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Appears reasonable, but I'm not sure I buy it. [nypost.] [mediabiasfactcheck.]
FearlessFly comments on Aug 30, 2020:
"n review, the New York Post tends to publish stories utilizing sensationalized headlines with emotionally loaded wording such as “Cop cold-cocks unarmed man ‘acting irate’ at restaurant”, and “It’s time for Bill Clinton to take a walk in the Chappaqua woods.” The New York Post also republishes news from other sources such as the least biased Associated Press." . . . soooo, by your own 'admission', this is a biased source . . . . . . the article ? -- anectdote(s) are not data.
Good night, music fans Dream On Aerosmith [youtu.be]
FearlessFly comments on Aug 30, 2020:
"Dream On" is a power ballad by Aerosmith from their 1973 debut album, Aerosmith. Written by lead singer Steven Tyler, this song was their first major hit and became a classic rock radio staple. In the authorized Stephen Davis band memoir Walk This Way, Tyler speaks at length about the origins of the songs: "The music for 'Dream On' was originally written on a Steinway upright piano in the living room of Trow-Rico Lodge in Sunapee, maybe four years before Aerosmith even started. I was seventeen or eighteen. ... It was just this little thing I was playing, and I never dreamed it would end up as a real song or anything. ... It's about dreaming until your dreams come true.
I’m up very late tonight.
FearlessFly comments on Aug 30, 2020:
"Moondance" was recorded at the Mastertone Studio in New York City in August 1969, with Lewis Merenstein as producer. The song is played mostly acoustic, anchored by a walking bass line (played on electric bass by John Klingberg), with accompaniment by piano, guitar, saxophones, and flute with the instruments played with a soft jazz swing. It's a song about autumn, the composer's favorite season. Towards the end of the song, Morrison imitates a saxophone. The song also features a piano solo, played by Jeff Labes, which is immediately followed by an alto saxophone solo by Jack Schroer. The song ends with a trill on the flute during the cadenza that fades out. Schroer's solo is often noted as one of the most influential saxophone solos in popular music.
Here is an article about David Bowie imitating some other famous singers in 1985.
FearlessFly comments on Aug 30, 2020:
Pretty good, I liked the Tom Waits one the best.
Time for my Sunday afternoon treat.
FearlessFly comments on Aug 30, 2020:
"Superheroes" is a song written by Danny O'Donoghue and Mark Sheehan of Irish pop rock band The Script with songwriter James Barry. The song was originally recorded by the band for inclusion and it is the lead single on their fourth studio album, No Sound Without Silence (2014). According to The Script lead vocalist Danny O'Donoghue, "Superheroes" is a song written for "the unsung heroes out in the world". The song, which calls out "people who are going through the hardest of times but can keep their head held high", has drawn comparisons by some music critics to "Firework", originally performed by American singer Katy Perry, in terms of the song's lyrical themes.
Here’s a question.
FearlessFly comments on Aug 30, 2020:
"Drive your karma, curb your dogma" -- Swami Beyondananda :)
OOPS - George Floyd Died of Health Complications from a Fentanyl Overdose.
FearlessFly comments on Aug 30, 2020:
"The Office of the Armed Forces Medical Examiner agrees with the autopsy findings and the cause of death certification of George Floyd as determined by the Hennepin County Medical Examiner’s Office. His death was caused by the police subdual and restraint in the setting of severe hypertensive atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, and methamphetamine and fentanyl intoxication. The subdual and restraint had elements of positional and mechanical asphyxiation. The presence of sickle cell trait is a significant finding in this context." https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/new-documents-in-the-george-floyd-case/
Here Comes The Night. - T.H.E.M. (featuring Van Morrison) 1965. [youtu.be]
FearlessFly comments on Aug 30, 2020:
"Here Comes the Night" is a 1964 song, written by Bert Berns. It became a hit for Northern Irish band Them, fronted by Van Morrison, in March 1965. Jimmy Page played guitar on this arrangement. Andy White and Tommy Scott performed backing vocals with Phil Coulter on keyboards. Drummer Ronnie Millings recalled that the band worked on the song at the studio with rehearsals lasting four days. [Billy Harrison noted that "I remember sitting in Decca when Bert said he had this song, and he came out with "Here Comes the Night". He had a riff and that's all he had, and we sat and we worked on it, and we came up with what you hear. We worked at it sitting in the studio—but no engineers or anything."[8] Phil Coulter later said, "I knew I'd heard a smash. It was the first time I'd ever heard a hit record in its emerging state."
Why has it taken this long for someone to be honest?
FearlessFly comments on Aug 30, 2020:
. . . the link, is 'flawed'
Portal - The Sound Of Science - YouTube
FearlessFly comments on Aug 30, 2020:
(from villainsongfandom.com) "The Sound of Science" is a fan song for the Portal video game franchise and a parody of the song "The Sound of Silence" by American music duo Simon & Garfunkel, performed by YouTube musical artist and animator Harry Callaghn (Harry101UK). It features several Aperture Science turrets explaining to Chell her contributions to the testing initiative.
COMMUNITY GUIDELINE DISCUSSION: WHAT ARE OUR "RULES"?
FearlessFly comments on Aug 29, 2020:
There are no Guidelines for blocks, making some, would, IMO, be a very "sticky-wicket" :P
COMMUNITY GUIDELINE DISCUSSION: WHAT ARE OUR "RULES"?
FearlessFly comments on Aug 29, 2020:
IMO, the Guidelines are not rules. I think that admin (who confessed to not being very good at enforcement) designated them as not rules -- perhaps hoping the agnostic 'behavior' would be enough. Calling them rules sets expectations higher. I agree that if there are to be rules, they should be enforced, which means there would need to be an **enforcer**. I agree name-calling other members is lame, and I would extend that to name-calling non-members as well -- IMO, not helpful.
ONE NIGHT IN BANGKOK - MURRAY HEAD I had been to Bangkok for a few days, then this song hit the ...
FearlessFly comments on Aug 29, 2020:
"One Night in Bangkok" is a song from the concept album and subsequent musical Chess by Tim Rice, Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus. British actor and singer Murray Head raps the verses, while the chorus is sung by Anders Glenmark, a Swedish singer, songwriter and producer. The main song has a pop styling, whose lyrics compare the Thai capital city and its nightlife with the game of chess. In the original concept album for the musical, Swedish artist Anders Glenmark sang in the chorus, whereas the verses are a rap originally performed by Murray Head as the American chess grandmaster, a character known as Frederick "Freddie" Trumper in the staged versions. In the staged versions, a musical ensemble performs the choruses.[citation needed] Whereas the choruses extol Bangkok's reputation and exciting atmosphere, the American's verses ridicule the city, describing its attractions—the red-light district, Chao Phraya River ("muddy old river"), Wat Pho ("reclining Buddha")—as less interesting to him than a game of chess. These sarcastic denunciations led to Thailand's Mass Communications Organisation issuing a ban on the song in 1985, saying its lyrics "cause misunderstanding about Thai society and show disrespect towards Buddhism".
[nytimes.
FearlessFly comments on Aug 29, 2020:
The Dems have left a huge hole in their policies, and Trump has jumped on the 'LawAndOrder' bandwagon bigtime. If they don't find a a way to breach that gap, they likely will lose some swing voters -- perhaps even states. :O
Bon Jovi - Runaway [youtube.com]
FearlessFly comments on Aug 29, 2020:
It was originally recorded in 1981 for the so-called "Power Station Demos" at the beginning of singer Jon Bon Jovi's career, featuring the vocalist backed by session musicians. The track was recorded in 1982 at the Power Station recording studio, and released to radio in 1983. Jon Bon Jovi choose studio musicians who were recording with other artistes at the studio at the time, who became known as "The All Star Review", which included: bassist Hugh McDonald (who would join Bon Jovi in 1994 as an unofficial member); guitarist Tim Pierce (working on a John Waite record with producer Neil Giraldo); drummer Frankie LaRocka; and keyboardist Roy Bittan. The keyboard intro was written by Mick Seeley, then of John Bongiovi and the Wild Ones and later with Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes, who performed backing vocals on the track with David Grahmme.
Journalism’s Gates keepers - Columbia Journalism Review
FearlessFly comments on Aug 29, 2020:
Due to the loss of advertising revenue, what major media outlet is going to turn-down major funding ? They should be disclosing all funding for transparency.
Michael Jackson would ben 62 years old today! Here he is singing Blame it on the Boogie with the...
FearlessFly comments on Aug 29, 2020:
"Blame It on the Boogie" is a song released in 1978 by English singer-songwriter Mick Jackson. It has been covered by numerous other artists, including the Jacksons. The song was co-authored by Mick Jackson (credited as Michael George Jackson-Clarke) as well as Mick's brother David Jackson and Elmar Krohn. Although Mick Jackson recorded the song in 1977, "Blame It on the Boogie" was written in hopes of being sold to Stevie Wonder.
For all the knockers of RT?
FearlessFly comments on Aug 29, 2020:
"For the under-30s, YouTube has become a one-stop-shop for news . . . " For those who mistake YT (and FB) as actual journalism -- ROFL I have no such ILLUSION !
Van Halen. - Dancing In The Street. 2015 remastered. [youtu.be]
FearlessFly comments on Aug 29, 2020:
"Dancing in the Street" is a song written by Marvin Gaye, William "Mickey" Stevenson and Ivy Jo Hunter. It first became popular in 1964 when recorded by Martha and the Vandellas. In 1982, the rock group Van Halen took their cover of "Dancing in the Street" to No. 38 on the Hot 100 chart and No. 15 in Canada on the RPM chart. This version features heavy use of the electric guitar, played by Eddie Van Halen. Speaking about the cover, group member David Lee Roth said: "It sounds like more than four people are playing, when in actuality there are almost zero overdubs—that's why it takes us such a short amount of time [to record]."
I cant imagine you haven't heard this but just in case [youtu.be]
FearlessFly comments on Aug 29, 2020:
(from songfacts.com) This song centers around a telephone conversation between an elderly man, Tom Frost, and an old flame. It's been four decades since they last spoke so Tom Frost is hoping his former girlfriend will remember him. Tim Buckley, who was better known than Tom Waits at the time, covered this the same year on his album Sefronia. It was the first ever cover of a Waits' song by a known artist. Other singers that have recorded versions of "Martha" include Bette Midler in 1979 on Saturday Night Live and Meat Loaf in 1995 on Welcome to the Neighborhood.
Blasphemy is a word I’m beginning to see more often.
FearlessFly comments on Aug 28, 2020:
No, I don't think we are anywhere near that 'apocolypse'
Bacteria from Earth can survive in space and could endure the trip to Mars, according to new study...
FearlessFly comments on Aug 28, 2020:
The bacteria studied were within the Earths' magnetoshpere, not subject to the radiation in 'deep space'
Jethro Tull - Teacher [youtube.com]
FearlessFly comments on Aug 28, 2020:
(from songfacts.com) This song tells the story of a socially awkward fellow who buys plane ticket for a more jovial chap (the "teacher") so they can go on vacation together. On the trip, the freeloader ends up having all the fun while the narrator remains as neurotic as ever. It's an odd storyline for a Jethro Tull song, but it's also one of just a few songs that Ian Anderson wrote strictly for mass appeal. When we asked Anderson if there was a specific inspiration for the song, he replied: "Only in as much as it was the need to come up with a pop song format that might get us some radio play or be in the singles charts. It was a deliberate attempt to write a piece of more generic pop/rock music. Which is probably why I don't really like it very much. It just seemed a bit forced, a bit too structured in that kind of vein. So it's not one that I'm comfortable with at all, no."
One of the greatest alto sax outro solos of all time here played by the superlative and masterful ...
FearlessFly comments on Aug 28, 2020:
"Will You?" is a song by British singer-songwriter Hazel O'Connor, released as the fourth single from her debut album, the soundtrack to the film Breaking Glass. The song is noted for its lengthy improvised saxophone solo, played by Wesley Magoogan. While touring the UK in November and December 1980 in support of her album, O'Connor was supported by the then-unknown Duran Duran, and in his autobiography the band's John Taylor stated that "Will You?" was "the highlight" of O'Connor's set, and called Magoogan's solo "the emotional peak of the show". Although the original release of "Will You?" was credited solely to O'Connor, Magoogan later won a court case to have his contribution to the song recognised, and is now credited as co-writer.
8/26/2020 Crazy times in America. A child kills two people, and some call him a hero?
FearlessFly comments on Aug 28, 2020:
. . . child ? . . . any doubt he will tried/convicted as an adult ? :P
Anybody know of a good immunotherapy and cryoablation place?
FearlessFly comments on Aug 28, 2020:
https://www.mayoclinic.org/tests-procedures/cryoablation-for-cancer/about/pac-20385216
I found this interesting and I would also put them in my top 5 but not necessarily in the same order...
FearlessFly comments on Aug 27, 2020:
. . . maybe not in the top 5, but the 'aether' -- falsifed by Michelson-Morley was notable also.
This is one of those strange songs.
FearlessFly comments on Aug 27, 2020:
Always liked this song . . .
Tonight I’m posting a great song which should have been adopted as an official song of the ...
FearlessFly comments on Aug 27, 2020:
The song prominently features vocals by Oleta Adams, who went on to achieve a successful solo career. "Woman in Chains" was recorded as a duet. Orzabal explained the impetus for the lyric to Melody Maker: "I was reading some feminist literature at the time and I discovered that there are societies in the world still in existence today that are non-patriarchal. They don't have the man at the top and the women at the bottom. They're matricentric—they have the woman at the centre and these societies are a lot less violent, a lot less greedy and there's generally less animosity... but the song is also about how men traditionally play down the feminine side of their characters and how both men and women suffer for it.... I think men in a patriarchal society are sold down the river a bit—okay, maybe we're told that we're in control but there are also a hell of a lot of things that we miss out on, which women are allowed to be".
Queen - Radio Ga Ga......always been one of my favourites from Queen. [youtu.be]
FearlessFly comments on Aug 27, 2020:
It was written by their drummer Roger Taylor. It was released as a single with "I Go Crazy" by Brian May as the B-side. It was included on the album The Works. The song is also featured on the band's compilation albums Greatest Hits II and Classic Queen. It was a commentary on television overtaking radio's popularity and how one would listen to radio in the past for a favourite comedy, drama, or science fiction programme. It also addressed the advent of the music video and MTV, which was then competing with radio as an important medium for promoting records. At the 1984 MTV Video Music Awards the video for "Radio Ga Ga" would receive a Best Art Direction nomination. Roger Taylor was quoted: That's part of what the song's about, really. The fact that they [music videos] seem to be taking over almost from the aural side, the visual side seems to be almost more important.
Estil c. and orna ball, JENNY JENKINS (field recording, alan lomax ?
FearlessFly comments on Aug 27, 2020:
In the Jerry Garcia/David Grisham version : 'Will you wear Orange . . . " : :O "No Orange I won't wear, and it rhymes so there ! " :)
Looking Glass - Brandy [youtube.com]
FearlessFly comments on Aug 27, 2020:
It was written by Looking Glass lead guitarist and co-vocalist Elliot Lurie. The lyrics tell of Brandy, a barmaid in a busy seaport harbor town which serves "a hundred ships a day." Though lonely sailors flirt with her, she pines for one who has long since left her because he claimed his life, his love, and his lady, was “the sea.” The urban myth that Brandy was based on Mary Ellis (1750–1828), a spinster in New Brunswick, New Jersey, has been refuted by Lurie himself. Lurie also refutes the suggestion that the song was written by songwriter Stephen Homner, and eventually sold to Elliot Lurie after Lurie expressed interest in the song.
Django reindardt, june 1938, THREE LITTLE WORDS [youtube.com]
FearlessFly comments on Aug 27, 2020:
Django Reinhardt - recorded on June 14, 1938. "Three Little Words" is a popular song with music by Harry Ruby and lyrics by Bert Kalmar, published in 1930. The Rhythm Boys (including Bing Crosby), accompanied by the Duke Ellington orchestra, recorded it on August 26, 1930[1] and it enjoyed great success. Their version was used in the 1930 Amos 'n' Andy film Check and Double Check, with orchestra members miming to it. The film was co-written by Kalmar and Ruby along with J. Walter Ruben. The song also figured prominently in the film Three Little Words, a 1950 biopic about Kalmar and Ruby.
It’s coming up to that time of day when I post an afternoon treat (UK time of course).
FearlessFly comments on Aug 27, 2020:
"Lost for Words" is a song recorded by English rock band Pink Floyd, focused on forgiveness, written by guitarist and lead singer David Gilmour and his spouse Polly Samson for the band's 14th studio album, The Division Bell. It appears as the penultimate track on the album. The lyrics, mostly penned by Samson, are a bitterly sarcastic reflection on Gilmour's then-strained relationship with former bandmate Roger Waters David Gilmour – acoustic guitar, additional electric guitar, bass, lead vocals Richard Wright – keyboards, piano, Hammond organ Nick Mason – drums, tambourine
177,000 dead. We are way ahead of the curve. [youtube.com]
FearlessFly comments on Aug 26, 2020:
This is the first LP 'ad' that I don't like. There is no logical connection between Covid deaths and immigration.
50 years of Electric Lady Studio in Greenwich Village, NY, founded by Jimi Hendrix.
FearlessFly comments on Aug 26, 2020:
"Red House" is a song written by Jimi Hendrix and one of the first songs recorded in 1966 by the Jimi Hendrix Experience. It has the musical form of a conventional twelve-bar blues and features Hendrix's guitar playing. He developed the song prior to forming the Experience and was inspired by earlier blues songs. "Red House" was inspired by blues songs Hendrix was performing early in his career as a sideman. Music critic Charles Shaar Murray describes a song he calls "California Night", which Hendrix performed with Curtis Knight and the Squires, as "a dead ringer, both in structure and mood, for his 1967 perennial 'Red House'". Originally recorded by Albert King in 1961 as "Travelin' to California", it is a slow blues with lyrics that follow the common blues theme of the rambling man and his lost love (sometimes also misidentified as "Every Day I Have the Blues" – both songs use the verse "nobody loves me").
"How high's the water Mama ?" Johnny Cash, "Five Feet High and Rising" [youtube.com]
FearlessFly comments on Aug 26, 2020:
"Five Feet High and Rising" is a song written and originally recorded by Johnny Cash. The song was recorded by Cash on March 12, 1959 for his third Columbia album and released as a single July, with "I Got Stripes" (another song from the same recording session) on the opposite side. Content[edit] The song is a first person account of the 1937 Mississippi flood that Cash, then aged four years and 11 months, endured with his family. They had to leave their home and flee
Hi all, I hope your day is going well wherever you are.
FearlessFly comments on Aug 26, 2020:
Written by Mark Hollis and Tim Friese-Greene, it was the title track on the band's second album and released as its first single in January 1984. There are two versions of the video for "It's My Life". The first, envisioned by director Tim Pope as a statement against the banality of lip-synching, consists almost entirely of footage from wildlife documentaries, interspersed with shots of Talk Talk lead singer Mark Hollis standing in various places throughout the London Zoo. He keeps his hands in his coat pockets and his mouth pointedly shut tight, the latter often obscured by hand-drawn animated lines that occasionally appear in the documentary footage sequences as well.
Rick Springfield - I've Done everything For You [youtube.com]
FearlessFly comments on Aug 25, 2020:
It was written by Sammy Hagar. In addition to recorded versions by Hagar and Springfield, the song has been performed and recorded by numerous bands, including Buckcherry.
Vince Clarke and Andy Bell as Erasure.
FearlessFly comments on Aug 25, 2020:
After three commercial flops from their debut album Wonderland, "Sometimes" became Erasure's first bona fide hit, peaking at number one in South Africa, number two in their native United Kingdom and in Germany, and becoming a huge international hit. Written by band members Vince Clarke and Andy Bell, "Sometimes" typifies the Erasure sound — an uptempo, dance-oriented pop tune accentuated by Clarke's phase distortion and analogue synthesizers and Bell's lyrics about being in love. The trumpet solo is performed by Guy Barker.
It is often interesting how ancient terms, beliefs, and practices linger on into modern times but ...
FearlessFly comments on Aug 25, 2020:
I usually respond to a sneeze with "You are sooooo GOOD LOOKING ! " -- the Seinfeld response. :O :)
Time for bed again for me and tonight I’m leaving you with a young lady with one of the most ...
FearlessFly comments on Aug 25, 2020:
"Whispers In A Dream" is a Christian hymn, written in 2011, by Christchurch Anglican soprano and songwriter, Hayley Westenra. It was recorded as the first song on the international album Paradiso. It was released worldwide on 18 April 2011, beginning with New Zealand. Speaking about the hymn, Westenra mentioned in some interviews that she was not only inspired by "Gabriel's Oboe" (the theme from the 1986 film classic The Mission), but also contributed lyrics to "Whispers In A Dream" (music: "Gabriel’s Oboe"), with her genuine wish for world peace.
The Moody Blues. - Question...live at the Royal Albert Hall, 1997. [youtu.be]
FearlessFly comments on Aug 25, 2020:
"Question" is a 1970 single by the English progressive rock band the Moody Blues. It was written by guitarist Justin Hayward, who provides lead vocals. "Question" is one of the Moody Blues' most popular songs, and has been included in virtually all of their compilations and live albums. In addition, the song was re-recorded (along with "Isn't Life Strange") in the studio with the London Symphony Orchestra (who in 1978 had released an orchestral cover of the song) in 1988, for the Greatest Hits album. Justin Hayward – 12-string acoustic guitar, lead vocals John Lodge – bass guitar, backing vocals Mike Pinder – Mellotron, backing vocals (1970 recording) Ray Thomas – tambourine, backing vocals Graeme Edge – drums, percussion Patrick Moraz – keyboards (1988 recording) Frank Ricotti – additional percussion (1988 recording)
Bob Dylan - Cold Irons Bound [youtube.com]
FearlessFly comments on Aug 25, 2020:
"Cold Irons Bound" is a Grammy Award-winning song written by Bob Dylan, recorded in January 1997 and released on September 30, 1997 on his album Time Out of Mind. Oliver Trager describes "Cold Irons Bound" as "biting" with "ricocheting guitar licks, rockabilly drums, distorted organ, and [a] voice floating in a blimp of its own echo," in which "one can still hear, to paraphrase "Visions of Johanna," the ghost of electricity howling from the bones of Dylan's face..."
It is Elvis's birthday, Costello that is. Here is an old favorite of mine. [youtu.be]
FearlessFly comments on Aug 25, 2020:
"Alison" is a song written by and first recorded by Elvis Costello in 1977 for his debut album on Stiff Records. Costello claimed the song was written as an ode to a woman he saw working at a supermarket, though he has remained vague on the meaning. Costello has divulged little on the meaning of the song other than to say that it is about "disappointing somebody" and to deny suggestions that the lines "somebody better put out the big light" and "my aim is true" refer to murder. He has also declined to reveal who the song is about, writing in the liner notes for Girls Girls Girls, "Much could be undone by saying more." The line "my aim is true" gives the album its title. Costello has also said that the musical idea for the chorus, breaking up the line "I know this world is killing you", in a staccato fashion, derives from the manner that the line "Life ain't so easy when you're a ...", precedes the title refrain, on "Ghetto Child", by The Detroit Spinners.
Jacob Blake Is Now Paralyzed From The Waist Down, His Father Confirms Not Known if Permanent
FearlessFly comments on Aug 25, 2020:
No body cams, family lawyer likely advising no public comments. Why walk-away and not comply when the police are shouting at you and aiming their guns -- after tasing ?
Bon Jovi Do what you can [youtu.be]
FearlessFly comments on Aug 25, 2020:
(from rollingstone.com) Bon Jovi continue to reflect on this moment in history on the band’s new song “Do What You Can,” a track about the coronavirus pandemic from their upcoming album Bon Jovi 2020. “I am a witness to history,” Jon Bon Jovi said of the song in a statement. “I believe the greatest gift of an artist is the ability to use their voice to speak to issues that move us.”
Hello, lovers! Drop your first date suggestions below. And.... go!
FearlessFly comments on Aug 25, 2020:
. . . walk/talk around a lake. :)
Bon Jovi - Do what you can [youtu.be]
FearlessFly comments on Aug 25, 2020:
(from rollingstone.com) Bon Jovi continue to reflect on this moment in history on the band’s new song “Do What You Can,” a track about the coronavirus pandemic from their upcoming album Bon Jovi 2020. “I am a witness to history,” Jon Bon Jovi said of the song in a statement. “I believe the greatest gift of an artist is the ability to use their voice to speak to issues that move us.”
Love these guys.
FearlessFly comments on Aug 25, 2020:
The song, written by Babydaddy and Jake Shears at Shears' parents' horse farm in West Virginia, was inspired by Shears' coming out to his mother, whom he is close with.
North Korean Defector Exposes Kim Jong Un & China - YouTube
FearlessFly comments on Aug 24, 2020:
tl;dw -- saving it for later :P
JFjr in the news. More skeletons come out of the closet. [bbc.com]
FearlessFly comments on Aug 24, 2020:
What makes him think he could stay at LU ? :P
Lowell George Acoustic Two Trains Running [youtu.be]
FearlessFly comments on Aug 24, 2020:
Thanks I'll Eat It Here is the only solo album by rock and roll singer-songwriter Lowell George. While George is best known for his work with Little Feat, by 1977 Lowell felt that they were moving increasingly into jazz-rock, a form in which he felt little interest. As a result, he began working on his own album. Thanks I'll Eat It Here is an eclectic mix of styles reminiscent of Little Feat's earlier albums - in particular Dixie Chicken, on which the track Two Trains originally appeared.
Time to make my goodnights again.
FearlessFly comments on Aug 24, 2020:
(from eurythmics-ultimate.com) Poetic and introspective, a slight percussion pushes “Primitive” along like a gentle breeze. From Annie’s debut solo album, Diva, the song was also the b-side for Annie’s iconic single “Why.” Lyrical genius is on full display, and the song’s bridge is particularly, strong: “For time will catch us in both hands/ To blow away like grains of sand/ Ashes to ashes rust to dust/ This is what becomes of us.”
The Who. - Who Are You. Promo video 1978. [youtu.be]
FearlessFly comments on Aug 24, 2020:
"Who Are You" is the title track on The Who's 1978 album, Who Are You, the last album released by the group before Keith Moon's death in September 1978. It was written by Pete Townshend and released as a double-A sided single with the John Entwistle composition "Had Enough", also featured on the album. The lyrics of "Who Are You" were inspired by an incident Townshend experienced. After going out drinking with Steve Jones and Paul Cook of the Sex Pistols, Townshend was found in a "Soho doorway" by a policeman, who let him go if he could safely walk away. "Who Are You" was written about meeting Steve Jones and Paul Cook of the Sex Pistols after an awful 13-hour encounter with Allan Klein who, in my personal opinion, is the awesome rock leech-godfather. In one sense the song is more about the demands of new friendship than blood-letting challenge. Roger's aggressive reading of my nihilistic lyric redirected its function by the simple act of singing "Who the fuck are you..." when I had written "Who, who, who are you..." Steve and Paul became real 'mates' of mine in the English sense. We socialized a few times. Got drunk (well, I did) and I have to say to their credit, for a couple of figurehead anarchists, they seemed sincerely concerned about my decaying condition at the time. — Pete Townshend
Jerry Falwell Jr. resigns as head of Liberty University | PBS NewsHour
FearlessFly comments on Aug 24, 2020:
I'm reminded of -- "I have sinned against you my Lord" :O
Alexei Navalny: Putin critic 'probably poisoned' - doctors
FearlessFly comments on Aug 24, 2020:
I'd like to hear the "Out of the Illusion" responses to this. :P
Rod Stewart - You're In My Heart
FearlessFly comments on Aug 24, 2020:
I posted this song last week :O "Rod Stewart - You're In My Heart [youtube.com]"
What creeps out women?
FearlessFly comments on Aug 24, 2020:
Instead of phone number, would it be creepy to suggest online teleconfrence (video optional) ?
Henry Rollins is one hoopy frood.
FearlessFly comments on Aug 24, 2020:
. . . at the risk of sounding like I'm livin' under a rock, I had to look-it-up : :P https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=A%20really%20hoopy%20frood
Not well known.
FearlessFly comments on Aug 24, 2020:
Harlem River Blues is Justin Townes Earle's third studio album, released on January 1, 2010, on Bloodshot Records. https://deadline.com/2020/08/justin-townes-earle-dead-singer-songwriter-obituary-1203021305/
Whitesnake. - Long Way From Home. Remastered 2003. [youtu.be]
FearlessFly comments on Aug 24, 2020:
The song was written by lead singer David Coverdale. The song uses the lyric "long, long way from home" in its chorus, but the song itself only has one "Long" in the title. This was likely done to avoid confusion with Foreigner's similarly titled 1977 hit, Long, Long Way from Home.
I think I need to look for an adoptive family.
FearlessFly comments on Aug 23, 2020:
. . . wellllllllll, at my age you are kinda a kid -- kidding (punny ? ) :)
Is is 'safe' to return to movie theaters ? Why/not ?
FearlessFly comments on Aug 23, 2020:
Any movie I haven't seen is not an 'old' movie. :P I watch more movies that anyone I have met. I check them out of the local library -- we all have already paid for them. I haven't been to a movie theater in 20+ years. IMO, any 'good' movie will/should still be good years later, otherwise I haven't missed much. :O
Badfinger. - Come And Get It. 1970 written and produced by Paul McCartney. [youtu.be]
FearlessFly comments on Aug 23, 2020:
"Come and Get It" is a song composed by English singer-songwriter Paul McCartney for the 1969 film The Magic Christian. The song was performed by Badfinger, produced by McCartney and issued as a single 5 December 1969 in the UK, and 12 January 1970 in the US, on the Beatles' Apple label. It was the band's first release under the Badfinger name (having previously recorded as The Iveys) and was their international breakthrough, hitting the top 10 in both the UK and US singles charts.
Forever hopeful in Germany! We should not give up the search for intelligent life.
FearlessFly comments on Aug 23, 2020:
. . . some in the US might say "Beam-me-up Scotty, there's no intelligent life down here" :)
In Mary Trump's secret tapes, president's sister Maryanne Trump Barry calls brother 'stupid,' phony,...
FearlessFly comments on Aug 23, 2020:
. . . really liking this story. :) "Mary Trump, 55, told The Post recently that her uncle is unfit to be president and she plans to do “everything in my power” to elect Joe Biden." I imagine the WP will drip-drip-drip more "juicy bits" from now until the election :O
Kellyanne Conway's daughter Claudia Conway says she's seeking emancipation
FearlessFly comments on Aug 23, 2020:
I imagine being public will make it worse for entire family.
One amazing dude. [facebook.]
FearlessFly comments on Aug 23, 2020:
. . . some of us don't/won't do FB
Nations within a Nation. Do you agree with this Link [youtube.]
FearlessFly comments on Aug 23, 2020:
I read the book, didn't buy-into the overall message (from the library so I didn't buy it either ) It may be because I routinely don't buy-into most 'cultural norms'. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Nations
Hi everyone, I'm pretty wary about joining a group like this and putting myself out there, ...
FearlessFly comments on Aug 23, 2020:
Welcome to the 'Non-overlapping magisteria' https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Non-overlapping_magisteria
There's a user I've been trying to block and still see her posts. Is there anything I can do?
FearlessFly comments on Aug 23, 2020:
. . . since I haven't blocked anyone, I don't know, but I'm interested to find out.
Is the Lincoln project effective? [youtube.com]
FearlessFly comments on Aug 23, 2020:
wow, lifelong R, supports 80% of Trumps policies, but WONT support any TN R on the ballot in this election. just wow.
Powerful stuff.
FearlessFly comments on Aug 23, 2020:
. . . a VERY good read : https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/24911006-missoula
DISTURBING IMAGE WARNING: Q-ANON TO TRUMP’S HAIL MARY ELECTION Speculation on the elections, the ...
FearlessFly comments on Aug 22, 2020:
. . . don't see how speculation (especially by Q-anon) qualifies as 'News'
A classic. Harry Nilsson Without You. [youtu.be]
FearlessFly comments on Aug 22, 2020:
"Without You" is a song written by Pete Ham and Tom Evans of British rock group Badfinger, and first released on their 1970 album No Dice. The power ballad has been recorded by over 180 artists, and versions released as singles by Harry Nilsson (1971) and Mariah Carey (1994) became international best-sellers. Paul McCartney once described the ballad as "the killer song of all time". Harry Nilsson, at the time best known for his hit "Everybody's Talkin'" and for composing "One", recorded by Three Dog Night, heard Badfinger's recording of "Without You" at a party, and mistook it for a Beatles song. After realising it was not, he decided to cover the song for his 1971 album Nilsson Schmilsson.
Welp! I’ve been banned from the Conservative atheist group on here, unless they deleted their ...
FearlessFly comments on Aug 22, 2020:
. . . 'banned' from group(s) is different from blocked by individual(s). . . . "telling said members off" strikes me as different from logic.
It’s come to that time of night when I post something before retiring.
FearlessFly comments on Aug 22, 2020:
To the Faithful Departed is the third studio album by Irish alternative rock band The Cranberries, released on 30 April 1996. The album was made in memory of Denny Cordell who signed the band to Island Records and Joe (vocalist Dolores O'Riordan's grandfather), who had both died that year.
Maybe I’m Amazed.
FearlessFly comments on Aug 22, 2020:
"Macca" ? -- is that a derogatory reference to McCartney ?
High Number Of Mail-In And Absentee Primary Ballots Rejected : NPR
FearlessFly comments on Aug 22, 2020:
"Even though Democratic-leaning voters appear to be most at risk of having their mail-in ballots rejected . . . " If voters are not notified of rejection, who/how/why is this known/reported ? If they are notified prior to deadline, are they allowed to correct flaw(s) ?
They are not a new phenomena. They simply all now have wi-fi.
FearlessFly comments on Aug 22, 2020:
"I'm MELTING" :O :)
Just think about it.....
FearlessFly comments on Aug 22, 2020:
. . . let's not confuse artistic license with 'reality' :O
Just read John Bolton's book "The Room Where It Happened".
FearlessFly comments on Aug 22, 2020:
I'll wait until it comes available in my local library. :P
Does anyone really care that there is no afterlife?
FearlessFly comments on Aug 22, 2020:
. . . or, perhaps . . . "Ailing scientist is trying to save his life by becoming world's first full-fledged cyborg 'Think ..."
Just thought I’d bring this out from under wraps.
FearlessFly comments on Aug 22, 2020:
"Ebeneezer Goode" is a song by British electronic music group The Shamen, which, after being heavily remixed by The Beatmasters, became their biggest hit when released as a single in August 1992. The group's original version featured on the vinyl edition of their album Boss Drum. "Ebeneezer Goode" was one of the most controversial UK number-one hits of the 1990s due to its perceived oblique endorsement of recreational drug use, and it was initially banned by the BBC. It has been claimed that the single was eventually withdrawn after the band were hounded by the British tabloid press, though according to The Shamen themselves, it was deleted while at number one due to its long chart run 'messing up our release schedule'. The song also contains references to the common use of cannabis with ecstacy, referencing the rolling of a cannabis joint with the lines "Has anybody got any Veras?" ("Vera Lynns" being rhyming slang for "skins" or rolling papers) and "Got any salmon?" ("salmon and trout" being rhyming slang for "snout" or tobacco).
Here is a Roy Orbison led Wilburys tune. [youtu.be]
FearlessFly comments on Aug 22, 2020:
The song was written mainly by Jeff Lynne, although all five members of the Wilburys are credited as songwriters. A longtime admirer of Orbison, Lynne wrote "Not Alone Any More" as a vehicle for the singer's operatic vocal style. The song's lyrical theme of loneliness similarly recalls Orbison's dark ballads of the early 1960s. On release, the song was much admired by music critics. With the commercial success of the Wilburys, and the recognition afforded Orbison following his death in December 1988, it marked his full return from the career downturn he had experienced since the mid 1960s.
Steve Bannon was arrested.
FearlessFly comments on Aug 22, 2020:
If you find yourself up-to-your-ass in alligators, keep in mind your original intention was to drain the swamp !
2020 Election Forecast | FiveThirtyEight
FearlessFly comments on Aug 21, 2020:
How did 538 do in 2016 ?
A little bit of soul music to dream on: The Miracle You really got a hold on me [youtu.be]
FearlessFly comments on Aug 21, 2020:
"You've Really Got a Hold on Me" is a song written by Smokey Robinson which became a 1962 Top 10 hit single for the Miracles on Motown's Tamla label. One of the Miracles' most covered tunes, this million-selling song received a 1998 Grammy Hall of Fame Award. It has also been selected as one of The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's 500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll. It was covered by English rock group the Beatles on their second album, With the Beatles. Many other musicians also recorded versions.
Is moderator stalking allowed?
FearlessFly comments on Aug 21, 2020:
I have had happen (at least twice) that blockers sent Message either knowingly/un having blocked me -- of course I could not respond :O
Frankie Lymon Little bitty Pretty One [youtu.be]
FearlessFly comments on Aug 21, 2020:
"Little Bitty Pretty One" is a 1957 rock and roll song written and originally recorded by Bobby Day. The same year, the song was popularized by Thurston Harris. Produced by Aladdin Records (located in Los Angeles, Calif.), and featuring The Sharps on backing vocals, Harris' version reached No. 6 on the U.S. Billboard Best-Sellers chart and No. 2 on the R&B chart. Frankie Lymon recorded a version of the tune, reaching No. 58 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1960.
I Pastafari was entertaining and informative. [youtu.be]
FearlessFly comments on Aug 21, 2020:
Your post is a picture only, no 'story'
The Rolling Stones & Solomon Burke. - Everybody Needs Somebody (live Paris 2003) [youtu.be]
FearlessFly comments on Aug 21, 2020:
"Everybody Needs Somebody to Love" is a song written by Bert Berns, Solomon Burke and Jerry Wexler, and originally recorded by Solomon Burke under the production of Bert Berns at Atlantic Records in 1964. Burke's version charted in 1964, but missed the US top 40, peaking at number 58. Other notable versions of "Everybody Needs Somebody to Love" were recorded by The Rolling Stones, Jerry Garcia Band, and The Blues Brothers.
Long John Baldry.
FearlessFly comments on Aug 21, 2020:
Elton John got the Elton from Elton Dean, and the John from LJB :O https://www.onthisday.com/articles/the-man-who-saved-elton-johns-life
Being a responsible adult.
FearlessFly comments on Aug 21, 2020:
. . . not as deadly as it used-to-be, but I imparted this rule number one to my (at that age) children -- no orgasm is worth dying for :O
My latest hobby is growing a pandemic beard.
FearlessFly comments on Aug 21, 2020:
. . . the last time I was clean-shaven was 1973 ! (really don't like shaving) :O :P :)
I'm working on a case for demonstrating that all morality is ultimately subjective.
FearlessFly comments on Aug 21, 2020:
. . . (I just finished this) I highly recommend -- a very good read, and could very well change some of your ideas about morality : https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/11324722-the-righteous-mind https://righteousmind.com/ . . . (privately) test your morals : https://www.yourmorals.org/
Hello grouphugs 🤗 how's your day?
FearlessFly comments on Aug 21, 2020:
. . . anything between two consenting adults is fine by me.
Ten Years After - I'd Love To Change The World [youtube.com]
FearlessFly comments on Aug 21, 2020:
"I'd Love to Change the World" is a song by the British blues rock band Ten Years After. Written and sung by Alvin Lee, it is the lead single from the band's 1971 album A Space in Time. It discusses the confused state of the world, covering a wide variety of societal complaints, until it finally addresses the Vietnam War.[ The song features a folk-inspired chord pattern to support the melody. Alvin Lee – guitar and vocals Leo Lyons – bass Ric Lee – drums Chick Churchill – keyboards
Einstein’s Religion . [agnostic.] . .
FearlessFly comments on Aug 21, 2020:
(not saying AE was atheist). . . atheism is a 'religion' like not collecting stamps is a hobby :O

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