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).