Looks like it's time to hoist this one of the middle of 2010 and bring it back to the front page.
Because looking at the eye-melting madness that now runs freely and openly through the Right and the jaw-dropping "Both Sides Do It" denialism that continues to infest most of our media from top to bottom, it has never been more obviously true that we as a nation cannot endure permanently half-Fox and half-free.
Our New Liberal Anthem:
The Magnetic Fields -- "You must be out of your mind"
3...2...1...
You think I'll run-not-walk to you?
Why would I want to talk to you?
I want you crawling back to me
down on your knees
Yeah
Like an appendectomy
sans anesthesia
If you think you can leave the past behind
You must be out of your mind
If you think you can simply press rewind
You must be out of your mind, son
You must be out of your mind
You want what you turned off, turned on
You call it sunset, now it's dawn
You can't go 'round just saying stuff
because it's pretty
And I no longer drink enough
to think you're witty
If you think you can leave the past behind
You must be out of your mind
if you think you can simply press rewind
You must be out of your mind, son
You must be out of your mind
You want to kindle that old flame
I don't remember your real name
It must be something scandalous
Lurks in your shadows
If you need a Santa Claus
To buy your gallows
If you think you can leave the past behind
You must be out of your mind
If you think you can simply press rewind
You must be out of your mind, son
You must be out of your mind
You must be out of your mind, son
You must be out of your mind.
I first heard this song today and knew I had to move quickly, before that speedy bastid Andy Cobb turned the concept into an award-winning short film with Will Ferrell, James Caan, Bob Balaban, Brent Spiner, Jorja Fox, Ben Gazzara, Dame Judi Dench, Naveen Andrews, Luke Wilson, Bruce Boxleitner, Winona Ryder, Thandie Newton and Andy Dick.
9 comments:
That's some good stuff.
Wow. Might be your best post yet, dg. Somehow you keep topping yourself but who else do you have to compete with anyhow?
Excellent. IOU a stiff drink, hell, the whole bottle, when I have money again. G-d bless.
Just in from some fine music tonight... after a day of playing music.... all properly likkered up and such... and wow... this. Just WOW.
Perfect.
I think you beat him.
Well.
Done.
Thanks Driftglass. I just started the music and was scrolling through the pics and realized that you had illustrated the song. Most outstanding. I may be thick but not impenetrable. -g
A bit off topic here, but have you heard that the photographer Jim Marshall died on Tuesday?
Check out:
R.I.P. Legendary Rock Photographer Jim Marshall, 1936-2010 | Crawdaddy!
http://www.crawdaddy.com/index.php/2010/03/24/r-i-p-legendary-rock-photographer-jim-marshall-1936-2010/
Just awesome. Good on you for leaving the link on Charlie's blog.
Minor point, but Ben Gazzara has gone to his reward.
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