Nancy O.
@plasticpalacealice.bsky.social
Gardening, flowers, record collecting, Sounders, trains, buses, aging popkid, aspiring flaneur.
Reposted by Nancy O.
Chuck Schumer Helps Pull Democrats Back From Brink Of Courage
November 10, 2025 at 5:02 AM
Chuck Schumer Helps Pull Democrats Back From Brink Of Courage
Flight of the Conchords - "Bowie's In Space" [HQ]
YouTube video by Rich Mullinax
youtu.be
November 10, 2025 at 1:38 PM
#BreakingKindSongs
#MusicChallenge
Day 9 - songs by artist(s) known for their hair
The Human League - Sound of the Crowd (1981)
For awhile Phil Oakey was the king of the new wave asymmetric 'do.
#MusicChallenge
Day 9 - songs by artist(s) known for their hair
The Human League - Sound of the Crowd (1981)
For awhile Phil Oakey was the king of the new wave asymmetric 'do.
The Human League - The Sound Of The Crowd
YouTube video by skv90s
youtu.be
November 9, 2025 at 10:01 PM
#BreakingKindSongs
#MusicChallenge
Day 9 - songs by artist(s) known for their hair
The Human League - Sound of the Crowd (1981)
For awhile Phil Oakey was the king of the new wave asymmetric 'do.
#MusicChallenge
Day 9 - songs by artist(s) known for their hair
The Human League - Sound of the Crowd (1981)
For awhile Phil Oakey was the king of the new wave asymmetric 'do.
#MusicInMusic
#MusicChallenge
Day 9
The Beau Brummels - Mr. Tambourine Man
(Beau Brummels '66, Warner Bros.)
In 1966 Warners (their new label) forced the band to record an LP of covers of the day. It killed their momentum and put a drag on their career. Great folk-rock arrangement though.
#MusicChallenge
Day 9
The Beau Brummels - Mr. Tambourine Man
(Beau Brummels '66, Warner Bros.)
In 1966 Warners (their new label) forced the band to record an LP of covers of the day. It killed their momentum and put a drag on their career. Great folk-rock arrangement though.
Mr. Tambourine Man (MONO)
YouTube video by The Beau Brummels - Topic
youtu.be
November 9, 2025 at 9:38 PM
#MusicInMusic
#MusicChallenge
Day 9
The Beau Brummels - Mr. Tambourine Man
(Beau Brummels '66, Warner Bros.)
In 1966 Warners (their new label) forced the band to record an LP of covers of the day. It killed their momentum and put a drag on their career. Great folk-rock arrangement though.
#MusicChallenge
Day 9
The Beau Brummels - Mr. Tambourine Man
(Beau Brummels '66, Warner Bros.)
In 1966 Warners (their new label) forced the band to record an LP of covers of the day. It killed their momentum and put a drag on their career. Great folk-rock arrangement though.
#BreakingKindSongs
#MusicChallenge
Day 8 - song that begins with the letter 'T' for turkey
Jimmie Rodgers - T For Texas (or Blue Yodel No. 1)
This performance is from a 1929 short called "The Singing Brakeman."
#MusicChallenge
Day 8 - song that begins with the letter 'T' for turkey
Jimmie Rodgers - T For Texas (or Blue Yodel No. 1)
This performance is from a 1929 short called "The Singing Brakeman."
Jimmie Rodgers - Blue Yodel No 1 (T For Texas)
YouTube video by psteve
youtu.be
November 8, 2025 at 6:22 PM
#BreakingKindSongs
#MusicChallenge
Day 8 - song that begins with the letter 'T' for turkey
Jimmie Rodgers - T For Texas (or Blue Yodel No. 1)
This performance is from a 1929 short called "The Singing Brakeman."
#MusicChallenge
Day 8 - song that begins with the letter 'T' for turkey
Jimmie Rodgers - T For Texas (or Blue Yodel No. 1)
This performance is from a 1929 short called "The Singing Brakeman."
#BreakingKindSongs
#MusicChallenge
Day 7 - song you would be scared or nervous to hear a stranger hum
The Byrds - Pretty Polly
(1968)
A murder ballad dating back to the 1700s- there are dozens of versions so pick one!
He stabbed her in the heart 'til her heart's blood did flow...
#MusicChallenge
Day 7 - song you would be scared or nervous to hear a stranger hum
The Byrds - Pretty Polly
(1968)
A murder ballad dating back to the 1700s- there are dozens of versions so pick one!
He stabbed her in the heart 'til her heart's blood did flow...
The Byrds - Pretty Polly (Audio)
YouTube video by TheByrdsVEVO
youtu.be
November 7, 2025 at 9:25 PM
#BreakingKindSongs
#MusicChallenge
Day 7 - song you would be scared or nervous to hear a stranger hum
The Byrds - Pretty Polly
(1968)
A murder ballad dating back to the 1700s- there are dozens of versions so pick one!
He stabbed her in the heart 'til her heart's blood did flow...
#MusicChallenge
Day 7 - song you would be scared or nervous to hear a stranger hum
The Byrds - Pretty Polly
(1968)
A murder ballad dating back to the 1700s- there are dozens of versions so pick one!
He stabbed her in the heart 'til her heart's blood did flow...
#MusicInMusic
#MusicChallenge
Day 7
Michael Nesmith and The First National Band - Listen to the Band (Loose Salute, 1970)
#MusicChallenge
Day 7
Michael Nesmith and The First National Band - Listen to the Band (Loose Salute, 1970)
Listen to the Band
YouTube video by Michael Nesmith - Topic
youtu.be
November 7, 2025 at 3:57 PM
#MusicInMusic
#MusicChallenge
Day 7
Michael Nesmith and The First National Band - Listen to the Band (Loose Salute, 1970)
#MusicChallenge
Day 7
Michael Nesmith and The First National Band - Listen to the Band (Loose Salute, 1970)
#BreakingKindSongs
#MusicChallenge
Nov 6 - song that puts you in a good mood
The Monkees - I'm a Believer
(More of The Monkees, 1967)
Have to go back to the classics!
#MusicChallenge
Nov 6 - song that puts you in a good mood
The Monkees - I'm a Believer
(More of The Monkees, 1967)
Have to go back to the classics!
The Monkees - I'm a Believer HD
YouTube video by Classics in HD
youtu.be
November 6, 2025 at 7:03 PM
#BreakingKindSongs
#MusicChallenge
Nov 6 - song that puts you in a good mood
The Monkees - I'm a Believer
(More of The Monkees, 1967)
Have to go back to the classics!
#MusicChallenge
Nov 6 - song that puts you in a good mood
The Monkees - I'm a Believer
(More of The Monkees, 1967)
Have to go back to the classics!
#MusicInMusic
#MusicChallenge
Day 6
Johnny Rivers - Summer Rain
(Nov. 1967 7")
All summer long we spent dancing in the sand
And the jukebox kept on playing Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
In fall of '67, that there was a song already nostalgic for Sgt. Pepper's is remarkable.
#MusicChallenge
Day 6
Johnny Rivers - Summer Rain
(Nov. 1967 7")
All summer long we spent dancing in the sand
And the jukebox kept on playing Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
In fall of '67, that there was a song already nostalgic for Sgt. Pepper's is remarkable.
Johnny Rivers - Summer Rain
YouTube video by jriversmusic
youtu.be
November 6, 2025 at 4:51 PM
#MusicInMusic
#MusicChallenge
Day 6
Johnny Rivers - Summer Rain
(Nov. 1967 7")
All summer long we spent dancing in the sand
And the jukebox kept on playing Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
In fall of '67, that there was a song already nostalgic for Sgt. Pepper's is remarkable.
#MusicChallenge
Day 6
Johnny Rivers - Summer Rain
(Nov. 1967 7")
All summer long we spent dancing in the sand
And the jukebox kept on playing Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
In fall of '67, that there was a song already nostalgic for Sgt. Pepper's is remarkable.
#MusicInMusic
#MusicChallenge
Day 5
Starry Eyed and Laughing - The Girl In a Gene Clark Song
(Bells of Lightning, 2021)
SEAL and Tony Pool (absolute Rickenbacker 12 string master) emerge from the 70s with a song that is even more Byrds than The Byrds.
#MusicChallenge
Day 5
Starry Eyed and Laughing - The Girl In a Gene Clark Song
(Bells of Lightning, 2021)
SEAL and Tony Pool (absolute Rickenbacker 12 string master) emerge from the 70s with a song that is even more Byrds than The Byrds.
Starry Eyed And Laughing - The Girl In A Gene Clark Song
YouTube video by starryeyedlaughing
youtu.be
November 5, 2025 at 3:11 PM
#MusicInMusic
#MusicChallenge
Day 5
Starry Eyed and Laughing - The Girl In a Gene Clark Song
(Bells of Lightning, 2021)
SEAL and Tony Pool (absolute Rickenbacker 12 string master) emerge from the 70s with a song that is even more Byrds than The Byrds.
#MusicChallenge
Day 5
Starry Eyed and Laughing - The Girl In a Gene Clark Song
(Bells of Lightning, 2021)
SEAL and Tony Pool (absolute Rickenbacker 12 string master) emerge from the 70s with a song that is even more Byrds than The Byrds.
#BreakingKindSongs
#MusicChallenge
Day 4 - Children/childhood song
Kaleidoscope - The Sky Children
(Tangerine Dream, Fontana LP 1967)
Psychedelic tweeness that just goes on and on...
1/2
#MusicChallenge
Day 4 - Children/childhood song
Kaleidoscope - The Sky Children
(Tangerine Dream, Fontana LP 1967)
Psychedelic tweeness that just goes on and on...
1/2
KALEIDOSCOPE (UK) - Sky Children
YouTube video by Invisible Side of Rock
youtu.be
November 5, 2025 at 1:01 AM
#BreakingKindSongs
#MusicChallenge
Day 4 - Children/childhood song
Kaleidoscope - The Sky Children
(Tangerine Dream, Fontana LP 1967)
Psychedelic tweeness that just goes on and on...
1/2
#MusicChallenge
Day 4 - Children/childhood song
Kaleidoscope - The Sky Children
(Tangerine Dream, Fontana LP 1967)
Psychedelic tweeness that just goes on and on...
1/2
#MusicInMusic
#MusicChallenge
Day 4
Erik Voeks - She Loved Her Jangle Pop
(So The Wind Won't Blow It All Away, 2016)
There's a Chris Bell reference in there, but Bobby Sutliffe is a pretty deep power pop dive.
#MusicChallenge
Day 4
Erik Voeks - She Loved Her Jangle Pop
(So The Wind Won't Blow It All Away, 2016)
There's a Chris Bell reference in there, but Bobby Sutliffe is a pretty deep power pop dive.
Erik Voeks - She Loved Her Jangle Pop
YouTube video by evoeks
youtu.be
November 4, 2025 at 3:03 PM
#MusicInMusic
#MusicChallenge
Day 4
Erik Voeks - She Loved Her Jangle Pop
(So The Wind Won't Blow It All Away, 2016)
There's a Chris Bell reference in there, but Bobby Sutliffe is a pretty deep power pop dive.
#MusicChallenge
Day 4
Erik Voeks - She Loved Her Jangle Pop
(So The Wind Won't Blow It All Away, 2016)
There's a Chris Bell reference in there, but Bobby Sutliffe is a pretty deep power pop dive.
Reposted by Nancy O.
"I’m afraid to report all that is about to be replaced by insufferable eternal darkness, which I expect to last sometime well into tenebrous infinitude."
This is the local report: theneedling.com/2019/09/02/s...
Sunshine Soon to be Replaced by Eternal, Inescapable Darkness
By Seadiff Nass, Needling Meteorologist The forecast isn’t looking good. No, my friend, it looks grim indeed. I’ve been studying my meteorological charts and my radars, and the number of spid…
theneedling.com
November 3, 2025 at 11:29 PM
"I’m afraid to report all that is about to be replaced by insufferable eternal darkness, which I expect to last sometime well into tenebrous infinitude."
#BreakingKindSongs
#MusicChallenge
Day 3 - a song with some spoken word or rapping
Porter Wagoner & Dolly Parton - Jeannie's Afraid of the Dark (1967)
Seriously love these Dolly and Porter albums but my gosh there's some maudlin stuff. Porter was the king of the sad spoken word (1:44).
#MusicChallenge
Day 3 - a song with some spoken word or rapping
Porter Wagoner & Dolly Parton - Jeannie's Afraid of the Dark (1967)
Seriously love these Dolly and Porter albums but my gosh there's some maudlin stuff. Porter was the king of the sad spoken word (1:44).
Porter Wagoner & Dolly Parton - Jeannie's Afraid Of The Dark
YouTube video by Dale Criswell
youtu.be
November 3, 2025 at 2:57 PM
#BreakingKindSongs
#MusicChallenge
Day 3 - a song with some spoken word or rapping
Porter Wagoner & Dolly Parton - Jeannie's Afraid of the Dark (1967)
Seriously love these Dolly and Porter albums but my gosh there's some maudlin stuff. Porter was the king of the sad spoken word (1:44).
#MusicChallenge
Day 3 - a song with some spoken word or rapping
Porter Wagoner & Dolly Parton - Jeannie's Afraid of the Dark (1967)
Seriously love these Dolly and Porter albums but my gosh there's some maudlin stuff. Porter was the king of the sad spoken word (1:44).
#MusicInMusic
#MusicChallenge
Day 3
The Mamas & The Papas - Creeque Alley
(Deliver, 1967)
A handy video to break down one of the most self-referential name-dropping songs ever (?) about making music.
Zolly said Denny don't think there are many that can sing a song the way that you do...
#MusicChallenge
Day 3
The Mamas & The Papas - Creeque Alley
(Deliver, 1967)
A handy video to break down one of the most self-referential name-dropping songs ever (?) about making music.
Zolly said Denny don't think there are many that can sing a song the way that you do...
The Mamas & The Papas "Creeque Alley" on The Ed Sullivan Show
YouTube video by The Ed Sullivan Show
youtu.be
November 3, 2025 at 2:45 PM
#MusicInMusic
#MusicChallenge
Day 3
The Mamas & The Papas - Creeque Alley
(Deliver, 1967)
A handy video to break down one of the most self-referential name-dropping songs ever (?) about making music.
Zolly said Denny don't think there are many that can sing a song the way that you do...
#MusicChallenge
Day 3
The Mamas & The Papas - Creeque Alley
(Deliver, 1967)
A handy video to break down one of the most self-referential name-dropping songs ever (?) about making music.
Zolly said Denny don't think there are many that can sing a song the way that you do...
#BreakingKindSongs
#MusicChallenge
Day 2 - Song by artist(s) who Inspired their own musical, documentary or tribute band
Gerry & The Pacemakers - Ferry Cross The Mersey (1964)
Brian Epstein Merseybeat exploito film which is actually quite good! Lots of Liverpool location shots.
1/2
#MusicChallenge
Day 2 - Song by artist(s) who Inspired their own musical, documentary or tribute band
Gerry & The Pacemakers - Ferry Cross The Mersey (1964)
Brian Epstein Merseybeat exploito film which is actually quite good! Lots of Liverpool location shots.
1/2
Ferry Cross the Mersey Movie Trailer - 1964
YouTube video by Bobby Cole
youtu.be
November 2, 2025 at 3:43 PM
#BreakingKindSongs
#MusicChallenge
Day 2 - Song by artist(s) who Inspired their own musical, documentary or tribute band
Gerry & The Pacemakers - Ferry Cross The Mersey (1964)
Brian Epstein Merseybeat exploito film which is actually quite good! Lots of Liverpool location shots.
1/2
#MusicChallenge
Day 2 - Song by artist(s) who Inspired their own musical, documentary or tribute band
Gerry & The Pacemakers - Ferry Cross The Mersey (1964)
Brian Epstein Merseybeat exploito film which is actually quite good! Lots of Liverpool location shots.
1/2
#MusicInMusic
#MusicChallenge
Day 2
The Everly Brothers - Mandolin Wind
(Stories We Could Tell, 1972)
Superb country rock version of one of Rod's best.
#MusicChallenge
Day 2
The Everly Brothers - Mandolin Wind
(Stories We Could Tell, 1972)
Superb country rock version of one of Rod's best.
Mandolin Wind
YouTube video by The Everly Brothers - Topic
youtu.be
November 2, 2025 at 3:27 PM
#MusicInMusic
#MusicChallenge
Day 2
The Everly Brothers - Mandolin Wind
(Stories We Could Tell, 1972)
Superb country rock version of one of Rod's best.
#MusicChallenge
Day 2
The Everly Brothers - Mandolin Wind
(Stories We Could Tell, 1972)
Superb country rock version of one of Rod's best.
#BreakingKindSongs
#MusicChallenge
Day 1 - song that contains baking ingredients
The Small Faces - Song of a Baker
(Ogden's Nut Gone Flake, 1968)
The song that really speaks to me about my cravings for baked goods. Ronnie Lane understands.
#MusicChallenge
Day 1 - song that contains baking ingredients
The Small Faces - Song of a Baker
(Ogden's Nut Gone Flake, 1968)
The song that really speaks to me about my cravings for baked goods. Ronnie Lane understands.
November 1, 2025 at 11:06 PM
#BreakingKindSongs
#MusicChallenge
Day 1 - song that contains baking ingredients
The Small Faces - Song of a Baker
(Ogden's Nut Gone Flake, 1968)
The song that really speaks to me about my cravings for baked goods. Ronnie Lane understands.
#MusicChallenge
Day 1 - song that contains baking ingredients
The Small Faces - Song of a Baker
(Ogden's Nut Gone Flake, 1968)
The song that really speaks to me about my cravings for baked goods. Ronnie Lane understands.
#MusicInMusic
#MusicChallenge
Day 1
Laugh - Paul McCartney
(1987 7")
C86-ish guitar band from Manchester
Thanks for the challenge, Elizabeth @bwodotbc.bsky.social !
#MusicChallenge
Day 1
Laugh - Paul McCartney
(1987 7")
C86-ish guitar band from Manchester
Thanks for the challenge, Elizabeth @bwodotbc.bsky.social !
November 1, 2025 at 2:56 PM
#MusicInMusic
#MusicChallenge
Day 1
Laugh - Paul McCartney
(1987 7")
C86-ish guitar band from Manchester
Thanks for the challenge, Elizabeth @bwodotbc.bsky.social !
#MusicChallenge
Day 1
Laugh - Paul McCartney
(1987 7")
C86-ish guitar band from Manchester
Thanks for the challenge, Elizabeth @bwodotbc.bsky.social !
#EUr0cktober
#MusicChallenge
Day 31 - free choice (Leutonia)
The Schmenge Brothers - Cabbage Rolls and Coffee
The Schmenges play their huge hit, documented in The Last Polka (1984).
Thanks to @66marck.bsky.social for hosting this fun challenge!
#MusicChallenge
Day 31 - free choice (Leutonia)
The Schmenge Brothers - Cabbage Rolls and Coffee
The Schmenges play their huge hit, documented in The Last Polka (1984).
Thanks to @66marck.bsky.social for hosting this fun challenge!
The Shmenges - Cabbage Rolls and Coffee Polka
YouTube video by EricCanada50
youtu.be
October 31, 2025 at 3:12 PM
#EUr0cktober
#MusicChallenge
Day 31 - free choice (Leutonia)
The Schmenge Brothers - Cabbage Rolls and Coffee
The Schmenges play their huge hit, documented in The Last Polka (1984).
Thanks to @66marck.bsky.social for hosting this fun challenge!
#MusicChallenge
Day 31 - free choice (Leutonia)
The Schmenge Brothers - Cabbage Rolls and Coffee
The Schmenges play their huge hit, documented in The Last Polka (1984).
Thanks to @66marck.bsky.social for hosting this fun challenge!
#Howl-A-Ween
#MusicChallenge
Day 30 - colors of the season
The Mamas and the Papas - California Dreamin'
(Dunhill 7" 1965)
All the leaves are brown
and the sky is gray
Here gray is most definitely a color of the season.
1/2
#MusicChallenge
Day 30 - colors of the season
The Mamas and the Papas - California Dreamin'
(Dunhill 7" 1965)
All the leaves are brown
and the sky is gray
Here gray is most definitely a color of the season.
1/2
The Mamas and The Papas - California Dreamin' (Shindig)
YouTube video by John1948NineA
youtu.be
October 30, 2025 at 3:30 PM
#Howl-A-Ween
#MusicChallenge
Day 30 - colors of the season
The Mamas and the Papas - California Dreamin'
(Dunhill 7" 1965)
All the leaves are brown
and the sky is gray
Here gray is most definitely a color of the season.
1/2
#MusicChallenge
Day 30 - colors of the season
The Mamas and the Papas - California Dreamin'
(Dunhill 7" 1965)
All the leaves are brown
and the sky is gray
Here gray is most definitely a color of the season.
1/2
#EUr0cktober
#MusicChallenge
Day 29 - United (non-EU)
Mark Eric - United Airlines commercial
(outtake from A Midsummer's Day Dream, 1969)
A variation of his song "California Home" probably made to pitch to United. An odd record for '69, full of sunny Beach Boys-like gems.
#MusicChallenge
Day 29 - United (non-EU)
Mark Eric - United Airlines commercial
(outtake from A Midsummer's Day Dream, 1969)
A variation of his song "California Home" probably made to pitch to United. An odd record for '69, full of sunny Beach Boys-like gems.
Mark Eric - Airline Commercials (Edit)
YouTube video by Veggies' Vintage Vinyl Dump
youtu.be
October 29, 2025 at 9:27 PM
#EUr0cktober
#MusicChallenge
Day 29 - United (non-EU)
Mark Eric - United Airlines commercial
(outtake from A Midsummer's Day Dream, 1969)
A variation of his song "California Home" probably made to pitch to United. An odd record for '69, full of sunny Beach Boys-like gems.
#MusicChallenge
Day 29 - United (non-EU)
Mark Eric - United Airlines commercial
(outtake from A Midsummer's Day Dream, 1969)
A variation of his song "California Home" probably made to pitch to United. An odd record for '69, full of sunny Beach Boys-like gems.
#EUr0cktober
#MusicChallenge
Day 28 - Croatia
Dubrovački Trubaduri, or The Troubadours of Dubrovnik, were the Yugolavian entry in the 1968 Eurovision Song Contest, with this catchy number called "Jeden Dan" sung by Luciano "Lući" Capurso and Hamo Hajdarhodžić. (It came in 7th place with 8 votes.)
#MusicChallenge
Day 28 - Croatia
Dubrovački Trubaduri, or The Troubadours of Dubrovnik, were the Yugolavian entry in the 1968 Eurovision Song Contest, with this catchy number called "Jeden Dan" sung by Luciano "Lući" Capurso and Hamo Hajdarhodžić. (It came in 7th place with 8 votes.)
ESC 1968 17 - Yugoslavia - Dubrovački Trubaduri - Jedan Dan
YouTube video by ESC:56-73
youtu.be
October 28, 2025 at 5:21 PM
#EUr0cktober
#MusicChallenge
Day 28 - Croatia
Dubrovački Trubaduri, or The Troubadours of Dubrovnik, were the Yugolavian entry in the 1968 Eurovision Song Contest, with this catchy number called "Jeden Dan" sung by Luciano "Lući" Capurso and Hamo Hajdarhodžić. (It came in 7th place with 8 votes.)
#MusicChallenge
Day 28 - Croatia
Dubrovački Trubaduri, or The Troubadours of Dubrovnik, were the Yugolavian entry in the 1968 Eurovision Song Contest, with this catchy number called "Jeden Dan" sung by Luciano "Lući" Capurso and Hamo Hajdarhodžić. (It came in 7th place with 8 votes.)