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Life on Mars?
With all the Mars and Pluto stuff recently….What are the best songs that mention planets? The moon doesn’t count, but “Fly Me To The Moon” does because it also mentions Jupiter and Mars. A dark horse here could be “It’s Getting Hot In Here”, which mentions Neptune. What are the best songs that mention the …
Saturday Night Music Open Thread
The Clark Institute is, as the expression goes, Worth the Trip. The “Arrangement in Grey & Black” was certainly more interesting in the original (and I’m not likely to be visiting Paris in the near future), but the Renoirs in the main gallery were infinitely more charming. (His talent for capturing light just can’t be …
Tuesday Morning Open Thread: Happy (Belated) B’Day, Leonard Cohen
This is the first Leonard Cohen song I can remember hearing, when it first came out, so I would’ve been 12 or 13. What’s a day late, after so many years? From Songfacts ( http://www.songfacts.com/detail.php?id=14129): Cohen penned this song as a tribute to two girls that he shared a hotel room with during a snowstorm …
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Sunday Evening Open Thread
Went to a concert at a local venue last night and saw Eilen Jewell, who is fabulous: Check her out if you get a chance. The song “High Shelf Booze” is a good place to start. She also does excellent Loretta Lynn covers. We’re lounging around half watching Iggles vs Cowboys and half reading books. What …
Bows In The Hood
Here’s something to wash away the taste of last night’s DerpFest extraordinaire. From the NPR story on Black Violin: Kevin Sylvester says that when most people see a 6-foot-2-inch, 260-pound black man, they don’t expect him to also be a classically trained violinist. A recent exchange with a woman in an elevator, when he …