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.)

Tuesday, October 13, 2026

Lyric Of The Day #29 (October 13, 2026)

A just machine to make big decisions

Programmed by fellows with compassion and vision

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ueivjr3f8xg

 

This sounds as though it might have been written yesterday, but it’s actually from "I.G.Y. (What a Beautiful World)," the opening track on one of my all-time favorite albums. It was released in 1982, but reflects an optimistic mid-50s sensibility. The chorus repeats the following two lines:

 

What a beautiful world this will be

What a glorious time to be free

 

(Judge for yourself)