Music

FAB FOUR

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In 1956, sixteen-year-old John Lennon formed a British Rock group with several friends from Quarry Bank HS in Liverpool,
England. On this anniversary of John's murder, we remember that the music produced with Paul, George, and Ringo was unorthodox. I believe this gave him some magic sauce put into so many of their original compositions.

PARTY LINE

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The party lines have been drawn and the message may have been written on the wall many years ago but nobody noticed because it was the flip side of back in the USA. This week’s Tennessee's special US House election sets stage for affordability focused 2026 midterms.

THE YEAR 2025 - 2525

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This one-hit wonder was way ahead of its time.

BRONX BAAD

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This weekend is an excellent opportunity to be BAAD in The Bronx. This is the poorest congressional district in the USA, with nearly half the residents living below the poverty line, along with a percentage of single-parent families, and where many students never finish high school.

DEFY DEMENTIA

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Listening to music most days could guard against dementia, a recent scientific study suggests. The new study finds that regularly listening to music or playing a musical instrument may help older adults protect against cognitive decline.

GOP DESPERADO$

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Have all Republican politicians lost touch with humility, human connection, planning, or public service purpose? Their MO is to create a problem, blame it on others and appear to fix it.

CARPENTERS WANTED

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Dedicated to Yirong. I love my wife, and she enjoys listening to Karen's songs along with her heavenly voice.

MUSIC HISTORY

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“Oh, Pretty Woman” dominated the charts in 1964, and made history decades later by shaping how we understand fair use and parody in copyrights.

OCCURRED IN 1971

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History may not always repeat but it rhymes. It's a good line no matter who originated it. Essentially it suggests that events may not occur again in exactly the same way but there often are enough similarities to make it seem like a spot of deja vu.