A lot of this is Trump’s fault, too.
Eliminate the Senate filibuster
McConnell will use to block Democratic bills. Of course, it could be used by Republicans when they’re in charge but I’ll take that chance. We have a crisis now and can’t let McConnell block legislation to end the emergency.
The case against eliminating the filibuster
Why Are So Many Democrats Considering Ending The Filibuster? | FiveThirtyEight
Voter suppression 1/24/21
Republicans will use their voter fraud lies to push voter suppression.
Virus Stats 1/24/21
Covers: Honky Tonk Blues
“Honky Tonk Blues” was a big hit for Hank Williams in 1952. I like the solo Richard Thompson version.
Covers: Do Re Mi (Woody Guthrie song)
“Do Re Mi” was written by Woody Guthrie and released in 1940. As noted in the Wikipedia article, the phenomena of people moving to California from the Dust Bowl during the Depression was also addressed in John Steinbeck’s novel The Grapes of Wrath (which I highly recommend as well as the John Ford film from it).
More Bernie memes…and a tattoo!
There’s going to be a bobble head and a sweatshirt, too. There’s even crochet Bernie. Musicians and actors have added Bernie to pictures of them.
Enter an address or location and bernie will appear there.
Covers: Lady Marmalade
I had no idea this was a cover. The famous version of “Lady Marmalade” by Labelle is from 1974 but it wasn’t the first. The original version by the Eleventh Hour was also released in 1974. Even though the Eleventh Hour included one of the song’s authors, their version is not nearly as good as the much louder and faster one by Labelle. A new version by Christina Aguilera, Lil’ Kim, Mya, and Pink was on the Moulin Rouge soundtrack in 2001
Covers: Lost Highway
I have been watching Dont Look Back about Bob Dylan’s 1965 tour of England. There’s a scene where Dylan and Joan Baez performs the Hank Williams song “Lost Highway” in a hotel room. I always assumed Williams wrote it but it is a cover of a song by Leon Payne. I was shocked since most famous Williams songs were written by him.
It has the line “I’m a rolling stone”. I wonder if that was in Dylan’s thoughts when he wrote “Like a Rolling Stone”.
Covers: My Way
“My Way” by Frank Sinatra was played as the Trumps left Washington yesterday. It’s a French song with English lyrics by Paul Anka.
Sad! 