As a fan of Top-40 pop, the vast majority of my music playlist consists of shit you have all heard of. I had a dig through every song on my list, and picked out some of the less-well-known ones. DISCLAIMER: I am waaaay down the list on knowledge of hipster obscure bands and music in this crowd, but this is what I got.
Plus we were asked for content, so here’s some damn content.
Beni Kategorize Etme, Sezen Aksu. Probably Turkey’s 3rd most famous pop singer (after Tarkan and Bulent Ersoy), this song is one of her only offerings that doesn’t have a distinctly Eastern Mediterranean vibe. It’s got a bit of a bouncy reggae feel, and lyrics to satisfy your individualist libertarian hearts (translation of the first few lines):
Don’t categorize me
Don’t play with me
Don’t label me
Don’t name me
Don’t caricaturize me
Don’t worship me
Everything I Do Gonh Be Funky, Lee Dorsey. This was recommended by a Glib (sorry – I forgot who) when I asked for energizing/confidence-building songs. Great choice, as it’s now in regular rotation in my ear buds.
Some may say I’ve got no class
But I’m doing what I wanna do
So go with me if you can
Or just do what you can do
Love is the Slug, Fuzzbox. Girlpunk band with one really fabulous album. Their sophomore release, Big Bang, and the apt tagline “Swimming with the Tide But Faster”, as it was trash pop sellout garbage. If you listen to this song, go to YouTube and search for “Pink Sunshine” and notice the difference. I love the piano being used as a rhythm instrument in this song.
You told me one big lie
You gave me the “”I’ll love you till I die””
Now just look where you are
Sitting next to her in her car
La Romansa de Rika Kuriel, Los PaĆaros Sefaradis. The PaĆaros are a (((Folk))) band from Turkey. They preserve the music and language of their Spanish-speaking ancestors that were kicked out of Spain and landed in the Ottoman Empire. Their language is a mishmash of Turkish and old Spanish (mostly Spanish in this song). I think this is a beautiful and haunting piece. I just wish I knew what time period the story was referring to. You’ll notice the guest vocalist here is the same as the first entry on this list!
Rika Kuriel novia de sangre
Delgadika, delgadika
Su korason gondja korolada
Berbil siego en su garganta
Kanta su korason i alma
Sin boz i sin palavras
Asta la fin esta kantando
Queen’s Speech 4, Lady Leshurr. Cheeky Brit hiphop clapback song (think Hollaback Girl) with some funny and clever lyrics. The video was also filmed guerilla-style, and appears to be all one take. I am just really tickled by this song. Now brush your teeth!!
I’ve got a dark skin friend that looks like Rachel Dolezal
And I’ve got a light skin friend that looks like Rachel Dolezal
Which one’s which? Not sure
I love how music oriented we denizens are.
Celebration or exploitation?
Yes?
And if it was morbidly obese women in bikinis it would be empowerment.
I wish they all could be Wisconsin girls?
Maybe Minnesota, that fits better.
Cornfed.
Cornfed
Whatever it takes
CNNâs Dana Bash asked Newsom whether Harris is the âbest person to be on the ticketâ with Biden, referencing an interview last week in which Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) did not explicitly say whether she felt Harris was the best running mate for Biden.
âOf course she is,â Newsom said. âBiden-Harris administration, master class in terms of performance â bipartisan deals on infrastructure, bipartisan deals on guns and debt ceiling, on the CHIPS and Science Act.â
âI mean, by definition. If I think this administration in the last 2 1/2 years has been one of the most outstanding administrations in the last few decades, and sheâs a member of that administration, she gets to lay and claim credit to a lot of that success. The answer is absolutely,â he added.
Wipe that stuff off your face, Gavin.
It has been bipartisan because they whine and whine until the repubs cave. He can say deals have been bipartisan. I still disagree with every single proposal passed. All of them impacted he economy negatively. And the republicans are useless pussies.
Gavin measures success by passing onerous laws. By that definition, the administration is a success.
They make these ridiculous statements because they know the media hacks will never challenge them on it.
Tin foil hat: Kamala resigns to be appointed to Feinstein’s seat, leaving the VP slot to Newsom.
The Dems admit that the first female POC VEEP was a failure?
Never
WTF has the correct take. The liberal asshat party has backed themselves into a corner. Good thing the President and Vice President just do what they are told and don’t make decisions.
What admission of failure? It would solve Newsom’s senator promise, Kamala could spend the rest of her days there (and avoid getting dumped publicly), wins all around.
I wonder what color the sky is in the universe Newsome is living in.
‘one of the most outstanding administrations in the last few decades,’
One of the best out of what 3-4 administrations? So, middling at best.
“and sheâs a member of that administration, she gets to lay and claim credit to a lot of that success.”
She gets to lay? I’m assuming that is intentional since we’re talking horizontal Harris.
I need to post music too. Busy over here, but I love the music links. My contribution!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z6bJq79A3sU
‘Which oneâs which? Not sure’
I larfed. Interesting reading the lyrics to the (((Spanish))) song, seems spellings have evolved since their expulsion. Which makes sense…
The end of last Leshur’s was funny AF: brush your teeth!
Reminds one of this: https://youtu.be/GlKL_EpnSp8
^nsfw!
Well, how about a Portuguese Sex Song? (Lyrics may be NSFW, but I don’t understand their crazy moon language.)
Everything I Do Gohn Be Funky (From Now On)
Sounds like a resolution.
I wonder what color the sky is in the universe Newsome is living in.
It’s just one big rainbow.
Here’s even more motivation to avoid flying: United is the latest airline to confirm finding fake parts in plane engines, as supplier scandal grows
How are the parts fake? That isn’t explained.
Falsified airworthiness certification.
Let’s just say there was scotch tape involved.
Flex Tape or GTFO
Exactly. That’s why the parts were fake.
It seems spooky, but admittedly there really are like zero commercial crashes these days. And this is from someone who hates air travel.
US commercial airline fatalities:
2023 1 (ground crewman sucked into engine, apparent suicide)
2022 11
2021 0
2019 10
2018 2 (including one stolen plane suicide)
2017 0
2016 0
2015 0
2014 0
2013 19
2012 0
2011 0
2010 0
2009 50
2008 0
2007 0
2006 49 * would have been 50, but someone I know overslept.
Bus them to Brussels
The Italian government approved new measures to crack down on migration Monday, after the southern island of Lampedusa was again overwhelmed by a wave of arrivals setting off from Tunisia and the migration issue returned to center stage in Europe with talk of a naval blockade.
The measures approved by the Cabinet focused on migrants who don’t qualify for asylum and are slated to be repatriated to their home countries. The government extended the amount of time such people can be detained to the EU maximum of 18 months. It also plans to increase the number of detention centers to hold them, since capacity has always been insufficient and many of those scheduled to be returned home manage to head farther north.
How do they think this will end?
Busing migrants to the north pole?
Santa already has cheap laborers.
Iâd settle for just sending them back where they came from.
Helicopters?
Shitâs cooking off on Armenia looks like:
https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/azerbaijan-launches-major-ground-operation-karabakh-against-armenians
More profits for the arms dealers incoming.
This is being pushed by the West in order to compromise the Russia/Iran trade corridor and to try to draw Russia into a multi-front war.
It sure sounds like the President of Armenia is an American/NATO stooge who’s job is sow chaos – even as it destroys Armenia.
https://rumble.com/v3j1a3g-azerbaijan-armenia-conflict-escalation.-trudeau-accuses-india.-brand-cancel.html
I think Armenia was stupid enough to commit to war games with the US on their territory. It wouldnât surprise me if Russia actually gave Azerbaijan a wink and a nod to their action.
You are correct but the Russians arenât going to come to Armeniaâs rescue this time, theyâve been cozying up to the US lately, and the Azeris can and will whip them.
It’s another example of our schizophrenic foreign policy in action. Our leadership would love to get Armenia in NATO and make it another base to encircle Russia. It won’t happen because the Turks are friends with the Azerbaijans. But, let’s give it a try and if a bunch of people die in a war, so what?
It’s the British method. Drag all possible competitors down with constant war and unrest.
Eventually, there’s going to be hell to pay.
https://scotthorton.org/interviews/8-24-23-dennis-marburger-on-the-brutal-nagorono-karabakh-blockade/
That’s about all I know about this one. It a week or two old but gives a good background.
Well, this is gonna cause problems at work
I always root for the side removing kebab… sadly Armenia hasn’t faired well militarily in a good long while.
Good stuff, KK.
I went 1 for 5.
Fuzzbox definitely has some GoGos vibe going on. Never heard of them, so thanks!
Which was the 1?
Dorsey. I may have seen the same link you did
I remember the title “…and We’re Going to Use It”.
As seen briefly at the beginning of
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I0mF9soHA8M
That’s cool!! Would have never noticed that!
Wild! You think it was a shot at the chicks?
I tripped over this as I was looking for David Lee Roth.
Can’t say I’m a fan of the music, but- spoiler alert- Katy Perry. YOWZA.
That was around the same time they pulled her segment off Sesame Street because boobies.
But we’ll always have Cheech Marin appearing in a cloud of smoke.
That was because they caught her having a dressing room threeway with Snuffoluffagas and Oscar the Grouch.
Pics?
That was an awesome dress
I’ll say it, California Gurls is a banger.
I feel slightly less bad for Russell Brand right now.
One could see what he was like when he was like that. Seems unfair to come down on him now that he’s coherent.
I was actually feeling a bit of envy. Looks like great fun for a little while.
Adios, UK.
Coming soon to an oligarchy near you!
Damn, Not So Great Britain is fucked and in a race with Canada to the bottom.
… And that’s with the ‘conservatives’ in charge. đ
Anyway, it’s the same shit they’ve been doing for 20 years.
Got the shipping info on the new computer. They must have boxed it extremely well to get it to 62#.
Shipping weight has a minimum billable weight base upon volume.
They must have boxed it extremely well to get it to 62#.
Maybe they shipped it in a wooden barrel.
Biden: let me be clear.
https://twitter.com/RNCResearch/status/1704143805207748979?ref_src=t
Waiting…
I keep waiting for the “Emperor has no clothes” moment. But it doesn’t look like it is coming anytime soon.
The other countries are definitely not making fun of him.
You want haunting lyrical music in a tongue you can’t understand?âI first ran into this guy’s music in Crete back in 2007; very well-known Greek artist by the name of ÎÎčÏÎŹÎ»Î·Ï Î§Î±ÏζηγÎčÎŹÎœÎœÎ·Ï (Michalis Khatzigiannis), the song’s called ÎΔ ÏΔÏÎłÏ (De Fevgo, “I’m not leaving” or “I won’t leave [you]”):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oV1Uu2KSdW0
And now a word from the Ministry of Plenty
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Tuesday said there is a âdisconnectâ between the actual performance of the U.S. economy and how Americans feel about how President Joe Biden has handled it.
The negative opinions that Americans share in polls on the economy âmainly reflects their answers on how is the economy more broadly doing,â Yellen said on MSNBCâs âMorning Joe.â
But she predicted that people will start to feel more positive about the overall economy once they see the effects of Biden administration legislation and policies.
âItâs going to take some time. Weâve had a trifecta of legislation that President Biden and Congress have passed,â Yellen said.
âWeâre investing in America in ways we havenât for decades.â
We’re awash in chocolate.
What are people complaining about? Pharma companies, the defense industry, alternative energy boondoggles, BLM and CRT programs are all doing great! The economy is booming!
She’s saying Obama didn’t invest in America? Bad Janet! Bad!
Obama was opposed by racist Republicans preventing the Lightbringer from enacting his policies.
+1 Diane Rehm
Evil or delusional. You make the call.
The rubes are too dumb to understand how well the economy is doing, what with their insipid mewling about high prices and such.
I mean, it is going pretty good for UPS drivers…
Katty Kay, BBC News special correspondent, noted that inflation and unemployment are decreasing as she asked Yellen to âanswer the riddle that the White House is finding so befuddling,â which is why âthose good numbersâ are not being reflected in polling.
Yellen replied, âI agree with you that thereâs a disconnect and I donât have a simple and convincing answer.â
âBut Americans have been through a lot,â Yellen said. âThe pandemic really took a toll on American families, on children and households.â
âWe are enjoying a remarkable recovery but also with high inflation, much of it reflecting supply bottlenecks that developed during the pandemic and then with Russiaâs brutal attack on Ukraine.â
Lamps were lit.
One man’s “disconnect” is another man’s “completely out of touch”.
Sigh. We go through this every time we have a Democrat president. When it’s a Republican in office, it’s all about explaining why things aren’t nearly as good (or much, much worse, depending on the situation) than people think.
The 2021 bipartisan infrastructure law, the CHIPS and Science Act and the Inflation Reduction Act will spur massive infrastructure improvements and grow the âclean energy economyâ as well as manufacturing, she predicted.
âWeâve seen since the beginning of the Biden administration, $500 billion worth of investment in manufacturing that has been announced and is being undertaken, that is going to be creating a really good set of manufacturing jobs throughout the country, and particularly in areas that have been missing out on growth and seeing declining wages for a long time,â she said.
I work for a company that is supposed to benefit from the CHIPS Act, and we were told to expect a huge ramp up in demand starting about now thanks to Brandon’s vision and leadership. Lots of hiring, truckloads of money, advancement opportunities galore!
According to upper management, that has been postponed until… well, we’re not exactly sure.
Sorry your company didn’t get its share of the graft.
Look, it’s only 2023…a couple more years and you *might* see some results.
It wasn’t ready for the shovel yet.
OK, who is near Lexington, KY and can maybe pick me up some Colonel EH Taylor small batch (hopefully) tomorrow?
https://buffalotracedaily.com/2023/09/19/what-buffalo-trace-is-selling-today-and-predictions-for-tomorrow-september-20-2023/
My FIL went on the tour and he loves that stuff.
It disappeared from PA liquor stores sometime during lockdowns. đ
I get not having enough of the unicorns, but being constantly unable to deliver their base and midlevel products is baffling to me.
It takes a while to even make the lower level stuff. No doubt they based inventory predictions on a model that showed medium or low growth, and then they exploded. That means a shortage for probably 3 years before there is enough in backstock to accommodate demand. Now, this could be done on purpose, in which case the shortage would never end…
That’s a weird coincidence.
https://www.counton2.com/news/local-news/commercial-plane-that-flew-chinese-delegation-to-un-general-assembly-parked-at-joint-base-charleston/
Maybe they used one of their spy balloons to help us locate the missing jet.
^ Lurker from the Bee, this needs to be a headline.
Just had our semi-annual visit from the door to door salesman. Every year, twice a year, a van drops off a bunch of college-age guys and they zoom around our neighborhood on those hover board things. And every time they sell something different, like lawn care and roofing. This time it was pest control. And they always name-drop. “I’m sure you’ve seen John and Pete and Terry switched to our service…” Dude, just go away.
*answers phonecall from unknown number*
Hey Nerf, long time no talk! How did you like that quote that I sent to you last month? I included all the things you had asked for.
*hangs up*
Wait a minute, Terry switched to their service? I am impressed.
I put up a nice NO SOLICITORS plate on the door and that solved 95% of it.
Ya got something against lawyers? đ
Heheh, right on KK that Lee Dorsey song was from me. Iâm a huge classic soul/funk fan.
If you like that one and want the funkiest Xmas tune youâve ever heard here it is.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=7T-3FtRFsxw&pp=ygUac2FudGEncyBnb3QgYSBiYWcgb2Ygc291bCA%3D
So, last night I had a nightmare. Toward the end of this nightmare, I thought, “This would make a GREAT book. I’ve never written horror before, but this is good stuff! I need to remember this.”
Narrator: She didn’t remember any of it.