Tonight for my bedtime post I’ve chosen a great cover of the John Lennon song - Imagine by Eva ...

FearlessFly comments on Jun 6, 2020:

Imagine is the third studio album (sixth overall) by American singer Eva Cassidy. Released in 2002, six years after her death, it was her second UK No. 1 album.

Think we all need a reminder in these times [youtube.com]

FearlessFly comments on Jun 6, 2020:

Written by Gerald Casale and Mark Mothersbaugh. It appears on their fourth studio album New Traditionalists. Most of the songs on New Traditionalists are darker and more direct than on previous Devo albums. The exception to this is "Beautiful World," whose message seems optimistic at first but changes as the song progresses. This is made even clearer by the song's promotional video. The video features the character Booji Boy prominently, as he initially watches scenes of beautiful women, futuristic cars and other happy elements, which by the end of the song have been replaced by images of race riots, the Ku Klux Klan, World War I, famine in Africa, car crashes and nuclear explosions, which puts a much darker slant on the song's lyrics. The video was slightly censored for broadcasts on the ABC-TV music show Countdown. A small segment of archive footage depicting a woman on fire was considered unsuitable for the show's early evening timeslot—despite the fact that the 'flames' were animated, not real—and this censored version is still screened occasionally on the ABC's music video series rage, including a mid-1990s episode hosted by Devo.

Pearl Jam - Jeremy (uncensored version) [youtu.be]

FearlessFly comments on Jun 6, 2020:

"Jeremy" is a song by the American rock band Pearl Jam, with lyrics written by vocalist Eddie Vedder and music written by bassist Jeff Ament. "Jeremy" was released in 1992 as the third single from Pearl Jam's debut album Ten (1991). The song was inspired by a newspaper article Vedder read about Jeremy Wade Delle, a high school student who shot himself in front of his English class on January 8, 1991.

Tommy Tucker, "Hi-Heeled Sneakers" [youtube.com]

FearlessFly comments on Jun 6, 2020:

Blues writer Mary Katherine Aldin describes it as an uptempo twelve-bar blues, with "a spare, lilting musical framework", and a strong vocal. The song's rhythmic approach has also been compared to that of Jimmy Reed. Tucker's lyrics recall the time he spent as a Golden Gloves boxer in the 1950s: Put on your red dress baby Lord we're goin' out tonight (2×) And wear some boxin' gloves In case some fool might wanna fight

Biden brunch video live now on facebook. [facebook.com]

FearlessFly comments on Jun 6, 2020:

I don't/won't ever do FB :P

Biden formally clenches the democratic nomination. [apnews.com]

FearlessFly comments on Jun 6, 2020:

Your post was just 3 minutes before mine (now deleted) :O

Buffalo Springfield - For What It's Worth (US 2020 Protests) - YouTube

FearlessFly comments on Jun 6, 2020:

"For What It's Worth (Stop, Hey What's That Sound)" (often referred to as simply "For What It's Worth") is a song written by Stephen Stills. Performed by Buffalo Springfield, it was recorded on December 5, 1966, released as a single on Atco Records on December 23, 1966. Although "For What It's Worth" is often considered an anti-war song, Stephen Stills was inspired to write the song because of the Sunset Strip curfew riots in November 1966—a series of early counterculture-era clashes that took place between police and young people on the Sunset Strip in Hollywood, California, beginning in mid-1966, the same year Buffalo Springfield had become the house band at the Whisky a Go Go on the Sunset Strip. Local residents and businesses had become annoyed by how crowds of young people going to clubs and music venues along the Strip had caused late-night traffic congestion. In response, they lobbied the city to pass local ordinances stopping loitering, and enforced a strict curfew on the Strip after 10 p.m. The young music fans, however, felt the new laws infringed upon their civil rights.

Candace Owens: I Do Not Support George Floyd - YouTube

FearlessFly comments on Jun 6, 2020:

The examples Anna gave -- defrauding students, violations of the emoluments clause, are both civil infractions and DON'T make Trump a criminal. I'm not saying he isn't, just that those two examples are bogus. :P

Timely [youtube.com]

FearlessFly comments on Jun 5, 2020:

"Get Together", also known as "Let's Get Together", is a song written in the mid-1960s by American singer-songwriter Chet Powers (stage name Dino Valenti). The song is an appeal for peace and brotherhood, presenting the polarity of love versus fear, and the choice to be made between them. It is best remembered for the impassioned plea in the lines of its refrain ("Come on people now/Smile on your brother/Everybody get together/Try to love one another right now"), which is repeated several times in succession to bring the song to its conclusion.

Nina Simone: Mississippi Goddam - YouTube

FearlessFly comments on Jun 5, 2020:

The song captures Simone's response to the murder of Medgar Evers in Mississippi; and the 16th Street Baptist Church bombing in Birmingham, Alabama, killing four black children. On the recording she cynically announces the song as "a show tune, but the show hasn't been written for it yet." The song begins jauntily, with a show tune feel, but demonstrates its political focus early on with its refrain "Alabama's got me so upset, Tennessee's made me lose my rest, and everybody knows about Mississippi goddam." In the song she says: "Keep on sayin' 'go slow'...to do things gradually would bring more tragedy. Why don't you see it? Why don't you feel it? I don't know, I don't know. You don't have to live next to me, just give me my equality!"

Charmingly quirky, beautifully drawn 5 minute video on humans, walking. [psyche.co]

FearlessFly comments on Jun 5, 2020:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eCLp7zodUiI

Can things really change when the bible, which many of Americans say they use as a moral compass, ...

FearlessFly comments on Jun 5, 2020:

In my 'experience', they usually discount most/all of the Old Testament. :P

What made you become an atheist?

FearlessFly comments on Jun 5, 2020:

One of my 'philosophies' : Why should anyone **suffer** (what they consider to be) foolishness in silence ? I sincerely wish NO ONE did that.

For all of the Spanish guitar.

FearlessFly comments on Jun 5, 2020:

Credited to Lennon–McCartney, "Help!" was written by John Lennon with some help from Paul McCartney. During an interview with Playboy in 1980, Lennon recounted: "The whole Beatles thing was just beyond comprehension. I was subconsciously crying out for help". "I was fat and depressed and I was crying out for 'Help'", Lennon told Playboy.[3] Writer Ian MacDonald describes the song as the first crack in the protective shell Lennon had built around his emotions during the Beatles' rise to fame, and an important milestone in his songwriting style.

My bedtime post tonight is one everyone will know and remember well.

FearlessFly comments on Jun 5, 2020:

Written and sung by Lindsey Buckingham, it became the band's first top-ten hit in the United States.[2] "Go Your Own Way" has been well received by music critics, and is regarded by Rolling Stone as one of the greatest rock songs of all time.

Cold Fusion [webcache.googleusercontent.com]

FearlessFly comments on Jun 5, 2020:

"However, the reaction rates still need to be increased substantially to achieve appreciable power levels, which may be possible utilizing various reaction multiplication methods under consideration,” said Glenn’s Dr. Bruce Steinetz, the NASA project principal investigator.

New poll finds President Donald Trump losing Catholic support amid George Floyd protests

FearlessFly comments on Jun 5, 2020:

. . . at first glance at the article, I thought "great, a poll about catholics done by Catholics" -- not quite -- but still good news. :) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_Religion_Research_Institute

"What constitutes the bulwark of our own liberty and independence?

FearlessFly comments on Jun 5, 2020:

. . . a very good read : https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/1261723

New Rule: Catch-23 | Real Time with Bill Maher (HBO) - YouTube

FearlessFly comments on Jun 5, 2020:

. . . will we like chocolate covered cotton ? :O

Following encouraging, ongoing test results AstraZeneca, a UK/Sweden biotechnical company, ...

FearlessFly comments on Jun 5, 2020:

. . . hoping it works. . . . that' a pretty big gamble.

The Doors - Roadhouse Blues [youtu.be]

FearlessFly comments on Jun 5, 2020:

The song was recorded over two days, from November 4 to 5, 1969. Producer Paul A. Rothchild insisted on several takes, some of which were included on the 2006 remastered album. Morrison, who was apparently intoxicated, flubbed several lyrics and keep repeating the phrase "Money beats soul every time". Guitarist Robby Krieger is responsible for all guitar parts on "Roadhouse Blues"; Morrison shouts "Do it, Robby, do it!" (especially audible on the official audio proof of DVD-Audio and Super Audio CD where the single vocal track can be separated from other instruments) at the start of the guitar solo. Ray Manzarek switched from a Wurlitzer electric piano to a tack piano (the same type as used on the Beach Boys' "Good Vibrations"). Ex-Lovin' Spoonful frontman John Sebastian contributed harmonica (listed as "G. Puglese" for contractual reasons). Alice Cooper claimed he was the inspiration for the line "Woke up this morning and I got myself a beer", as stated on his Planet Rock morning show.

My mood. Warning: Explicit lyrics Bloodhound Gang - Fire Water Burn [youtube.com]

FearlessFly comments on Jun 5, 2020:

The chorus of the song is derived from the song "The Roof Is on Fire" by Rock Master Scott & the Dynamic Three, yet sung considerably slower. The song was remixed for the CD single by God Lives Underwater. "Fire Water Burn" makes a variety of references to numerous figures from popular culture. These include the musicians Barry White, Frank Black, Marvin Gaye, Martha Raye, Lawrence Welk, Kurt Cobain and Jimi Hendrix, the fictional characters Han Solo and Webster, the television show Kojak, the actor Emmanuel Lewis, the author Mark Twain, and U.S. president John F. Kennedy. The lyric, "we don't need no water, let the motherfucker burn" can also be found in the Bratmobile song "Polaroid Baby" from their 1993 album Pottymouth. The censored version replaces "motherfucker" with a donkey braying.

In honour of Steve Priest who sadly died yesterday....Sweet. - Teenage Rampage, 1973. [youtu.be]

FearlessFly comments on Jun 5, 2020:

The band first achieved success in the UK charts, with thirteen Top 20 hits during the 1970s alone, with "Block Buster!" (1973) topping the chart, followed by three consecutive number two hits in "Hell Raiser" (1973), "The Ballroom Blitz" (1973) and "Teenage Rampage" (1974).

Sadly Steve Priest died today A fitting tribute. Love the green collar!!!! [m.youtube.com]

FearlessFly comments on Jun 5, 2020:

"The Ballroom Blitz" (often called "Ballroom Blitz") is a song by the British glam rock band Sweet, written by Nicky Chinn and Mike Chapman. "The Ballroom Blitz" was inspired by an incident on 27 January 1973 when the band were performing at the Grand Hall in Kilmarnock, Scotland and were driven offstage by a bottling. The song has appeared in many movies, including Wayne's World, Bordello of Blood, Romanzo Criminale,[17] Daddy Day Care and The Sandlot: Heading Home.

Researchers report that more than two-thirds of self-identified atheists shed that label after their...

FearlessFly comments on Jun 4, 2020:

btw, when I was young and irresponsible, I was young and irresponsible :O :P

Researchers report that more than two-thirds of self-identified atheists shed that label after their...

FearlessFly comments on Jun 4, 2020:

I recent finished "How to Change Your Mind" by Michael Pollan (non-believer), a very good read. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5DrM90dg5t4 https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/04/books/review/michael-pollan-how-to-change-your-mind.html

The Rolling Stones Silver Train [youtu.be] I like the album version the best.

FearlessFly comments on Jun 4, 2020:

The lyrics deal with the singer's relationship with a prostitute. Johnny Winter had heard a demo of the tune and recorded a cover of it for his album Still Alive and Well in 1973 (Columbia Records). Song written for Johnny Winter by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards. His album's version was released even before Goats Head Soup. The Black Crowes have also covered the song live. Silver Train also appears on the Carla Olson / Mick Taylor Too Hot For Snakes album first released in 1991 and reissued autumn of 2012.

The Buffalo Springfield - For What It's Worth [youtube.com]

FearlessFly comments on Jun 4, 2020:

"For What It's Worth (Stop, Hey What's That Sound)" (often referred to as simply "For What It's Worth") is a song written by Stephen Stills. Performed by Buffalo Springfield, it was recorded on December 5, 1966, released as a single on Atco Records on December 23, 1966. Although "For What It's Worth" is often considered an anti-war song, Stephen Stills was inspired to write the song because of the Sunset Strip curfew riots in November 1966—a series of early counterculture-era clashes that took place between police and young people on the Sunset Strip in Hollywood, California, beginning in mid-1966, the same year Buffalo Springfield had become the house band at the Whisky a Go Go on the Sunset Strip.[6] Local residents and businesses had become annoyed by how crowds of young people going to clubs and music venues along the Strip had caused late-night traffic congestion. In response, they lobbied the city to pass local ordinances stopping loitering, and enforced a strict curfew on the Strip after 10 p.m. The young music fans, however, felt the new laws infringed upon their civil rights

SpaceX uses Linux [futurism.com]

FearlessFly comments on Jun 4, 2020:

. . .did not know that, but not too surprising since Teslas run Linux also.

THE GIRL FROM IPANEMA - ARPI PETROSYAN : A famous Antônio Carlos Jobim song by this new wonder ...

FearlessFly comments on Jun 4, 2020:

"Garota de Ipanema" ("The Girl from Ipanema") is a Brazilian bossa nova and jazz song. It was a worldwide hit in the mid-1960s and won a Grammy for Record of the Year in 1965. It was written in 1962, with music by Antônio Carlos Jobim and Portuguese lyrics by Vinícius de Moraes. English lyrics were written later by Norman Gimbel.

So.

FearlessFly comments on Jun 4, 2020:

. . . not a metal fan, but I like the riff on sandmix1

Would there be any interest in a music group for very early rock and roll (pre-Beatles)?

FearlessFly comments on Jun 4, 2020:

. . . this doesn't qualify ? : :O https://agnostic.com/group/ClassicRock

Bullet In The Blue Sky-U2 [youtu.be]

FearlessFly comments on Jun 4, 2020:

"Bullet the Blue Sky" is a song by rock band U2 and is the fourth track from their 1987 album, The Joshua Tree. Lyrically, the song was inspired by a trip that lead vocalist Bono made to Nicaragua and El Salvador, where he saw firsthand how local peasants were affected by United States military intervention in the region. Angered by what he witnessed, Bono asked guitarist the Edge to "put El Salvador through an amplifier." "Bullet the Blue Sky" is one of the band's most overtly political songs, with live performances often being heavily critical of political conflicts and violence.

The Weight | Featuring Robbie Robertson and Ringo Starr| Playing For Change | Song Around The World ...

FearlessFly comments on Jun 4, 2020:

I recently finished his book 'Testimony', would recommend it to Music Fans.

The 13th. Floor Elevators - You're Gonna Miss Me [youtube.com]

FearlessFly comments on Jun 4, 2020:

"You're Gonna Miss Me" is a song by the American psychedelic rock band the 13th Floor Elevators, written by Roky Erickson, and released as the group's debut single on Contact Records, on January 17, 1966. Critics often cite "You're Gonna Miss Me" as a bona fide garage rock song, as well as a classic of the counterculture era.

For everyone who is really feeling the spirit of the day: Feeling Alright Joe Cocker ...

FearlessFly comments on Jun 4, 2020:

"Feelin' Alright?", also known as "Feeling Alright", is a song written by Dave Mason of the English rock band Traffic for their eponymous 1968 album Traffic. Joe Cocker performed a more popular rendition of the song which did chart in the US. Both Traffic's and Cocker's versions appear in the 2012 movie Flight. The song had also been featured in the 2000 film Duets, sung by Huey Lewis.

Gotta have a little Zappa once in a while to lighten things up.. 😄😎👍 [youtube.com]

FearlessFly comments on Jun 4, 2020:

The digital master prepared for both the original Ryko/Zappa Records release and the later Ryko 1995 rerelease suffered from several severe audio problems and also contained a shortened version of the track "Dumb All Over", omitting the guitar solo that closed side three of the original LP in favor of an edit to the reprise of the "Dumb All Over" chorus heard at the beginning of side four of the LP. In 1998, the problems of these previous CD issues were fixed in an unannounced reissue, including a near-complete restoration of the guitar solo from "Dumb All Over". A further reissue in 2012 included the full "Dumb All Over" ending and fadeout from side three of the LP, as well as the reprise from the beginning of side four.

The Police. - Wrapped Around Your Finger. [youtu.be]

FearlessFly comments on Jun 4, 2020:

Sting described "Wrapped Around Your Finger" as "a spiteful song about turning the tables on someone who had been in charge." Like other Police songs from this period, it features mythological and literary references, including the Scylla and Charybdis monsters of Greek mythology, and the German legend of Faust.

I have never met Napoleon, but I plan to find the time. [youtu.be]

FearlessFly comments on Jun 4, 2020:

"Pretzel Logic" is a song written by Walter Becker and Donald Fagen that was released as a single by Steely Dan from their album Pretzel Logic, originally released in 1974 by ABC Records Fagen has stated that the lyrics, including anachronistic references to Napoleon and minstrel shows, are about time travel. According to Steely Dan FAQ author Anthony Robustelli, the "platform" referred to in the song's bridge is the time travel machine.

Just gonna leave this here.

FearlessFly comments on Jun 4, 2020:

. . . I think I get the message, but IIRC, the 'gassing' didn't happen in front of the WH.

Melissa Etheridge: Wild and Lonely from her latest album. [youtu.be]

FearlessFly comments on Jun 3, 2020:

(from digitaljournal.com) Etheridge's vocals on "Wild and Lonely" are soulful, raspy and powerful, all at the same time. She is still able to rock out like no other. The song is the second track featured on her forthcoming studio album, The Medicine Show,

Patsy would be proud. [youtube.com]

FearlessFly comments on Jun 3, 2020:

"She's Got You" is a country song written by Hank Cochran and was first recorded (in December 1961) and released (in 1962) as a single by Patsy Cline. Musically the song is an upbeat jazz-pop song with country overtones to support it. "She's Got You" has been recorded by numerous artists, such as Dean Martin (He's Got You), Rosanne Cash, Ricky Van Shelton, LeAnn Rimes, Timi Yuro, Jimmy Buffett, Lee Ann Womack, Cat Power, Elvis Costello, Loretta Lynn and Rhiannon Giddens.

10 documentaries about race. [docplay.com]

FearlessFly comments on Jun 3, 2020:

As a huge documentary fan, I have bookmarked this. . . . you might want to post it in these groups : https://agnostic.com/group/DocumentaryFans https://agnostic.com/discuss/music_movies_books

Republicans for Biden...

FearlessFly comments on Jun 3, 2020:

. . . you might consider posting this in the Biden 2020 group : https://agnostic.com/group/JoeBiden2020

I never really understood why liberals think voter ID somehow works against minorities for this very...

FearlessFly comments on Jun 3, 2020:

bogus ! . . . not an scientific/accurate way to go-about gathering data

oops video issues... sir sly - high [youtu.be]

FearlessFly comments on Jun 3, 2020:

The song was featured on the television shows 13 Reasons Why, Riverdale and Lucifer and the film Happy Death Day. The song's instrumental was used by NBC Sunday Night Football during the 2018 NFL Season as background for broadcast graphics.

The real reason behind Trump’s photo stunt - The Washington Post

FearlessFly comments on Jun 3, 2020:

IMO, it is hard to disagree with that opinion piece. :P

Talking Heads - And She Was [youtube.com]

FearlessFly comments on Jun 3, 2020:

"And She Was" is a song written by David Byrne for the 1985 Talking Heads album Little Creatures. "I used to know a blissed-out hippie-chick in Baltimore," recalled Byrne in the liner notes of Once in a Lifetime: The Best of Talking Heads. "She once told me that she used to do acid (the drug, not music) and lay down on the field by the Yoo-hoo chocolate soda factory. Flying out of her body, etc etc. It seemed like such a tacky kind of transcendence… but it was real! A new kind of religion being born out of heaps of rusted cars and fast food joints. And this girl was flying above it all, but in it too."

The Killers. - Jenny Was A Friend Of Mine. [youtu.be]

FearlessFly comments on Jun 3, 2020:

It was written by Brandon Flowers and Mark Stoermer. Despite not being a single, "Jenny Was a Friend of Mine" is one of The Killers' most popular and critically acclaimed songs. It is particularly praised for Stoermer's powerful and melodic bassline. The song, which is written in the key of E-flat minor, is told from the point of view of a boy who has been taken in for questioning about a girl's (Jenny) murder. After explaining the incident from his perspective, the boy (voiced by Flowers), claims that he is innocent by saying that "there ain't no motive for this crime, Jenny was a friend of of mine." The song has no resolution of the crime and it is never clarified if the boy was guilty.

Linkin Park_In The End (Mellen Gi & Tommee Profitt Remix) i like their own version😉 [youtu.be]

FearlessFly comments on Jun 3, 2020:

"In the End" received positive reviews by music critics, with most reviewers complimenting the song's signature piano riff, as well as noting rapper Mike Shinoda's vocal prominence in the song. Although the background for the "In the End" video was filmed in a California desert, the band itself performed on a studio stage in Los Angeles, with prominent CGI effects and compositing being used to create the finished version.

Will be interesting to see where they end up since North Carolina was the only state that bid on it ...

FearlessFly comments on Jun 2, 2020:

Others (Atlanta ? ) have expressed interest already . . .

My final ideation of my eventual demise ...[agnostic.com]

FearlessFly comments on Jun 2, 2020:

. . . go to the (Irish) wake, there is sure to be liquor there. :O

Creedence Clearwater Revival - Proud Mary, live [youtu.be]

FearlessFly comments on Jun 2, 2020:

"Proud Mary" is a rock ’n’ roll song written by John Fogerty and first recorded by his band Creedence Clearwater Revival. 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. "Proud Mary's" singer, a low-wage earner, leaves what he considers a "good job," which he might define as steady work, even though for long hours under a dictatorial boss. He decides to follow his impulse and imagination and hitches a ride on a riverboat queen, bidding farewell to the city. Only when the boat pulls out does he see the "good side of the city"—which, for him, is one in the distance, far removed from his life. Down by the river and on the boat, the singer finds protection from "the man" and salvation from his working-class pains in the nurturing spirit and generosity of simple people who "are happy to give" even "if you have no money." The river in Fogerty and traditionally in literature and song is a place holding biblical and epical implications. ... Indeed, the river in "Proud Mary" offers not only escape but also rebirth to the singer.

The Beatles - Helter Skelter (2009 remaster) [youtu.be]

FearlessFly comments on Jun 2, 2020:

It was written by Paul McCartney and credited to Lennon–McCartney. The song was McCartney's attempt to create a sound as loud and dirty as possible. It is regarded as a key influence in the early development of heavy metal. In 1976, the song was released as the B-side of "Got to Get You into My Life" in the United States, to promote the Capitol Records compilation Rock 'n' Roll Music.

Swarm of Earthquakes in Yellowstone Renews Fears of Supervolcano Eruption.

FearlessFly comments on Jun 2, 2020:

https://www.nps.gov/yell/learn/nature/earthquakes.htm

State of Minnesota files civil rights charge against Minneapolis Police Department

FearlessFly comments on Jun 2, 2020:

. . . sounds to me like a good move by Governor Walz.

Rolling Stones / Play With Fire [youtu.be]

FearlessFly comments on Jun 2, 2020:

"Play with Fire" is credited to Nanker Phelge, a pseudonym used when tracks were composed by the entire band, even though lead singer Mick Jagger and guitarist Keith Richards are the only Rolling Stones to appear on the track. The song was recorded late one night in January 1965 while the Stones were in Los Angeles recording with Phil Spector at the RCA Studios. Richards performed the song's acoustic guitar opening while Jagger handled vocals and tambourine (enhanced using an echo chamber). Spector played bass (actually a tuned-down electric guitar), and Jack Nitzsche provided the song's distinctive harpsichord arrangement and tamtams.

So we are part of a Cosmic ecosystem?

FearlessFly comments on Jun 2, 2020:

IMO, that 'meme' is a 'bastardization' of the "family" term. :P

I like Texas.

FearlessFly comments on Jun 2, 2020:

Texans should be more humble, or Alaska will divide in two and make TX the THIRD largest state. :O

Seriously: Can He Do That? | Center for Inquiry

FearlessFly comments on Jun 2, 2020:

The article does not address the issue of : DC is not a state, it is 'controlled' by the federal government (actually, Congress). There is no 'governor' to request military intervention.

Kid Creole & The Coconuts - Stool Pigeon [youtube.com]

FearlessFly comments on Jun 2, 2020:

August Darnell, the lead singer of Kid Creole & The Coconuts, was a great fan of the 1940s dress style, which for gangsters was double breasted pinstriped suits and hats. "Stool Pigeon", which Darnell wrote, was a tribute to this whole genre.

Not a good photo of the baby and mother, but they were out behind my house this evening! I was ...

FearlessFly comments on Jun 2, 2020:

I once had a goose chase a deer out of my back yard (too close to the goslings). :O

Joe Jackson Fools in Love/For Your Love These two blend so seemlessly. [youtu.be]

FearlessFly comments on Jun 2, 2020:

Written while Jackson was a member of his earlier band Koffee & Kream, the song represented a departure from that band's style and was indicative of Jackson's move in a more cynical direction.

Under Pressure....Queen - Live Wembley. [youtu.be]

FearlessFly comments on Jun 2, 2020:

It was credited as being co-written by the five musicians. The scat singing that dominates much of the song is evidence of the jam-beginnings as improvisation. However, according to Queen bassist John Deacon (as quoted in a French magazine in 1984), the song's primary musical songwriter was Freddie Mercury – though all contributed to the arrangement.

I’m off to bed again.

FearlessFly comments on Jun 2, 2020:

"Wind Beneath My Wings" (sometimes titled "The Wind Beneath My Wings" and "Hero") is a song written in 1982 by Jeff Silbar and Larry Henley. The song was first recorded by Kamahl in 1982 for a country and western album he was recording. Roger Whittaker recorded the song, as well as Sheena Easton and Lee Greenwood. The song appeared shortly thereafter in charted versions by Colleen Hewett (1982), Lou Rawls (1983), Gladys Knight & the Pips (1983), and Gary Morris (1983). The highest-charting version of the song to date was recorded in 1988 by singer and actress Bette Midler for the soundtrack to the film Beaches.

George Will: There is no such thing as rock bottom for Trump.

FearlessFly comments on Jun 2, 2020:

. . . liked the article, and am able to access it in a private Opera window. . . . cut-pasting the entire article here is likely a Copyright violation. :O

Blaze Foley, "Clay Pigeons" [youtube.com]

FearlessFly comments on Jun 2, 2020:

In 2016 "Clay Pigeons" featured on the soundtrack of the movie Homestate. "Clay Pigeons" was covered by John Prine on his Grammy Award-winning 2005 album Fair & Square and by Michael Cera on his 2014 album True That. "He's only gone crazy once. Decided to stay." – Townes Van Zandt "Blaze Foley was a genius and a beautiful loser." – Lucinda Williams

He’s back … an wow.. [youtube.com]

FearlessFly comments on Jun 2, 2020:

I find it kinda creepy when comedians :(try to) talk about serious subject(s).

People fight for change because they have no representation.

FearlessFly comments on Jun 2, 2020:

https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2020/02/a-republic-if-we-can-keep-it/605887/

Everyone start arming yourselves! Trump is trying to take over the USA! Sending military! Eek!...

FearlessFly comments on Jun 2, 2020:

Four Boxes

Remember when it was unthinkable to use the American military against the American people?

FearlessFly comments on Jun 2, 2020:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YX95QSKBODo

Imagine Dragons_ Bad Liar [youtu.be]

FearlessFly comments on Jun 2, 2020:

"Bad Liar" was co-written by Imagine Dragons lead vocalist Dan Reynolds and his wife Aja Volkman shortly before they separated. However, Reynolds has said the couple did not end up going through with the divorce. The video centers around a high school couple, while it cuts to the band performing the song in the parking lot of that school various times throughout the video. The video continues to add an ominous tone with the surrounding dark shadows and use of fictional levitation. It was directed by Ryan Reichenfeld and was filmed at Green Valley High School, in Henderson, Nevada. The video features dancer Autumn Miller with choreography by Marissa Osato.[

"We grew up in a time when none of the adults would take a chance." [youtube.com]

FearlessFly comments on Jun 1, 2020:

"Anyone who remembers the 60s probably wasn't there" -- Robin Williams :O :P

Jackson Browne - Running On Empty [youtube.com]

FearlessFly comments on Jun 1, 2020:

Browne wrote the song while driving to the studio each day to make The Pretender, according to Rolling Stone magazine: "I was always driving around with no gas in the car," Browne is quoted. "I just never bothered to fill up the tank because — how far was it anyway? Just a few blocks." The song starts off with an immediate, propulsive backbeat, with the melody carried by piano and throughout laced by David Lindley's distinctive lap steel guitar work. Browne receives vocal back up from Rosemary Butler and Doug Haywood. Rolling Stone writer Paul Nelson saw "Running on Empty" as embodying a "tenacious, win/lose duality" and being "what daydreamers have nightmares about"

I have odd moments; sometimes whole days that are a little off: Here is Hank Locklin Send me the...

FearlessFly comments on Jun 1, 2020:

In the 1960s, the song was a hit for The Browns, Johnny Tillotson, and Dean Martin. Among the many other artists who have also recorded cover versions of the song are: Jerry Lee Lewis Connie Francis Hank Williams Jr. Daniel O'Donnell Dolly Parton The Everly Brothers Foster and Allen Jerry Vale Loretta Lynn Marty Wilde Roy Rogers Slim Whitman Willie Nelson and Hank Snow Dwight Yoakam on his album Buenas Noches from a Lonely Room The Whites

Great music from a "simpler?" time. Sting - Russians [youtube.com]

FearlessFly comments on Jun 1, 2020:

The song is a commentary and plea that criticises the then-dominant Cold War foreign policy and doctrine of mutual assured destruction (MAD) by the United States and the Soviet Union. In 2010, Sting explained that the song was inspired by watching Soviet TV via inventor Ken Schaffer's satellite receiver at Columbia University: "I had a friend at university who invented a way to steal the satellite signal from Russian TV. We'd have a few beers and climb this tiny staircase to watch Russian television... At that time of night we'd only get children's Russian television, like their 'Sesame Street'. I was impressed with the care and attention they gave to their children's programmes. I regret our current enemies haven't got the same ethics."

It’s late tonight .

FearlessFly comments on Jun 1, 2020:

The song was written by Aretha and then husband Ted White. Franklin re-recorded the song in the Atlantic Records New York studio for the soundtrack of the 1980 film The Blues Brothers and in 1989 for the album Through the Storm.

The Tornados - Telstar [youtube.com]

FearlessFly comments on Jun 1, 2020:

"Telstar" is a 1962 instrumental written and produced by Joe Meek for the English band the Tornados. The record was named after the Telstar communications satellite, which was launched into orbit on 10 July 1962. Written and produced by Joe Meek, it featured either a clavioline or the similar Jennings Univox, both keyboard instruments with distinctive electronic sounds. It was recorded in Meek's studio in a small flat above a shop in Holloway Road, North London. "Telstar" won an Ivor Novello Award and is estimated to have sold at least five million copies worldwide. "This was one of the first sci-fi-influenced pop songs," observed Tim Wheeler of Ash. "For its time it was so futuristic and it still sounds pretty weird today. It features Matt Bellamy's dad George on guitar… You can hear traces of it in Muse. 'Knights of Cydonia' was definitely him tipping his hat to his dad."

The Marmalade.

FearlessFly comments on Jun 1, 2020:

It was written by their lead guitarist Junior Campbell, and singer Dean Ford (born Thomas McAleese). The track featured a lead vocal by Ford backed by vocal harmonies, and included a reverse tape guitar solo (backmasking) by Campbell.

Another Monday .

FearlessFly comments on Jun 1, 2020:

Collins sings the song from a third-person perspective, as he observes a man crossing the street to ignore a homeless woman, and he implores listeners not to turn a blind eye to homelessness because, by drawing a religious allusion, "it's just another day for you and me in paradise". Collins also appeals directly to God by singing: "Oh Lord, is there nothing more anybody can do? Oh Lord, there must be something you can say."

Steppenwolf, "The Pusher" [youtube.com]

FearlessFly comments on May 31, 2020:

"The Pusher" is a rock song written by Hoyt Axton, made popular by the 1969 movie Easy Rider which used Steppenwolf's version to accompany the opening scenes showing drug trafficking. The lyrics of the song distinguish between a dealer in drugs such as marijuana—who "will sell you lots of sweet dreams"—and a pusher of hard drugs such as heroin—a "monster" who doesn't care "if you live or if you die".

Ronnie Wood's Birthday: happy birthday and many more! Honky Tonk WOmen [youtu.be] 's

FearlessFly comments on May 31, 2020:

The song was written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards while on holiday in Brazil from late December 1968 to early January 1969, inspired by Brazilian "caipiras" (inhabitants of rural, remote areas of parts of Brazil) at the ranch where Jagger and Richards were staying in Matão, São Paulo. Two versions of the song were recorded by the band: the familiar hit which appeared on the 45 single and their collection of late 1960s singles, Through the Past, Darkly (Big Hits Vol. 2); and a honky-tonk version entitled "Country Honk" with slightly different lyrics, which appeared on Let It Bleed (1969)

This is a live version of Van Morrison's Summer Time in England, with a heart-rendering solo by ...

FearlessFly comments on May 31, 2020:

Although the album on which the song appeared was not critically or commercially successful, the song would be performed by Morrison in concert for almost two and one-half decades, taking on new meaning when performed live. Morrison originally wrote the song as a poem about William Wordsworth and Samuel Taylor Coleridge making a literary trip to the Lake District in England where they worked together on the poems that were to become their landmark joint venture, Lyrical Ballads. Morrison has been quoted as saying, "['Summertime in England'] was actually part of a poem I was writing, and the poem and the song sorta merged... I'd read several articles about this particular group of poets who were writing about this particular thing, which I couldn't find in the framework I was in."

Iggy Pop, "Real Wild Child (Wild One)" [youtube.com]

FearlessFly comments on May 31, 2020:

"Wild One" or "Real Wild Child" is an Australian rock and roll song written by Johnny Greenan, Johnny O'Keefe, and Dave Owens. While most sources state that O'Keefe was directly involved in composing the song, this has been questioned by others. The release date of the single, 5 July 1958, is considered the birth of Australian rock and roll. The band Jet and Iggy Pop recorded a cover version that was released to coincide with the 50th anniversary of the original release.

Jeff Lynne’s Electric Light Orchestra.

FearlessFly comments on May 31, 2020:

It is featured in the 1980 feature film Xanadu in a sequence with the film's stars Olivia Newton-John, Gene Kelly, and Michael Beck. The song also appears on the soundtrack album Xanadu, and was performed in the 2007 Broadway musical Xanadu.

Do we have free will?

FearlessFly comments on May 31, 2020:

According to Libet, we have "free won't" : https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/dont-delay/201106/free-wont-it-may-be-all-we-have-or-need

Should Section 230 be revoked ? why/not ?

FearlessFly comments on May 31, 2020:

https://www.wbur.org/npr/865813960/as-trump-targets-twitters-legal-shield-experts-have-a-warning

Steve Chapman: Twitter has no obligation to post anything Trump writes | Opinion | omaha.com

FearlessFly comments on May 31, 2020:

. . . hmmm . . . no obligation perhaps, but it is NOT JUST Trump -- he has 80+ million followers :O :P https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2020/05/28/trump-twitter-by-numbers/

Should Section 230 be revoked ? why/not ?

FearlessFly comments on May 31, 2020:

Websites will be unable to control the types of conversations on their forums. Stackoverflow would become reddit. Basically it will be impossible for public discourse to occur and the right wing fascists of government will control the narrative, until the ultra-leftists grab it .. so it will stay fucked forever if Section 230 is repealed. Political websites especially will be screwed .. for example a Christian forum can be taken over by atheists. An anti-abortion site can become dominated by pro-abortion.. so the result will be discussion forums won't exist at all. Nobody will be willing to risk being sued or spend money on moderating them .. it won't even be remotely financially possible.

Crazy Mama · The Rolling Stones [youtube.com]

FearlessFly comments on May 31, 2020:

Stylistically, Black and Blue embraces hard rock with "Hand of Fate" and "Crazy Mama"; funk with "Hot Stuff"; reggae with their cover of "Cherry Oh Baby"; and blues with "Melody," featuring the talents of Billy Preston – a heavy contributor to the album

U2. - I Still Haven't Found What I’m Looking For. [youtu.be]

FearlessFly comments on May 31, 2020:

The song originated from a demo the band recorded on which drummer Larry Mullen Jr. played a unique rhythm pattern. Like much of The Joshua Tree, the song was inspired by the group's interest in American music. "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For" exhibits influences from gospel music and its lyrics describe spiritual yearning. Lead singer Bono's vocals are in high register and lead guitarist the Edge plays a chiming arpeggio. Adding to the gospel qualities of the song are choir-like backing vocals provided by the Edge and producers Brian Eno and Daniel Lanois.

Portland bans discrimination against atheists and agnostics. [huffpost.com]

FearlessFly comments on May 30, 2020:

. . . cool, FFRF strikes again :O

I was told of a duo called "2 Cellos," and listened to a great piece of theirs, called ...

FearlessFly comments on May 30, 2020:

. . . am reminded of this guy https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nY7GnAq6Znw

The Rolling Stones - 19th Nervous Breakdown (live) [youtube.com]

FearlessFly comments on May 30, 2020:

Written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, it was recorded in late 1965 and released as a single in February 1966. Jagger came up with the title first and then wrote the lyrics around it. The opening guitar figure is played by Keith Richards while in the verses Brian Jones plays a bass-note figure that derives from "Diddley Daddy" by Bo Diddley, a major influence on the Rolling Stones' style. Mick Jagger – lead vocals Keith Richards – rhythm guitar, background vocals Brian Jones – lead guitar Bill Wyman – bass guitar Charlie Watts – drums

George Michael is my choice for bedtime post tonight.

FearlessFly comments on May 30, 2020:

A ballad at almost six minutes in length, the song lyrically explores a young man's hesitancy to enter/revisit a new relationship because he had been emotionally hurt so many times previously. The song concludes with temptation taking over, and Michael ends by singing the title for the only time.

KEEP' SEARCHIN' - DEL SHANNON .

FearlessFly comments on May 30, 2020:

Its lyrics tell the story of a man who tries to find a place to hide himself and his beleaguered girlfriend from those who abuse her. The song ends with a sequence of very high notes.

Supreme Court Rejects Church's Challenge To California's Coronavirus Rules : Coronavirus Live ...

FearlessFly comments on May 30, 2020:

To me, this is (roughly) analogous to the decision(s) that despite explicit Constitutional rights to travel, SCOTUS decided that the government has an overriding claim to mandate all airline passengers provide ID documentation.

George Floyd death: Family say autopsy results are an 'illusion' | Daily Mail Online

FearlessFly comments on May 30, 2020:

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

THE AMISH (Or Mennonites?) join George Floyd protests and sing Gospel in Minneapolis

FearlessFly comments on May 30, 2020:

The picked a very safe place, the Stone Arch (pedestrian/bicycle) Bridge over the Mississippi. :)

Thought to share the following cartoon with everyone..

FearlessFly comments on May 30, 2020:

. . . no joke in TX : https://blogs.edweek.org/teachers/teaching_now/2012/06/texas_gop_no_more_critical_thinking.html