Movin’ right along – The Muppets (1979) d66
Alison says that the failure to kill Obamacare is leaving her feeling “footloose and fancy free.”
Wooden ships – Crosby, Stills & Nash (1969) d65
We visited Los Alamos yesterday, the home of the Manhattan Project. Looking for anti-nuclear war songs, I confess that I didn’t know “Wooden Ships” was one. The introduction from this recording at Woodstock makes it clear.
Good things – Dan Mackenzie (2003) d64
Good things, ‘cuz we love, good things are happening. It’s a strange world, and these are crazy times, but good things are happening.
The logical song – Joe Crookston (Supertramp cover) (2008) d62
Now watch what you say or they’ll be calling you a radical, Liberal, fanatical, criminal. Won’t you sign up your name, we’d like to feel you’re Acceptable, respectable, presentable, a vegetable!
Water so wied – Laway (2010) d61
Looking at those photos of German Chancellor Angela Merkel looking dumbfounded at our President sent me looking for German protest music. You probably don’t know Laway, but Jon and I discovered them on a church trip to Germany 30 years ago. This is their version of a Scottish song we know as “The water is […]
Three little birds – Bob Marley (1977) d60
Cousin Steve makes this suggestion. “Don’t Worry about a thing, cause every little thing gonna be all right!!” Bob Marley has long been vacation / good time / hopeful music for me and my family. This song was made even more special for me when my daughter Jessica surprised me with it as her choice […]
Always look on the bright side of life – Monty Python (1979) d59
I mostly listen to this as a song, rather than watch it in the movie, so I kind of forgot the setting. I should probably wait until after Lent is over to post it, but as Eileen says, “I’ve been humming this bit of inspired lunacy for days. ‘You come from nothing, you go back […]
Clásico Mundial de Béisbol – World Baseball Classic (2017) d58
Okay, technically, it’s not much of a song. But I can say that it felt good to chant “U S A, U S A” with actual pride and celebration. USA advances to the semi-finals of the WBC. I mean, we should, but it’s still good. Thanks Kevin, Ron and Jim.
Happy Street – Paul Shaffer ft. Bill Murray (2017) d57
When things ain’t cool, why not change your point of view? Thanks KT.
