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married to Mary Mac. we bought a house in San Juan del Sur, Nicaragua. huge music fan. interested in film, tech and politics too. lean strongly left. open to other well defended viewpoints. if your 1st interaction with me is a dm u are likely to be blocked
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A Song A Day #58 Crosby, Stills & Nash: Dark Star. it was my friend, Brian Crain, who DJs in and around L.A. (and elsewhere) as Lou E. Bagels who turned me onto this tune almost 25 years ago almost 25 years after it was released. #ASongADay #CrosbyStllsAndNash #DarkStar #LouEBagels

In your opinion, what’s a cover version of a song that not only holds up to the original but wildly exceeds it? Here's mine: #IsleyBrothers #SummerBreeze #CoverVersion #SealsAndCrodt

A Song A Day #57 Junior Parker: Taxman. a surprisingly great Beatles cover… #ASongADay #TheBeatles #JuniorParker #Taxman #CoverVersion

A Song A Day #56 Womack & Womack: Teardrops. “and the music don’t feel like it did when I felt it with you.” such a perfect song. #ASongADay #WomackAndWomack #Teardrops

A Song A Day #55 Thelma Houston: Saturday Night, Sunday Morning. one of my favorite slices of Motown Disco. I first came across this on the 3rd volume of BBE’s Stop, Look & Listen compilation series. #ASongADay #ThelmaHouston #SaturdayNightSundayMorning #Motown #MotownDisco

A Song A Day #54 Slim Harpo: Shake Your Hips. it was The Stones cover on Exile On Main Street that pointed me in the direction of the Slim Harpo original. #ASongADay #SlimHarpo #ShakeYourHips #RollingStones #ExileOnMainStreet

I have truly loved everything I've heard or seen from Doechii. she really is amazing: #Doechii @kottke.org

A Song A Day #53 Gwen McCrae: Doin’ It. I heard earlier today of Gwen McCrae’s passing. I’m pretty sure I haven’t seen anyone else post this early eighties funky groove in her honor… #ASongADay #GwenMcCrae #DoinIt

I love this thread. u should watch both videos and give this guy a follow too (@sonofrockhound.bsky.social) while you're at it. #KnowHope

A Song A Day #52 Heaven 17: (We Don't Need This) Fascist Groove Thang. because we surely don’t… #ASongADay #Heaven17 #WeDontNeedThisFascistGrooveThang

A Song A Day #51 Tricky: Aftermath. apparently Tricky’s debut album, Maxinquaye, was released 30 years ago today. Gavin Hardkiss first played Aftermath for me the year before. it’s always been my fave track from the album. #Tricky #Aftermath #Maxinquaye #TripHop #GavinHardkiss

A Song A Day #49 George Kranz: Din Daa Daa (U.S.Mix) it doesn’t get much more 80s than this. I love it… [I intended to post this yesterday (Feb. 18) but it slipped my mind] #ASongADay #GeorgeKranz #DinDaaDaa

A Song A Day #50 David Bowie (with the Pat Metheny Group): This is Not America. this tune seems quite apt for what we are going through currently. I’m a fan of the film its from, The Falcon and the Snowman. #ASongADay #DavidBowie #PatMetheny #ThisIsNotAmerica #KnowHope

stolen as encouraged from Sunshine Jones: www.facebook.com/sunshine.jon...

A Song A Day #48 Tata Vega: Get It Up For Love. long ago I fell in this version of Get It Up. For Love. brilliant Motown disco. I really don’t remember how this one came into my life 20+ years ago. (1 / 2) #ASongADay #TatVega #GetItUpForLove #Motown #MotownDisco #Disco #CoverVersion

A Song A Day #47 Santana: Soul Sacrifice. I watched this for the first time in quite a while on Saturday. I first found it 10+ years ago when looking for the version they did at Woodstock. personally I think this version tops that one. drummer’s choice for sure. #ASongADay #Santana #SoulSacrifice

A Song A Day #46 Steve Winwood: Penultimate Zone. another rocker hits the disco. this one took me by surprise. #ASongADay #SteveWinwood #PenultimateZone

an enjoyable start to my online day. pretty sure I’ll be watching this video again.

A Song A Day #45 Lorraine Ellison: Stay with Me. when many years ago I saw the film The Boat That Rocked this song was a revelation. I had never heard it before and I’m not sure how that happened. #ASongADay #LorraineEllison #StayWithMe #TheBoatThatRocked

A Song A Day #44 Sly & The Family Stone: Que Sera Sera (Whatever Will Be, Will Be). one of my favorite covers ever. I also dig the Doris Day original. this is from Fresh (1973), the last great Sly & The Family Stone album. #ASongADay #SlyTheFamilyStone #QueSeraSera #Fresh #DorisDay

A Song A Day #43 Elton John: Song For Guy. a song I knew as a kid but I can’t say I embraced it until sometime during my fifties. pretty much the definition of a deep cut. #ASongADay #EltonJohn #SongForGuy

A Song A Day #42 Captain Mustard: Quiet Move (Special Dance Mix). discovered thru @lovefingers.bsky.social's mp3 blog oh so many years ago. super slo-mo disco. #ASongADay #CaptainMustard #QuietMove #LoveFingers #SloMoDisco

"But, more to the point, he was elected based on promises that he wouldn’t actually do what he’s doing now. Trump swore up and down that he did not support Project 2025’s plan to gut the government."

A Song A Day #41 The Faces: Stay with Me. The Faces at their peak could give The Stones a run for their money. this is The Faces at their peak. #ASongADay #TheFaces #StayWithMe #RodStewart #RonWood

A Song A Day #40 Double Fantasy: Heartbreaker. another tune I discovered when researching/ compiling a Balearic playlist. truly an ambient groove. it’s been a while since I last listened to this. #ASongADay #DoubleFantasy #Heartbreaker #Balearic #AmbientMusic #AmbienGrooves

not sure how much short term hope this gives me, but it certainly provides long term hope -- "the arc of the moral universe is long" and all that.

A Song A Day #39 Electric Light Orchestra: The Whale. who knew? #ASongADay #ElectricLightOrhcestra #ELO #TheWhale

all of this has such a 1984 feel to it. [via Ministry of Truth] #GeorgeOrwell #Orwell #1984 #NineteenEightyFour #MinistryOfTruth

A Song A Day #38 Culture Beat: Der Erdbeermund (Instrumental Magic). a rather beautiful deep house track that I only came across in the last few years doing research for an extensive Balearic playlist I put together. #ASongADay #CultureBeat #DerErdbeermund #Balearic

A Song A Day #37 Tom Browne: Funkin’ for Jamaica (N.Y.). another great song I didn’t discover until years later. a huge slice of joyous funk that’s sure to ignite any party. #ASongADay #TomBrowne #FunkinForJamaica #FunkyGrooves

A Song A Day #36 The Specials: Ghost Town. very eerie vibe to this one. I bought my copy of the EP when visiting a friend in London. probably my favorite tune by The Specials. #ASongADay #TheSpecials #GhostTown

A Song A Day #35 Geva Alon: Modern Love. I don’t know anything about Geva Alon or have any memory of how this cover of Bowie’s Modern Love first crossed my path. it’s an acoustic version that dramatically alters the vibe of the song. #ASongADay #GevaAlon #ModernLove #CoverVersion #DavidBowie

A Song A Day #34 Chemise: She Can’t Love You an early 1980s Paradise Garage classic that somehow slipped below my radar for decades. not sure how that happened. I only discovered it in the last few years. #ASongADay #Chemise #SheCantLoveYou #ParadiseGarage

A Song A Day #33 Badfinger: Baby Blue. I probably heard Baby Blue before but it didn’t stick until the Breaking Bad final scene when it was used to perfection. (1/2) #ASongADay #Badfinger #BabyBlue #BreakingBad

A Song A Day #32 T.S. Monk: Bon Bon Vie (Gimme the Good Life). I don’t remember hearing this until well after Public Enemy sampled the fanfare for the opening of Welcome to the Terrordome. great sample. possibly better song. #ASongADay #TSMonk #BonBonVie #PublicEnemy #Sample