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djzenn @djzenn.bsky.social · 2h

gorgeous -- I'm far from an aficionado, but I have a thing for this piece, Yo-Yo Ma, and maybe the cello...

Yo-Yo Ma - Nature at Play: J.S. Bach's Cello Suite No. 1 (Live from the Great Smoky Mountains)

YouTube video by YoYoMaVEVO

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djzenn @djzenn.bsky.social · 9h

A Song A Day #287 D'Angelo: Spanish Joint. sadly this one chose itself. RIP D’Angelo (Michael Eugene Archer) February 11, 1974 – October 14, 2025…

#ASongADay #MusicSky #DAngelo #SpanishJoint #RIP #RIPDAngelo

D'Angelo & The Vanguard - "Spanish Joint" - North Sea Jazz Festival 2015

YouTube video by Dan Adams

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djzenn @djzenn.bsky.social · 1d

I've gotta say that I've genuinely become a fan. I'm not friends with many people that live in NYC, but I'm pretty sure that those I do know are voting Zohran. I'm very interested to see how this all plays out.

Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 3d

UNTIL IT’S DONE, Ep. 4: Sylvia Rivera

In the 1970s, queer New Yorkers had been pushed to the margins of NYC. Our trans neighbors faced immense cruelty. But in Sylvia Rivera, they found a champion.

As we combat Trump’s politics of darkness, her legacy can light the path forward.

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djzenn @djzenn.bsky.social · 1d

hardly surprising, I guess. personally haven't watched with even an iota of regularity since the 80s, but it's clearly the end of an era...

bring on the headless horses @ihavethatonvinyl.com · 1d

like most people my age, i've been with mtv since the first day. the channel was formative for me, the videos always leading me to more and more music. it was all i watched for a long time. this is really sad but expected news
cordcuttersnews.com/mtv-is-shutt...

MTV is Shutting Down Its Last Music Channels, Marking the End of an Era | Cord Cutters News

Paramount Global has delivered a devastating blow to music fans worldwide, announcing the permanent shutdown of five iconic MTV music channels by December 31, 2025 according to the BBC. For 44 years, ...

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djzenn @djzenn.bsky.social · 1d

A Song A Day #286 Doobie Brothers: Flying Cloud. they have a few songs I like but I rarely think about this band. not sure how I got turned onto this chilled gem that I had never heard (of) before. with the Internet the crates are endless…

#ASongADay #MusicSky #DoobieBrothers #FlyingCloud #DeepCut

Flying Cloud

YouTube video by The Doobie Brothers - Topic

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djzenn @djzenn.bsky.social · 2d

A Song A Day #285 Prince: Bambi. Prince cutting loose on Bambi from his album, Prince, released in 1979…

#ASongADay #MusicSky #Prince #Bambi

Prince Unaired Bambi Ellen DeGeneres 2004

YouTube video by Raúl Astrain

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djzenn @djzenn.bsky.social · 3d

today’s choice was inspired by this post. I had never heard this version before and absolutely loved it. I particularly loved Joan Jett pushing Laura Jane Grace back to the mic… (2/2)

#MileyCyrus #JoanJett #LauraJaneGrace

Bill Childs @billchilds.bsky.social · 6d

Hadn’t heard it before! Probably my third favorite version after the original and this one:

youtu.be/ZR6mM_zfxwE?...

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djzenn @djzenn.bsky.social · 3d

Song A Day #284 The Replacements: Androgynous. probably my favorite band of my college years. I saw them live about 5 or 6x. Androgynous is a fave from Let It Be, arguably their masterpiece… (1/2)

#ASongADay #MusicSky #TheReplacements #Androgynous

Androgynous

YouTube video by The Replacements - Topic

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djzenn @djzenn.bsky.social · 4d

A Song A Day #283 Human Switchboard: Who's Landing in My Hangar? this is from their only studio album. not many people seem to know this band or record but it’s one of my faves of the era…

#ASongADay #MusicSky #HumanSwitchboard #WhosLandingInMyHangar #80s #NewWave #PostPunk

human switchboard - who's landing in my hanger?

YouTube video by Moeshagetz

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djzenn @djzenn.bsky.social · 5d

A Song A Day #282 The Rolling Stones: Before They Make Me Run. had someone told me around the time of Keith Richards’ Canadian drug bust that he would still be alive in 2025 I would have thought them crazy…

#ASongADay #MusicSky #TheRollingStones #BeforeTheyMakeMeRun #KeithRichards

Before They Make Me Run (Remastered)

YouTube video by The Rolling Stones - Topic

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djzenn @djzenn.bsky.social · 6d

A Song A Day #281 Positive Force: We Got the Funk. the very definition of a funky party record. I was quite late to this. maybe sometime in the nineties. better late than never…

#ASongADay #MusicSky #PositiveForce #WeGotTheFunk #FunkyGrooves

We Got the Funk (12" Version)

YouTube video by Release - Topic

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djzenn @djzenn.bsky.social · 7d

A Song A Day #280 Bauhaus: Bela Lugosi's Dead. I saw Bauhaus at The Ritz (NYC) in the early #80s. Peter Murphy strolled into the crowd at some point and stroked my face. given my shy, introverted nature this kinda freaked me out…

#ASongADay #MusicSky #Bauhaus #BelaLugosisDead

Bela Lugosi's Dead (Official Version)

YouTube video by Bauhaus - Topic

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djzenn @djzenn.bsky.social · 8d

A Song A Day #279 The Cure: A Forest. one of my favorite live YT clips. nothing against Robert Palmer, but I love the whole “Fuck Robert Palmer” vibe…

#ASongADay #MusicSky #TheCure #AForest

The Cure - "A Forest" @ Werchter Festival, july 1981

YouTube video by Herb79

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djzenn @djzenn.bsky.social · 9d

A Song A Day #278 Adriano Celentano: Prisencólinensináinciúsol. I doubt I could have predicted falling in love with an Italian pop song with gibberish lyrics, but here we are…

#ASongADay #MusicSky #AdrianoCelentano #Prisencólinensináinciúsol #Gibberish