Rambling Rhoads

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.)

Saturday, February 13, 2021

Shuffle #139 (February 13, 2021)

Turn The World Around – Eddy Arnold

Darkness On The Edge Of Town – Bruce Springsteen

Smooth Sailin’ – Leon Bridges

All Around The World Or The Myth Of Fingerprints – Paul Simon

I Don’t Want Control Of You – Teenage Fanclub

End Of The World – Herman’s Hermits

I Love You 1000 Times – The Platters

Some Bridges Need Burning – Keisa Brown

Enter The Young – The Association

Say Hey (I Love You) – Michael Franti & Spearhead

Saturday, February 6, 2021

Shuffle #138 (February 6, 2021)

The End Of The Summer – Dar Williams

Hello? Goodbye! – Lake Street Dive

Take Five – Dave Brubeck Quartet

Amen – The Impressions

Blue Christmas – Elvis Presley

Let The Four Winds Blow – Fats Domino

Think (About It) – Lyn Collins

Can’t Stop Killing You – Kirsty MacColl

The Boy’s Gone – Jason Mraz

Friday, January 29, 2021

Teachers are vital public servants. Time for them to start acting like it.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/01/25/teachers-are-vital-public-servants-time-them-start-acting-like-it/

The title of this column by Matt Bai says it all. Especially notable is its take on the situation in Montgomery County, Maryland (where I reside).