Dead Can Dance is one of my favorite music groups, and has been for a long time. Their music is unusual, haunting, and beautiful. This is one of their songs stuck in my head by the #EarWorm this morning, enjoy!

How Fortunate the Man With None

by Dead Can Dance

You saw sagacious Solomon
You know what came of him,
To him complexities seemed plain.
He cursed the hour that gave birth to him
And saw that everything was vain.
How great and wise was Solomon.
The world however did not wait
But soon observed what followed on.
It's wisdom that had brought him to this state.
How fortunate the man with none.

You saw courageous Caesar next
You know what he became.
They deified him in his life
Then had him murdered just the same.
And as they raised the fatal knife
How loud he cried: you too my son!
The world however did not wait
But soon observed what followed on.
It's courage that had brought him to that state.
How fortunate the man with none.

You heard of honest Socrates
The man who never lied:
They weren't so grateful as you'd think
Instead the rulers fixed to have him tried
And handed him the poisoned drink.
How honest was the people's noble son.
The world however did not wait
But soon observed what followed on.
It's honesty that brought him to that state.
How fortunate the man with none.

Here you can see respectable folk
Keeping to God's own laws.
So far he hasn't taken heed.
You who sit safe and warm indoors
Help to relieve out bitter need.
How virtuously we had begun.
The world however did not wait
But soon observed what followed on.
It's fear of god that brought us to that state.
How fortunate the man with none.

#Music #RadioRue #DeadCanDance

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=52xJnC86CbQ

I have zero idea why my #EarWorm is doing this today, but here ya go. Enjoy?

#Music #RadioRue #TheVillagePeople

https://youtu.be/Zg3q6qW2aKo

Today's #EarWorm is from #ImmortalTechnique. I fell in love with it during Occupy, and it is still completely current.

No lyrics today, they're in the video.

#Music #RadioRue

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FIaw9vopibE

I think I'm going to be making it a thing that I play this song when a fash dies so you might be hearing it a lot.

This one goes out to you, Dick.

#Music #RadioRue #TheCoup #USPolitics #USPol

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

Today's #EarWorm brought to you by my eldest son, who after a lifetime of me turning him on to music, is returning the favor.

#RadioRue #Music #bbno$

https://youtu.be/NnkrnP67gRg?si=kHQ9z70NdgSzsl6I

Show of hands if you've ever been to a Pink Floyd light show at an observatory.

*Raises hand*

#EarWorm #PinkFloyd #RadioRue #Music

"Us And Them"

Wasn't the right
Absolutely in the right
Why does anyone do anything?
Just tell me
I don't know, I was really drunk at the time!

Us (Us, us, us, us, us) and them (Them, them, them, them)
And after all, we're only ordinary men

Me (Me, me, me, me, me) and you (You, you, you, you, you)
God only knows it's not what we would choose to do (To do, to do, to do)

"Forward!" he cried from the rear
And the front rank died
The general sat and the lines on the map
Moved from side to side

Black (Black, black, black, black) and blue (Blue, blue, blue, blue)
And who knows which is which and who is who (Is who, is who, is who, is who)

Up (Up, up, up, up, up) and down (Down, down, down, down)
And in the end it's only round and round (round, round, round), and round (round, round, round, round)

"Haven't you heard it's a battle of words?"
The poster bearer cried
"Listen, son," said the man with the gun
"There's room for you inside"

I mean, they're not gonna kill ya
So like, if you give 'em a quick short, sharp, shock
They won't do it again
Dig it? I mean, he got off lightly
'Cause I would've given him a thrashing
I only hit him once!
It was only a difference of right and wrong, innit?
But really, I mean good manners don't cost nothing, do they, eh?

Down (Down, down, down, down) and out (Out, out, out, out)
It can't be helped, but there's a lot of it about

With (With, with, with, with), without
And who'll deny it's what the fighting's all about? (About, about, about, about?)

Out of the way, it's a busy day
I've got things on my mind
For want of the price of tea and a slice
The old man died

https://youtu.be/HoLhKJuGhK0

Evolution of an #EarWorm

On the way to the Anarchist Book Fair I was playing The Ramones - Havana Affair. My kid asked me what the name of that song I used to play all the time when he was a kid was and I asked which one. To which he replied, the banana man one. I realized he meant Harry Belafonte's Day O, which I had him put on the stereo and now it's been in my head ever since. You're welcome.

#RadioRue #Music #HarryBelafonte

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YO7M0Hx_1D8

Today's #EarWorm brought to you courtesy of P.O.S

Bolt cutter, box cutter, brick
Take that shit, take no shit
Bolt cutter, box cutter, brick
Take that shit, shake that shit

I ain’t like yall
I’m into weird shit
I’m in the back getting weird with my weird friends
Hugging a bass line
Hoping you feel this
And these rhymes ain’t tight they are terrorish
And that girl’s not white she’s an anarchist
And we float like kites through your turbulence

Born with our throats slit
Self stitched
Raised to aim
Over it
Soldier with no king
War with the war on me
I am more than this world lets me
Be
So I be like a beast
Let em bleed
Let me see though the fear man
I don’t even live here

Self taught
Wrong
Barrel on no kings y’all come along
We never tryna be the best at some bullshit
Naw let the rest crawl I’ma get out right now

This world’s got a whole lot of locked doors
We decided not to live here anymore
Found a way to trade tragic for savage
We insist on a life less average
This world’s got a whole lot of locked doors
We decided not to live here anymore
Picked though the norm didn’t fit didn’t stick to the script didn’t care
We don’t even live here

We ain’t like them
We into weird shit
Me and my peers disappear when the lights hit
roach wag
Same kinda path
Stash no crap tryna gag in your coach bag
For laughs
Something bout your money
Trust no rich folks empty out the tummy on your math
That’s how I feel about that
Back to that good old fashion class warfare
Aint enough and the cash got the young punks
Stab any rapper and laugh when he piss blood
So human
All flawed
Found my world tryna test those odds
Best flows chose for the wreck not the rep
When the sets done no ones up next
And no ones upset
And no one holds breath anymore right?

Bolt cutter, box cutter, brick
Explore

This world’s got a whole lot of locked doors
We decided not to live here anymore
Found a way to trade tragic for savage
We insist on a life less average
This world’s got a whole lot of locked doors
We decided not to live here anymore
Picked though the norm didn’t fit didn’t stick to the script didn’t care
We don’t even live here

Bolt cutter, box cutter, brick
Take that shit, take no shit
Bolt cutter, box cutter, brick
Take that shit, shake that shit

Bolt cutter, box cutter, brick
Take that shit, take no shit
Bolt cutter, box cutter, brick
Take that shit, shake that shit

#RadioRue #Music #POS #Anarchism

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N_3Y7Eo_T90