The Watcher on Jul 30 2010 | Filed under: The Council Has Spoken!
Tweet They point their crooked little fingers ar everybody else Spend all their time feelin’ sorry for themselves Victim of this, victim of that Your momma’s too thin; your daddy’s too fat Get over it – The Eagles This week’s winning Council entry, The Razor’s True Bigots takes a shot at our nation’s professional victims. [...]
The Watcher on Jul 28 2010 | Filed under: Nominations
Tweet The Traveling Wilburys were founded after Jeff Lynne produced George Harrison’s Cloud Nine album. The major hit from that album was “I got my mind set on you,” a cover of a 1962 song. Now set your mind on this week’s Watcher’s Council submission. Council Submissions Wolf Howling - An Overdrawn Race Card The Provocateur [...]
The Watcher on Jul 23 2010 | Filed under: The Council Has Spoken!
Tweet Every whisper Of every waking hour I’m Choosing my confessions Losing my Religion – R.E.M. Though the lyrics seem to confirm what lead singer Michael Sipe said that the song is about unrequited love, Wikipedia says that the expression “losing my religion is an expression from the southern region of the United States that [...]
The Watcher on Jul 21 2010 | Filed under: Nominations
Tweet First of all let’s introduce Tom White of VA Right to the council! Welcome and great to have you on board. Continuing on our tour of popular music from last week … Tom Petty’s duet with Stevie Nicks was his first major effort outside of the Heartbreakers. But in the 1980′s he joined the Traveling [...]
The Watcher on Jul 16 2010 | Filed under: The Council Has Spoken!
Tweet This week’s winning entries illustrate different ways that the government is out of touch, kind of like the congressman in “Summertime Blues. Well I called my congressman and he said Quote: “I’d like to help you son but you’re too young to vote” Summertime Blues – Eddie Cochran, The Who, Alan Jackson In the Razor’s [...]
The Watcher on Jul 14 2010 | Filed under: Nominations
Tweet This doesn’t have to be the big get even This doesn’t have to be anything at all Stop Draggin’ my Heart Around – Stevie Nicks and Tom Petty Stevie Nicks was easily the most popular member of the revamped Fleetwood Mac, she provided backup vocals for numerous other acts and released her own album, [...]
The Watcher on Jul 09 2010 | Filed under: The Council Has Spoken!
Tweet But I’m just a soul whose intentions are good Oh Lord, please don’t let me be misunderstood Don’t let me be misunderstood – The Animals In his winning council post this week, Obama’s Lawsuit Against Arizona (Updated) Wolf Howling writes: Invoking preemption in the present context is a dangerous game indeed. It is critically important [...]
The Watcher on Jul 07 2010 | Filed under: Nominations
Tweet From the mid-70′s to the early 80′s one of the most popular groups was Fleetwood Mac. Not only did they put out the best-selling record of the time, rumors, but their members were involved in many other projects. Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham backed up John Stewart in the Midnight Wind. It was after [...]
The Watcher on Jul 02 2010 | Filed under: The Council Has Spoken!
Tweet How was I to know She was with the Russians, too? Lawyers, Guns and Money – Warren Zevon This week’s winning posts were both about recent Supreme Court decisions concerning the second amendment and the funding of religious organizations. Hey, we’ve got lawyers, guns and money this week! Wolf Howling, in his triumphant return [...]
