Category: Song of the Day

"Bracelet Of Teeth," by Shay Spence, is a letter to Marcy, neither love note nor send-off, written out in a composition book and left on the bed, or maybe propped up on the kitchen counter. As the viewers of this production, we hear the soundtrack playing as the...

True Story: In 1911, a fellow in Oklahoma named Elmer McCurdy set out to rob a train that was rumored to be hauling $400,000. Unfortunately, he robbed the wrong train and made off with the enormous sum of $46. A few days later he was tracked down by a posse and shot...

Hey, dog, how was your day? Rough, rough!  "Rough Times," by Matty Sheets, is about... well, I probably don't have to tell you what it's about. We start out camping behind a deli, progress to sleeping on cardboard, and end up in the slammer. Spoiler alert: rough times...

It belongs to the imperfection of everything human that man can only attain his desire by passing through its opposite. - Kierkegaard Yes, I will do the opposite. I used to sit here and do nothing, and regret it for the rest of the day, so now I will do the opposite,...

Kaitlyn, a second-grader at Sally Ride Elementary School, has announced that she will draw a horse during this morning’s Art and Creativity period. The announcement was made near the bulletin board, to a small gathering of students and supporters. “I usually draw a...

Regular readers of this blog (both of them, if we include the cat) are familiar with the genre known as Underwear Music: songs that a person writes and records while sitting on their bed in their underwear following a breakup. I suppose the definition can be expanded...

Ask someone about great anti-war songs of the Vietnam Era and you will invariably get a return of several great and memorable songs: Country Joe's "Feel Like I'm Fixing To Die Rag," Edwin Starr's "War," and the Plastic Ono Band's "Give Peace a Chance" are among the...

On a fine spring day, a philosopher went for a walk in the country.  As he contemplated the quaint farms and basked in the warm sunshine, his mind relaxed and he forgot the cares and strains of university life.  He considered that a rural setting would be an excellent...

“Our sweetest songs are those of saddest thought.” ― Percy Bysshe Shelley, who was cremated on a beach "Secret Beach," by Hot Tang, is a fun song sung by someone who isn't having any fun. This person is crying, hates everyone, even hates the sun. The secret beach on...