Yay!!! Today Neil Young filed a major lawsuit against the major Reptile DT for using his music illegitimately at the Rethug campaign rallies... (' Keep On Rockin' In The Free World ' & more).... finally!
I heard Neil's new rendition of
' Lookin' for a Leader '
for the first time today also...
✔️ it out ?
(The vid on the NeilYoungChannel is awesome)
@stargazer that's great! It is always so shiesty when Repugnicans try to co-op Rock music. I always thought that when Tmurp used the Stone's "You Can't Always Get What You Want", he knew the fix was in, the election already stolen. Because, why else would anyone use that particular song in a campaign rally? He was trolling us, as usual.
Pat Boone made a "Heavy Metal" record a while back. Maybe they should just play *that* when they want to pretend to be edgy.
Here is an interesting version of Neil Young's "Don't Let It Bring You Down" with a young lady singing it as a duet with... himself, as she transitions into a man, two years later: https://youtu.be/wAeViG77DtQ
Thought I should switch to this forum thread and stop hijacking Joe Biden to gush about my crush on Anne Lamott. Don't know if you've ever seen her Ted Talk, but it's a favorite of mine:
I am friends with several members of the Gay Men's Chorus of Washington (DC), I even performed with one or two of them in other projects. They are celebrating their 40th anniversary. As you may know, gay men's choruses were originally founded during the AIDS epidemic as a way to bring awareness and to fundraise. Gay men in particular are attuned to what it means to survive an epidemic, and here we are. Since they can't perform together, they worked on a Zoom video to bring a full concert, hosted by actor Leslie Jordan (Will & Grace), with lots of guest appearances and even a new song written specifically for GMCW by Stephen Flaherty and Lynn Ahrens (Ragtime, Seussical).
It's a fun way to spend an hour or so, here's the link:
GMCW Summer Soiree
I found this poem by John O'Donohue to read at my Centering Prayer group on Zoom this week and wanted to share it with you. It just touched my heart.
Thinking about trees in another thread, here's a hopeful poem for the natural world around us.
Let the trees be consulted
Before you take any action
Every time your breathe in
Thank a tree
Let tree-roots crack parking lots
At the world bank headquarters
Let loggers be nature lovers
Specially trained and rewarded
To sacrifice trees at auspicious times
Let carpenters be master artisans
Let lumber be treasured liked gold
Let chainsaws be played like saxophones
Let soldiers on maneuvers plant trees
Give police and criminals
A shovel and a thousand seedlings
Let businessman carry pocketfuls of acorns
Let newlyweds honeymoon in the woods
Walk don't drive
Stop reading newspapers
Stop writing poetry
Squat under a tree
And tell stories
By John Wright
And last but not least from Ireland:
"There are three candles that illumine every darkness: truth, nature and knowledge"
Keep in mind for the coming times! ❤️
I came across this again today. Usually not my type of music, but it fits here so wonderfully. A brilliant editing job! Brought me a lot of joy and hope it will do so for you too;-)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M1F0lBnsnkE
Thank you all for sharing these songs and words. I have always been brought to tears by music (even marching bands ... as soon as I hear the drum line, I start bawling. I'm either a huge sap or my empath kryptonite is music). We have a Peloton, and lately, I've been re-taking a ride by an instructor named Christine d'Ercole that is set completely to classical music. I find myself riding through tears for half an hour. (Christine, herself, is incredibly tuned in and cathartic.)
However, once a week I drive into the country to retrieve farm eggs from a friend and deliver them to people, and this song gets turned up about as loudly as my speakers can handle. Not sure it's safe to drive with tears running down the face, but it feels like therapy.