Come for the politics, stay for the snark.

Tick tock motherfuckers!

Since when do we limit our critiques to things we could do better ourselves?

When do we start airlifting the women and children out of Texas?

Come on, man.

Fuck the extremist election deniers. What’s money for if not for keeping them out of office?

Consistently wrong since 2002

Republicans don’t want a speaker to lead them; they want a hostage.

If you are still in the GOP, you are an extremist.

Authoritarian republicans are opposed to freedom for the rest of us.

Imperialist aggressors must be defeated, or the whole world loses.

The arc of history bends toward the same old fuckery.

Historically it was a little unusual for the president to be an incoherent babbling moron.

Let there be snark.

Peak wingnut was a lie.

Perhaps you mistook them for somebody who gives a damn.

Why is it so hard for them to condemn hate?

When someone says they “love freedom”, rest assured they don’t mean yours.

Thanks to your bullshit, we are now under siege.

fuckem (in honor of the late great efgoldman)

Russian mouthpiece, go fuck yourself.

Yeah, with this crowd one never knows.

And we’re all out of bubblegum.

Give the craziest people you know everything they want and hope they don’t ask for more? Great plan.

I did not have this on my fuck 2022 bingo card.

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I’m not religious, but some of my favorite artists are. Poets and lyricists, primarily. Why? Dunno. I suppose if one truly wants to eff the ineffable, one could certainly have a worse background than deep spiritual study. Also, too, I happen to think we could use a little more grace in the world, and song is a good vehicle for that sentiment.

Without further ado, here are two wonderful covers of wonderful songs.

“Come Healing” by Elayna Boynton (original by Leonard Cohen)

“Redemption Song” by Johnny Cash & Joe Strummer (original by Bob Marley)

May you all have a peaceful evening. I’m going to kick back and watch some teevee. Here’s a place to find respite from *gestures at world* that whole thing.

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  1. 1.

    hilts

    Johnny Cash & Joe Strummer is a truly inspired pairing.  Wish they’d recorded an entire album together.

  10. 10.

    Rusty

    Thanks for the Bob Marley.  Rough day, losing faith in the job search.  Second guessing everything.  That helped to add a little perspective.

  14. 14.

    Ruckus

    @Rusty:

    The best things in life come when you aren’t looking for them. 

    Good luck with the job search. I got my current one purely by luck. My cousin interviewed for the job, told the owner than it sounded far more up my alley. Been there 7 yrs next month.

  15. 15.

    chris

    Thanks for Elayna Boynton, new to me and lovely.

    In other news, Steve has a new enhanced portrait. He’s looking a little smug because that is Bert’s chair.

  22. 22.

    Old Dan and Little Ann

    Hot damn do I love me some Johnny Cash.  I have not heard this duo before.  Cheers!

  25. 25.

    Gin & Tonic

    My own tastes in religiously-inspired music tend to the Baroque. JS Bach’s Mass in B-minor is one of my “desert island” discs (I would just have to decide which of three versions to take.)

  36. 36.

    hotshoe

    I’ve been listening every day to Night Tracks on BBC Sounds; past programs available to stream in US but there doesn’t seem to be a way to link it here directly. I just searched “BBC Sounds Night Tracks”

    Most recent session available is from Jan 15 2020; tracklist:
    Antonio Vivaldi; Cum dederit dilectis (Nisi Dominus, RV 608)
    John Cage; Story [ed note: skip past that one, re-start listening at time mark 10:30 ]
    Väsen; Stråkmakarns polska
    Maurice Ravel; Le Tombeau de Couperin: Forlane
    Erland Cooper; Haar

    Michael Tippett; The Blue Guitar (Dreaming)

    etc etc etc

    It’s very restorative!

  40. 40.

    Ruckus

    @Steeplejack:

    The UOGB I came across one night and spent hours listening to them. They make fun of what they do and then do it so well.

    The Danish National Orchestra plays a lot of movie tunes and they seem to enjoy just making music. I ran across them listening to this

  53. 53.

    The Dangerman

    Kind of a shame this band didn’t last (or I didn’t pay attention); again, seems fitting. Perhaps the only song I’ve ever heard that references the Vietnam Memorial Wall:

    Here’s to the babies in a brand new world
    Here’s to the beauty of the stars
    Here’s to the travelers on the open road
    Here’s to the dreamers in the bars
    Here’s to the teachers in the crowded rooms
    Here’s to the workers in the fields
    Here’s to the preachers of the sacred words
    Here’s to the drivers at the wheel
    Here’s to you my little loves with blessings from above
    Now let the day begin

    I think it’s about to hit Midnight on the East Coast. Again, seems fitting. File me under dreamers..

    ETA: OK, probably violate some copywrite law, but what the hell, such great lyrics and it’s close to the new day back there:

    Here’s to the winners of the human race
    Here’s to the losers in the game
    Here’s to the soldiers of the bitter war
    Here’s to the wall that bears their names
    Here’s to you my little loves with blessings from above
    Now let the day begin
    Here’s to you my little loves with blessings from above
    Let the day begin, let the day begin, let the day start
    Here’s to the doctors and their healing work
    Here’s to the loved ones in their care
    Here’s to the strangers on the streets tonight
    Here’s to the lonely everywhere
    Here’s to the wisdom from the mouths of babes
    Here’s to the lions in the cage
    Here’s to the struggles of the silent war
    Here’s to the closing of the age.
    Here’s to you my little loves with blessings from above
    Now let the day begin
    Here’s to you my little loves with blessings from above
    Let the day begin
    Here’s to you my little loves with blessings from above
    Let the day begin
    Here’s to you my little loves with blessings from above
    Now let the day begin, let the day begin, let the day start

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    joel hanes

    I’m not religious, but some of my favorite artists are.

    I’m a hard atheist, except during Bach’s B-minor mass or select movements of Handel’s Messiah or reading Luke aloud.

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    J R in WV

    Wow!

     

    Thanks everyone for all the links in this thread !! I miss musical threads like this, but this is a fine example of Balloon Juice educating us about good music of all genres. From Bach to Prine, all good.

    I was heading to bed by the time this thread was posted, yesterday was a get up early for a regularly scheduled Dr appointment morning. I took a nap after I got home, was still really tired. Then I slept from 10:30 til 8 am, with breaks for letting dogs in and out.

    Reggae can be great, was in New Orleans back in the mid 2000s for a work conference with a friend/co-worker and we walked the length of Bourbon Street hitting up music. The last place we stopped was a small party with a Reggae band, they were fabulous. The keyboard player was esp great, though he was seriously disabled — he could do everything he needed to with that thing… wish I knew their name.

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