This is a great photo of Udaipur, India taken by Canadian photographer Emmett Sparling (@emmett_sparling)
Wednesday, May 3, 2023
Tuesday, May 2, 2023
Kenny Loggins - Danger Zone
Music Appreciation
"Danger Zone" is a popular power ballad performed by American singer-songwriter Kenny Loggins released in May 1986.
The music was composed by Giorgio Moroder and lyrics written by Tom Whitlock. Kenny Loggins was selected after it bounced around other singers and bands like Toto, Bryan Adams, REO Speedwagon, Corey Hart, and Starship.
The song became Loggins' most recognizable hits, with its memorable guitar riffs and soaring chorus.
The music video, which was released around the same time to promote the single, was directed by Tony Scott and featured footage from Top Gun with intercut shots of Loggins performing the song in a recording studio.
Sources:
Wikipedia
https://www.songfacts.com/facts/kenny-loggins/danger-zone
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Monday, May 1, 2023
NSYNC - It's Gonna Be Me (It's Gonna Be May)
Music Appreciation
A few years ago, I noticed the local radio station playing NSYNC's It's Gonna Be Me on May 1st. At first, I didn't think much of it until memes of Justin Timberlake with the caption "It's Gonna Be May" started popping up leading to the month of May.
It would have been funnier had the song been released in May; however, It's Gonna Be Me was released on June 12, 2000 and it's the second song in NSYNC's second studio album No Strings Attached.
The song was written by Andreas Carlsson, Max Martin, and Rami Yacoub. The lyrics describe a man who is determined to win over his lover's heart, promising to be there for her no matter what.
It debuted on the US Billboard Hot 100 at number 42, where it eventually peaked at number one for two consecutive weeks. It quickly became a fan favorite and earned the group a Grammy nomination for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal.
The music video was directed by Wayne Isham, who is best known for popular music videos such as Bon Jovi's Livin' on a Prayer, Motley Crue's Girls, Girls, Girls, Metallica's Enter Sandman and so many more. The music video production was complex featuring the group portraying dolls that come to life performing intricate dance routines throughout the store.
With that... Happy "It's Gonna Be May" Day.
Source:
Wikipedia
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Woke
Pardon the Interruption
"Woke" has become a political trigger word recently. Many conservatives who use the word "woke" have even stumbled to define its meaning, such as conservative writer Bethany Mandel in a now viral interview with Briahna Joy Gray.
Google search the term "wokeness" and you'll get a definition from Oxford Languages, "the quality of being alert to and concerned about social injustice and discrimination." Liberals and progressives have been using the word to address the need for more social equity and equality and raise awareness of racism.
It's a term that has now been hijacked and repurposed by conservatives to call attention to all that is perceived wrong with society and culture, whether it's diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI), LGBTQ+ issues, library books, feminism, immigration, climate change, etc., etc., etc. Woke has now become a word to express opposition and grievances by the privileged. Many have used woke as a threat to conservative family values.
Best explained by Adam Serwer, "Most of the utility of woke as a political epithet is tied to its ambiguity; it often allows its users to condemn something without making the grounds of their objection uncomfortably explicit."
But as conservative columnist Johnny Luk noted in an opinion piece, "wokeness can also shut down good causes... No systemic problem can be solved without both sides listening. How can we give permission to people to engage in debate without slapping them down for having a different view?"
John Darkow, Feb 17, 2023
Source:
https://theweek.com/political-satire/1021115/too-woke
https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2021/6/24/what-is-woke-culture-and-why-has-it-become-so-toxic
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2023/03/bethany-mandel-woke-interview-definition/673454/
https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/woke-conservatives/story?id=93051138
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