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Discussing ableism can be very difficult. Too often, words and phrases that have a meaning within the disability community can be different outside of the disability community. It has been a struggle, a sometimes sensitive barrier that too many...
by Christopher Reeves
 25 comments
on Wed Jun 15, 2022 at 10:24 AM PDT
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I wrote and produced a protest folk song, "Democracy, Take My Hand", as my grassroots contribution to the cause. It's available on YouTube, Apple Music, Spotify, Amazon, etc. I’ve posted the here as well. I’m a retiree in Florida; the guy singing is...
by DemocracyTakeMyHand
4 comments
on Thu May 26, 2022 at 10:41 AM PDT
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This is where the party ends I can’t stand here listening to you and your racist friend I know politics bore you but I feel like a hypocrite talking to you and your racist friend It was the loveliest party that I’ve ever attended If anything was...
by novapsyche
16 comments
on Thu Jan 20, 2022 at 07:00 PM PST
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ABBA’s new album Voyage is out and it is a blockbuster. I already published a DK diary about the first song on the album (which was pre-released a couple of months ago) — but I believe that piece did a disservice to the band and their music by my...
by rmartin1241
5 comments
on Wed Nov 17, 2021 at 09:45 AM PST
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When I taught ethics one of the ways I would engage my students was to spend ten or so minutes at the start of every class analyzing the lyrics of songs that might teach us something. My favorite song to start with was “Behind Blue Eyes” by The Who...
by Peter Olandt
142 comments
on Fri Oct 15, 2021 at 10:10 PM PDT
with 138 Recommends
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I admit I sometimes listen to one or two songs too many times. :)
Basically anything from my favorites: Bette Midler and Devo I have listened to many times in an endless loop.
But there is one ...
by CameronProf
80 comments
on Wed Jul 07, 2021 at 05:00 PM PDT
with 23 Recommends
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It is simpler than it sounds. I am going to start with a lyric from a song, this one from The Doors. The first person to respond to the diary posts a song lyric that continues/adds to a story from the original post. Then the next person does the same...
by CameronProf
37 comments
on Fri Apr 02, 2021 at 12:28 PM PDT
with 8 Recommends
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Orange nuts roasting on an open fire, cocaine shooting up his nose, Impeachment carols being sung by the dems, While Asian sweatshops make Trump clothes. Everybody knows, this turkey committed treason, And Pelosi will help to set things right- And...
by imobannon
7 comments
on Wed Dec 18, 2019 at 01:37 PM PST
with 1 Recommend
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Here is a simple little contest for everyone….can you name a song that has a question in the song’s lyrics?
It can be a serious or silly question… but it must be phrased in the form of a ...
by BFSkinner
87 comments
on Mon Oct 01, 2018 at 08:51 PM PDT
with 18 Recommends
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Who can forget Billy Joel’s hit from 1989… “We didn’t start the fire” … like it or hate it, it can surely produce a strong earworm.
I was listening to it recently and I thought what would be contained from the 90s/00s/10s and how the new lyrics...
by BFSkinner
17 comments
on Sat Apr 28, 2018 at 11:11 AM PDT
with 13 Recommends
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Growing up as a Jeremy in the 1970s was tough on me. I got called “Jerry” which I hated. It always sound icky to me, and I hated when people called me that. Imagine how bad it got when Joy to The World came out
People started calling me...
by BFSkinner
104 comments
on Mon Jan 22, 2018 at 02:09 PM PST
with 30 Recommends
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Apologies to the tune of “Rocky Mountain Way” by Joe Walsh
Spent the last years
B’rack Obama way.
Couldn’t get much higher.
The Don’s in office
Think it safe to say,
Time to sink the liar.
And we don’t need the liberals
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by prophet
1 comments
on Fri Nov 03, 2017 at 10:56 AM PDT
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On his 83rd birthday.
I spent some time today reading and listening to Leonard Cohen’s words and music, and thought to create a small space here to honour the man.
Here is Leonard reading a poem and playing a song at the 92nd Street Y, in...
by janis b
114 comments
on Wed Sep 20, 2017 at 06:09 PM PDT
with 94 Recommends
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A mondegreen , for those who are not familiar with the term, is a mishearing/misunderstanding of song lyrics. According to Wikipedia :
American writer Sylvia Wright coined the term in 1954, ...
by Avilyn
174 comments
on Wed Sep 13, 2017 at 05:31 PM PDT
with 34 Recommends
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Well we’re living here in TreasonTown
While they’re burning the whole country down
While in Congress they’re just killing time
Axing our healthcare
Feeding us lies
Turns out Russia won the long Cold War
Hacked elections and installed a...
by dinojesus
2 comments
on Wed Jul 12, 2017 at 09:49 AM PDT
with 1 Recommend
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If you watch only one comedy video this year make it this one:
There are so many misheard lyrics in that bit that it is hilarious.
Is there any song that you have heard, and sang along with, that you thought that the lyrics said one...
by BFSkinner
103 comments
on Thu Jun 22, 2017 at 01:10 PM PDT
with 28 Recommends
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This past Cinco De Mayo, I promised songs and lyrics by Mexican American bands to help spread appreciation for this wonderful country that hopefully goes a little deeper than margarita-bingeing.
La Santa Cecilia is a band out of L.A., and also the...
by USExpat
1 comments
on Mon May 08, 2017 at 06:46 AM PDT
with 0 Recommends
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This past Cinco De Mayo, I promised songs and lyrics by Mexican American bands to help spread appreciation for this wonderful country that hopefully goes a little deeper than margarita-bingeing.
This is a song of thanks for workers of all sorts,...
by USExpat
3 comments
on Mon May 08, 2017 at 06:12 AM PDT
with 4 Recommends
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This past Cinco De Mayo, I promised songs and lyrics by Mexican American bands to help spread appreciation for this wonderful country that hopefully goes a little deeper than margarita-bingeing. So here’s La Bamba Rebelde by L.A. band Las Cafeteras,...
by USExpat
1 comments
on Mon May 08, 2017 at 06:07 AM PDT
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How many times must a President lie
Before we call him a liar
How many lies can one man tell
Before his pants catch on fire
How many times must the stupid tweets fly
Before they’re forever banned
The answer my friend is under...
by ProjectsKid
2 comments
on Sat Mar 18, 2017 at 07:03 PM PDT
with 3 Recommends
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