and I’ll play what I want to…
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Category: Music
Joe Cocker, R.I.P.
“Mad Dog” succumbed to lung cancer, age 70. Bon Voyage Sir Joe.
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Happy Holidays from East Lansing!
[Watch the trolls come out of the woodwork on this one.]
The gentle sound of the Red Cedar rushing under the tourist ducks, MSU’s renowned carillon echoing across campus, brings a tear to my eye. It awakens fond memories of Christmas hymns wafting through the frosty air, our comforting companion as we hurried through snow covered gardens and under the ancient oaks to class.
<sigh> Yes, I’m a sentimental sap.
Here then is a Christmas Card from my beloved Alma Mater, one of the most beautiful college campuses anywhere! Oh, and it’s a damn fine school too!
So from all of Spartan Nation, Merry Christmas and Go Green!
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I’m Really Sorry
Yeah, after yesterday’s frightfully futile Finfest of musical mayhem, I thought I owed you a palate cleanser.
Here is the John Carroll Catholic High School Mixed Ensemble performing the Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy.
Enjoy!
Voi rakas!
We haven’t done one of these in a while so…as a salute to the land of cellphones and race-car drivers, here comes some of the worst music videos known to man!
Let’s start with the Finnish version of YMCA. Hoo boy.
Happy Birthday Dad!
Shake It Off
Taylor Swift is a charming young lady, but if I hear this damn song once more, I’m going to tear the ears off seventeen bunnies and use them as tinder to burn down her house…
Ok, not really, but c’mon.
This female news anchor clearly feels the same way. Either that, or she can’t stand her partner. You be the judge:
Why is it so hard to get rid of an earworm?
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Boo
Seems like Chicago—hell, the whole state of Illinois—is a gathering place for all the world’s nutjobs. This Sunday, Nick Wallenda of the famous family of “daredevils,” will walk a tightrope strung between the Marina Towers on the Chicago River.
Anyone who’s ever walked downtown this time of year knows how hard the wind blows off the lake. Let’s hope that one man’s lack of good judgement and common sense doesn’t end in some terrible horror show on the Sunday night news.
Anyhoo, being October 31st, I offer you some musical selections to get you through all those Kit-Kat bars you’ll be scarfing in between trick-or-treaters. C’mon, admit it: you eat more candy than the kids!