Byronic Gyro
@byronicgyro.bsky.social
A scategorical imperative, hoister of petards, fat man trapped in a fatter man's body
he/they
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I'm truly shocked that Odetta didn't make the list AT ALL. All I can think is people just don't know her stuff because anyone who heard her Dylan covers album or her cover of "Mama Told Me Not to Come" would love it
I'm truly shocked that Odetta didn't make the list AT ALL. All I can think is people just don't know her stuff because anyone who heard her Dylan covers album or her cover of "Mama Told Me Not to Come" would love it
December 11, 2025 at 11:51 PM
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I'm truly shocked that Odetta didn't make the list AT ALL. All I can think is people just don't know her stuff because anyone who heard her Dylan covers album or her cover of "Mama Told Me Not to Come" would love it
I'm truly shocked that Odetta didn't make the list AT ALL. All I can think is people just don't know her stuff because anyone who heard her Dylan covers album or her cover of "Mama Told Me Not to Come" would love it
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I know nobody wants to arbitrate and nitpick, but if you're going to specifically list a song as not eligible, it should probably be ineligible
I know nobody wants to arbitrate and nitpick, but if you're going to specifically list a song as not eligible, it should probably be ineligible
December 11, 2025 at 2:40 PM
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I know nobody wants to arbitrate and nitpick, but if you're going to specifically list a song as not eligible, it should probably be ineligible
I know nobody wants to arbitrate and nitpick, but if you're going to specifically list a song as not eligible, it should probably be ineligible
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When I turned 18, my best friend kidnapped me and took me to see Richie Havens at Appel Farm, and he played this in his encore, and I cried so goddamn hard.
Afterward, I told him the story about how my mom saw him by accident at NYU in 67 and fell in love. He was very nice about it.
When I turned 18, my best friend kidnapped me and took me to see Richie Havens at Appel Farm, and he played this in his encore, and I cried so goddamn hard.
Afterward, I told him the story about how my mom saw him by accident at NYU in 67 and fell in love. He was very nice about it.
December 9, 2025 at 2:53 PM
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When I turned 18, my best friend kidnapped me and took me to see Richie Havens at Appel Farm, and he played this in his encore, and I cried so goddamn hard.
Afterward, I told him the story about how my mom saw him by accident at NYU in 67 and fell in love. He was very nice about it.
When I turned 18, my best friend kidnapped me and took me to see Richie Havens at Appel Farm, and he played this in his encore, and I cried so goddamn hard.
Afterward, I told him the story about how my mom saw him by accident at NYU in 67 and fell in love. He was very nice about it.
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Fun fact, there are no bad covers of "Time After Time."
"Oh, you know whose version of this I love?"
It's everyone. Everyone's version is whose version you love. You just love "Time After Time." And you're right to.
Fun fact, there are no bad covers of "Time After Time."
"Oh, you know whose version of this I love?"
It's everyone. Everyone's version is whose version you love. You just love "Time After Time." And you're right to.
December 9, 2025 at 1:14 PM
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Fun fact, there are no bad covers of "Time After Time."
"Oh, you know whose version of this I love?"
It's everyone. Everyone's version is whose version you love. You just love "Time After Time." And you're right to.
Fun fact, there are no bad covers of "Time After Time."
"Oh, you know whose version of this I love?"
It's everyone. Everyone's version is whose version you love. You just love "Time After Time." And you're right to.
Dammit #xpncountdown, you can't start the day's countdown by making me cry! It’s 7am here on the west coast, and now my neighbors are gonna call the cops to complain that someone is clearly in need of immediate assistance!!
December 7, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Dammit #xpncountdown, you can't start the day's countdown by making me cry! It’s 7am here on the west coast, and now my neighbors are gonna call the cops to complain that someone is clearly in need of immediate assistance!!
December 6, 2025 at 5:41 PM
December 6, 2025 at 5:32 PM
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These Trio albums are proof of the peaks we can rise to as a species if we're all just excellent together
These Trio albums are proof of the peaks we can rise to as a species if we're all just excellent together
December 6, 2025 at 4:02 PM
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These Trio albums are proof of the peaks we can rise to as a species if we're all just excellent together
These Trio albums are proof of the peaks we can rise to as a species if we're all just excellent together
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Nina is so absolutely perfect. I'm going to be so sad about every one of her covers that doesn't make the list.
Also, a few days from now, when they play The Band's version, and I'm sobbing hysterically, someone please console me.
Nina is so absolutely perfect. I'm going to be so sad about every one of her covers that doesn't make the list.
Also, a few days from now, when they play The Band's version, and I'm sobbing hysterically, someone please console me.
December 6, 2025 at 3:56 PM
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Nina is so absolutely perfect. I'm going to be so sad about every one of her covers that doesn't make the list.
Also, a few days from now, when they play The Band's version, and I'm sobbing hysterically, someone please console me.
Nina is so absolutely perfect. I'm going to be so sad about every one of her covers that doesn't make the list.
Also, a few days from now, when they play The Band's version, and I'm sobbing hysterically, someone please console me.
December 6, 2025 at 3:28 PM
December 6, 2025 at 3:16 PM
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BNL was so good at silliness and shenanigans that it's to forget how good they could also be at sweetness and beauty.
What a lovely cover at 667
BNL was so good at silliness and shenanigans that it's to forget how good they could also be at sweetness and beauty.
What a lovely cover at 667
December 6, 2025 at 3:12 PM
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BNL was so good at silliness and shenanigans that it's to forget how good they could also be at sweetness and beauty.
What a lovely cover at 667
BNL was so good at silliness and shenanigans that it's to forget how good they could also be at sweetness and beauty.
What a lovely cover at 667
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Ah, the weekend, a time to sit back, relax, and scream expletives at how cool Day 3 of the Countdown is.
Excited to hear what devil music comes in at 666
Ah, the weekend, a time to sit back, relax, and scream expletives at how cool Day 3 of the Countdown is.
Excited to hear what devil music comes in at 666
December 6, 2025 at 3:07 PM
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Ah, the weekend, a time to sit back, relax, and scream expletives at how cool Day 3 of the Countdown is.
Excited to hear what devil music comes in at 666
Ah, the weekend, a time to sit back, relax, and scream expletives at how cool Day 3 of the Countdown is.
Excited to hear what devil music comes in at 666
December 5, 2025 at 2:39 PM
December 5, 2025 at 2:20 PM
December 5, 2025 at 2:13 PM
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If youve never heard Adam Weiner of Low Cut Connie's interview with Marilyn McCoo about how 5th Dimension ended up covering Age of Aquarius, youre missing out on an INCREDIBLE story
If youve never heard Adam Weiner of Low Cut Connie's interview with Marilyn McCoo about how 5th Dimension ended up covering Age of Aquarius, youre missing out on an INCREDIBLE story
December 5, 2025 at 1:35 PM
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If youve never heard Adam Weiner of Low Cut Connie's interview with Marilyn McCoo about how 5th Dimension ended up covering Age of Aquarius, youre missing out on an INCREDIBLE story
If youve never heard Adam Weiner of Low Cut Connie's interview with Marilyn McCoo about how 5th Dimension ended up covering Age of Aquarius, youre missing out on an INCREDIBLE story
December 5, 2025 at 1:14 PM
#xpncountdown if they credit "California Dreamin" to Barry McGuire, it'll be a tipoff that at some point the Mamas and Papas version will make the list as a cover (despite John and Michelle writing it and all four of them singing on the original)
December 5, 2025 at 1:03 PM
#xpncountdown if they credit "California Dreamin" to Barry McGuire, it'll be a tipoff that at some point the Mamas and Papas version will make the list as a cover (despite John and Michelle writing it and all four of them singing on the original)
Here on the west coast, not wanting to miss a second of the #XPNCountdown means waking up before 5am., but it's so worth it!!
Most wonderful time of the year!
Most wonderful time of the year!
December 5, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Here on the west coast, not wanting to miss a second of the #XPNCountdown means waking up before 5am., but it's so worth it!!
Most wonderful time of the year!
Most wonderful time of the year!
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How appropriate to have so many covers by The Dead and Jerry today since today is the 60th anniversary of their first gig using the name Grateful Dead at Ken Kesey's second Acid Test in San Jose (they'd been the Warlocks for seven months before that but had to change their name)
How appropriate to have so many covers by The Dead and Jerry today since today is the 60th anniversary of their first gig using the name Grateful Dead at Ken Kesey's second Acid Test in San Jose (they'd been the Warlocks for seven months before that but had to change their name)
December 4, 2025 at 7:57 PM
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How appropriate to have so many covers by The Dead and Jerry today since today is the 60th anniversary of their first gig using the name Grateful Dead at Ken Kesey's second Acid Test in San Jose (they'd been the Warlocks for seven months before that but had to change their name)
How appropriate to have so many covers by The Dead and Jerry today since today is the 60th anniversary of their first gig using the name Grateful Dead at Ken Kesey's second Acid Test in San Jose (they'd been the Warlocks for seven months before that but had to change their name)
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I feel like at least once before this countdown is done, there's going to be a mistake where we incorrectly assign credit for the original.
Hasn't happened yet, but my ears did perk up when Lead Belly didn't get credit for "Black Betty" this morning.
This is too much fun!!
I feel like at least once before this countdown is done, there's going to be a mistake where we incorrectly assign credit for the original.
Hasn't happened yet, but my ears did perk up when Lead Belly didn't get credit for "Black Betty" this morning.
This is too much fun!!
December 4, 2025 at 6:27 PM
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I feel like at least once before this countdown is done, there's going to be a mistake where we incorrectly assign credit for the original.
Hasn't happened yet, but my ears did perk up when Lead Belly didn't get credit for "Black Betty" this morning.
This is too much fun!!
I feel like at least once before this countdown is done, there's going to be a mistake where we incorrectly assign credit for the original.
Hasn't happened yet, but my ears did perk up when Lead Belly didn't get credit for "Black Betty" this morning.
This is too much fun!!
#XPNCountdown
Merry Clayton's cover of Gimme Shelter not in the top 100?!!!
We used to be a real civilzation
Merry Clayton's cover of Gimme Shelter not in the top 100?!!!
We used to be a real civilzation
December 4, 2025 at 3:38 PM
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Merry Clayton's cover of Gimme Shelter not in the top 100?!!!
We used to be a real civilzation
Merry Clayton's cover of Gimme Shelter not in the top 100?!!!
We used to be a real civilzation
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Day 1 really feels like "that was Frank Sinatra's cover of 'The 10 Crack Commandments' by the Notorious B.I.G. Up next is Lil Yachty and Joey Ramone's duet on 'Islands in the Stream.'"
Day 1 really feels like "that was Frank Sinatra's cover of 'The 10 Crack Commandments' by the Notorious B.I.G. Up next is Lil Yachty and Joey Ramone's duet on 'Islands in the Stream.'"
December 4, 2025 at 3:15 PM
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Day 1 really feels like "that was Frank Sinatra's cover of 'The 10 Crack Commandments' by the Notorious B.I.G. Up next is Lil Yachty and Joey Ramone's duet on 'Islands in the Stream.'"
Day 1 really feels like "that was Frank Sinatra's cover of 'The 10 Crack Commandments' by the Notorious B.I.G. Up next is Lil Yachty and Joey Ramone's duet on 'Islands in the Stream.'"
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The unbelievable whiplash of Weird Al covering "Bohemian Rhapsody" to Sinead's sultry cover of "You Do Something to Me"
I may never recover!
The unbelievable whiplash of Weird Al covering "Bohemian Rhapsody" to Sinead's sultry cover of "You Do Something to Me"
I may never recover!
December 4, 2025 at 3:02 PM
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The unbelievable whiplash of Weird Al covering "Bohemian Rhapsody" to Sinead's sultry cover of "You Do Something to Me"
I may never recover!
The unbelievable whiplash of Weird Al covering "Bohemian Rhapsody" to Sinead's sultry cover of "You Do Something to Me"
I may never recover!