Category Archives: Music for a Sunday

Music for a Sunday: Der Drumpf sings!

Posted on February 5, 2017 by Sabina Becker

He LOVES the poorly educated, y’all! (Because who else would knowingly vote for him?) And don’t forget this classic, which makes a helluva lot more sense than actually hearing him jabber:

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Music for a Sunday: This one’s for Drumpf…

Posted on January 29, 2017 by Sabina Becker

…and I think you’ll agree it’s fitting, given all the lunacy that’s literally flying around over Gringolocolandia: It’s called “Maschine Brennt”, that is, “The Plane’s On Fire”. Here are the lyrics: If it weren’t so bad, so incredibly sad, you … Continue reading →

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Music for a Sunday: Line up, there’s a head count

Posted on January 22, 2017 by Sabina Becker

You’ll say yeah to anything if you believe all this… President Gas is President Gas again. And that ain’t all he is: Dressed in pounds and dollars and yen…President Kill wants killing again! You think I’m kidding? Oh hell no. … Continue reading →

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Music for a Sunday: One for Melania Knauss

Posted on January 15, 2017 by Sabina Becker

All snark aside, I actually feel sorry for her being married to THAT PERSON. How sorry? THIS SONG sorry.

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Music for a Sunday: One for David Bowie

Posted on January 8, 2017 by Sabina Becker

This isn’t by him, but the vocal and melodic influences are definitely there, as is the overall feeling. And I miss him more than ever.

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Music for a Sunday: Hope you’re sleeping too

Posted on January 1, 2017 by Sabina Becker

I hope you’re… I’ll bury you good and straight and right, 2016. Happy New Year…

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More Music for a Sunday: Gone to the Meadowlands

Posted on December 25, 2016 by Sabina Becker

The Red Army Chorus performing “Polyushko Polye” at Tchaikovsky Hall, Moscow, in 1992. This choir has been active in Russia since Soviet days, and its current ensemble was on their way to Syria yesterday when their TU-154 crashed. The plane … Continue reading →

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Music for a Sunday: Merry Christmas, Merry Christmas…

Posted on December 25, 2016 by Sabina Becker

…but I think I’ll miss this one this year: (Thanks to Dave W. for reminding me of this one!)

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Music for a Sunday: Obligatory.

Posted on December 18, 2016 by Sabina Becker

“Linus and Lucy”, by the Vince Guaraldi Trio. The Christmas-song-that-isn’t that defined my childhood. (And if you’re wondering which kid I am at the dance, I’m the girl with the curly red hair.)

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Music for a Sunday: What do those eyes mean?

Posted on December 11, 2016 by Sabina Becker

Somebody got the cool idea of setting this underrated Parachute Club song (which never had a video before) to footage of beautiful, spooky sea critters from Monterey Bay. Here’s another in the same vein, which also has no video but … Continue reading →

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