SHT Musik

Here is a song I wrote quite a few years back about  the public healthcare debate.   I have heard a lot of bad things about "Obamacare" but it seems that Trump is going to take Americans out of the frying pan and into the fire.    Anyway,  here are my thoughts on the subject.  HEALTH CARE (IT´S NOT FOR EVERYONE)

Robert Pollard has recorded 20 albums as the indie band Guided By Voices.  He has 19 solo LPs and countless side projects with groups like Boston Spaceships, Airport 5, Circus Devils, Acid Ranch, Lifeguards, the Moping Swans, Lexo & The Leapers, Hazzard Hotrods and Howling Wolf Orchestra.   He is also famous for being a very heavy drinker (alcoholic) and that makes this first song that I am recommending especially poignant when he sings "I do my job each day / Empties crushed and filed away".   Pollard said in an interview that he realized he was really drinking a lot when he saw the pile of empties he had created.  I also like this song for another great line, "There is nothing worse than an undetermined person."   I remember this line a lot when I am wimping out or someone is bitching about something without putting in the necessary work to get things done.    The song Subspace Biographies is from the solo album Waved Out which came out in 1998.   It is a v

Now the music I am recommending here is a little different than what I usually listen to.    The film Repo Man came out in 1984. Emilio Extevez stars in the movie and it has become a cult classic.   The soundtrack is a wonderful time capsule of indie/punk music that was popular at the time.   The whole album is fun to listen to but I am going to single out three of my personal favorites. The first is the classic Institutionalized by Suicidal Tendencies.  This songs captures the tension between teens and their parents better than any other song that I know. INSTITUTIONALIZED   The next song is from an equally epic band from back in the day, Black Flag.     The song title tells you exactly what the song is about and it also mentions some of the hit TV programs of the time. That's Incredible ! Hill Street Blues ! Dallas ! Fridays ! Saturday Night Live ! Monday Night Football ! Jeffersons ! Vega$ ! TV PARTY   The last song from the Repo Man soundt

This song appears in the first episode of the second season of the Showtime series Weeds.   If you are a music lover then I recommend this series just for all the cool songs you can discover watching but that is going to be a different post.   Anyway,  Fuck Was I  comes on at the very end of the episode and fits the plot perfectly.    Of course it fits a multitude of situations in my life as well and I find myself singing the song many times as I ask myself just what the fuck I was thinking. Now these lyrics are dark and some of the best that I have found in a simple pop song.  It´s a great anti-love song. Love grows in me like a tumor Parasite bent on devouring its host I'm developing my sense of humor Till I can laugh at my heart between your teeth Till I can laugh at my face beneath your feet Yeah, this is the painful love I am most familiar with.   So if love is so painful why do I keep going back to it?  Well Youngs explains: Skillet on the stove It's such a tempta

Neil Young is so famous that you might think that you´ve heard all his best stuff. However, there is one little-known gem that is worth checking out.    The song is the title track from the album Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere.  It was recorded  with Young´s trusty backup group Crazy Horse and came out in 1969.   Although the album contains a lot of Young´s better-known songs like Cinnamon Girl, Cowgirl in the Sand, and Down by the River, I had never heard Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere until I bought the album.  The song says: Everybody seems to wonder What it's like down here I gotta get away from this day-to-day running around, Everybody knows this is nowhere. Was Neil missing his native Canada after being in the US for a while?   I don´t know.   I do know that this is a very catchy song and one of my favorites, especially because I haven´t heard it a gazillion times like all his hits.     EVERYBODY KNOWS THIS IS NOWHERE BONUS: There are a number of

A lot of people roll their eyes when it comes to modern country music.   Like commercial pop music, there are a lot of country songs that sound quite similar and soulless.    However, there are a few modern country songs that have caught my attention.    One of my favorites is Alan Jackson´s The Talkin' Song Repair Blues.   It is the classic country song that tells a funny story.   In this case it is about the narrator taking his car in to be serviced.  The mechanic raised up from under my hood He shook his head and said, "This ain't good Your timin' belt's done shrunk one size too small Those spark plug wires are a little too long And your main prodsponder's nearly gone Your injector ports are stripped and that ain't all" "Your torque converter's runnin' low on torque And that water pump's nearly down a quart If you know anything about car´s you know that the mechanic´s comments are complete nonsense.    It looks like the narra

Tom Petty  (RIP 1950-2017) I heard the news today, oh boy.    I am really sad to hear that Tom Petty is no longer with us.    Unlike other musicians who I have covered in this blog, I don´t really know of any forgotten songs that people might have missed.    However, some people might not have had the pleasure of listening or watching his VH1Storytellers program.   I have never seen the video but I have listened to the album many times.    Tom was just hilarious, like his music, in a very simple but authentic way.   Here is his dialogue about the movie Titanic. TOM PETTY - VH1 STORYTELLERS TITANIC Tom goes on to give some background about many of his hit songs and this is what makes the show truly special.  He talks about the censoring of the lines "Let´s get to the point/let´s smoke another joint"  from You Don´t  Know How It Feels and tells many other entertaining stories.   I highly recommend that you watch or listen to the show.    TOM PETTY - VH1 STOR