Month: August 2017

In honor of Monday’s Solar Eclipse, this week’s political playlist is full of metaphors. 

Headline: the counter-protest to the alt-right rally in Boston (because sometimes we need to lead with good news):

Here Comes the Sun – The Beatles
This is How We Walk On the Moon – José González
Sunny Side of the Street – Jon Batiste
A Sky Full of Stars – Coldplay
Starman – David Bowie

& for Trump’s ban on transgenders serving in the military:

Of Moons, Birds & Monsters – MGMT
3rd Planet – Modest Mouse
Time Warp – Rocky Horror Picture Show

& for his announced plan to not really change any plans re: Afghanistan:

Bad Moon Rising – Clearance Clearwater Revival
Where’d You Go? – Fort Minor
Deja Vu – Crosby Stills Nash & Young

& for Trump’s feud(s) with Congress, including his threat to shut down the government by vetoing any budget that doesn’t include funding for his wall:

Burning Down the House – Talking Heads
Spanish Moon – Little Feat
Blister in the Sun – Violent Femmes (Big Hands, I know you’re the one!)

& for the Phoenix Rally, full of blatant lies & attacks on journalism:

Country Disappeared – Wilco
The Sun is Burning – Simon & Garfunkel
Dark Side of the Moon – Chris Staples
Day N Night – Kid Cudi (as in, the variation in Trump’s rhetoric from one speech to the next. It seems to depend on mood and teleprompter?)

& for the Secret Service’s depleting budget:

Sunglasses at Night – Corey Hart
Goodbye Blue Sky – Pink Floyd

& finally, for the Solar Eclipse:

Dancing in the Moonlight – King Harvest
Blinded by the Light – Manfred Mann’s Earth Song (cc: Trump, who despite warnings, looked right at the eclipse. #genius.)
Moonshadow – Yusuf/Cat Stevens
Closer to the Sun – Slightly Stoopid
Ring Around the Moon – Elephant Revival
Total Eclipse of the Heart – Bonnie Tyler

Tune in next week, which will include some of tonight’s news, like the Arpaio pardon & ousting of Gorka (I may need to move these to Saturday, since Friday seems to be trash night at the White House).

Much like the Donald, my political playlists went on a working vacation for a couple of weeks. Unlike the Donald, they 100% condemn white supremacy, neo-nazi’s, racism, hatred, and domestic terrorism. Consider this your playlist for any counter-protests you join this weekend:

Headline – #Charlottesville :

Sympathy for the Devil – Rolling Stones
Which Side Are You On? – Natalie Merchant
Overcome – Laura Mvulva
White Man’s World – Jason Isbell
American Terrorist – Lupe Fiasco
For What it’s Worth – Buffalo Springfield
This is My Country – The Impressions
I Won’t Back Down – Johnny Cash (cc: Rosanne Cash & family, who wrote an excellent open letter condemning any neo-nazi’s wearing Johnny Cash memorabilia)

& for recent & upcoming demonstrations against Trump & White Supremacy:

Fight the Power – Public Enemy
Uprising – Muse
We Shall Overcome – Nahko & Medicine for the People

& for the removal of Confederate statues (it’s about time, they were treasonous losers):

Strange Fruit – Billie Holiday (cc: anyone who says “history not hate.” This song is a poignant reminder of the atrocities that the confederate statues honor and represent) 
Tear it Down – Spoon
Raise Up – Petey Pablo (cc: North Carolinians who tore down a confederate statue in Durham)

& for Trump’s disbanded advisory councils (business, infrastructure, manufacturing, arts, humanities…):

Penthouse Floor – John Legend & Chance the Rapper
The Sounds of Silence – Simon & Garfunkel
Dancing on My Own – Robyn
Lonely Boy – The Black Keys

& for Bannon, the latest contestant to hear “You’re Fired” on this season of Celebrity Apprentice:

Hello, Goodbye – The Beatles
Song for the Dumped – Ben Folds Five
It Makes No Difference – The Band

…tune in next week, send any recommendations, and continue to #resist!