Nelson-> (I Can't Live Without Your) Love and Affection [youtu.be]

FearlessFly comments on Apr 19, 2020:

The song was based on a crush on Cindy Crawford. The music video features model and actress Judie Aronson who first appears on the cover of a magazine called "Vague", a parody of Vogue magazine. The song itself is known for its technical drumming involving syncopation and double bass, and virtuoso guitar soloing.

In the absence of theism what are the big questions in life you contemplate?

FearlessFly comments on Apr 19, 2020:

"Hairy wanderer or cosmic muffin" ? -- sorry, I couldn't resist. :O :P

Female leaders at forefront of global pandemic fight [cnn.com]

FearlessFly comments on Apr 19, 2020:

'you go girls' :) I recall an European (Denmark ? ) woman leader, who was one of the only countries that prevented most of the economic downturns in 2008.

Australian tree frog caught devouring the world's third most venomous snake. [countryrebel.com]

FearlessFly comments on Apr 19, 2020:

. . . no idea why, but I'm reminded of "Twas brilleg, and the slithey toves did gyre and gimble in the wabe" (sp ? ) :O :P

🎃🍟🍎 Do you believe in meatless Monday's?

FearlessFly comments on Apr 19, 2020:

"Murder" is a legal term which (unlike abuse) does not (yet) apply to animals. It is also used by 'anti-abortion' folks to try to "stir emotions.

Time for feet stomping and thinking about home Gooing to my hometown Rory Gallagher and his ...

FearlessFly comments on Apr 19, 2020:

. . . I hope he doesn't fall-in the "Goo" [sic] :O

This is actually good.

FearlessFly comments on Apr 19, 2020:

(from rollingstone.com) The tune finds the pair transforming Lennon’s tidy piano rocker into a moody, bluesy ripper. On guitar, Beck drifts effortlessly, as always, from nimble picking to scorching heroics, while Depp delivers a sturdy vocal performance, bellowing: “The sun will never disappear/ But the world may not have many years/Isolation.” The “Isolation” cover also features two longtime Beck collaborators, Vinnie Colaiuta on drums and Rhonda Smith on bass.

Lou Reed - Perfect Day It was nice and sunshiny in Oklahoma City today.

FearlessFly comments on Apr 19, 2020:

Its fame was given a boost in the 1990s when it was featured in the 1996 film Trainspotting and after a star-studded version was released as a BBC charity single in 1997 The original recording, as with the rest of the Transformer album, was produced by David Bowie and Mick Ronson (who also wrote the string arrangement and played piano on the track).

A new take on the chicken or egg question.

FearlessFly comments on Apr 18, 2020:

IIUC correctly, ring species might also evolving in our own time.

Lovers In A Dangerous Time - Bruce Cockburn 'You've gotta kick at the darkness 'til it bleeds ...

FearlessFly comments on Apr 18, 2020:

According to Cockburn, the song was inspired by seeing teenagers expressing romantic love in a schoolyard. In the song, he contrasts the hopefulness and joy of new love with the despair of a wider Cold War world where notions of the future often carried a sense of foreboding and doom. However, especially in light of Cockburn's next single "If I Had a Rocket Launcher", the song has also been interpreted by listeners and critics as referring to the same Guatemalan refugee crisis that inspired the later song, or to the then-emerging HIV/AIDS crisis. Cockburn stated in later interviews that he was pleased by both of these alternate interpretations.

Here is a trivial, unimportant bit of data that made me smile today.

FearlessFly comments on Apr 18, 2020:

Congrats. (begin bragging) I'm original owner of 98 Toyota 4Runner, It was 'totalled' (for insurance purposes) in Indianapolis in 2008. I kept it, did all the repairs myself, and am still driving it as my main vehicle. :O

Let's discuss censorship.

FearlessFly comments on Apr 18, 2020:

I'm not advocating really harsh or abusive attack(s). I have been blocked by what could be described as folks not responding to (what I think) are legitimate issues. One blocker, having responded last, accused me of trying to 'get the last word', then blocking me so I could not respond, then UN blocked me the next day. wth ?

I was over on the r/debateanatheist subreddit and formulated a lengthy and thoughtful response to a ...

FearlessFly comments on Apr 18, 2020:

tl;dr

Thoughts on globalization.

FearlessFly comments on Apr 18, 2020:

"It’ll take another generation just to eradicate the disastrous effects of Christianity and Islam" IMO, that is a HUGE assumption. Also, none/few of the "four horsemen"/'new atheists' claim to want eradication.

Let's discuss censorship.

FearlessFly comments on Apr 18, 2020:

Did you **label** it as satire (IMO, that would/should make a difference) ?

Hundreds flood Florida beach as Florida reopens some parks

FearlessFly comments on Apr 18, 2020:

. . . another possible 'hot' spot ? :P

Metallica - Enter Sandman [youtu.be]

FearlessFly comments on Apr 18, 2020:

The music was written by Kirk Hammett, James Hetfield and Lars Ulrich. Vocalist and rhythm guitarist Hetfield wrote the lyrics, which deal with the concept of a child's nightmares.

Interesting and weird:Goddesses of Bagpipes-Shipping Up To Boston/ Enter Sandman [youtu.be]

FearlessFly comments on Apr 18, 2020:

'metal' guitars and bagpipes -- does not compute :P

Mr. Sandman (COFRESI Remix) - Studio Performance [youtu.be]

FearlessFly comments on Apr 18, 2020:

. . . kinda mesmerizing . . .

ABC, CNN, New York Times all admit Trump briefings aren't news — so now what?

FearlessFly comments on Apr 18, 2020:

Pressrun media, relative newcomer, has -- what ? -- credibility/journalism ?

CDC reviewing ‘stunning’ universal testing results from Boston homeless shelter

FearlessFly comments on Apr 18, 2020:

One example why large-scale testing is imperative !

America / Sandman For my recently passed friends. [youtu.be]

FearlessFly comments on Apr 18, 2020:

Several other songs received radio airplay on FM stations playing album tracks, including "Sandman" (long-rumored to be about the United States Navy VQ-2 air squadron formerly based in Rota, Spain).

Epidemiologist Delivers Blunt Reality Check On Current Phase Of Coronavirus Pandemic | HuffPost

FearlessFly comments on Apr 18, 2020:

. . . hmm, he could be right, but national decisions aren't (shouldn't be) made on the basis of one epidemiologist (and arguably by one "president").

NEW KID IN TOWN - JD SOUTHER .

FearlessFly comments on Apr 18, 2020:

"New Kid in Town" is a song by the Eagles from their 1976 studio album Hotel California. It was written by Don Henley, Glenn Frey and J.D. Souther. The song features Glenn Frey singing the lead vocals, with Don Henley singing main harmony vocals. Randy Meisner plays the guitarrón mexicano, Don Felder plays electric guitars, and Joe Walsh plays the electric piano and organ parts. The song won the Grammy Award for Best Vocal Arrangement for Two or More Voices. Souther would later say that the song came about as a result of their "fascination with gunfire as an analogy", and added that "at some point some kid would come riding into town that was much faster than you and he'd say so, and then he'd prove it." He said: "We were just writing about our replacements." Similarly, Henley discussed the song's meaning in the liner notes of The Very Best Of: “ It's about the fleeting, fickle nature of love and romance. It's also about the fleeting nature of fame, especially in the music business. We were basically saying, 'Look, we know we're red hot right now but we also know that somebody's going to come along and replace us — both in music and in love.'

And while I am thinking of early rock songs that remain a mystery for me for the longest time: ...

FearlessFly comments on Apr 18, 2020:

"Bird Dog" is a song written by Boudleaux Bryant and recorded by the Everly Brothers. It was released in 1958 and was a #1 hit on the Billboard Country Chart. The song deals with the singer's dismay that a boy by the name of Johnny is trying to take his girlfriend away. The singer calls him a bird dog as a result of his behavior.

NEW KID IN TOWN - JD SOUTHER .

FearlessFly comments on Apr 18, 2020:

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You have to admire the majesty of animals and insects, trouble free, not constantly pining for ...

FearlessFly comments on Apr 18, 2020:

Many moons ago, I was skiing in Aspen, ended one evening (in the words of John Prine) "with an illegal smile". Next morning I was wandering the streets (huge hangover prevented skiing), I happened by a drug store window display which was completely empty, except for the handful of dead insects at the bottom. I'll never forget the accompanying sign in the window -- "Welcome visiting entomologists, here for your perusal is Aspens' finest bug collection" :O :P

Big Memory Morning: This song popped into my mind when I woke up My friend Brigitte and I ...

FearlessFly comments on Apr 18, 2020:

"Wake Up Little Susie" is a popular song written by Felice and Boudleaux Bryant and published in 1957. The song is best known in a recording by the Everly Brothers, issued by Cadence Records as catalog number 1337. The song is written from the point of view of a high school boy to his girlfriend, Susie. In the song, the two go out on a date to a cinema (perhaps a drive-in), only to fall asleep during the movie. They do not wake up until 4 o'clock in the morning, well after her 10 o'clock curfew. They then contemplate the reactions of her parents and their friends. Don Everly reported it had been banned in Boston.

There was a time Pastafarianism was my chosen religion, well, that and Jediism, they just made way ...

FearlessFly comments on Apr 18, 2020:

"All hail his noodley appendages" :O :P

99-year-old Captain Tom Moore raises money for the NHS, the total of which is now surpassing a ...

FearlessFly comments on Apr 18, 2020:

I saw this on the PBS Newshour last night, way cool.

My quarantine song. [youtube.com]

FearlessFly comments on Apr 18, 2020:

Written and composed by the group's original tenor, Lew DeWitt, the song peaked in popularity in January 1966. The singer assures a concerned neighbor that, even though he rarely, if ever, leaves his home, he leads a full life: counting flowers on the wallpaper, playing solitaire with a deck of 51 cards all night and well into the morning, smoking, watching Captain Kangaroo and pretending to go out.

Front seat - Rayne Johnson [youtu.be] Settle for nothing less!

FearlessFly comments on Apr 18, 2020:

(from tasteof country.com) Lyrically, "Front Seat" is a sincere love ballad that targets fans who are feeling a little bit used, which is how everyone feels at some point. Quietly the song is sneaking up country radio airplay charts, much like Matt Stell did with a similarly unoffensive cut in 2019. Any notion that nice guys finish last is dead in modern country music.

[youtu.be] Nazareth broken down angel this song been running through my mind tonight

FearlessFly comments on Apr 18, 2020:

The song features Dan McCafferty on lead vocals, Darrell Sweet on percussion, Pete Agnew on bass guitar and Manny Charlton on electric guitar. Collectively they wrote the track. It was taken from their 1973 album Razamanaz, and proved to be popular on their tours undertaken in 1973. The same year it was featured on a live album, BBC Radio 1 Live in Concert.

Brother Dege-Too Old To Die Young (How I'm feelin' bout now...comment by BookDeath.) [youtu.be]

FearlessFly comments on Apr 18, 2020:

Folk Songs of the American Longhair by Brother Dege.

YOU'VE GOT YOUR PROBLEMS, I'VE GOT MINE - THE FORTUNES .

FearlessFly comments on Apr 18, 2020:

"You've Got Your Troubles" became the inaugural composition by the prolific songwriting team of Roger Cook and Roger Greenaway in 1964. Cook and Greenaway wrote "You've Got Your Troubles" while they were both members of the group The Kestrels, the song being composed while that group was on a pop package tour. Cook recalls he and Greenaway were in a theatre. "Roger [Greenaway] said 'I've [written] a little tune' and we both brought our ukuleles out and he played [his tune] and he said 'Could you help me with the lyric?' and in the space of two hours we'd written the whole song".

Ok, so here goes agnosticism versus atheism 101 gnostic has to do with knowledge Theism has ...

FearlessFly comments on Apr 18, 2020:

This has been "beaten a dead horse" MANY times here. :P

Looking around the local area and found this.

FearlessFly comments on Apr 17, 2020:

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

The China Virus?

FearlessFly comments on Apr 17, 2020:

I suggest you watch this (posted earlier), Osterholm PREDICTED China (Wuhan ? ) in his 2017 book : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E3URhJx0NSw

Why is the Satanic Temple officially recognised as a tax-exempt religious organisation.

FearlessFly comments on Apr 17, 2020:

Have you actually looked-at The Satanic Temple for info ? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Satanic_Temple https://thesatanictemple.com/ https://thesatanictemple.com/pages/about-us https://thesatanictemple.com/pages/faq

Follow up interview with the first person to receive a vaccination against COVID-19.

FearlessFly comments on Apr 17, 2020:

AGAIN, the 'reliability gage' is BROKEN. refinery29 is a "fashion focused citiy guide" I notice (what I regard as unnecessary tracking crap ) the "trailing stuff" of your link : " ?utm_source=digg=email" IIUC, you got an email from digg, a news aggregator (in other words, NO actual journalism required), posting an article from a fashion website, and thought -- what ? -- a good, reliable, credible source to post here ? Just what is your idea of Critical Thinking, and taking responsibility for "fake news" ? When the professional epidemeologists are saying many months, a year (a long time) this one persons vaccine is credibly newsworthy ?

BLACK IS BLACK - LOS BRAVOS .

FearlessFly comments on Apr 17, 2020:

Four members of Los Bravos — bassist Miguel Vicens Danus, guitarist Tony Martinez, organist Manuel Fernandez, and drummer Pablo Sanllehi —had previously worked together in the Spanish band Los Sonors. Together with German-born singer Michael Kogel, the group set out to achieve success in the European market making English-language pop music. Lead singer Mike Kogel's vocals sounded so similar to Gene Pitney that many listeners assumed that "Black Is Black" was a Pitney single.

My explanation of Atheism NOTE This is my personal view, it is shared by many but I don't wish to...

FearlessFly comments on Apr 17, 2020:

. . . wow, here we go AGAIN, beating a dead horse. Search for the multitude of previous posts on this topics. :P

Thanks everyone for all of those book recommendations.

FearlessFly comments on Apr 17, 2020:

Search for Sam Harris' or Dawkins' debates, they are all good

How do billionaire computer programmers become so knowledgeable about national unpreparedness for ...

FearlessFly comments on Apr 17, 2020:

I have been running Linux since the 90's, but I give credit where it is due . . . https://www.gatesfoundation.org/yearinreview/2017/en/review/pandemics https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2020/03/bill-gates-epidemic-pandemic-preparedness-ebola-covid-19/ https://www.geekwire.com/2020/bill-gates-warned-us-covid-19-like-pandemic-watch-ted-talk-2015/

Woke up this morning with this song playing in my head.. The Beatles Rain [youtu.be]

FearlessFly comments on Apr 17, 2020:

"Rain" was written by John Lennon and credited to the Lennon–McCartney partnership. He described its meaning as "about people moaning about the weather all the time". The song's recording contains a slowed-down rhythm track, a droning bass line and backwards vocals. Its release marked the first time that reversed sounds appeared in a pop song, although the Beatles used the same technique on the Revolver track "Tomorrow Never Knows", recorded days earlier. Ringo Starr considered "Rain" his best recorded drum performance.

Watched this the other day...highly recommend it.[grow.foodrevolution.org]

FearlessFly comments on Apr 17, 2020:

That word "Free" doesn't mean what they say :

The Firefox default way of handling mailto links for Yahoo email works okay if the mailto link only ...

FearlessFly comments on Apr 17, 2020:

I use Thunderbird and multiple browsers (timtowtdi). For privacy reasons I rarely click on links (I hover first). I cut-paste them in search bar and usually remove everything from the first ? to the end (I try to avoid being tracked). I don't see anything useful to me in all that tracking crap -- just the facts ma'am (URL) is all I want. ymmv

As to the importance of testing, this is a transcription of some comments from the Mayor of NYC at ...

FearlessFly comments on Apr 17, 2020:

Good for NYC. What chance to we have for what should be a national effort for widespread testing. Not likely that Trump will admit to HUGE failure(s).

Some interesting questions. [youtube.com]

FearlessFly comments on Apr 17, 2020:

. . . wow. Having never heard of wionews I checked mediafactcheck.org -- pretty good. I then watched the video. I found it to be great (just the facts, maam -- sorry, I couldn't resist). Five very pointed and pertinent questions, with background for each. I (REALLY) hate to say it, but I think Trump is right to de-fund the WHO (timing is lousy) in order to motivate change in that important org.

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FearlessFly comments on Apr 17, 2020:

Willie Mosconi Straight Pool https://youtu.be/q9wNbexFAT4

Does anyone have any recommendations on good books on non belief I'm new to this community and I ...

FearlessFly comments on Apr 17, 2020:

I have read several of Bart Ehrmans' books and would recommend any of them : https://www.bartdehrman.com/books-published/

one of the stranger Rolling Stones songs: Saint of me.

FearlessFly comments on Apr 16, 2020:

"Saint of Me" is a single by The Rolling Stones from their 1997 album Bridges to Babylon. Mick Jagger sings about various people in history who had converted to Christianity, notably St. Paul and St. Augustine. Jagger then states that they will never make a saint out of him. The song is notable for its performers. With Jagger on vocals, acoustic guitar and keyboards, Waddy Wachtel and Ron Wood play electric guitars (Keith Richards is notably absent), Me'Shell Ndegéocello and Pierre de Beauport on bass and six-string bass, respectively, and Stones-recording veteran Billy Preston on organ.

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FearlessFly comments on Apr 16, 2020:

. . . and btw, I gave my knees to the needy :P

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FearlessFly comments on Apr 16, 2020:

I may have heard them all, but just-in-case, I saved it for later. :)

Song by Adele.

FearlessFly comments on Apr 16, 2020:

wow, tremelo, at that age ; wondering if that is natural or after training. either way, it's good.

Song by Adele.

FearlessFly comments on Apr 16, 2020:

The song was written by Adele and Greg Kurstin, with production of the song provided by the latter. Lyrically, the track is about how fame has personally affected her and everyone around her. On Adele at the BBC in 2015, she stated that the song was, "kind of a story about ... I drove past Brockwell Park, which is a park in South London I used to live by. It's where I spent a lot of my youth". Musically, the song is an acoustic tune accompanied only by guitar. "Million Years Ago" received positive reviews from critics, with many comparing it to the music of Madonna.

Maria Muldaur - Black Coffee [youtu.be]

FearlessFly comments on Apr 16, 2020:

"Black Coffee" is a song with music by Sonny Burke and words by Paul Francis Webster. The song was published in 1948.

Beth Hart & Joe Bonamassa-Black Coffee [youtu.be]

FearlessFly comments on Apr 16, 2020:

This is a cover of the Humble Pie version. Shows how good Steve Marriott was...

George Michael.

FearlessFly comments on Apr 16, 2020:

"I Remember You" is a popular song about nostalgia with music by Victor Schertzinger and words by Johnny Mercer, and first released by Jimmy Dorsey in December 1941. The song was one of several introduced in the film The Fleet's In (1942). It was sung in the film by Dorothy Lamour

There is no god in my life because I believe that the universe is a self-sufficient entity as are ...

FearlessFly comments on Apr 16, 2020:

I guess/suppose one could define "animating" to include plate tectonics and life/evolution of stars, but I wouldn't.

Saw this on Facebook.

FearlessFly comments on Apr 16, 2020:

I think 'fallacious' premise -- Philosophers have been arguing about "truth" for millennia.

Presidential poll: Heads I win, tails you lose. | Aron Ra

FearlessFly comments on Apr 16, 2020:

mediafactcheck.com : Overall, we rate Patheos Least Biased based on covering a wide range of topics that represent both the left and right. We also rate them Mixed for factual reporting due to individual bloggers not always sourcing properly. Kudos for "Least Bias", not-so-much for "factual reporting" Call me skeptical (please :P ), why is the SOURCE of this (alleged) Poll not reported ?

Pink Floyd- Echoes [youtu.be]

FearlessFly comments on Apr 16, 2020:

It was written in 1970 by all four members of the group. Containing several extended instrumental passages, largely ambient sound effects, and musical improvisation, the track has a running time of 23:31 and comprises the entire second side of the vinyl and cassette recordings.

Big Country - The Storm [youtube.com]

FearlessFly comments on Apr 16, 2020:

The songs on The Crossing deal with topics including loss ("Inwards," "Chance"), separation ("Close Action"), dehumanization ("Lost Patrol"), and the 1745 Jacobite Rebellion ("The Storm"). Many of the songs are characterized by Brzezicki's highly-compressed drums and the heavily effects-treated, layered guitars of Adamson and Watson. The music often demonstrates a clear influence of Scottish traditional music, particularly obvious in the pipe-band rhythms of "In a Big Country" and "Fields of Fire" and the swirling, Gaelic guitar intro to "The Storm." This caused the band to be categorized as a Celtic rock band, which sometimes led to unfavorable comparisons with other bands such as Thin Lizzy.

Lawyer for COVID-19-Defying Pastor Hospitalized After Contracting COVID-19 | Hemant Mehta | Friendly...

FearlessFly comments on Apr 16, 2020:

"Drive your karma, curb your dogma" Swami Beyondananda

Sonny Boy Williamson - Christmas Morning Blues [youtu.be]

FearlessFly comments on Apr 16, 2020:

(from npr.org) Victoria Spivey was one of the first big blues stars and one of the few female blues songwriters of her time. "Christmas Morning Blues" is one of the earliest blues recordings to feature a "Christmas sucks" theme, and Spivey doesn't hold back. It's dire: "New Year's he won't be here, 'cause death will be his Santy Claus." And that's just the second verse.

SONNY BOY WILLIAMSON. HELP ME. [youtube.com]

FearlessFly comments on Apr 16, 2020:

"Help Me" is a blues standard first recorded by Sonny Boy Williamson II in 1963. The song, a mid-tempo twelve-bar blues, is credited to Williamson, Willie Dixon, and Ralph Bass and is based on the 1962 instrumental hit "Green Onions" by Booker T. and the MGs."

Gerald Glenn: Bishop who said "God is larger than" Covid-19 has died from the disease - CNN

FearlessFly comments on Apr 16, 2020:

"Drive your karma, curb your dogma" - Swami Beyondananda

Lest we forget. Who is essential? [marker.medium.com]

FearlessFly comments on Apr 16, 2020:

I'm reminded of this : When Ben Franklin was asked . . . "Which is more important, Labor, Management, or Capital ? " . . . he replied, "Which is the most important leg of a three-legged stool ? " :O

While supposedly rapping about the virus yesterday, he blather about his latest batch of criminals ...

FearlessFly comments on Apr 16, 2020:

YOUR credibility is not enhanced by ad hominem ("batch of criminals") attacks. Also, the list of "won't approve" is LONG and BIPARATISAN : https://www.fjc.gov/history/judges/unsuccessful-nominations-and-recess-appointments https://www.uscourts.gov/judges-judgeships/authorized-judgeships/judgeship-appointments-president https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unsuccessful_nominations_to_the_Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/politics/trump-administration-appointee-tracker/database/ https://www.acslaw.org/judicial-nominations/on-the-bench/

Adjourning Congress- [constitutioncenter.org]

FearlessFly comments on Apr 16, 2020:

Interesting, lots of Constitutional provisions, that Trump is likely-as-not to ignore.

Darwin vs Yahweh

FearlessFly comments on Apr 16, 2020:

. . . not in the spirit of S, R & F, but : https://www.chess.com/forum/view/general/13-checkmates-you-must-know http://www.eudesign.com/chessops/basics/cpr-mate.htm https://chess.stackexchange.com/questions/13106/minimum-sets-of-pieces-required-for-checkmate

True.......

FearlessFly comments on Apr 16, 2020:

. . . I'm reminded of this : https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-minute-therapist/201703/worry-and-guilt-the-useless-emotions

This is not right

FearlessFly comments on Apr 16, 2020:

The 'historical' employer -> health-care-coverage connection is, IMO, an abomination (as well as some other of US health care problems that I could get-on-my-soapbox about).

Critical thinking is a desire to seek, patience to doubt, fondness to meditate, slowness to assert, ...

FearlessFly comments on Apr 16, 2020:

"foresaw" ? 400+ years into the future ? ya sure you betcha :P

Happy Birthday, Dusty Springfield You don't have to say I love you [youtu.be]

FearlessFly comments on Apr 16, 2020:

"You Don't Have to Say You Love Me" (originally a 1965 Italian song, '"Io che non vivo (senza te)", by Pino Donaggio and Vito Pallavicini) is a 1966 hit recorded by English singer Dusty Springfield that proved to be her most successful single

Guns N' Roses - Patience - YouTube

FearlessFly comments on Apr 16, 2020:

The motivation for the track is generally accepted to be the troublesome relationship between Axl Rose and his now ex-wife Erin Everly, though this was never stated in the album or interviews. According to bass guitarist Duff McKagan, "Axl came up with a great lyric, seemingly out of nowhere, that of course became the story and melody of that song." It has also been stated by the band that Stradlin wrote the song about his ex-girlfriend Angela Nicoletti McCoy.

Fly Like An Eagle... [youtu.be]

FearlessFly comments on Apr 16, 2020:

An earlier 1973 version features a more bluesy and less funk-inspired rhythm, with the guitar taking the synthesizer parts (albeit with similar delay effects). The lyrics are slightly different, indicating that the place the eagle wants to fly away from is a Native American reservation. The final, funk-inspired album version pays homage to "Slippin' into Darkness" by War (1971). It was re-recorded for the eponymous album released in 1976. The guitar hook was first used in a slightly different form on Miller's 1969 track "My Dark Hour" (which featured Paul McCartney).

Fly Like An Eagle... [youtu.be]

FearlessFly comments on Apr 16, 2020:

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Scarcely Cricket Stuart Duncan, Yo-Yo Ma, Chris Thile and Edgar Meyer - from the album - Not Our ...

FearlessFly comments on Apr 15, 2020:

The term goat rodeo refers to a chaotic event where many things must go right for the situation to work, a reference to the unusual and challenging aspects of blending classical and bluegrass music. Yo-Yo Ma described a goat rodeo, saying: "If there were forks in the road and each time there was a fork, the right decision was made, then you get to a goat rodeo."

We’ve never backed a Democrat for president. But Trump must be defeated. - The Washington Post

FearlessFly comments on Apr 15, 2020:

I was not aware they had never backed a Dem.

Yo yo ma bach

FearlessFly comments on Apr 15, 2020:

. . . some of us don't/won't do FB :P

I just caught this, and had not listened to it for a while. The ship is sinking. [youtu.be]

FearlessFly comments on Apr 15, 2020:

(from songmeanings.com) The initial verse makes it very clear that there will be no romance in this song, and to not even bother looking for them. It's smacks of inflicted disillusionment. I believe the ship is not just a metaphor for the world, but for human society afloat in the world. When the society starts to "sink" or everyone doesn't have to pay equally. Tom says the ones who pay are "the poor, the lame, the blind" which is quite obviously the lower classes (I don't think Tom means the Blind to be the religious, as is the common translation. That seems a bit out of line with the rest of Blood Money), while the upper classes are left in charge. If you apply the song to Wall Street's near total destruction of the world economy, then it really takes shape. That's why "lawyers" are equal with "killers and thieves" (warmongers, investment bankers etc).

Ever wonder what possesses a religious person to come onto an Agnostic/Atheist site and pretend that...

FearlessFly comments on Apr 15, 2020:

I haven't seen any (yet) that actually LIE in their profile about non/belief. I have no problem confronting those who proselytise. :O :P

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FearlessFly comments on Apr 15, 2020:

The song was co-written by Carole King and Gerry Goffin, with input from Atlantic producer Jerry Wexler. Written for Franklin, the record was a big hit reaching number 8 on the Billboard Hot 100, and became one of her signature songs. As recounted in his autobiography, Wexler, a student of African-American musical culture, had been mulling over the concept of the "natural man", when he drove by King on the streets of New York. He shouted out to her that he wanted a "natural woman" song for Aretha Franklin's next album. They went home and wrote the song that night. In thanks, Goffin and King granted Wexler a co-writing credit.

How Many Beatle Songs Represented Here?

FearlessFly comments on Apr 15, 2020:

I think this names them all :O :P https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Beatles_discography

[youtube.com] What can I say?

FearlessFly comments on Apr 15, 2020:

Known as The Man with the Golden Voice, he filled cabarets, nightclubs, music halls, and stadiums across the world in his 30-year career. AllMusic has described Monro as "one of the most underrated pop vocalists of the '60s", who "possessed the easiest, most perfect baritone in the business".

Sex Pistols - Holidays In The Sun [youtube.com]

FearlessFly comments on Apr 15, 2020:

The single proved to be the last with singer John Lydon for 30 years. The song was inspired by a trip to the Channel Island of Jersey: "We tried our holiday in the sun in the isle of Jersey and that didn't work. They threw us out." That trip was followed by a couple of weeks spent in Berlin. Although they described the city as "raining and depressing", they were relieved to get away from London. Said John Lydon, "Being in London at the time made us feel like we were trapped in a prison camp environment. There was hatred and constant threat of violence. The best thing we could do was to go set up in a prison camp somewhere else. Berlin and its decadence was a good idea. The song came about from that.

On this day in history: April 15th 1912 Titanic struck an iceberg and sank to the bottom of the ...

FearlessFly comments on Apr 15, 2020:

. . . this was posted in the Music Group : "Sissel Kyrkjebo and the soundtrack from Titanic."

Trump is copying Hitler's early rhetoric... [commondreams.org]

FearlessFly comments on Apr 15, 2020:

Mimetics ? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Godwin%27s_law

My happy song for the day! [youtu.be]

FearlessFly comments on Apr 15, 2020:

"Smooth Criminal" is a song by American singer Michael Jackson from his seventh studio album Bad (1987). It was written and composed by Jackson, and produced by Jackson and Quincy Jones. It features a fast beat with lyrics about a woman who has been attacked in her apartment by a "smooth criminal". The refrain "Annie, are you OK?" was inspired by Resusci Anne, a dummy used in CPR training. According to the band members, they would play a few riffs of the Jackson song while warming up before gigs and audience members would request them to play the entire song. This positive feedback encouraged them to record their own rendition of "Smooth Criminal" and include it on Anthology.

UCKG - A Christian scam in my neighbourhood.

FearlessFly comments on Apr 15, 2020:

I can't speak for the UK, but in the US, I think this would be a federal crime (the USPO does prosecute).

This for those of you critical of the Bernie supporters who are not likely to support Biden.

FearlessFly comments on Apr 15, 2020:

. . . nothing wrong with OPINIONs, but . . . This wordpress (ANYONE can have their own site) BLOG (ANYONE can post/comment) is not what I would call a credible source, just sayin'.

MEUTE "Slip" [youtu.be]

FearlessFly comments on Apr 15, 2020:

Meute (stylized MEUTE) is an eleven-piece self-described techno marching band from Germany. The band arranges Techno, House and Deep House works by well-known DJs, augmenting them with electronic beats created by marching band instruments. In doing so, they seek to "[create] a new genre by combining hypnotic driving techno and expressive brass band music," thereby "detaching electronic music from the DJ desk." Meute have toured Europe, America, and southern Africa in their four-year history and have performed in a variety of venues, including city streets, music festivals, and classical concert halls.

So You wanna be a rock n roll star on the road..? [hypebot.com]

FearlessFly comments on Apr 15, 2020:

"I'm a big rock singer with golden fingers and I'm loved everywhere I go" :O

MEUTE - What Else Is There? (Röyksopp Rework) [youtu.be]

FearlessFly comments on Apr 15, 2020:

"What Else Is There?" as written by Horst Schlämmer, Angelo Merten, Karin Elizabeth Dreijer Andersson, Olof Bjorn Dreijer, Svein Berge, Torbjorn Brundtland, Roger John Reginald Greenaway, Tony Macaulay. Meute (stylized MEUTE) is an eleven-piece self-described techno marching band from Germany. The band arranges Techno, House and Deep House works by well-known DJs, augmenting them with electronic beats created by marching band instruments. In doing so, they seek to "[create] a new genre by combining hypnotic driving techno and expressive brass band music," thereby "detaching electronic music from the DJ desk." Meute have toured Europe, America, and southern Africa in their four-year history and have performed in a variety of venues, including city streets, music festivals, and classical concert halls.

THIS is why women need to take the ball...with force if necessary. [forbes.com]

FearlessFly comments on Apr 15, 2020:

Impressive. "You go girl(s)" :) . . .btw, I recall following the 2008 'meltdown', one (of those ? ) woman leader taking steps that greatly diminished the negative consequences.

Bored yet? Try this if you’re interested. 💋

FearlessFly comments on Apr 15, 2020:

. . . hmmm, isn't that a 'real' "novelty" :O

Okay I'm back seeking assistance with the new lingo please.

FearlessFly comments on Apr 15, 2020:

"Howabout" "This" (see what I did there ? ) : Instead of "pardon me all-to-hell" I propose (coin) the phrase : "Pardon me -- all the way back to the big bang ! " :O :P

Sissel Kyrkjebo and the soundtrack from Titanic.

FearlessFly comments on Apr 15, 2020:

Horner knew Sissel from the album Innerst i sjelen and he particularly liked how she sang the song Eg Veit I Himmerik Ei Borg ("I Know in Heaven There Is a Castle"). Horner had tried 25 or 30 singers and, in the end, he chose Sissel to sing the wordless tune. Céline Dion, who was no stranger to movie songs in the 1990s, since her contribution to Walt Disney's Beauty and the Beast, sang "My Heart Will Go On", the film's signature song written by James Horner and Will Jennings. At first, Cameron did not want a song sung over the film's ending credits, but Horner disagreed. Without telling Cameron, he went ahead and wrote the song anyway, and recorded Dion singing it.