Farewell to one of the more extraordinary "Everyday People" of our lifetimes, Sly Stone.
Music for the day
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David Nelson Band, Kerouac. From Visions Under the Moon, 1999. I have the album digitally, and maybe on CD.
Play it loud, you'll sing along.
Play it loud, you'll sing along.
Brian Wilson passed. God Bless, gave us great music.
Nice! Reminded me of Kerouac by Ken Kweder. Which then got me reminiscing about the Philly music scene. JDB was always a fun show. Nanette Mancini would crush it.
One of my favorite songs. I was thinking about my son today, he passed 12 years ago this month. If you have family, this song is instructional and poignant.
Message to my sons.
Message to my sons.
Well, this may be the goofiest song video ever posted on this thread. As is the case with some old nursery rhymes, though, it comes with a dark backstory. Will Oldham (a.k.a. Bonnie "Prince" Billy) and his wife Elsa were in Hawaii in January 2018 as artists-in-residency at the Hawaii National Volcanic Park. One Saturday morning, there was an official warning that a ballistic missile was en route. After 30 minutes of impending doom, word came that, in fact, it had been a false alarm. Writing after this event, he thought of blueberries, specifically, THC-infused chocolate-covered blueberries that a friend had recently introduced to the Oldhams. The result is this whimsical little number, Blueberry Jam. Even after repeated viewings, it still puts a smile on my face.
(By the way, the local blueberry season has arrived, so be sure to support our local blueberry growers!)
This is actually not the first Will Oldham song on this thread. Fifteen years ago, a member named nowashburn, only active on the site for less than a week, posted this more somber selection about a man with no wife -- Hard Life. It struck a chord with me. After fifteen years, thinking it's OK to repost it here.
Original post by nowashburn with additional information on Will Oldham
(By the way, the local blueberry season has arrived, so be sure to support our local blueberry growers!)
This is actually not the first Will Oldham song on this thread. Fifteen years ago, a member named nowashburn, only active on the site for less than a week, posted this more somber selection about a man with no wife -- Hard Life. It struck a chord with me. After fifteen years, thinking it's OK to repost it here.
Original post by nowashburn with additional information on Will Oldham
Here's an appropriate one.
Hey, truth is dead, it’s been laid to rest
They buried it late last night right alongside common sense
You can’t say anything anymore without consequence
So button it up and get your ass back on the fence
Don’t dare take a stance on one side or the other
Or the hammer will come down on you like a mother fucker
Civility, reasonable thinking, free speech
Well, these days it seems as though they’re just out of reach
They’ve been replaced with politically correct
And it don’t seem to matter much who we elect
You can vote down the middle, vote for left side, vote for the right
Say something they don’t agree with and you better run for your life
Because they’ll cut you down, run you out of town
So just keep your mouth shut, don’t make a sound
Don’t talk about how you feel, don’t say what’s on your mind
Or they’ll hunt you down like a dog and they bury you alive
Yeah, truth is dead, it’s been laid to rest
They buried it late last night right alongside common sense
No, you can’t say anything anymore without consequence
Truth is dead
Hey, truth is dead, it’s been laid to rest
They buried it late last night right alongside common sense
You can’t say anything anymore without consequence
So button it up and get your ass back on the fence
Don’t dare take a stance on one side or the other
Or the hammer will come down on you like a mother fucker
Civility, reasonable thinking, free speech
Well, these days it seems as though they’re just out of reach
They’ve been replaced with politically correct
And it don’t seem to matter much who we elect
You can vote down the middle, vote for left side, vote for the right
Say something they don’t agree with and you better run for your life
Because they’ll cut you down, run you out of town
So just keep your mouth shut, don’t make a sound
Don’t talk about how you feel, don’t say what’s on your mind
Or they’ll hunt you down like a dog and they bury you alive
Yeah, truth is dead, it’s been laid to rest
They buried it late last night right alongside common sense
No, you can’t say anything anymore without consequence
Truth is dead
And we learned nothing, and Vietnam proves it. A useless, senseless war that took over 50,000 young citizens from our country.