Summer, Highland Falls – Billy Joel (1976) d200
For Day 200, a poem from Billy Joel. They say that these are not the best of times, But they’re the only times I’ve ever known. And I believe there is a time for meditation, In cathedrals of our own. Now I have seen that sad surrender in my mother’s eyes. I can only stand […]
Summer breeze, parts 1 & 2 – The Isley Brothers (1973) d199
Summer breeze makes me feel fine, Blowin’ though the jasmine in my mind.
Birth comes to us all – Good Rats (1978) d195
birth comes to us all, love comes to us all, growth comes to us all.
Bohemian Rhapsody – Queen (1975) d193
We won’t have another excuse to play this one, so let the iron strike before the guy fades into cultural and political obscurity. Is this the real life? Is this just fantasy? Caught in a landslide, no escape from reality. Open your eyes, look up to the skies and see. I’m just a poor boy, […]
We can work it out – Stevie Wonder [Beatles cover] (1970) d189
Just enough senators are keeping “health care” alive in America, but stopping bad bills isn’t the only goal. Think of what you’re saying You can get it wrong and still you think that it’s alright Think of what I’m saying We can work it out and get it straight, or say good night We can […]
Don’t Worry About The Government – Talking Heads (1977) d161
I see the states, across this big nation. I see the laws made in Washington D.C. I think of the ones I consider my favorites. I think of the people that are working for me. Some civil servants are just like my loved ones. They work so hard and they try to be strong.
When We Grow Up – Michael Jackson and Roberta Flack (1974) d160
Eileen suggests this for her little brother, the birthday boy.
Glad to be gay – Tom Robinson (1979) d155
Pride Weekend – Part 1 “You don’t have to be gay to sing on this chorus … but it helps.” This is maybe the first exposure I had to homosexuality in pop culture, on the “Secret Policeman’s Ball” record in support of Amnesty International. I bought the record to get the live acoustic versions of […]
Action speaks louder than words – Jimmy Cliff (1975) d153
Don’t be confused by all those fancy talkers
