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FearlessFly comments on May 30, 2020:

tl;dw -- saving it for l8tr

Queen Who wants to live Forever ,[youtube.com]

FearlessFly comments on May 30, 2020:

It is the sixth track on the album A Kind of Magic, which was released in June 1986, and was written by lead guitarist Brian May for the soundtrack to the film Highlander. Queen were backed up by an orchestra, with orchestrations by the co-composer of the film's score, Michael Kamen.

Jeff Lynne’s ELO. - All My Life. [youtu.be]

FearlessFly comments on May 30, 2020:

Good one.

It is Benny Goodman's birthday today.

FearlessFly comments on May 30, 2020:

I generally associate this with dancing --- Swing, Swing, Swing ! :O

It is Benny Goodman's birthday today.

FearlessFly comments on May 30, 2020:

"Sing, Sing, Sing (With a Swing)" is a 1936 song, with music and lyrics by Louis Prima, who first recorded it with the New Orleans Gang. The song is strongly identified with the big band and swing eras. Several have performed the piece as an instrumental, including Fletcher Henderson and, most famously, Benny Goodman. On July 6, 1937, "Sing, Sing, Sing" was recorded in Hollywood with Benny Goodman on clarinet; Harry James, Ziggy Elman, and Chris Griffin on trumpets; Red Ballard and Murray McEachern on trombones; Hymie Schertzer and George Koenig on alto saxophones; Art Rollini and Vido Musso on tenor saxophone; Jess Stacy on piano; Allan Reuss on guitar; Harry Goodman on bass; and Gene Krupa on drums. The song was arranged by Jimmy Mundy.

Good morning.

FearlessFly comments on May 30, 2020:

It was Keller's only hit either side of the Atlantic. A popular misconception is that this song quotes the line "the sun shines bright" from the Stephen Foster song "My Old Kentucky Home", but this is untrue as the line contained in "Here Comes Summer" is "oh, let the sun shine bright". It was also recorded by Cliff Richard and The Shadows (whose version was not released as a single) and, with different, lyrics by The Dave Clark Five in 1970

Cruz calls for criminal investigation of Twitter [axios.com]

FearlessFly comments on May 30, 2020:

https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20180216/16165239254/wireds-big-cover-story-facebook-gets-key-legal-point-totally-backwards-demonstrating-why-cda-230-is-actually-important.shtml

Protests Spread Nationwide On Fourth Night After Minneapolis Death Of George Floyd : NPR

FearlessFly comments on May 30, 2020:

This below video is linked-to in this article : https://www.npr.org/2020/05/29/865341322/minneapolis-police-were-sued-a-decade-ago-in-similar-restraint-case I found it informative, etc. https://vimeo.com/423772386/2a5c27b334

Man feels like a long week.

FearlessFly comments on May 30, 2020:

. . . as I like to say -- getting old is not for sissies ! :O :P

This could get zoom attention. [youtu.be]

FearlessFly comments on May 29, 2020:

. . . kinda sorta the 'opposite' of Cards Against Humanity. :P

Minnesota is an absolute shit show right now

FearlessFly comments on May 29, 2020:

"Is this (part of) the Military ;assuming control; in Minneapolis that Trump 'tweeted' ?"

Cruz calls for criminal investigation of Twitter [axios.com]

FearlessFly comments on May 29, 2020:

https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2018/04/no-section-230-does-not-require-platforms-be-neutral

PEPPERMINT TWIST - JOEY DEE & THE STARLITERS .

FearlessFly comments on May 29, 2020:

"Peppermint Twist" is a song written by Joey Dee and Henry Glover, recorded and released by Joey Dee and the Starliters in 1961. The lead singer in the Starliters' version is David Brigati, whose brother, Eddie Brigati, was a singer for the 1960s hit pop group, the (Young) Rascals. The other personnel on the record featured Carlton Lattimore on organ, Billy Butler on guitar, Jerome Richardson on sax, and Don Martin on drums.

Should Section 230 be revoked ? why/not ?

FearlessFly comments on May 29, 2020:

https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2018/04/no-section-230-does-not-require-platforms-be-neutral

Twitter Hides Trump Tweet [npr.org]

FearlessFly comments on May 29, 2020:

https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2018/04/no-section-230-does-not-require-platforms-be-neutral

Trump signs executive order aimed at social media companies after fuming over fact-check

FearlessFly comments on May 29, 2020:

https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2018/04/no-section-230-does-not-require-platforms-be-neutral

How ironic that Trump is objecting to being fact-checked on Twitter.

FearlessFly comments on May 29, 2020:

https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2018/04/no-section-230-does-not-require-platforms-be-neutral

The phone transcript that started all the Russia boogy man stuff [grassley.senate.gov]

FearlessFly comments on May 29, 2020:

I read it all, don't get what the controversy is about it. Is this (part of) what Flynn lied about ?

That reminds me, I've got a few Vanilla Pepsi's that could use some disinfecting...

FearlessFly comments on May 29, 2020:

. . . SRF -- I'd rather have a full bottle in front of me than a full frontal lobotomy. :P

The Plimsouls: A Million Miles Away [youtu.be]

FearlessFly comments on May 29, 2020:

The band received some national attention in 1982 when the single "A Million Miles Away" was released on their own Shaky City record label, distributed by Bomp! Records. The song reached No. 11 on the Billboard Top Tracks chart. The song was also featured in the 1983 film Valley Girl. The band also appeared in the film performing the song and parts of two others. The song was included on the band's second album, Everywhere at Once, released by Geffen Records in 1983. "A Million Miles Away" was re-released as a single in 1983

Rory Gallagher - A Million Miles Away, soooo good [youtu.be]

FearlessFly comments on May 29, 2020:

Nice, like it.

It’s bedtime.

FearlessFly comments on May 29, 2020:

It was co-written by Bowie and Brian Eno, produced by Bowie and Tony Visconti, and recorded in July and August 1977 at Hansa Studio by the Wall. Inspired by the sight of Bowie's producer-engineer Tony Visconti embracing his lover by the Berlin Wall, the song tells the story of two lovers, one from East and one from West Berlin.

He's genious - Fascinating Rhythm - Jacob Collier - YouTube

FearlessFly comments on May 29, 2020:

"Fascinating Rhythm" is a popular song written by George Gershwin in 1924 with lyrics by Ira Gershwin. It was first introduced by Cliff Edwards, Fred Astaire and Adele Astaire in the Broadway musical Lady Be Good.

Talkin' Bout a Revolution - YouTube

FearlessFly comments on May 29, 2020:

"Talkin' 'bout a Revolution" is the second single from singer-songwriter Tracy Chapman's self-titled debut album. The song was first covered by the group Living Colour, who not only performed the song on occasion on various tours but released a live version in the compilation album "What's Your Favorite Color" (1995).

The Stone Roses. - She Bangs The Drums. [youtu.be]

FearlessFly comments on May 29, 2020:

The song was written by Ian Brown and John Squire, with Brown writing the verse lyrics, while Squire was responsible for the chorus.

For fellow Americans.

FearlessFly comments on May 29, 2020:

. . . for me, It is HARD to mistake a direct-deposit ! :O :P

Gary Barlow with former boy band JLS singing Take That’s - Back For Good...live. [youtu.be]

FearlessFly comments on May 29, 2020:

It was written and produced by lead singer Gary Barlow, with additional production done by Chris Porter. Barlow claims he wrote the song in fifteen minutes. In an effort to mock his boy band roots, group member turned solo artist Robbie Williams performed a 'hard rock' live version in the style of the Sex Pistols, which was a B-side to his single "Angels" (1998 ).

Queen - Stone Cold Crazy (official lyric video) [youtu.be]

FearlessFly comments on May 29, 2020:

The song credit is shared between all the members of the band, although Freddie Mercury played it with his band Wreckage in the late 1960s before Queen was created. The recorded version may be lyrics from Mercury and music from Mercury and Brian May. It was the first song Queen performed live in 1970, but it underwent many changes musically and lyrically before getting recorded, resulting in credit going to the entire band. Early versions of the song were much slower, according to the band, although no bootlegs exist.

Michael Shermer on Evolution & Creationism, Part 1 [youtube.com]

FearlessFly comments on May 29, 2020:

tl;dw -- saving it for l8tr

Woke up this morning with this running through my head, so I thought I should share. [youtu.be]

FearlessFly comments on May 29, 2020:

Los Lobos performed a spoof of their song "Kiko and the Lavender Moon" known as "Elmo and the Lavender Moon" on the PBS series Sesame Street.

How far would you go with zero tolerance for lying?

FearlessFly comments on May 29, 2020:

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6252179-the-liar-in-your-life

Where I live in Ireland I have never had to wait in line to Vote.

FearlessFly comments on May 29, 2020:

(from whatwouldthefoundersthink.com) At the close of the Constitutional Convention of 1787, Franklin was queried as he left Independence Hall on the final day of deliberation. In the notes of Dr. James McHenry, one of Maryland’s delegates to the Convention, a lady asked Dr. Franklin “Well Doctor what have we got, a republic or a monarchy.” Franklin replied, “A republic . . . if you can keep it.”

The Beatles - Tell Me Why (HD) [youtu.be]

FearlessFly comments on May 29, 2020:

Paul McCartney said: I think a lot of these [Lennon's] songs like "Tell Me Why" may have been based in real experiences or affairs John was having, or arguments with Cynthia [Lennon’s wife] or whatever, but it never occurred to us until later to put that slant on it all. Lennon described the song as resembling "a black New York girl-group song".

I am lonely but you can free me all in the way that you smile.

FearlessFly comments on May 29, 2020:

Musically, the song marks a shift from the hard rock of 1969's Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere and bears more folk and country influences, which would continue onto 1972's Harvest.

Night Ranger - Don't Tell Me You Love Me [youtube.com]

FearlessFly comments on May 29, 2020:

"Don't Tell Me You Love Me" is a hard rock song by Night Ranger written by Jack Blades from their 1982 album, Dawn Patrol. It was released as a single in December 1982. The song was re-recorded for the music video game Rock Band and was released as downloadable content.

The Clash. - Rock The Casbah. [youtu.be]

FearlessFly comments on May 29, 2020:

"Rock the Casbah" was musically written by the band's drummer Topper Headon, based on a piano part that he had been toying with. Finding himself in the studio without his three bandmates, Headon progressively taped the drum, piano and bass parts, recording the bulk of the song's musical instrumentation himself.

Is there a way of viewing the messages we have sent?

FearlessFly comments on May 28, 2020:

. . . it is not clear to me what is meant by "all groups post page"

Tonight it’s another duet at bedtime.

FearlessFly comments on May 28, 2020:

Featured on the soundtrack to the motion picture White Nights. Songwriter Stephen Bishop recorded his own version for his album Sleeping With Girls for Polydor Records, released in 1985. Bishop received an Oscar nomination for Best Original Song in 1986. It lost to Lionel Richie's song "Say You, Say Me" from the same film.

Another brother Dege: Country Comes to Town [youtu.be]

FearlessFly comments on May 28, 2020:

(from popmatters.com) The song, taken from the new release, Farmer's Almanacslithers and slides, pushes its way under our skin like southern humidity, leaves our feet tapping in a hypnotic rhythm informed by the march of history and the heaviness of heritage. The melodic and rhythmic elements, both a burden and gift visited upon the artist and the listener, haunting us and reminding us of music's most primal urges and its ability to unleash those primitive instincts. This isn't music you think about as much as you absorb, music that becomes as integral to your deep self as your blood and skin.

I pulled a muscle in my back. So what is the best thing to do, move around or just stay in bed?

FearlessFly comments on May 28, 2020:

IANAD (I am not a doctor), but generally -- ice for 24hrs, heat after that.

Stung By Twitter, Trump Signs Executive Order To Weaken Social Media Companies [npr.

FearlessFly comments on May 28, 2020:

Poor, poor DJT. :P Why are so many entities against him ? Given his sycophants, who knows what trouble they will try to cause in order to try to please him. :O

I am not going to Apologize or feel Sorry for my Ignorance of twitter.

FearlessFly comments on May 28, 2020:

Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, a 1996 law that is considered foundational to the internet's expansion. The statute provides platforms legal immunity for content posted by third-party users while also giving them legal cover to make good-faith efforts to moderate their platforms. If social media were to 'censor', they would likely not have the protections.

Here's an article which is significant if you are a culture maven, with commentary about the virus ...

FearlessFly comments on May 28, 2020:

. . .didn't read it all, but it opened fine for me -- Opera private window :)

In memory of Florian Schneider who died earlier this month aged 73.

FearlessFly comments on May 28, 2020:

The song was composed by Ralf Hütter and Florian Schneider of the band, with Emil Schult collaborating on the lyrics. It is co-produced by Conny Plank, and was the band's first track to use sung lyrics. Recorded in 1974, the song is designed to capture the feel of driving on a motorway.

Bob Marley - No Woman No Cry [youtube.com]

FearlessFly comments on May 28, 2020:

Although Bob Marley clearly wrote the song (the lyrics are highly personalised and even mentions Georgie making cornmeal porridge that was Bob's favourite dish), or at least the melody, songwriter credits were given to Vincent Ford, a friend of Marley's who ran a soup kitchen in Trenchtown, the ghetto of Kingston, Jamaica where Marley grew up. The royalty payments received by Ford ensured his efforts would continue.

Joe Biden has a plan [vox.com]

FearlessFly comments on May 28, 2020:

. . . men plan, the "gods" laugh :O

collarbone - fujiya and miyagi [youtu.be]

FearlessFly comments on May 28, 2020:

"Collarbone" was featured on an episode of the US adaptation of the British teen drama Skins

Thanks to @Spinliesel we know that it’s Kylie Minogue’s birthday today.

FearlessFly comments on May 28, 2020:

Jointly written, composed, and produced by Cathy Dennis and Rob Davis, "Can't Get You Out of My Head" is a midtempo dance-pop, synth-pop, techno-pop and nu-disco, which lyrically details the singer's obsession towards her lover. The song is famous for its "la la la" hook.

Kylie Minogue - it is her birthday today! Locomotion [youtu.be]

FearlessFly comments on May 28, 2020:

"The Loco-Motion" is a 1962 pop song written by American songwriters Gerry Goffin and Carole King. "The Loco-Motion" was originally written for Dee Dee Sharp, but Sharp turned the song down.

Florence + The Machine - Dog Days Are Over Lyrics.

FearlessFly comments on May 28, 2020:

"Dog Days Are Over" was recorded with no instruments in a studio the "size of a loo".[4] The song was inspired by a giant text installment titled "Dog Days Are Over" by artist Ugo Rondinone, which lead singer Florence Welch used to see every day, riding her bike over Waterloo Bridge. The song was produced and mixed by James Ford of Simian Mobile Disco and The Last Shadow Puppets, who is also famous for producing for the likes of Bloc Party and the Arctic Monkeys. He is also credited as playing piano and guitar on the record. Welch co-wrote the song with Isabella Summers, who is also credited as the song's co-producer, and played piano on the record.

Sarah Silverman on George Floyd and the pandemic... [twitter.com]

FearlessFly comments on May 28, 2020:

I have long liked her comedy and acting . . . Especially on this website, why should the 'tweets' of an actress/comedienne count for much-of-anything ? :O

This is very cool! WWII actress Hedy Lamarr pretty much invented Wifi! ...

FearlessFly comments on May 28, 2020:

I have seen the PBS "American Masters" documentary, very good : https://www.pbs.org/wnet/americanmasters/bombshell-hedy-lamarr-story-full-film/10248/

The Rolling Stones “Fool To Cry” [youtu.be]

FearlessFly comments on May 28, 2020:

The song was written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards. Mick Taylor had just left the band and the Stones were left without a lead guitarist. The recording of Black and Blue acted as a sort of audition for new guitarists, which led to session man Wayne Perkins playing guitar on this track.[citation needed] Jagger plays electric piano and Nicky Hopkins performs regular piano on the track, with Hopkins also playing the string synthesizer.

I think people who watch the Minnesota video and purport to be able to tell the cause of death ...

FearlessFly comments on May 27, 2020:

I have expectation(s) that folks on this website can/do keep the emotional knee-jerk reaction(s) out of incidents like this, but it seems some might not be capable. I just got-done "chastising" a couple comments about already using the "murder" word (despite charges not even yet being filed). And this, in a post that you and others pointed-out was "fake news". . . . sigh "Let's say you can connect the dots and put two and two together. "

Spacex launch scrubbed.. That sucks..

FearlessFly comments on May 27, 2020:

. . . "everybody is complaining about the weather, nobody is doing anything about it" :O :P

Should Biden mock Trump and be disrespectful to him or keep things calm and be a gentleman.

FearlessFly comments on May 27, 2020:

I"m not advocating "gentleman", but conflict is Trump's wheelhouse. It should be used only when necessary -- especially in the media.

Duane Eddy - Rebel Rouser [youtube.com]

FearlessFly comments on May 27, 2020:

The tune, Eddy has noted, was not based on “When the Saints Go Marching In” as many assumed, but was loosely inspired by "Who’s Gonna Shoe Your Pretty Little Feet" an old folk song Duane knew from a Tennessee Ernie Ford record. Eddy has spoken of listening to Tennessee Ernie Ford's recording for inspiration on the morning of the recording session for "Rebel-'Rouser". The song was used in the 1994 movie Forrest Gump and was featured on the film's soundtrack.

Woohoo! The Raconteurs-Help Me, Stranger [youtu.be]

FearlessFly comments on May 27, 2020:

The video for ‘Help Me Stranger’ was filmed in the Japanese city of Kimitsu and was directed by visual effects specialist Yasuhiko Shimizu. In it, clips of the band playing together are interspersed with footage of Jack White and Brendan Benson in a green-lit phone booth, and of White discovering an abandoned baby outside a mysterious building.

Priests and cops are similar: When a priest sexually abuses a child, he shouldn’t be allowed to...

FearlessFly comments on May 27, 2020:

Have you cited a case of officer(s) "found guilty of killing someone without cause" AND "allowed to just go to another precinct" ? . . . or are you just making-that-up ? I'm not suggesting there be no consequences in the recent Mpls incident.

Rocket Man... Good Luck SpaceX crew. [youtube.com]

FearlessFly comments on May 27, 2020:

"Rocket Man" (officially titled "Rocket Man (I Think It's Going to Be a Long, Long Time)") is a song composed by Elton John and Bernie Taupin and originally performed by Elton John. The song first appeared on Elton John's 1972 album Honky Château. The song was inspired by the short story "The Rocket Man" in The Illustrated Man by Ray Bradbury, and echoes the theme of David Bowie's 1969 song "Space Oddity" (both recordings were produced by Gus Dudgeon). But according to an account in Elizabeth Rosenthal's book His Song: The Musical Journey of Elton John, the song was inspired by Taupin's sighting of either a shooting star or a distant aeroplane.

Good morning.

FearlessFly comments on May 27, 2020:

"Summertime" is an aria composed in 1934 by George Gershwin for the 1935 opera Porgy and Bess. The lyrics are by DuBose Heyward, the author of the novel Porgy on which the opera was based, although the song is also co-credited to Ira Gershwin by ASCAP.

Duran Duran. - Planet Earth live. [youtu.be]

FearlessFly comments on May 27, 2020:

The song was the first to explicitly acknowledge the fledgling New Romantic fashion movement, with the line "Like some New Romantic looking for the TV sound".

john lee hooker & canned heat - boogie chillin' [youtu.be]

FearlessFly comments on May 27, 2020:

"Boogie Chillen'" or "Boogie Chillun"[c] is a blues song first recorded by John Lee Hooker in 1948. It is a solo performance featuring Hooker's vocal, electric guitar, and rhythmic foot stomps. The lyrics are partly autobiographical and alternate between spoken and sung verses. The song was his debut record release and in 1949, it became the first "down-home" electric blues song to reach number one in the R&B records chart.

WILL YOUNG - LEAVE RIGHT NOW (2003) William Young is a British singer-songwriter and actor from ...

FearlessFly comments on May 26, 2020:

"Leave Right Now" is a song written by Eg White and performed by Will Young. It appears on Will Young's second album, Friday's Child (2003) and was released as the first single from that album. The song is reportedly about unrequited love.

I bet you have never seen that one of Albert.

FearlessFly comments on May 26, 2020:

. . . time is an (useful, but) illusory human 'invention', there is only spacetime :O

On the subject of coffee

FearlessFly comments on May 26, 2020:

. . . it doesn't affect me, affect me, affect me, affect me . . . :O :P

Why building backdoors into encryption won't make us safer- [helpnetsecurity.com]

FearlessFly comments on May 26, 2020:

Why not link to the guy who literally 'wrote-the-book' (on encryption) ? https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2019/12/scaring_people_.html https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2019/09/more_on_law_enf.html

I am getting tired of seeing her where she didn't belong

FearlessFly comments on May 26, 2020:

. . . anyone can make-up picture(s), why not provide source(s)/evidence ?

You must agree that defies logic.

FearlessFly comments on May 26, 2020:

. . . without knowing the source, it immediately strikes me as someones' intentional "fake news" :O :P

For KING & COUNTRY - burn the ships [youtube.com]

FearlessFly comments on May 26, 2020:

The song impacted Christian radio in the United States on 30 August 2019. The song was written by Matt Hales, Seth Mosley, Joel Smallbone and Luke Smallbone. In an interview with Billboard,[5] the duo shared the inspiration of the song, saying that it came from Luke Smallbone's wife, Courtney, battling with an addiction to prescribed medication, combined with an historical incident during the Spanish conquest of Mexico in 1519 AD, where a Spanish commander named Hernán Cortés, landed his ships on enemy shores unaware of what awaited his arrival. To ensure that the men were committed to their mission, he proclaimed, "Burn the ships!"

Amazing Rhythmn Aces/ Third Rate Romance. [youtu.be]

FearlessFly comments on May 26, 2020:

"Third Rate Romance" is a song written by Russell Smith, first recorded in Montreal in 1974 by Jesse Winchester and his band the Rhythm Aces, assisted by Smith. It became a hit the following year by the newly re-formed Amazing Rhythm Aces on its 1975 album Stacked Deck.

My Chemical Romance-> Desolation Row [youtu.be]

FearlessFly comments on May 26, 2020:

"Desolation Row" is a 1965 song written and sung by Bob Dylan. It was recorded on August 4, 1965, and released as the closing track of Dylan's sixth studio album, Highway 61 Revisited. It has been noted for its length (11:21) and surreal lyrics in which Dylan weaves characters from history, fiction, the Bible and his own invention into a series of vignettes that suggest entropy and urban chaos.

I liked this song and I was like 40 when it was released I definitely would have had in on record ...

FearlessFly comments on May 26, 2020:

Gerard Way is quoted as saying that he wrote the song after finding himself in a New York City Subway car full of high schoolers: "That was the first time I felt old...I was nervous and I was a target. I felt like I had become a parent figure or part of the problem."

I don’ know if this link works here, if not go to Unicorn Riot’s webpage for live coverage of ...

FearlessFly comments on May 26, 2020:

Despite intense criticism (from the Governor) : https://www.startribune.com/dayton-defends-bca-after-freeman-s-comments-on-damond-case/464499523/ Mike Freeman (Hennepin Countly DA) eventually made the call : https://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-43480859 . . . and the outcome of the trial : https://www.hennepinattorney.org/news/news/2019/April/Noor-guilty-verdict

I don’ know if this link works here, if not go to Unicorn Riot’s webpage for live coverage of ...

FearlessFly comments on May 26, 2020:

The PBS Newshour tonight has a segment about this, with an onlooker video. I'm wondering why there (so far) is no mention of bodycam(s). Four police officers have been fired by Mpls mayor. https://youtu.be/L29_9yg5NK4?t=612

Razorlight. - Stumble and Fall. [youtu.be]

FearlessFly comments on May 26, 2020:

"Stumble and Fall" is a song by English indie rock band Razorlight and is the ninth track on their 2004 debut album Up All Night. The song was also covered by Irish musician Duke Special on the downloadable EP When The Bear Bytes.

I really like this Irish band...The Script - Breakeven. [youtu.be]

FearlessFly comments on May 26, 2020:

The music video premiered on BBC Radio 1's website on 29 September 2008. It was recorded at the Great South Wall in Dublin. Before recording began, the Dublin radio station FM104 had a competition for a listener to appear in the music video. The music video shows clips of the band's home city of Dublin, Ireland and the band performing. The video almost created minor controversy when Danny O'Donoghue's ex-girlfriend was supposed to be cast as an extra but this was avoided when the producers chose a different girl. The band performed "Breakeven" on an episode of The Paul O'Grady Show which was shown on 30 October 2008. On 14 October 2009, they performed the song on The Ellen DeGeneres Show in the United States.

Social Distortion - Ball And Chain [youtube.com]

FearlessFly comments on May 26, 2020:

In the words of lead singer/writer Mike Ness, "Ball and Chain" is "a hard luck story," a forceful cry, a lament, a plea, a "folk prayer." The song was played in episodes of My Name Is Earl, Scrubs and Hindsight as well as the film Jarhead (2005) Frontman Mike Ness recorded a "Honky Tonk" version of this song on his solo album Under the Influences in 1999.

The Final Countdown. - Europe ...the 30th Anniversary Tribute 1986 - 2016. [youtu.be]

FearlessFly comments on May 26, 2020:

Written by Joey Tempest, it was based on a keyboard riff he made in the early 1980s, with lyrics inspired by David Bowie's "Space Oddity". Originally made to just be a concert opener, it is the first single and title track from the band's third studio album.

I'm not a language expert, but language is important to me.

FearlessFly comments on May 26, 2020:

Aren't all languages 'evolved' ? Often (too often) with not much rationality for outcomes. I am an advocate of a designed/constructed language like Esperanto (others). :O

I'm not a language expert, but language is important to me.

FearlessFly comments on May 26, 2020:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Gv0H-vPoDc

Not to be an alarmist .

FearlessFly comments on May 25, 2020:

'One Signal' and 'heavy' add nothing to the "news", why not link to actual source(s) ? https://www.cicadamania.com/where.html https://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/state/north-carolina/article242703536.html https://www.nbcnews.com/news/animal-news/millions-17-year-cicadas-will-emerge-south-creating-substantial-noise-n1214011 https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/24/us/17-year-cicadas-virginia.html

Walking On Sunshine by Katrina & The Waves- [m.youtube.com]

FearlessFly comments on May 25, 2020:

"Walking on Sunshine" is a song written by Kimberley Rew for Katrina and the Waves' 1983 eponymous debut full-length album. Royalties from airplay and advertisements of "Walking on Sunshine" have been extremely high. Katrina and the Waves kept the publishing rights and the royalties that typically go to the songwriter have been divided among the band members.

Sweet Talkin' Woman by The Electric Light Orchestra- [m.youtube.com]

FearlessFly comments on May 25, 2020:

Its original title was "Dead End Street", but it was changed during recording, perhaps to avoid confusion with a 1966 hit of the same title by The Kinks. Some words that survived from that version can be heard in the opening of the third verse, "I've been livin' on a dead end street".

Revolution Rock by The Clash- [m.youtube.com]

FearlessFly comments on May 25, 2020:

The song was written by Danny Ray and released as a single to modest success. According to Paul Simonon, "Danny Ray put out his version of "Revolution Rock" just before we were recording London Calling." Ray sampled the Jackie Edwards song "Get Up" on the track, so Edwards is listed as the co-writer. Joe Strummer changed several of the lyrics, including a reference to Mack the Knife and the trend of smashing up seats at punk shows ("Everybody smash up your seats, and rock to this brand new beat").

Another old favourite at bedtime tonight....Micheal Buble’ - Everything. [youtu.be]

FearlessFly comments on May 25, 2020:

Bublé wrote the lyrics of "Everything" for his then girlfriend Emily Blunt. He later explained: "I wrote the song about the great happiness of real love, but at the same time I was making a statement about the world. We’re living in really crazy times, and I wanted to say that no matter what’s happening, this person in my life is what really makes it worthwhile."

The Stranglers. - Golden Brown. [youtu.be]

FearlessFly comments on May 25, 2020:

There has been much controversy surrounding the lyrics. In his book The Stranglers Song By Song (2001), Hugh Cornwell states "'Golden Brown' works on two levels. It's about heroin and also about a girl." Essentially the lyrics describe how "both provided me with pleasurable times."

The GOP is having a hard time finding a welcoming city. [newsweek.com]

FearlessFly comments on May 25, 2020:

I doubt the RNC will have much trouble.

Jonathan Richman and the Modern Lovers, "Roadrunner" [youtube.com]

FearlessFly comments on May 25, 2020:

"Roadrunner" is a song written by Jonathan Richman and recorded in various versions by Richman and his band, in most cases credited as the Modern Lovers. Richman has described it as an ode to Massachusetts Route 128. Critic Greil Marcus described it as "the most obvious song in the world, and the strangest"

This is a link to the first forum held last week by Progressive International, a new organization I ...

FearlessFly comments on May 25, 2020:

tl;dw saving it for l8tr :O

59% Of Republicans Believe Higher Education Has A Negative Effect On Society

FearlessFly comments on May 25, 2020:

https://mediabiasfactcheck.com/the-intellectualist/ I'm reminded of a bumper sticker (likely a teachers' vehicle) -- "If you think education is expensive, try ignorance" :O :P

Scorpions Big City Nights ..[youtube.com]

FearlessFly comments on May 25, 2020:

Like many Scorpions songs, "Big City Nights" was composed by band members Rudolf Schenker and Klaus Meine. The song was also released as the third single from the album in 1984, with the B-side being "Bad Boys Running Wild". The guitar solo is performed by Rudolf Schenker.

Keep your eyes on the road your hands upon the wheel! [youtube.com]

FearlessFly comments on May 25, 2020:

Guitarist Robby Krieger is responsible for all guitar parts on "Roadhouse Blues"; Morrison shouts "Do it, Robby, do it!" (especially audible on the official audio proof of DVD-Audio and Super Audio CD where the single vocal track can be separated from other instruments) at the start of the guitar solo. Ray Manzarek switched from a Wurlitzer electric piano to a tack piano (the same type as used on the Beach Boys' "Good Vibrations"). Ex-Lovin' Spoonful frontman John Sebastian contributed harmonica (listed as "G. Puglese" for contractual reasons).

The Army won't allow soldiers who claim to be followers of Flying Spaghetti Monster to wear beards.

FearlessFly comments on May 25, 2020:

So, are you advocating the repeal of the First Amendment to the US constitution ? :O

Honey - Swim Deep [youtu.be] [swim-deep.co.uk]

FearlessFly comments on May 24, 2020:

NME's review of "Honey" said that "the best bits of the Birmingham mob’s latest cut have the pull of a star-spangled whirlpool that’ll suck you back into the late ’80s."

Tim Hardin, "Don't Make Promises You Can't Keep" [youtube.com]

FearlessFly comments on May 24, 2020:

The song, along with "Reason to Believe," was one of the two major songwriting hits from the album, with more than a dozen cover versions having been recorded following its release. British radio presenter and writer Charlie Gillett noted the song's ability to achieve "the elusive balance between personal miseries and universal sufferings," while author Mark Brend praised the song's "fragile pop sensibilities"

If you like "Frasier", and ever wondered how many different title cards there were, then this is for...

FearlessFly comments on May 24, 2020:

I liked the 'guest callers' :O :P

Queen. - Radio Ga Ga. live in San Remo, 1984. [youtu.be]

FearlessFly comments on May 24, 2020:

"Radio Ga Ga" is a 1984 song performed and recorded by the British rock band Queen, 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 makes reference to two important radio events of the 20th century; Orson Welles' 1938 broadcast of H. G. Wells' The War of the Worlds in the lyric "through wars of worlds/invaded by Mars", and Winston Churchill's 18 June 1940 "This was their finest hour" speech from the House of Commons, in the lyric "You've yet to have your finest hour".

I really miss baseball.

FearlessFly comments on May 24, 2020:

I like good 'sport' / competition. Regardless of which sport, which team/player(s). Pro sports are BIG business, IMO deserving NO loyalty whatsoever. :O

Coronavirus: 'Baffling' observations from the front line - BBC News

FearlessFly comments on May 24, 2020:

. . . a very sobering read.