Chrono Trigger - Corridors of Time [youtu.be]

FearlessFly comments on Feb 16, 2020:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Music_of_Chrono_Trigger

Neil Young - Heart Of Gold [youtube.com]

FearlessFly comments on Feb 15, 2020:

The song, which features backup vocals by James Taylor and Linda Ronstadt, is one of a series of soft acoustic pieces which were written partly as a result of a back injury. Unable to stand for long periods of time, Young could not play his electric guitar and so returned to his acoustic guitar, which he could play sitting down. He also played his harmonica during the three instrumental portions, including the introduction to the song

3 Doors Down - Here Without You (Official Video) [youtube.com]

FearlessFly comments on Feb 15, 2020:

Brad Arnold stated that the main inspiration for the song was his now ex-wife. Arnold has also explained that the song was written about their lonely nights spent on the road promoting their band and how tough it was to be away from their significant others. "Here Without You" gives the listener a look into the mind of a man that is missing his girlfriend.

Analyzing Moon Rocks/Pluto's Heart [youtube.com]

FearlessFly comments on Feb 15, 2020:

https://www.space.com/36707-mystery-of-plutos-beating-heart.html

Tom Petty - Room At The Top [youtube.com]

FearlessFly comments on Feb 15, 2020:

"Room at the Top" is about the end of Petty's first marriage, and it's a very introspective song. Petty said it was about escapism, and intensely personal for him

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FearlessFly comments on Feb 15, 2020:

The original version of "Pearl's a Singer" had been introduced by the duo Dino and Sembello – also the song's co-writers – on their 1974 self-titled album which Leiber and Stoller had produced. The song is a ballad, telling the story of a failed singer who still dreams of the success she might have had.

CHVRCHES - RECOVER .

FearlessFly comments on Feb 15, 2020:

Lauren Mayberry. She's the lead singer, and also plays some synthesizer. Before Chvrches took off, Lauren was pursuing a career in writing. She has a master's degree in journalism, and won a prestigious journalism award back in 2010 for an article she wrote about the hygiene of body piercing.

If this great scene from Stanley Kubrick's film "Paths of Glory" does not bring tears to your eyes, ...

FearlessFly comments on Feb 15, 2020:

Paths of Glory is a 1957 American anti-war film directed by Stanley Kubrick, based on the novel of the same name by Humphrey Cobb. Set during World War I, the film stars Kirk Douglas as Colonel Dax, the commanding officer of French soldiers who refuse to continue a suicidal attack, after which Dax attempts to defend them against a charge of cowardice in a court-martial.

[youtu.be] Abeautiful song from Altman's Nashville

FearlessFly comments on Feb 15, 2020:

"I'm Easy" is an Academy Award-winning song written and performed by Keith Carradine for the 1975 movie Nashville. The song is a ballad about a lover who is guileless and in awe of the object of his love. The film juxtaposes these lyrics by presenting the song in the context of Tom, a character played by Carradine, who is a manipulative womanizer.

The News In Cartoons

FearlessFly comments on Feb 15, 2020:

I like political cartoons, but I don't call them news :P

The News in Cartoons. Funny and apt.

FearlessFly comments on Feb 15, 2020:

I like political cartoons, but I would not call them news :P

Failure to plan ahead.

FearlessFly comments on Feb 15, 2020:

ignorance can be corrected, stupid can be forever :O

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

FearlessFly comments on Feb 15, 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.

I Wouldn't Want To Be Like You by The Alan Parsons Project- [m.youtube.com]

FearlessFly comments on Feb 15, 2020:

Written by band leaders Alan Parsons and Eric Woolfson, "I Wouldn't Want to Be Like You" was sung by pop singer Lenny Zakatek, who would go on to sing many of the band's songs. In 2013, the song was used in the best-selling video game Grand Theft Auto V in the game's classic rock channel. In 2017, the song was used in the final scene of episode nine of the Netflix series Mindhunter.

The Rolling Stones You can't always get what you want Yeah, baby! [youtu.be]

FearlessFly comments on Feb 15, 2020:

Written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, Jagger commented on the song's beginnings: "You Can't Always Get What You Want" was something I just played on the acoustic guitar—one of those bedroom songs.

[youtu.be] Scorpions. - Rhythm Of Love.

FearlessFly comments on Feb 15, 2020:

The power ballad appeared on the group's 1988 album Savage Amusement. Guitarist Rudolf Schenker composed the music, with singer Klaus Meine providing the lyrics.

[youtu.be] Nora Jones. - Don’t Know Why. Voice like treacle...gorgeous!

FearlessFly comments on Feb 15, 2020:

"Don't Know Why" is a song written and composed by Jesse Harris that originally appeared on his 1999 album, Jesse Harris & the Ferdinandos.

This song and message tell it all! [youtu.be]

FearlessFly comments on Feb 15, 2020:

(from PFC) Keb' Mo' has been involved with PFC from the beginning. Today we go back in time to share this "A Better Man" video recorded and filmed live outside on Keb' Mo's back porch in January 2007. Keb' is featured on our Playing For Change 3: Songs Around The World album, and has chosen to donate 5% of his new album's proceeds to the Playing For Change Foundation!

Dougal, Gammer & G Spencer - Wonderful Life - YouTube

FearlessFly comments on Feb 15, 2020:

The Bonkers series was one of the leading happy hardcore compilation series in the UK.

[youtu.be] More pop rock....but I love it! Starship - We Built This City.

FearlessFly comments on Feb 15, 2020:

"We Built This City" is a 1985 song written by Bernie Taupin, Martin Page, Dennis Lambert and Peter Wolf, and originally recorded by US rock group Starship

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FearlessFly comments on Feb 15, 2020:

According to an interview with Howard Stern, Joel had originally titled the song "Uptown Girls" and it was conceived on an occasion when he was surrounded by Christie Brinkley, Whitney Houston and his then-girlfriend Elle Macpherson. According to numerous interviews with Joel, the song was initially written about his relationship with Macpherson, but it ended up also becoming about his soon-to-be wife, Brinkley, both women being two of the most famous supermodels of the 1980s.

[youtu.be] One of the most iconic songs of the 80s....The Final Countdown. - Europe, 1986.

FearlessFly comments on Feb 15, 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".

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FearlessFly comments on Feb 15, 2020:

The song has been described as "a bluesy ballad which drips with soul".

The Beatles - There's a Place [youtu.

FearlessFly comments on Feb 15, 2020:

"There's a Place" is a song co-written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney and first released as a track on the Beatles' debut LP, Please Please Me. Lennon and McCartney share lead vocals, with George Harrison providing backing vocals. The title was inspired by Leonard Bernstein and Stephen Sondheim's "Somewhere" from West Side Story, which contained the line: "There's a place for us."

Evolution is just a Theory? CORRECT.

FearlessFly comments on Feb 14, 2020:

https://www.nas.edu/evolution/TheoryOrFact.html

Annoying religious sayings .

FearlessFly comments on Feb 14, 2020:

"god" works in mysterious ways :P

Faces - Maybe I'm Amazed [youtu.be] Most underrated band of all time?

FearlessFly comments on Feb 14, 2020:

"Maybe I'm Amazed" is a song written by English musician Paul McCartney that was first released on his 1970 debut solo album McCartney. McCartney dedicated the song to his wife Linda. He played all the instruments: guitars, bass, piano, organ and drums. Faces performed the song at the Fillmore East in 1970 which was released on their album Long Player. A studio recording was released as a single prior to the album.

Faced With Climate Disaster, Australian Prime Minister Plans to Open Coal Mine

FearlessFly comments on Feb 14, 2020:

. . . couldn't resist : "Honest Government Ad | After the fires (Authorized by the Department for Thoughts and Prayers)..."

Scientists May Have Found A Way Yo Treat All Cancers.....By Accident [youtube.com]

FearlessFly comments on Feb 14, 2020:

https://www.genengnews.com/news/skeleton-key-t-cell-receptor-works-across-multiple-cancer-types/ https://www.sciencealert.com/new-t-cell-therapy-kills-most-human-cancer-types-and-might-work-across-individuals

Words of Wonder Playing for a change Keith Richards and lots of other great musicians ...

FearlessFly comments on Feb 14, 2020:

Playing for Change is a charity movement that spotlights music’s transformative powers, hoping to harness that power to bring about unity between people and various cultures. Recently, Keith Richards dedicated his time and musical prowess to a Playing for Change version of his own “Words of Wonder” from the 1992 album Main Offender

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FearlessFly comments on Feb 14, 2020:

The lyrics for "Have a Nice Day" are based on a cab fare Stereophonics took in San Francisco Bay when they were touring in the United States. When the band got in the back of the cab the driver said to them, "I hate this place, it's full of tourists and processed fish". He explained to the trio that he was a poet who believes everyone in the world are alike; the only difference is the accents. At the end of the journey the driver ended the conversation with: "That'll be seven bucks, have a nice day".

Manhattan Skyline....1986 official video. [youtu.be] a-ha.

FearlessFly comments on Feb 14, 2020:

The single version omits the lyric "you see things in the depths of my eyes that my love's run dry" that is present twice on the album version during the song's main chorus.

Nantucket Sleighride Mountain [youtu.be]

FearlessFly comments on Feb 14, 2020:

The song and album title is a reference to the experience of being towed along in a boat by a harpooned whale. Owen Coffin, to whom the song is dedicated, was a young seaman on the Nantucket whaler Essex, which was rammed and sunk by a sperm whale in 1820. In the aftermath of the wreck, Coffin was shot and eaten by his shipmates. The story of the Essex was recorded by its First Mate Owen Chase, one of eight survivors, in his 1821 Narrative of the Most Extraordinary and Distressing Shipwreck of the Whale-Ship Essex.

[youtu.be] The Zombies - Time Of The Season. Live 2011.

FearlessFly comments on Feb 14, 2020:

t was written by keyboard player Rod Argent and recorded at Abbey Road Studios in August 1967. The song extensively uses call-and-response vocals interweaved with the voice of lead singer Colin Blunstone and fast-paced psychedelic improvisation keyboards.

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FearlessFly comments on Feb 14, 2020:

"A Song for You" is a song written and originally recorded by rock singer and pianist Leon Russell for his first solo album Leon Russell A slow, pained plea for forgiveness and understanding from an estranged lover, the tune is one of Russell's best-known compositions.

[youtube.com] band of gold

FearlessFly comments on Feb 14, 2020:

"Band of Gold" is a popular song written and composed by former Motown producers Holland–Dozier–Holland (under the pseudonym of Edythe Wayne) and Ron Dunbar. The distinctive electric sitar part is played by Dennis Coffey. The lead guitar on the selection is performed by Ray Parker Jr., who later headed the team Raydio before becoming a solo recording artist in his own right.

So my pretty bad day became absolutely horrible.

FearlessFly comments on Feb 14, 2020:

In addition to acoustic numbers, the album features a reworking of Led Zeppelin classics featuring a Moroccan string band and Egyptian orchestra supplementing a core group of rock and roll musicians, along with four Middle-Eastern and Moroccan-influenced songs: "City Don't Cry", "Yallah" (or "The Truth Explodes"), "Wonderful One", and "Wah Wah".

[youtube.com] Good driving music

FearlessFly comments on Feb 14, 2020:

The song was described as electropop, dance-pop, pop-trap, and nu-goth pop in press reviews, for which synth bass, a kick drum, finger snaps and 808 bass provide minimalist instrumentation. . . . different -- I LIKE it :)

TORI AMOS "Give" [youtube.com]

FearlessFly comments on Feb 14, 2020:

. . . haunting

Girlschool-Hit and Run [youtu.be]

FearlessFly comments on Feb 14, 2020:

Band members (Album) Kim McAuliffe – rhythm guitar, vocals on track 4 Kelly Johnson – lead guitar, vocals on tracks 1, 2, 7, 11, 12 Enid Williams – bass, vocals on tracks 3, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 13, 14 Denise Dufort – drums

Meat Loaf - Objects In The Rear View Mirror May Appear Closer Than They Are [youtube.com]

FearlessFly comments on Feb 13, 2020:

It is a three-part narrative, centred upon the seasons summer, winter and spring. According to Allmusic, it draws "its inspiration from the singer's often-tragic childhood. The lyrics portray a man who has overcome tragedies in his life yet still feels haunted by their memory." BBC.co.uk also says that the song about a "melancholy middle-aged man reminiscing about his youth... is in many ways uncomfortably close to home, dealing as it does with episodes uncannily similar to events in his own life." Steinman says that it was "the hardest song to write and get across."

And as bad as it got today, I had to engage the plan B song... [youtube.com]

FearlessFly comments on Feb 13, 2020:

Although the background for the "In the End" video was filmed in a California desert, the band itself performed on a studio stage in Los Angeles, with prominent CGI effects and compositing being used to create the finished version. Performing on a studio stage allowed Hahn and Cox to set off water pipes above the stage near the end and drench the band.

[youtu.be] Under Pressure...David Bowie & Annie Lennox.

FearlessFly comments on Feb 13, 2020:

The song has been described as a "monster rock track that stood out" on the Hot Space album, as well as "an incredibly powerful and poignant pop song".

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FearlessFly comments on Feb 13, 2020:

Written in 1934, ‘Summertime’ was one of the first compositions George Gershwin worked on for his brand-new opera Porgy and Bess. The jazz-inspired song is a lullaby for Clara to sing to her child, and it is reprised several more times throughout the opera. The versatile hit went on to be covered by thousands of artists, in every genre from disco to reggae. Unfortunately, Gershwin wouldn’t live to see his song become the world-famous one it is today.

I have had an amazingly bad day work-wise.

FearlessFly comments on Feb 13, 2020:

This song is considered 'dark' in tone, and is comparable to Collins' earlier hit single "In the Air Tonight", as both contain powerful drum kit along with simplistic synthesizers and guitar riffs, coupled with angry lyrics directed at Collins' failed first marriage.

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FearlessFly comments on Feb 13, 2020:

https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2018/10/new-dwarf-planet-goblin-solar-system-discovered/

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FearlessFly comments on Feb 13, 2020:

"Thank You for the Music" also formed part of ABBA: The Movie which featured studio recordings of selected songs from the then newly released album ABBA: The Album. The song is included in the final scenes as the hapless journalist finally gets to broadcast his ABBA radio special, including an interview, on Australian radio.

Pearl Jam - Yellow Ledbetter [youtube.com]

FearlessFly comments on Feb 13, 2020:

Featuring lyrics written by vocalist Eddie Vedder and music co-written by bassist Jeff Ament and guitarist Mike McCready, "Yellow Ledbetter" was an outtake from the band's debut album, Ten (1991).

[youtu.be] U2 - Where The Streets Have No Name ...Joshua Tree Album 1987.

FearlessFly comments on Feb 13, 2020:

The song's hook is a repeating guitar arpeggio using a delay effect, played during the song's introduction and again at the end. Lead vocalist Bono wrote the lyrics in response to the notion that it is possible to identify a person's religion and income based on the street on which they lived, particularly in Belfast.

Alison Moyet. - All Cried Out....this is a great 2014 live version. [youtu.be]

FearlessFly comments on Feb 13, 2020:

Upon release, Paul Bursche of Number One praised the song as following up "Love Resurrection" with "ease". He commented: "In no way am I the first to rave about this exquisite voice, nor, I suspect, shall I be the last. But I wouldn't let the voice distract me from the song. Alison Moyet not only has a great voice, she's also some songwriter."

Marianne Faithfull - Broken English Can hate be a good thing?

FearlessFly comments on Feb 13, 2020:

Written by Faithfull, Barry Reynolds, Joe Mavety, Steve York and Terry Stannard, the song's lyrical theme revolves around terrorism. The inspiration behind the song was Ulrike Meinhof, a co-founder of the terrorist group Baader-Meinhof Gang. Faithfull allegedly got the idea for the song after watching a documentary about the group and was intrigued by its subtitle "broken English... spoken English"

Manfred Mann - Mighty Quinn [youtube.com]

FearlessFly comments on Feb 13, 2020:

The subject of the song is the arrival of Quinn (an Eskimo), who changes despair into joy and chaos into rest, and attracts attention from the animals. Dylan is widely believed to have derived the title character from actor Anthony Quinn's role as an Eskimo in the 1960 movie The Savage Innocents.

Nightwish.

FearlessFly comments on Feb 13, 2020:

"Amaranth" was made available for download on August 14, 2012 to play in Rock Band 3 basic and pro mode utilizing real guitar and bass guitar, and MIDI compatible electronic drum kits and keyboards.

How and why do some people "know" there is a God?

FearlessFly comments on Feb 12, 2020:

Science has 'issues' with "knowing" as well : https://www.thegreatcourses.com/courses/science-wars-what-scientists-know-and-how-they-know-it.html

Siouxsie and the Banshees - Swimming Horses I used to think that this song was about heroin, but ...

FearlessFly comments on Feb 12, 2020:

The song was based on a piano-driven melody. Siouxsie Sioux explained the strong issue behind the lyrics: This is based on a programme I saw about a female version of Amnesty, called 'Les Sentinelles'. They rescue women who are trapped in certain religious climates in the Middle East, religions that view any kind of pre-marital sexual aspersion as punishable by death – either by the hand of the eldest brother in the family, or by public stoning.

Just for Marj. Your boys are diversifying!

FearlessFly comments on Feb 12, 2020:

https://www.ahacpa.org/

It seems I am in a mood this evening! [youtube.com]

FearlessFly comments on Feb 12, 2020:

"Broken" is a song by South African post-grunge and alternative metal band Seether, featuring American singer Amy Lee, the lead singer of Evanescence and then-girlfriend of Seether vocalist Shaun Morgan.

Where do we go when we just don't know And how do we relight the flame when it's cold Why do we ...

FearlessFly comments on Feb 12, 2020:

The song was written by Godsmack frontman Sully Erna in tribute to one of his childhood heroes, Rush drummer Neil Peart. He wrote the song after reading the book Ghost Rider: Travels on the Healing Road, penned by Peart about his motorcycle trip along the Pan-American Highway that he took to cope with the deaths of his daughter and wife one year apart from another.

Bachman Turner Overdrive - You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet [youtube.com]

FearlessFly comments on Feb 12, 2020:

The lyrics for the song tell of the singer meeting a "devil woman" who gives him love. The chorus of the song includes the song's famous stutter and speaks of her looking at him with big brown eyes and [saying] 'You ain't seen nothin' yet. B-, b-, b-, baby, you just ain't seen na, na, nothin yet. Here's somethin' that you're never gonna forget. B-, b-, b-, baby, you just ain't seen na, na, nothin yet.'

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FearlessFly comments on Feb 12, 2020:

Michael explained in his autobiography, Bare, that much of the song's content is based on events from his childhood. Michael wrote, "With 'Careless Whisper' I remember exactly where it first came to me, where I came up with the sax line... I remember I was handing the money over to the guy on the bus and I got this line, the sax line..."

Zakk is another favorite guitar.

FearlessFly comments on Feb 12, 2020:

He is best known for his tenure as the lead guitarist for Ozzy Osbourne and as the founder, lead guitarist, and lead singer of the heavy metal band Black Label Society. His signature bulls-eye design appears on many of his guitars and is widely recognized.

Lyle Mays - Before You Go [youtu.be] I am heartbroken. R.I.P.

FearlessFly comments on Feb 12, 2020:

Lyle David Mays (November 27, 1953 – February 10, 2020) was an American jazz pianist and composer best known as a member of the Pat Metheny Group.[1][2] Metheny and Mays composed and arranged nearly all of the group's music, for which Mays won eleven Grammy Awards.

Pat Travers - Snortin' Whiskey [youtube.com]

FearlessFly comments on Feb 12, 2020:

Pat Travers - lead vocals, lead and rhythm guitars (second guitar solo during lead break) Pat Thrall - lead and rhythm guitars (first guitar solo during lead break) Peter "Mars" Cowling - bass Tommy Aldridge - drums and percussion (including cowbell)

Will Betelgeuse Explode? [youtube.com]

FearlessFly comments on Feb 12, 2020:

https://www.space.com/dimming-star-betelgeuse-red-giant-could-explode-supernova.html

The magnificent Tom Waits Nickel Over There [m.youtube.com]

FearlessFly comments on Feb 12, 2020:

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Dwarf planet, something hardly dreamed of when I was young, now we go there. [youtube.com]

FearlessFly comments on Feb 12, 2020:

https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/missions/dawn/science/ceres/

I first encountered the Tedeschi Trucks Band via Spotify, then somebody posted here or one of the ...

FearlessFly comments on Feb 12, 2020:

(from npr) At the same time, guitarist Derek Trucks seems to summon forth the entirety of contemporary music when he slides his bottle neck up and down the fretboard. As you'll see, The Tedeschi Trucks Band functions in the service of a collective vision that celebrates the blues, jazz and so much more.

"On The Soft Bulletin: Live at Red Rocks (releasing on vinyl) you hear not only The Flaming Lips ...

FearlessFly comments on Feb 12, 2020:

In 2012, the band rewrote some of the lyrics to the song to make a fight song for their hometown NBA team: the Oklahoma City Thunder. The new song is called "Thunder Up: Race for the Prize." The Thunder played in the NBA Finals that year.

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FearlessFly comments on Feb 12, 2020:

"Bodhisattva" is a parody of the idea that the disposal of one's possessions is a prerequisite to spiritual enlightenment. Its title refers to the Bodhisattva, those of the belief that they have achieved spiritual perfection but remain in the material world to help others. Fagen summarized the song's message as "Lure of East. Hubris of hippies. Quick fix".

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FearlessFly comments on Feb 12, 2020:

"Suzanne" was inspired by Cohen's platonic relationship with Suzanne Verdal, the then-girlfriend of sculptor Armand Vaillancourt. Its lyrics describe the rituals that they enjoyed when they met

Train - Hey, Soul Sister [youtu.be]

FearlessFly comments on Feb 12, 2020:

It was written by lead singer Patrick Monahan, Amund Bjørklund, and Espen Lind. Lyrically, Stafford admitted the inspiration for the song came about while Monahan was imagining what Burning Man must be like, and started penning lyrics inspired by the imagery he saw

[youtu.be] Midnight Oil. - The Dead Heart. Great Aussie band,

FearlessFly comments on Feb 12, 2020:

The song deals with the mistreatment of indigenous Australians and the nonrecognition of indigenous cultures in Australia, and was part of efforts to raise awareness of Australia's Stolen Generations - the forcible removal of Australian Aboriginal children from their families between 1909 and the 1970s.

GEORGE HARRISON /// 3. Wah-Wah - (The Concert For Bangladesh) - (1971) [youtube.com]

FearlessFly comments on Feb 12, 2020:

Harrison wrote the song following his temporary departure from the Beatles in January 1969, during the troubled Get Back sessions that resulted in their Let It Be album and film

I couldn't resist. :P Bryan Bowers - The Scotsman [youtube.com]

FearlessFly comments on Feb 12, 2020:

Bowers became very popular with the audience of the comedy radio program The Dr. Demento Show with his 1980 recording of Mike Cross' song "The Scotsman".

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FearlessFly comments on Feb 12, 2020:

"One Tin Soldier" is a 1960s counterculture era anti-war song written by Dennis Lambert and Brian Potter.

DONOVAN - MELLOW YELLOW . Great hit by Scottish singer Donovan in 1967! [youtube.com]

FearlessFly comments on Feb 11, 2020:

The song was rumoured to be about smoking dried banana skins, which was believed to be a hallucinogenic drug in the 1960s, though this aspect of bananas has since been debunked. According to The Rolling Stone Illustrated Encyclopedia of Rock and Roll, Donovan admitted later the song made reference to a vibrator; an "electrical banana" as mentioned in the lyrics. This definition was re-affirmed in an interview with NME magazine: "it's about being cool, laid-back, and also the electrical bananas that were appearing on the scene - which were ladies' vibrators."

This talk of Sly brought me to this from There’s A Riot Goin’ On.

FearlessFly comments on Feb 11, 2020:

"Family Affair" was markedly different from the earlier Sly & the Family Stone hits. Sly Stone and his sister Rose sing lead on the song. Bobby Womack was invited to play rhythm guitar. The lyrics reflect the good and bad aspects of being family, with Sly delivering his part in a low funk-styled tone instead of his earlier gospel-based shout, sounding off rhythm and off key. Sly's screams emulate a child crying.

[sci-news.com] Mud dauber nest used to date aboriginal art

FearlessFly comments on Feb 11, 2020:

. . . ancient wasps -- shades of Fortitude :P https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fortitude_(TV_series)

I must say I've been on a bit of a rap rampage this week.

FearlessFly comments on Feb 11, 2020:

"Cleanin' Out My Closet" was a serious song inspired by the events of Eminem's childhood and relationships. It depicts Eminem venting his anger towards his mother, Debbie Mathers, for the way she raised him

More dirty doings by the CIA, in cahoots with the German secret service.

FearlessFly comments on Feb 11, 2020:

. . . here is a lengthy, comprehensive excellent article : https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/2020/world/national-security/cia-crypto-encryption-machines-espionage/

Boston - Don't Look Back [youtube.com]

FearlessFly comments on Feb 11, 2020:

"Don't Look Back" is a song written by Tom Scholz that was first released by Boston in 1978 as the title track to their second album, Don't Look Back. According to Scholz "It was one of those things where everything clicked. I didn't even record a demo for that song. I came up with chord changes, melody, and the arrangement and put it right on the master tape."[3] Brad Delp sang all the vocals, both lead and backing.

[bbc.com] Tech giants face probe into deals going back a decade

FearlessFly comments on Feb 11, 2020:

. . . this is a "dupe" : "FTC will review past mergers by Facebook, Google and other Big Tech companies U."

Keb Mo and a slew of kids= Playing for Change [youtu.be] Everyday People

FearlessFly comments on Feb 11, 2020:

"Everyday People" is a 1968 song composed by Sly Stone and first recorded by his band, Sly and the Family Stone.

Guy Clark - Dublin Blues [youtu.be]

FearlessFly comments on Feb 11, 2020:

The same Chili Parlor that Guy Clark sang about in “Dublin Blues.” is the Texas Chili Parlor, and while it’s billed as more of a restaurant than a bar, it actually serves the community as a watering hole as much as it does as a chili. hole.

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FearlessFly comments on Feb 11, 2020:

"The Look of Love" is a popular song composed by Burt Bacharach and Hal David which appeared in the 1967 spoof James Bond film Casino Royale. According to Bacharach, the melody was inspired by watching Ursula Andress in an early cut of the film.

Half-a-million insect species face extinction: scientists [m.phys.org]

FearlessFly comments on Feb 11, 2020:

https://www.vox.com/science-and-health/2018/5/29/17386112/all-life-on-earth-chart-weight-plants-animals-pnas

I see we have quite a lot new members in our small but interesting group! If CT is a subject of ...

FearlessFly comments on Feb 11, 2020:

Somehow, I'm reminded of : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/My_Dinner_with_Andre Ebert later named it as the best film of 1981 despite the fact that virtually the entire movie consisted of 2 guys having a conversation in a NY restaurant !

Why Space Over South America Is Deadly For Satellites [youtube.com]

FearlessFly comments on Feb 11, 2020:

. . . one of my favorite PBS progs : https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/video/earth-from-space/

When I first heard Bart Ehrman I was impressed by his scholarship, and he teaches at a Christian ...

FearlessFly comments on Feb 11, 2020:

I have read (and would highly recommend) several of his books. https://www.bartdehrman.com/books-published/

What is your impression of Robert Reich?

FearlessFly comments on Feb 11, 2020:

It would be fair to say that my posts (not all) tend to be about technology. Your posts tend to be (not all) about economics (not a complaint, an observation) Reich (a 'political economist' ) seems to me to be a straight-shooter, albeit fairly left-leaning (MSM, Berkley) which fairly-well matches my "world-view" :)

Why are the Religious Entitled to Special Treatment?

FearlessFly comments on Feb 11, 2020:

IIUC, originally the tax exemptions (rightly/wrongly) were to ensure that the government would not interfere with religion(s). https://churchesandtaxes.procon.org/history-of-churches-and-taxes/

Looking for agnostic/atheist meetup groups, anyone have any suggestions?

FearlessFly comments on Feb 11, 2020:

After login, choose "Explore" menu (just right of center at the top) Then choose "Groups" ("Calender" is probably the default) Type-in 'atheist' in the search window -- see what might come up.

Arthur Brown’s Kingdom Come - from Galactic Zoo Dossier- Sunrise [m.youtube.com]

FearlessFly comments on Feb 11, 2020:

Kingdom Come were a British band of the 1970s, that played psychedelic, experimental progressive rock music. They were fronted by Arthur Brown, who gave them his theatrical style and operatic voice. The combination ensured that the band was a hit on Britain's festival circuit

Lita Ford And Ozzy Osbourne - If I Close My Eyes Forever [youtube.com]

FearlessFly comments on Feb 11, 2020:

The song was written by Ford and Osbourne as the result of an accident in the studio during which they both drank heavily and inadvertently wrote the lyrics to the song together.

[youtu.be] The Alan Parsons Project. - Sirius / Eye In The Sky. Live

FearlessFly comments on Feb 11, 2020:

Alan Parsons – Fairlight CMI, production, engineering, composer Eric Woolfson – Wurlitzer electric piano, vocals, composer, lyrics Ian Bairnson – acoustic and electric guitars David Paton – bass Stuart Elliott – drums Chris Rainbow – backing vocals

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FearlessFly comments on Feb 11, 2020:

"You Win Again" is a 1987 song written by Barry, Robin and Maurice Gibb and performed by the Bee Gees. As songwriters, the Gibb brothers received the 1987 British Academy's Ivor Novello award for Best Song Musically and Lyrically.

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FearlessFly comments on Feb 11, 2020:

His final US recordings were four tracks for Rockin' Ronny Weiser's Rolling Rock label, a few weeks before his death. These were released on a compilation album of tribute songs, including "Say Mama", by his daughter, Melody Jean Vincent, accompanied by Johnny Meeks (of Blue Caps and Merle Haggard's The Strangers) on guitar.

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FearlessFly comments on Feb 11, 2020:

Written by band members Paul Heaton. Considered typical of the band's gently subversive, self-reflexive signature style, it is sung from the point of view of a cynical songwriter who romances women solely to get material for love songs.

Steve Martin and the Steep Canyon Rangers Atheists Dont Have no Songs [m.youtube.com]

FearlessFly comments on Feb 10, 2020:

I don't watch football in my underpants :P

[youtu.be] The Clash. - Should I Stay or Should I Go

FearlessFly comments on Feb 10, 2020:

It was written in 1981 and featured Mick Jones on lead vocals. Many rumours have arisen about the song's content, such as Jones' impending dismissal from the Clash or the tempestuous personal relationship between Jones and American singer Ellen Foley. "Should I Stay or Should I Go" was thought to be written by Jones about Foley, who sang the backing vocals on Meat Loaf's Bat Out of Hell