Dashboard – Modest Mouse (2007) d179
Well, we scheme, and we scheme, but we always blow it. We’ve yet to crash, but we still might as well enjoy it. Standing at a light switch to each east and west horizon. Every dawn you’re surprising, And the evening was consoling, Saying, “See, it wasn’t quite as bad as.”
Weather with you – Crowded House (1991) d173
Everywhere you go, you always take the weather with you
Judge not – The Interrupters (2014) d172
Unless you are 6’7′ 280lbs and can hit homers. Judge not, before you judge yourself. Judge not, if you’re not ready for judgement. Woah oh oh! The road of life is rocky, and you may stumble too.
The body electric – Hurray for the Riff Raff (2014) d170
Hurray for the Riff Raff’s Alynda Lee Segarra penned this song about the history of violence toward women and persons of color in song, particularly in folk music. As she told NPR in December 2014: “There is a weaponization of the body happening right now in America. Our bodies are being turned against us. Black […]
Learn it all again tomorrow – Ben and Ellen Harper (2014) d169
I wish every harder day only took an hour. And I’m not just like the people I resent. I wish someday I could truly be a power. Say exactly what it is I meant
Alan Watts – Reasons, a Chillstep remix (2013) d168
Let’s slow it down a little bit for a new feature we’re calling “Long-form Friday.” Set aside 25 minutes for meditation on wholeness, reflecting, nothingness and being alive.
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.
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 […]
