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There are now 8 days leading up to what could be the most important election in the history of the United States. To get us all pumped up for election day, this blog will feature one of the best protest songs ever recorded each day. Next up…..Marvin Gaye. I welcome your thoughts about the upcoming election……

There are now 9 days leading up to what could be the most important election in the history of the United States. To get us all pumped up for election day, this blog will feature one of the best protest songs ever recorded each day. Next up…..Phil Ochs. I welcome your thoughts about the upcoming election……

There are now 10 days leading up to what could be the most important election in the history of the United States. To get us all pumped up for election day, this blog will feature one of the best protest songs ever recorded each day. Next up…..Jason Isbell and David Crosby. I welcome your thoughts about the upcoming election……

There are now 11 days leading up to what could be the most important election in the history of the United States. To get us all pumped up for election day, this blog will feature one of the best protest songs ever recorded each day. Next up…..Bruce Springsteen. I welcome your thoughts about the upcoming election……

Back in December of 2013 I entered a post named “I’ve Been Dreaming About Rivers” that was based on Pete Townshend’s amazing song, The Sea Refuses No River. Please check it out if you haven’t already.

For today, I have a more recent river song to share with you: The River, from An Ending, the final Lonely Robot album.

To my ears, this song uses the shifting river as a metaphor for the changing nature of relationships, memories, and loss. It fits the thoughts that I have about rivers and I really like it.

Have a listen…… Does this song bring a person, a memory, or a change in your own life to mind? I’d love to hear your thoughts.

It’s been a long time since I’ve posted here. A lot has changed, but one thing hasn’t……music can still move me to tears.

In May of 2024, I took my son to see Neil Young and Crazy Horse at Orion Amphitheater. My son is now in his forties, and part of the joy that night was getting to experience it all through his eyes. Sharing music I’ve loved my whole life with him meant more to me than I can easily explain.

Then they played Cortez the Killer.

If you’ve spent much time with this blog, you’ll know I have my favorites. With Cortez, “favorite” probably doesn’t go far enough. Over the years I’ve collected at least twenty bootleg performances of that song. I love them all. But none of them comes close to being there, watching Neil and Crazy Horse absolutely rock out on it in person.

When it was over, I had to discreetly wipe away a few tears.

Now Neil’s new album, Second Song, has reached me in a different way. The title song speaks about needing someone to talk to, someone who remembers, and finding a way to keep living and sharing discoveries as time passes.

Those simple words EXACTLY match what I’m feeling these days!

And perhaps that helps explain why I’m back here. I still have music I want to share. I still want to hear what other people find in it. After all these years, there’s more for us to listen to and talk about……

It’s been a minute…..what were we talking about?