Aretha Franklin, after a long career as one of the greatest singers EVER, died today of cancer. Her passion for life and music will endure long past her living years.
Consider this your open thread/music post.
I can’t believe it’s JUNE! This calls for some totally random tunes, right?
Our friend, Gary Herstein, suggested holiday “songs that don’t make you want to put out your ears with an ice pick,” which I think is a perfectly reasonable request.
Be warned! If anyone posts that stupid grandma/reindeer song, I will find a way to hurt you. 🙂
Having gotten that off my chest, have fun all y’all!
Getting an early start today! Our own Gary Herstein came up with this idea, and maybe it will inspire an earworm or two. 😉
Such a sexy song…
This country is resembling a clusterfuck every single damn day:
“Wall Street’s doing great!!” Yay, we rich people are still doing well.
“ObamaCare, MediCaid, MediCare, Section 8, food stamps, heat assistance, etc., are socialist programs and the most horrible things that ever happened on the planet!” Seriously, I worked hard for my trust fund/inheritance, and only took a piddly million dollar loan from my dad once or twice. You losers need to get jobs.
I could go on, but you get the picture. WHAT. ABOUT. US?
It’s my birfday, dammit!! And you guys playing your favorite songs makes me happy, so get on with it! 🙂
The year 2016 has been pretty rough on the music world. It’s too depressing to make a list of the amazing artists who’ve slipped the mortal coil…
Let’s Go Crazy is my favorite Prince song; it’s just SO perfectly Prince. Purple Rain is the iconic Prince song, but Let’s Go Crazy — to me — is Prince & friends having a shitload of fun making great music.
Speaking of Purple Rain, Bruce Springsteen opened his most recent show with a tribute to Prince Rogers Nelson.
I truly hope that Prince made arrangements for his unreleased music to come out over the next few years.
This is our daily open thread — Post your fav Prince music, if you can find it!
Well, it’s acting like Spring more and more around here — gorgeous sunny days, rain, hail, overcast, wind, flowering trees, sneezing, more sun, more sneezing, etc — so I thought I’d post the definitive music of Vivaldi’s Spring.
Feel free to post your own Spring-ish music or photos in the comments section.
This is our daily open thread — What are you doing today?
There’s a lot going on in the world, and more particularly with my Critters and Zoosters. Too much happening, and time passing too quickly.
Step back…
This is our daily open thread — Breathe
Yeah, I know! I just did an Adele post a couple weeks ago! But it’s different now, because her new album, 25, is out. This means the whole world is a different place now, which calls for another Adele post.
Too over the top…? Whatever, dude! At least I didn’t pull a cringe-worthy Wasilla Grifter stunt. Ugh.
This is our daily open thread — I missed music night, so post your tunes!
Oh gawd, she’s back.
Our badmoodman will be so pleased. 😉
This is our daily open thread — Post your favorite music, Zoosters
Our frugal’s computer is behaving badly, so it’s been sent off to reform school or camping or some other horrible thing. 😉
I told him I’d post one of my stupid things, and our Zooster houseofroberts suggested the above video. Thanks, House!!! *tipping hat*
Listening to that old song reminded me of the olden days — you know, my childhood — which not only smelled of cigarettes and coffee, but sounded like Sinatra, Perry Como, Smokey Robinson, and Herb Alpert. Thanks, Mom!! Except for the cigarette part — coulda done without that. *cough*
Anyhoo, more Nancy!!
This is our daily open thread — Happy October!
Albannach, baby. 🙂
Just to clarify: I maintain a reputation for music posts with Truly Crappy Music ™, but I’m branching out tonight.
Fun fact: All music played while wearing a kilt is high quality stuff. Don’t argue with me!
Music Night post — Knock yourselves out!
I love Mumford & Sons, and I’ve been listening to them a lot lately — so all y’all get a post out of it! Yeah, I’d pretend I had anything else to post, but I can’t put anything over on you guys. 🙂
This is our daily open thread — Play some tunes!
All y’all know what to do…so do it!
I’m the substitute music night poster, so all y’all can get away with murder.
Get on with it.
Nonewhere is experiencing “technical difficulties” so he asked me to post something so that bloggers have a place to discuss the issues of the day.
I’m going to regress to Sunday’s special day, Mother’s Day. My mother had a beautiful singing voice and she sang a variety of different songs throughout the day. She gave me my love of music. Here’s one of the songs she would sing.
This is your Open Thread for the day. It’s your turn to Speak Up or Sing if you like 🙂
Vintage Postmodern Jukebox Cover Radiohead’s Creep. I think it’s actually rather awesome, but I like looking at things a bit…sideways.
This is our daily open thread — Go on, post your music, your snark, your outright rudeness. You know you want to…
It’s been a while since we’ve had a Music Sunday, so here ya go. No, I’m not being lazy — don’t be silly! Heh, you guys need to dance off all that Pi you ate yesterday. 😉
I’ve been hearing Uptown Funk on the radio, and it just friggin’ gets me going like no pop princess or brooding guy with a guitar ever could — or will. They nailed it IMHO.
This is our daily open thread — Enjoy!!
Oh my name it is nothin’
My age it means less.
The country I come from
Is called the Midwest
I’s taught and brought up there
The laws to abide
And that the land that I live in
Has God on its sideOh the history books tell it
They tell it so well
The cavalries charged
The Indians fell
The cavalries charged
The Indians died
Oh the country was young
With God on its sideOh the Spanish-American
War had its day
And the Civil War too
Was soon laid away
And the names of the heroes
l’s made to memorize
With guns in their hands
And God on their sideOh the First World War, boys
It closed out its fate
The reason for fighting
I never got straight
But I learned to accept it
Accept it with pride
For you don’t count the dead
When God’s on your sideWhen the Second World War
Came to an end
We forgave the Germans
And we were friends
Though they murdered six million
In the ovens they fried
The Germans now too
Have God on their sideI’ve learned to hate Russians
All through my whole life
If another war starts
It’s them we must fight
To hate them and fear them
To run and to hide
And accept it all bravely
With God on my sideBut now we got weapons
Of the chemical dust
If fire them we’re forced to
Then fire them we must
One push of the button
And a shot the world wide
And you never ask questions
When God’s on your sideThrough many dark hour
I’ve been thinkin’ about this
That Jesus Christ
Was betrayed by a kiss
But I can’t think for you
You’ll have to decide
Whether Judas Iscariot
Had God on his sideSo now as I’m leavin’
I’m weary as Hell
The confusion I’m feelin’
Ain’t no tongue can tell
The words fill my head
And fall to the floor
If God’s on our side
He’ll stop the next war
(These lyrics are a bit different than those being sung)
This is our daily open thread.
My annual post of The Snowman, for your viewing pleasure. Or mine…whatever.
This is our daily open thread — Happy Holidays!
Santana covers a gorgeous song written by George Harrison.
This is our daily open thread — Play some music for me, Zoosters.
I haven’t seen all y’all post much music lately, so I’m giving you a chance to pick up the slack today. 😉
This is our daily open thread — Don’t be throwing stuff at me!
I don’t know about the rest of you, but I find that, lately, I need to find a way to unclench my jaw. It just seems to keep getting worse. I dunno why…
Maybe it’s because we live in a world full of fuckwits.
The music of Azam Ali helps.
This is our daily open thread — At least try to relax
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