Great article, Susan. Thanksgiving classic. Good enough to be in the Macy parade. You nailed the landing with the final sentence. I wonder if everyone born after the 60's will look up whiskey and rye as the cultural standard for getting wasted. I suppose the modern equivalent is tequila shots and White Claw chasers. The words and the melody endure as one of our nation's theme songs.
They’re taking their time tho. A young male folk / country protest guitarist on the Colbert Show recently - a sarcastic ‘Join Ice’ (to prop your ego & establish creds etc)
💠 JOIN ICE 🎶 Jesse WELLES — gorgeous young man & timely song!
Great piece. When I used to listen to “Pie”, I was too young to really understand what it was saying. Now I understand it all too well. Thanks for bringing it into focus.
Thank you so much for this much needed post of Thanksgiving. I wore flowers in my hair and stars in my eyes back then— It was the time of peace love and tie dye; I was naive, but those days were important. We cannot waste single minute now. Things are far worse. Thanks for your good work!
Thank you for this -- thinking about such an iconic song in relation to the disasters of today's self-dealing president. Good and great music is needed as much today as ever, as well as trying to manage hope and resilience these days.
Great article, Susan. Thanksgiving classic. Good enough to be in the Macy parade. You nailed the landing with the final sentence. I wonder if everyone born after the 60's will look up whiskey and rye as the cultural standard for getting wasted. I suppose the modern equivalent is tequila shots and White Claw chasers. The words and the melody endure as one of our nation's theme songs.
How flattering. Thank you, Georgia, for your incisive comments and continuing support. I appreciate both.
Thank you for your incisive comments and continuing support, Georgia. I ddeply appreciate both.
My first time here at this site — I like the use of this song in relation to our situation today.
— in fact quite often I see the world thro various songs … a friend will make a comment & an ‘appropriate associated song’ will pop into my head.
— I call it an affliction but my close friends roll with it. 🩵
Where are our Bob Dylans & Joan Baez-s today tho?
— Where are the anthem / protest songs today? We’re having to recycle the golden oldies, eh?
🎶 Seems like we actually are musically ‘speechless’ - has the music actually died? 🎶
The music never dies. new anthems will arise.
They’re taking their time tho. A young male folk / country protest guitarist on the Colbert Show recently - a sarcastic ‘Join Ice’ (to prop your ego & establish creds etc)
💠 JOIN ICE 🎶 Jesse WELLES — gorgeous young man & timely song!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=61I4hlig78w
Thank you for the comment. Always fun to hear from you.
Love this, Susan.
Well played.
#HoodFast
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Great piece. When I used to listen to “Pie”, I was too young to really understand what it was saying. Now I understand it all too well. Thanks for bringing it into focus.
Janice- same for me.
Thank you so much for this much needed post of Thanksgiving. I wore flowers in my hair and stars in my eyes back then— It was the time of peace love and tie dye; I was naive, but those days were important. We cannot waste single minute now. Things are far worse. Thanks for your good work!
Thank you for this -- thinking about such an iconic song in relation to the disasters of today's self-dealing president. Good and great music is needed as much today as ever, as well as trying to manage hope and resilience these days.
I hear Eswatini might be in the market for a new king. Too bad we only have an old one.
Great piece on before and now and how they are the same. Keep marching forward. Thanks for your words.
Ok…. Well my Mom died on Nov, 5th… so it was nice to give it a different reason to remember it.
I am so sorry for your loss, Diana.
So sorry for your loss, Diana.
Maybe not "the ax of exile." How about just the ax?
Getting caught up after Thanksgiving and a lot of very funny family.
But whisky and rye? That's MY drink. They can't have any of it.