As a fan of a wide variety of popular (and not-so-popular) music from the 1950s (and sometimes even earlier) up through the present, one of my bucket list projects for years has been to put together a list of my 100 favorite songs of all time. At some point I decided that, once I got around to figuring that out, I could put it out on a blog, for the infinitesimally small proportion of the Internet world that might be interested. So, here we are. While the Top 100 will be a major focus, I also plan to post on a variety of other musical (and occasionally non-musical) topics, in which you may or may not be interested. (If a particular posting doesn’t ring your bell, you’re only a few clicks away from a dancing cat video on YouTube.)

Wednesday, March 1, 2017

Republican Health Plans Have Winners And Losers, Just Like Obamacare


Great article on the tradeoffs involved in any health insurance coverage strategy. (Yes, Donald, it is complicated.)
 

The Trump Show


Post columnist Marc Fisher:  President Trump wants to put on a show. Governing matters less.
 

#139 Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow – Carole King (1971)


 
If someone co-writes a song that someone else takes to #1, and then records the song herself 10 years later, should that be classified as a “cover version”?
 
I guess it doesn’t really matter. I love the Shirelles, and their original 1961 version of this song is pretty great, but Carole King’s slowed-down rendition on Tapestry is even better, especially the exquisite backing vocals by Joni Mitchell and James Taylor.

How to manage the White House cancer