"There's a brutal imperial power
That my passport says I represent.
It will never represent where my heart lies,
Only vaguely where it went."

"When you grow up surrounded
By willful ignorance,
You have to believe that
Mercy has its own country,
And that it's round and borderless."

--Ani DiFranco

#AniDiFranco #Americanfascism #fascism #empathy #MakeEmpathyGreatAgain #Americanviolence #AbolishICE

This week's #ThursdayFiveList theme is #ZenAndMotorcycles

First, some music videos featuring motorcycles:

Prince and the Revolution - When Doves Cry
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UG3VcCAlUgE

EXO - Tempo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iwd8N6K-sLk

DPR LIVE, DPR IAN, peace - Diamonds + and Pearls
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y8FAGSaeI1Y

And then songs about motorcycles:

PJ Harvey - M-BIKE (4 Track Demo version)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ckYPCU5Ngw

Ani DiFranco - Gravel
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pf0uSHhGvRA
#Prince #EXO #엑소 #DPR_IAN #DPR_Live #홍다빈 #PJHarvey #AniDiFranco

Little Plastic Castle is still a very funny song.

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

(I"m old enough that I bought the album and have it in the stac of flac for FolderPlayer to randomly navigate through)

#AniDiFranco

In our interview, Kristen Ford tells us about her head-first dive into music with Ani DiFranco, full-circle moments, and how we need to fight as a queer community.

https://rainbowrodeomag.com/p/464554d2-f217-427f-9a51-6e05200306b5/

#QueerCountry #Americana #CountryMusic #RootsMusic #LGBTQMusic #QueerMusic #LGBTQMusician #lgbtq #AniDifranco

Ani DiFranco // #AniDiFranco //

Revolutionary Love (Home Tapes)
[album Revolutionary Love, 2021]

//via // #RighteousBabeRecords //

#buzzingroom #music #youtube #AniDiFranco #RevolutionaryLove

link: https://youtu.be/uJwHD6TZ4gw

Out of Range

The Rightous Babe's 5th album ... released on July 26, 1994. BTW .. don't miss her and Hurray For The Riff Raff at The Orpheum Madison September 6 ... Listen to Out Of Range by Ani DiFranco on Amazon Music ... #anidifranco #outofrange #90smusic #90srock #altfolk #altrock #folk #righteousbabe #rock #rockmusic #music #musicsky #musiciansky

http://robinbannks.com/2025/07/26/out-of-range/