals. According to Lewis, the song was meant to be ironic and was originally written in third person ("He used to be..."). "It wasn't intended to be an anthem for square people, and not everyone recognized the irony," said Lewis. He considers the misconstrued message of the song one of his regrets in his career.

Ella is hard to beat... The horns are nice and bluesy, too. [youtu.be]

FearlessFly comments on Jul 5, 2020:

"The Nearness of You" is a popular song written in 1938 by Hoagy Carmichael with lyrics by Ned Washington. The song debuted in a 1940 recording by Glenn Miller and His Orchestra, with vocals by Ray Eberle. The 1956 Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong album of duets, Ella & Louis, included a version of this song with Fitzgerald soloing vocally while Armstrong soloed both vocally and on trumpet.

I was teaching the goslings to swim.

FearlessFly comments on Jul 5, 2020:

. . . hmmm , 'teaching' a WATERFOWL to swim ? :O

Tonight’s last posting is another old favourite.

FearlessFly comments on Jul 5, 2020:

Frontman of the group Mick Hucknall wrote the song when he was 17, while living at his father's house. In a 2018 interview, Hucknall said the song was inspired by a member of teaching staff at Manchester School of Art, where Hucknall was a fine-art student: the lecturer suggested the greatest paintings are produced when the artist is working in a stream of consciousness, which Hucknall then tried to apply to songwriting – "Holding Back the Years" was the second song he wrote using this method.

Back again after a shorter absence than the last one.

FearlessFly comments on Jul 5, 2020:

. . . your "swan song" :) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sMmTkKz60W8

Latest from the Lincoln Project - this one is a gem: I really enjoyed this statement by a former ...

FearlessFly comments on Jul 5, 2020:

I like what the LP is doing. Not clear to me if it will sway Evangelicals (maybe it doesn't need to).

Wildflower - Skylark [youtube.com]

FearlessFly comments on Jul 5, 2020:

"Wildflower" is a song written by Doug Edwards and Dave Richardson in 1972. First performed by the Canadian band Skylark, it has been covered by many artists and more recently has been sampled in a number of hip hop songs. The title, "Wildflower", is not mentioned in the song. The closest line to the title occurs as the final line of the repeated chorus: "She's a free and gentle flower growing wild".

Name a woman that has inspired you?

FearlessFly comments on Jul 5, 2020:

Ann Bancroft, Susan Butcher, Edurne Pasaban

Bob Dylan - Love Minus Zero/No Limit [youtube.com]

FearlessFly comments on Jul 5, 2020:

Leon Russel, George Harrison, Ringo Starr as 'backups' :O

Bob Dylan - Love Minus Zero/No Limit [youtube.com]

FearlessFly comments on Jul 5, 2020:

Its main musical hook is a series of three descending chords, while its lyrics articulate Dylan's feelings for his lover, and have been interpreted as describing how she brings a needed zen-like calm to his chaotic world. The song uses surreal imagery, which some authors and critics have suggested recalls Edgar Allan Poe's "The Raven" and the biblical Book of Daniel. Critics have also remarked that the style of the lyrics is reminiscent of William Blake's poem "The Sick Rose".

[youtu.be] You See My Crying - Aerosmith

FearlessFly comments on Jul 5, 2020:

It was released in 1975 as the last track on the band's breakthrough album Toys in the Attic. A shorter mix of the song was released as the third single from the album in November 1975, but failed to chart. The song is a complex piano ballad and was heavily orchestrated. Aerosmith and producer Jack Douglas brought in a symphony orchestra for the song, which was conducted by Mike Mainieri. The song itself was written by lead singer Steven Tyler and outside collaborator Don Solomon. Some of the band members became frustrated with the song, which took a long time to complete, due to the many complex drum and guitar parts.

Vocalese- Found this by accident, and it sent me into beautiful reminiscences: [dailykos.com]

FearlessFly comments on Jul 5, 2020:

. . . not a big jazz fan, but interesting and different.

Rick Wakeman.

FearlessFly comments on Jul 5, 2020:

Good one

YouTube

FearlessFly comments on Jul 5, 2020:

. . . wonder if those 'interviews' are 'cherry-picked' but wow . . . "The best argument against democracy is a five-minute conversation with the average voter"

New Idaho Laws Target Transgender Residents : NPR

FearlessFly comments on Jul 5, 2020:

Sex_reassignment_surgery#At_birth https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sex_reassignment_surgery#At_birth Intersex https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intersex Sex assignment https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sex_assignment

Atheists Are Heading to Court to Legalize Humanist Weddings in England and Wales BY HEMANT MEHTA...

FearlessFly comments on Jul 5, 2020:

I was married by a female judge. :O I was divorced by a judge also. :P

[m.facebook.com] John Fogerty and his kids on the 4th of July with Proud Mary.

FearlessFly comments on Jul 5, 2020:

n a 1969 interview, Fogerty said that he wrote it in the two days after he was discharged from the National Guard. “Proud Mary” was arranged from parts of different songs, one of which was about a washerwoman named Mary. The line "Left a good job in the city" was written following Fogerty's discharge from the National Guard, and the line "rollin' on the river" was from a movie by Will Rogers.

Barclay James Harvest. - Hymn. 1977. [youtu.be]

FearlessFly comments on Jul 5, 2020:

Hymn (often misinterpreted as Christian song but actually a song against the dangers of drug use and dedicated to musicians like Jimi Hendrix, Paul Kossoff and Janis Joplin) was a successful turntable hit at German radio stations in the late 1970s.

[youtu.be] INXS - Never Tear us apart.

FearlessFly comments on Jul 5, 2020:

The music was written by keyboardist Andrew Farriss, who recorded a blues-style demo; vocalist Michael Hutchence wrote the lyrics. "Never Tear Us Apart" is a sensuous ballad, written in the tempo of a modern Viennese waltz, layered with synthesizers and containing dramatic pauses before the instrumental breaks. Kirk Pengilly lends a cathartic saxophone solo near the end.

I have a bit of a girl crush on Kat Robichaud [youtu.be]

FearlessFly comments on Jul 5, 2020:

Like the name, like the song.

JOHN FOGERTY - PROUD MARY .

FearlessFly comments on Jul 4, 2020:

The single is generally considered to have been released in early January 1969. although at least one source states that it came out just before Christmas 1968. The song became a major hit in the United States. "Proud Mary" was the only song by CCR to be kept from the No. 1 spot by two songs, first unable to dethrone "Everyday People" by Sly and the Family Stone and then passed by "Dizzy" by Tommy Roe.

Antonin Scalia Is On Trump's 'Heroes Garden' List | Law & Crime

FearlessFly comments on Jul 4, 2020:

Trump derided John McCain for getting shot-down. Losing Christa McAuliffe and the other astronauts was tragic but besides being a teacher/astronaut, how is she a 'hero' ?

Tonight my bedtime post is a singer whom I first heard on the late Sir Terry Wogan’s BBC Radio 2 ...

FearlessFly comments on Jul 4, 2020:

Beth Nielsen Chapman was born on September 14, 1958, in Harlingen, Texas as the middle child of five to a Catholic family, an American Air Force Major father and a nurse mother. While Chapman was growing up, her family moved several times and settled in Alabama in 1969. While living in Germany at age 11, Chapman started playing guitar after her mother hid a Framus guitar as a Father's Day gift in her room. She also learned to play the piano at the same time she started playing guitar. Some of Chapman's songwriting collaborators have been Annie Roboff, Bill Lloyd, Eric Kaz, Harlan Howard, Joe Henry. and Judie Tzuke.

fun song with some fun dancing to go along [youtu.be]

FearlessFly comments on Jul 4, 2020:

"California Sun" is a rock song first recorded by American rhythm and blues singer Joe Jones. Henry Glover is credited on the original 45 rpm single as the songwriter, although Roulette Records owner Morris Levy's name sometimes fraudulently appears on later renditions. The most successful version of the song was released by the Rivieras in 1964 and became the group's biggest hit in their short career. The lineup for this session included Marty Fortson on vocals and rhythm guitar, Joe Pennell on lead guitar, Doug Gean on bass guitar, Otto Nuss on Vox Continental organ, and Paul Dennert on drums.

Happy Fourth of July. Jimi. [youtu.be]

FearlessFly comments on Jul 4, 2020:

Love the (left-handed) guitar playing. This Dick Cavett interview (one month after Woodstock) shows how he is off-stage : https://youtu.be/VGf9PTYyJ4A

On with this wildly popular hit parade.

FearlessFly comments on Jul 4, 2020:

(from rollingstone, com) Inspired by the 14th-Century Sufi poet Rumi, "The Guests" sports a Middle Eastern tinge and marks Cohen's first track with one of his favorite vocal accompanists, Jennifer Warnes. Somewhere between a celebration of life's rich pageant and a take-off on Poe's grisly "Masque of the Red Death," "The Guests" provides a glimpse into Cohen's spiritual ambivalence. It's a cold, lonely world out there, but sometimes, as he told filmmaker Harry Rasky, "If the striving is deep enough or if the grace of the host is turned towards the seeking guest, then suddenly the inner door flies open and … the soul finds himself at that banquet table."

I felt I had to post this one today.

FearlessFly comments on Jul 4, 2020:

(from songfacts.com) This song has some apocalyptic themes and very dark lyrics ("Jesus tries to crack a smile beneath another shovel load"). Chris Cornell explained the song in an interview with RIP magazine, April 1994: "One time I was on acid, and there were voices ten feet behind my head. The whole time I'd be walking, they'd be talking behind me. It actually made me feel good, because I felt like I was with some people. At one point I was looking back, and I saw that one person was wearing a black shirt and jeans, and the other person was wearing a red shirt. They were always there. It was kinda like a dream, though, where I'd wake up and look and focus once in a while and realize there was no one there. I'd go, 'Oh, f--k, I'm hearing voices.' '4th of July' is pretty much about that day.

Earlier I said I’d post something to celebrate USA’s Independence Day.

FearlessFly comments on Jul 4, 2020:

Greg Lake remembers the first time ELP played the Aaron Copland adaptation: It was just wonderful how it came about: We were recording in Montreux, Switzerland, in 1976, and Keith was playing it as a piece of classical music. I played this shuffle bass line behind him and all of a sudden it started to connect. Then Carl came in and we three started to play it. Luckily, the engineer had a two-track running, and that is what’s on the record - the first time we played through the piece.

Mr. Soul - Buffalo Springfield [youtu.be]

FearlessFly comments on Jul 4, 2020:

"Mr. Soul" is about Neil Young's personal problems with fame and disregard towards rock stardom. It was written by Young after experiencing an epilepsy attack after an early show with Buffalo Springfield in San Francisco. Many people in the audience were questioning if it was part of the act. While being a patient at UCLA Medical Center, he wrote the song once he was awake and recovering and told to return for further tests. The lyrics had reflected Young's experience, feeling as though he was about to die. Thereupon, he was advised by his doctor to never take LSD or any other hallucinogenic drugs.

[youtu.be] Wooden Ships - CSNY

FearlessFly comments on Jul 4, 2020:

"Wooden Ships" is a song written and composed by David Crosby, Paul Kantner, and Stephen Stills, of which versions were eventually recorded both by Crosby, Stills & Nash and by Jefferson Airplane; Kantner was a founding member of the latter group. It was written and composed in 1968 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, on a boat named the Mayan, owned by Crosby, who composed the music, while Kantner and Stills wrote most of the lyrics. The words of the song depict the horrors confronting the survivors of a nuclear holocaust in which the two sides have annihilated each other. A man from one side stumbles upon a man (or woman, as in Jefferson Airplane's version) from the other side and asks him/her, "Can you tell me, please, who won?" Since the question has no real meaning in the circumstances or even at all, it is left unanswered. To stay alive, they share "purple berries", as a result of which they "haven't got sick once" (iodine pills, which protect against radioactive iodine-131 in nuclear fallout).[citation needed] The lyrics beg "silver people on the shoreline," described by David Crosby as "guys in radiation suits," to "let us be." As the wooden ships, devoid of metal that would become radioactive from neutron activation, are carrying the survivors away from the shores, radiation poisoning kills those who have not made it aboard.

Exotic particle that has never been seen before found at CERN | The Independent

FearlessFly comments on Jul 3, 2020:

Kool -- "tetraquarks" -- had not heard of this until now. :O

[youtu.be] Would - Alice in Chains

FearlessFly comments on Jul 3, 2020:

Would? is a song by Alice in Chains, written by guitarist and vocalist Jerry Cantrell as a tribute to his friend Andrew Wood, lead vocalist of Mother Love Bone, who died in 1990. Cantrell sings the verses of the song, while Layne Staley sings the chorus. The song first appeared on the soundtrack to the 1992 film Singles—where the members of Alice in Chains make a cameo appearance—and later appeared on the band's second studio album Dirt, also released in 1992.

How Trump Could Lose the Election—And Still Remain President | Opinion Timothy E.

FearlessFly comments on Jul 3, 2020:

Why not post a link to the actual article ? https://www.newsweek.com/how-trump-could-lose-election-still-remain-president-opinion-1513975 . . . cut-pasting the entire article is highly likely a copyright violation. Just one disgruntled user/member could report it. :O

[youtu.be] Madman Across the Water - Elton John

FearlessFly comments on Jul 3, 2020:

Madman Across the Water was the fifth studio album released by Elton John, as well as his third album to be released in 1971, at which point John had been rising to prominence as a popular music artist. It contains 9 tracks, each composed and performed by John and with lyrics written by songwriting partner Bernie Taupin as with his previous material. As with all of John's other studio albums at the time, Madman featured John's touring band, which consisted of bassist Dee Murray and drummer Nigel Olsson on only a single song, due to producer Gus Dudgeon's lack of faith in the group for studio recordings. Instead, most of the tracks were backed by studio players and string arrangements put together by Paul Buckmaster. The album's title song was initially set to be released on John's previous album Tumbleweed Connection, featuring guitarist Mick Ronson as the primary musician; however, it was set aside and was re-recorded for this album, with Johnstone on the guitar.

one of the best things about growing up in New York were the concerts my only regrets in leaving NY...

FearlessFly comments on Jul 3, 2020:

This is a GOOD version also . . . https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6SFNW5F8K9Y

one of the best things about growing up in New York were the concerts my only regrets in leaving NY...

FearlessFly comments on Jul 3, 2020:

It was written by George Harrison, the band's lead guitarist. The song serves as a comment on the disharmony within the Beatles following their return from studying Transcendental Meditation in India in early 1968. This lack of camaraderie was reflected in the band's initial apathy towards the composition, which Harrison countered by inviting his friend and occasional collaborator, Eric Clapton, to contribute to the recording. Clapton overdubbed a lead guitar part, although he was not formally credited for his contribution. Harrison wrote "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" as an exercise in randomness inspired by the Chinese I Ching. The song conveys his dismay at the world's unrealised potential for universal love, which he refers to as "the love there that's sleeping".

YouTube

FearlessFly comments on Jul 3, 2020:

. . . always better to be pissed-off that pissed-on :O

[youtu.be] White Rabbit - Jefferson Airplane

FearlessFly comments on Jul 3, 2020:

"White Rabbit" is a song written by Grace Slick and recorded by the American rock band Jefferson Airplane for their 1967 album Surrealistic Pillow. "White Rabbit" is one of Grace Slick's earliest songs, written during December 1965 or January 1966. It uses imagery found in the fantasy works of Lewis Carroll—1865's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and its 1871 sequel Through the Looking-Glass—such as changing size after taking pills or drinking an unknown liquid. Slick said the composition was supposed to be a slap to parents who read their children such novels and then wondered why their children later used drugs. Characters Slick referenced include Alice, the White Rabbit, the hookah-smoking caterpillar, the White Knight, the Red Queen, and the Dormouse. Slick reportedly wrote the song after an acid trip.

What is going on in the world?

FearlessFly comments on Jul 3, 2020:

IMO, your opinion is not News & Links. I think the Universe just IS, can't TRY anything ! :O :P

Have you ever invested so much time on someone only to find out that they're a big disappointment ...

FearlessFly comments on Jul 3, 2020:

. . . right -- "Sugar coating leads to truth decay" Swami Beyondananda

[youtu.be] Black Sabbath - War Pigs

FearlessFly comments on Jul 3, 2020:

The original title of "War Pigs" was "Walpurgis", dealing with the witches' sabbath. "Walpurgis is sort of like Christmas for Satanists. And to me, war was the big Satan", said bassist and lyricist Geezer Butler. "It wasn’t about politics or government or anything. It was Evil itself. So I was saying 'generals gathered in the masses / just like witches at black masses' to make an analogy. But when we brought it to the record company, they thought 'Walpurgis' sounded too Satanic. And that's when we turned it into 'War Pigs'. But we didn't change the lyrics, because they were already finished."

When I was a kid, I got a hold of a bunch of my sisters' (2) discarded singles and would play them ...

FearlessFly comments on Jul 3, 2020:

Both artist and song are new to me. :)

Not many posts lately in this group.

FearlessFly comments on Jul 3, 2020:

I'm skeptical of "energy", but I have heard of and read about non-contact orgasms (hasn't happened to me), :)

Snake bite and simple advice.

FearlessFly comments on Jul 3, 2020:

The gal I married was (deathly) allergic to bee stings, and always carried Benadryl . :O I have been stung a couple handful of times, with little effects.

Many of you have likely read, or at least heard of Yuval Noah Harari's book Sapiens.

FearlessFly comments on Jul 3, 2020:

I was (after several other employments) a Software Developer for 20+ years . . . . . . we are born, the "programming" begins -- boys get blue hats, girls pink. I contend that most (all ? ) 'culture'/social-norms consist primarily of this programming. I contend that LOTS of these 'programs' are actually "software BUGS". :O I contend that we can and should reject the 'bugs' and accept only things that meet reasonable test(s). . . . of course, YMMV

Colleges do not pay taxes on tuition and income tax yet recieve massive amount of taxpayers money!! ...

FearlessFly comments on Jul 3, 2020:

Public colleges (and public K-12 schools) ARE the government ! :P

What are Biden's strengths and weakness in the coming election [youtube.com]

FearlessFly comments on Jul 3, 2020:

The video only mentions his weaknesses . . .

[youtu.be] My favorite David Bowie song.

FearlessFly comments on Jul 3, 2020:

"Letter to Hermione" was a farewell ballad to Bowie's former girlfriend, Hermione Farthingale, who was also the subject of "An Occasional Dream"

BIRTHDAYS TODAY.

FearlessFly comments on Jul 2, 2020:

. . . any day that I'm upright and drawing breath is cause for mild celebration, but I DON"T/WON'T celebrate getting OLDER ! . . . getting old is not for sissies :O :P

Republican Lawmakers Said They Were Forced To Go Along With Trump's Ways Or Face Retirement

FearlessFly comments on Jul 2, 2020:

https://mediabiasfactcheck.com/the-political-tribune/ "The Political Tribune is an extreme right wing biased news and opinion website. All articles contain loaded emotional words to favor the right and discredit the left. News information is poorly sourced to other questionable media sources or not all."

Senate Strips Bill Of Requirement That Campaigns Report Foreign Election Help

FearlessFly comments on Jul 2, 2020:

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2020/06/30/senate-removes-measure-demanding-campaigns-report-foreign-election-help/5351046002/ The USA Today article gives a better explanation why 'It should come from the Rules Committee' -- a lame turf battle to disguise a favor to Trump.

The Eagles - One of These Nights (2018 remaster) [youtu.be]

FearlessFly comments on Jul 2, 2020:

Frey said that the song is about putting things off. "We've all said, 'One of these nights I'm gonna do something -- get that girl, make that money, find that house.' We all have our dreams – a vision we hope will come true someday. When that 'someday' will come is up to each of us."

The Doors - Spanish Caravan (new stereo mix from The Very Best of the Doors) [youtube.com]

FearlessFly comments on Jul 2, 2020:

(from songfacts.com) Doors guitarist Robby Krieger wrote this song, which showcases his talents on flamenco guitar, an instrument he started playing when he was 17. As for the lyrics... he's no Jim Morrison The intro riff was taken from "Asturias," a classical piece by Spanish composer Isaac Albeniz (1860 - 1909). Krieger played his guitar in a flamenco style. Some parts were processed through a fuzz box. "Andalusia," which is referred to in the first verse, is the Southernmost area of Spain. It was repeatedly conquered by various groups until it was divided into eight provinces in 1833. Robby Krieger told Rainier Moddemann of The Doors Quarterly that the band was sued for borrowing from a traditional Spanish song with "Spanish Caravan." The Doors were forced to give up some money, but only a little. Krieger explained, "They didn't get very much, 'cause it's such a widely known thing, but they claimed they owned this little something stupid."

Is Portland NEXT? This would be great if Portland take the initiative. (http: [nytimes.com]

FearlessFly comments on Jul 2, 2020:

"I don’t think it’s the place of the government to tell people what is or is not a family,” Mr. Davis, who is a lawyer, said at a meeting last week. “Defining families is something that historically we’ve gotten quite wrong as a society, and we ought not to continue to try and undertake to do so.” ## . . . that is seriously woke

Just a beautiful horse

FearlessFly comments on Jul 2, 2020:

. . . a horse walks into a bar and orders a drink . . . bartender asks "Why the long face ? " :O

Does anyone know of Tibetan Buddhist practitioners in Palm Beach County, Florida area?

FearlessFly comments on Jul 2, 2020:

https://www.pbdc.net/ https://www.meetup.com/Palm-Beach-Dharma-Center/about/ https://www.facebook.com/pages/category/Religious-Organization/Palm-Beach-Dharma-Center-138981446176899/ https://www.padmasambhava.org/ http://miamibuddhism.org/

(notice the S,R,F comic link) Does your house have IoT device(s) ? Why/not ?

FearlessFly comments on Jul 2, 2020:

I get the strong impression that no one has actually LOOKED at the xkcd link ! ## This is posted in Silly, Random & Fun !

Beverly Russo - - - THE WORLD SHOULD READ THIS - - - POOR MISTREATED BABY TRUMP.

FearlessFly comments on Jul 2, 2020:

. . . begin the "echo chamber" :P

RAY McGOVERN: New York Times Deploys Heavy Gun to Back ‘Intel’ on Russian Bounties July 1, ...

FearlessFly comments on Jul 2, 2020:

I was not totally accepting of the NYT first article -- and was thoroughly lambasted for it : "More LIES from 45." I suspect Bolton knows plenty more than he has said (perhaps all he can say) publicly. The AP article adds some corroboration : "AP sources: White House aware of Russian bounties in 2019"

This is why we have covid comeback and spikes

FearlessFly comments on Jul 1, 2020:

Bullseye :O

Recorded in my hometown Old Angel Midnight Brother Dege [youtu.be]

FearlessFly comments on Jul 1, 2020:

Beautiful. I couldn't find any positive/negative info about a possible connection to the Jack Kerouac book : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_Angel_Midnight

[youtu.be] Cream - Badge

FearlessFly comments on Jul 1, 2020:

It was written by Eric Clapton and George Harrison, and was included as a track on Cream's final album, Goodbye. "Badge" was originally an untitled track. During the production transfer for the album Goodbye, the original music sheet was used to produce the liner notes and track listing. The only discernible word on the page was "bridge" (indicating the song's bridge section). Due to Harrison's handwriting, however, Clapton misread it as "badge"—and the song was titled soon thereafter.

Some Southern rock Can't you see The Marshall Tucker Band [youtu.be]

FearlessFly comments on Jul 1, 2020:

"Can't You See" is a song written by Toy Caldwell of The Marshall Tucker Band. The song, musically, is a cross between country rock and Southern rock. The lyrics are noted as being dark, reflecting heartache and "a man running as far away as he can to begin the process of healing himself".

Time for me to say goodnight again.

FearlessFly comments on Jul 1, 2020:

Meanwhile, in terms of its musical and lyrical influences, Rumer told Pete Lewis, Assistant Editor of Blues & Soul: "Songs like 'Slow' and 'Come To Me High' have little dreamy, Bacharach-type chords and those lilting, gorgeous melodies that remind me of songs that I've heard and loved in films that were written by the fantastic composers from the Thirties like Irving Berlin and Rodgers & Hammerstein.

Change Partners Steven Stills I just found this in my old Favorites list, So American! ...

FearlessFly comments on Jul 1, 2020:

Stills said "it was about growing up in the south, attending the debutante balls, but Graham likes to refer to it as the Crosby, Stills & Nash theme song, which I suppose it is". Graham Nash has said he feels its about the constantly changing relationships in CSNY. Jerry Garcia performs the pedal steel guitar played throughout the song. One version was recorded at Olympic Studios in London for the recording of his debut solo album, Stephen Stills.

I am a geek for almost all things medical. I found this fascinating. YMMV. [washingtonpost.com]

FearlessFly comments on Jul 1, 2020:

. . .wow, kinda scary

The Who - Join Together [youtube.com]

FearlessFly comments on Jul 1, 2020:

"Join Together", under the working title of "Join Together With the Band", was originally intended to be released as part of the Lifehouse album, but upon its shelving, the song was temporarily abandoned. Following the abandoning of Lifehouse, "Join Together", as well as other songs initially intended to appear on the album, was used in the working track list of another canceled Who album, Rock Is Dead—Long Live Rock! Roger Daltrey, remembers the song positively, but claims that he was initially skeptical about using synthesizer. I remember when Pete came up with "Join Together". He literally wrote it the night before we recorded it. I quite like it as a single, it's got a good energy to it. But at the time I was still very doubtful about bringing in the synthesizer. I felt that, with a lot of songs, we'd end up spending so much time creating these piddly one-note noises that it would've been better just doing it on guitar. I mean, I'm a guitar man. I love the guitar; to me it's the perfect rock instrument. I don't think Pete did much with those sequencing things that he couldn't have done on his guitar anyway.

The following is part 1 of a 3 part series: "Understanding Donald Trump, Part I" I do not know...

FearlessFly comments on Jul 1, 2020:

. . . a lot of unsubstantiated assertions there. :P

one from from one of the great 60's girl groups [youtu.

FearlessFly comments on Jul 1, 2020:

"Will You Love Me Tomorrow", sometimes known as "Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow", is a song written by Gerry Goffin and Carole King. It was originally recorded in 1960 by the Shirelles. In 1960, the American girl group the Shirelles released the first version of the song as Scepter single 1211, with "Boys" on the B-side. The single's first pressing was labelled simply "Tomorrow", then lengthened later. When first presented with the song, lead singer Shirley Owens (later known as Shirley Alston-Reeves) did not want to record it, because she thought it was "too country." She relented after a string arrangement was added. However, Owens recalled on Jim Parsons' syndicated oldies radio program, Shake Rattle Showtime, that some radio stations had banned the record because they had felt the lyrics were too sexually charged. In 1971 Carole King, the co-writer of the song, recorded a version of "Will You Love Me Tomorrow" for her landmark studio album Tapestry, with Joni Mitchell and James Taylor performing background vocals on separate audio channels.

Apparently the xtion jihadists have their panties in an uproar over an upcomimg movie, "Habit.

FearlessFly comments on Jul 1, 2020:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Streisand_effect

More Rawlings [youtu.be]

FearlessFly comments on Jul 1, 2020:

David Todd Rawlings (December 31, 1969) is an American guitarist, singer, and record producer. He is known for his partnership with singer and songwriter Gillian Welch. Rawlings attended the Berklee College of Music and studied with Lauren Passarelli. He produced albums by Gillian Welch, Willie Watson and Old Crow Medicine Show. He leads the Dave Rawlings Machine with Gillian Welch, Willie Watson, Paul Kowert, and Brittany Haas. John Paul Jones of Led Zeppelin has been known to play mandolin with the band occasionally. Rawlings contributed to the albums Cassadaga by Bright Eyes, Spooked by Robyn Hitchcock, and Heartbreaker by Ryan Adams, with whom he wrote two songs, "To Be Young (Is to Be Sad, Is to Be High)" and "Touch, Feel and Lose". His vocal style has often been compared to that of Bob Dylan.

Which Side Of History [youtube.com]

FearlessFly comments on Jul 1, 2020:

Kinda amazing, from Republicans. :O

Last Farewell

FearlessFly comments on Jul 1, 2020:

Whittaker hosted a radio program in The United Kingdom in 1971, backed by an orchestra with arrangements by Zack Lawrence. Whittaker says "one of the ideas I had was to invite listeners to send their poems or lyrics to me and I would make songs out of them. We got a million replies, and I did one each week for 26 weeks." Ron A. Webster, a silversmith from Birmingham, England, sent Whittaker his poem entitled "The Last Farewell", and this became one of the selections to appear on the radio program. It was recorded, and featured on Whittaker's 1971 album New World in the Morning (A Special Kind of Man in the US and Canada). Although the song nearly reached the music charts at the time, it is one of the fifty all-time singles to have sold 10 million (or more) physical copies worldwide.

Most guys get in their head to do something that later proves to be not the wisest choice.

FearlessFly comments on Jul 1, 2020:

. . . kinda a sexist question :O . . . also violates one of my philosophies -- Why should ANYONE suffer (what they consider to be) foolishness in silence ? I sincerely wish NOBODY did that.

thats gillian welch and david rawlings working the ticket counter.

FearlessFly comments on Jul 1, 2020:

"Wagon Wheel" is a song co-written by Bob Dylan and Ketch Secor of Old Crow Medicine Show. Dylan recorded the chorus in 1973; Secor added verses 25 years later. The song describes a hitchhiking journey south along the eastern coast of the United States from New England in the northeast through Roanoke, Virginia, with the intended destination of Raleigh, North Carolina, where the narrator hopes to see his lover. As the narrator is walking south of Roanoke, he meets (but does not likely travel far with) a trucker who is traveling from Philadelphia through Virginia westward toward the Cumberland Gap and Johnson City, Tennessee.

My niece-daughter just told me that beginning tomorrow, the moon is in the seventh house and Jupiter...

FearlessFly comments on Jun 30, 2020:

"Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In", "The Age of Aquarius" or "Let the Sunshine In") is a medley of two songs written for the 1967 musical Hair by James Rado and Gerome Ragni (lyrics), and Galt MacDermot (music), released as a single by American R&B group The 5th Dimension. The recording was led by veteran American producer and engineer Bones Howe, who had previously worked with the 5th Dimension as well as the Mamas & the Papas and Elvis Presley. As Howe tells it, the recording can be traced to an incident in which 5th Dimension lead singer Billy Davis Jr. left his wallet in a New York City cab; the man who found the wallet was involved in the production of Hair and invited the group to see the show: "After they'd seen it I received a phone call in which they were all talking over one another, saying 'We've got to cut this song "Aquarius". It's the best thing ever.'" Howe was skeptical ("This isn't a complete song. It's an introduction."), but after seeing the show on stage got the idea to create a medley with another musical moment from the show, a few bars from the song "The Flesh Failures" that consist of the repeated words "let the sunshine in." Although the two song fragments are in different keys and tempos, Howe resolved to "jam them together like two trains."

Airbourne [youtu.be] pretty straight rock and bit of a cameo...

FearlessFly comments on Jun 30, 2020:

Joel O'Keeffe – lead vocals, lead guitar David Roads – rhythm guitar, backing vocals Justin Street – bass, backing vocals Ryan O'Keeffe – drums

[youtu.be] David Bowie

FearlessFly comments on Jun 30, 2020:

Musically, it is based around a "circular" guitar riff from Mick Ronson. Its lyrics are cryptic and evocative, being inspired by numerous poems including "Antigonish" by William Hughes Mearns. Bowie's vocals are heavily "phased" throughout and have been described as "haunting".

Tonight at bedtime I’m posting something by a band I used to listen to a lot.

FearlessFly comments on Jun 30, 2020:

The song popularised the name "Kayleigh" in the UK. It was later performed by the band's lead singer, Fish, at the Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute at Wembley Stadium, with Midge Ure on guitar and Phil Collins on drums. "Kayleigh" has been characterised as a "tremulous torch song". Fish, the band's lead singer and lyricist, said that writing the lyrics was "his way of apologizing to some of the women he had dated in the past." Although he had at one point dated a woman whose forenames were Kay Lee, the song was more a composite of several different women with whom he had had relationships.

AP sources: White House aware of Russian bounties in 2019

FearlessFly comments on Jun 30, 2020:

How did this remain 'not leaked' since early 2019 ? Why hasn't Bolton publicly positively confirmed it ?

I was reminded of this song today and this recording has John Prine explaining how it came to be.

FearlessFly comments on Jun 30, 2020:

"The Oldest Baby In The World", was inspired by a story in the World Weekly News about ill children aging prematurely and some of the women Prine had encountered on the road. On the sleeve of his 1988 release John Prine Live, the singer noted that the girl in the song "is just trying to hang on to a shred of innocence. I personally love innocence."