Does three in a row make a habit? I should start a blog soon. Or pitch these to NPR. Until then, here is this week’s political playlist:
Headline: Senate Health Care Bill:
Cruel – St. Vincent (as in, this bill is…)
The First Cut is the Deepest – Cat Stevens (shout out to Medicaid)
Dear Doctor – The Rolling Stones
Blood Bank – Bon Iver
Ballad of the Dying Man – Father John Misty
Girl, You Have No Faith In Medicine – The White Stripes
How Can You Mend a Broken Heart – Al Green (hint: it isn’t in the new bill)
& for calling Senators to oppose the bill (202-224-3121):
Telephone – Lady Gaga & Beyonce
Call Me – St. Paul & The Broken Bones
Call The Law – Outkast ft. Janelle Monae
& for the Shameless Leader, who doesn’t want “poor people” in his Cabinet:
Rich Kid Blues – The Raconteurs
The Boxer – Simon & Garfunkel
Lord, Help the Poor & Needy – Cat Power
Mo Money Mo Problems – Notorious B.I.G.
Swampadelic Pop – Dr. Dog (#draintheswamp?)
& again for the Tweeter in Chief, who doesn’t have tapes, but does tamper with a witness:
Funkier than a Mosquito’s Tweeter – Nina Simone
Lyin’ Eyes – the Eagles
Postcards from Richard Nixon – Elton John
& for Georgia’s 6th district:
Georgia On My Mind – Willie Nelson
Why Georgia – John Mayer (Why!?)
…tune in next week & send your recommendations!