Category: Music
2021 Annual Memorial Day Musical Tribute to those who Have Gone Before US
I’ve published an annual Memorial Day tribute to our fallen for several years. I think military brass just doesn’t capture the solemnity of what Memorial Day stands for. So, this year I’ve added a more sober musical montage, which you can…
The Hip Song (from 1964)
The 1960s, so yes, that bunch hasn’t grown up an inch [Intro] Oh, yeah Well, for a long time now I’ve been aware That I’m so hip the rest of the world is square Now, I’ll tell all…
Barry’s Boys
“Barry’s Boys” is not about Barack Obama. I was working on an introductory reminiscence on Rush Limbaugh for a piece on “dark alley” strategies that will appear in coming days, and wanted to link his work to how it…
“Leave the Bottle Full for Others”- Desert Pete
“Thank you kindly, Desert Pete” Billy Edd Wheeler was the O. Henry of folk music in the 60’s. I don’t recall him writing a single political lyric, not even sex. Just stories. Most had morals. He did write about a long-legged…