Someone suggested in an email that I ought to devote a Playpen to constructing the ultimate social distancing playlist (his two suggestions: the acoustic version of “Splendid Isolation” by Warren Zevon and “Don’t Stand So Close to Me” by the Police) and I thought, well, why the hell not?
So, what tuneage do you find topical? Are there songs you find yourself leaning on when you’re all by yourself? Share it all in the comments.
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“All by Myself” – Eric Carmen. A tribute to the way gator and tech fans lost their virginity and continue to have sex.
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Q: Do you know why Uga licks his private parts?
A: He can’t make a fist.
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I thought it was “because he can”
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That too.
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Cleaning coffee off the keyboard, again. 🙂
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Hey, I thought we weren’t supposed to touch ourselves.
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My contribution. A nice flip side.
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Guns n Roses ‘Used to Love Her’
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“Ventilator Blues” The Stones
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I’d Love To Change The World
Ten Years After
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Endorsed!
“Here’s a little song I wrote . . . “
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U Can’t Touch This
MC Hammer
One (Is The Loneliest Number)
Three Dog Night
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“U Can’t Touch This”
Chuckle 🙂
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George Thorogood. I Drink Alone.
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Call out the instigators
Because there’s something in the air
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Gotdamn hippies.
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Thank you, thank you very much!
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You’re alright. Keep yourself healthy ol buddy. Tight lines.
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Back atcha, I keep looking at the webcam of the beach I fish for reds!
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Nothing wrong with wishing you were fishing. That’s what motivates me to prepare. Last spring I started my list and was ready to fish when I got out of the truck. Caught a nice mangrove snapper before I opened a beer.
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There’s a kind of hush. . .
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Streets full of people, all alone
Roads full of houses, never home
Church full of singing, out of tune
Everyone’s gone to the moon
Eyes full of sorrow, never wet
Hands full of money, all in debt
Sun coming out in the middle of June
Everyone’s gone to the moon
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I Think We`re Alone Now
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And I thought that was a song by Tiffany. Ugh..
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Don’t worry, bout a ting. . .
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Do you know the story of “Closing Time”? “While the song is about people leaving a bar at closing time (also called last call), and widely interpreted as such, drummer Jacob Slichter has also indicated that the song was written by Wilson “in anticipation of fatherhood” and that it is about “being sent forth from the womb as if by a bouncer clearing out a bar.”
“So You Want to be a Rock and Roll Star” is a really interesting book about the biz. https://www.amazon.com/Wanna-Rock-Roll-Star-Machine-Gunned-ebook/dp/B000FC1R46
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I read that somewhere,I84. I always liked that tune and got to hear it often 22 years or so ago. Me and the boys were wide open in those nights.
It was playing awhile back and my young nephew told me to turn that shit off. I explained its meaning per your post. He wasn’t impressed. But he started liking it a few years later when his son was on the way.
Thanks for posting that.
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From this episode of World Cafe, Wilson expounds upon the meaning of Closing Time. Not just about becoming a father but his daughter spent a lot of time in maternity ICU so “take me home” carries a lot more meaning.
If you have time, and we all do, give it a listen. Wilson also wrote “Not Ready to Make Nice” for the Dixie Chicks and co-wrote “Someone Like You” for Adele (I believe without even meeting her – just sending emails back and forth.) He does an acoustic version of “Someone Like You” and since he is a 40+ adult male – it will change your perspective of the song. Biggest stalker song since Gordon Sumner penned a ditty about his ex-wife (after having an affair w/her best friend BTW) called “Every Breath You Take”
https://www.npr.org/sections/world-cafe/2017/08/25/546074522/dan-wilson-on-world-cafe
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So You Wanna Be a Rock & Roll Star: How I Machine-Gunned a Roomful Of Record Executives and Other True Tales from a Drummer’s Life
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I’ve listened to this recording/video/performance of Mahler’s 5th Symphony about a dozen times over the past three weeks.
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Down With Disease- Phish
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I Walk Alone (Boulevard of Broken Dreams) by Green Day.
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Wake me up when September Comes
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Nice Athens reference
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Great flick – as with most Pixar films, the best humor is aimed at the adults in the audience without offending the Disney crowd.
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DMV Sloth was a nice touch.
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You asked for it:
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Watch it or I’ll get in your face.
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I find it hard to reconcile that Dwight Yoakam the Singer and Dwight Yoakam the Actor are the same person–I guess that means he’s a pretty good actor.
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Godsmack – Keep Away
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Alice In Chains – I Stay Away
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Mrs. Shires has a serious sunglasses problem these days. Big issues with her specs.
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I read the government was going to put out of work bass players on random street corners to play continuous solos. This will force people to stay indoors.
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Hehehehe. As long as it ain’t a drum solo. I don’t want to stick an ice pick in my ears.
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The anti-social distancing song with an Athens flair.
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P.I.L. – Seattle
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Good song – love the Pixies original but I think this one encapsulates what we are facing. Also Greta Garbo
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Hadn’t heard that version before. Thanks for sharing.
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Yeah buddy! I like TBT. And ol Hag? That particular song has been the fuse that set off some good times.
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I love The Pixies, but that song is about snorkeling while on vacation.
Here are some Post-Grunge versions
The Toadies
Nada Surf
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Social Distortion – Reach for the Sky
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This is played closing the movie Daddy and Them. The movie is worth watching if only to hear Andy Griffith say,”I dreamed my brother was getting cornholed by them white boys down at the jail.”
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Plus, Shinyribs is ready for 4Q on that album cover
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Can’t believe nobody suggested this one-
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Welp, I suppose I should read the Senator’s intro every once in a while…
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Johnny Cash (Soundgarden cover) – Rusty Cage
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16 Blue – The Replacements
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Billy Idol, Dancing With Myself
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I’m going to say it again here…how long do we shut down for this thing? The travel industry and any related business (which there are a LOT) are royally screwed…
The County I live in has had 5 deaths, with an average age of over 79…population over 114K. When folks get into their 70’s…unfortunately, they start to die more often. The cure is worse than the disease.
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First, the medical system has to be able to accept additional cases.
Once additional cases can be absorbed, healthy and not at risk people can go about their lives and see whether additional spikes are occurring. At risk people can remain distancing.
It would be stupid and reckless to pretend that normal behavior would not have led to horrific results.
Seeing trenches dug in NYC and being filled with bodies is probably good for Caterpillar stock but among us humans, we value lives more than dollars.
I know their is the contrary minority view: https://apple.news/AEXw8nb5xQWi-9CzZIwtcdg
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Derek is right on, as usual. Until The Greatest Depression is upon us, we’re not serious about helping people.
The Grapes of Wrath was a feelgood book about successfully centrally planning an economy.
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You want a song?
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I got a head start on you, Senator. Put mine together a few weeks back:
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Trying that again:
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Georgia Satellites- “Keep Your Hands to Yourself”
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Since John Prine’s death last week, I can’t get enough of this one.
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Trump Orders White House Defunded for Being too Solicitous Towards China:
“China has been working very hard to contain the Coronavirus,” Trump tweeted on January 24, “The United States greatly appreciates their efforts and transparency. It will all work out well. In particular, on behalf of the American People, I want to thank President Xi!”
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Amen, brother.
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You DO know that twitter account is satire, right????
#DerekSucks
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I just know that the guy who types the tweets in the feed is a complete idiot.
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You’re satire. Derek, Titania, and I are stunning, brave, and tolerant enough to call for strict government controls on the half of the population who are guilty of thoughtcrime.
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Trump was right the first time. XiNN has published that China’s Navy has handled the virus better than the American Navy. And obviously that can be extrapolated to every other area.
https://dailycaller.com/2020/04/13/cnn-press-release-chinese-military-pla-coronavirus/
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This is me at the grocery store.
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That fucking song makes me appreciative of my Tinnitus.
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Somebody gets it. Time for that ice pick.
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I have to admit you had me worried there for a minute.
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“When somebody is president of the United States, your authority is total.”
Trump.
I bet someone out there is dumb enough to call themselves a libertarian AND will defend this. Probably with a meme.
That level of stupid exists.
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While Derek and I both hate Trump and wish he would die of the Corona virus gasping for air (in the name of compassion). We both obviously support the idea of unlimited government power. How else can the elites force the plebes to behave correctly?
#NoSuchThingAsCognitiveDissonanceForLefties
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Because branding is what’s important right now:
https://apple.news/AYSzF41KBR727lLCskcNCdQ
I bet his name won’t be on the tax bills that fund those treasury checks.
He’ll probably put Biden’s name on those.
Stupid works on stupid, right stupid?
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I know you are but what am I?
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Thanks for confirming my premise.
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Worrying about deficits is racist.
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Back to the original post:
“I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry” – hank Williams
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I had a few more but they got rejected…
Phil Collins – “In The Air Tonight”
David Bowie – “Little China Girl”
Meatloaf – “Bat Out Of Hell”
Bee Gees – “Night Fever”
Exile – “I Want To Kiss You All Over”
The Divinyls – “I Touch Myself”
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I hadn’t considered “Bat Out of Hell.” LOL
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When I’m ready to unplug from the world around me, I typically put on my headphones and play stuff like this. Minimal lyrics and maximum-volume shoegaze. #Chill
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