E2TG 1/6/2021 - SNOMG - Go to Hell Mix (Last Call Remix)

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Today's Greetings from Nashville is up on the WXNA Archives.  HERE

 

6:00am Greetings from Nashville by Jason and The Scorchers on Still Standing (EMI/EMI Records (USA))

6:01am In the Great Gettin’ up Mornin’ by The Fisk Jubilee Singers on The Great Camp Meeting (Peak Recordings)

6:04am A New Day Is Gonna Dawn (Acoustic) by Flying Buffaloes on A New Day Is Gonna Dawn (Acoustic) – Single (Flying Buffaloes)

6:07am Sunrise (I’m Gold) by Jeff Thorneycroft on Sunrise (I’m Gold) – Single (Jeff Thorneythroft)

6:13am Here and Now by Donna Frost on The Quarantine Sessions Vol. 2 (Donna Frost)

6:16am Leave You Later by Griffin Winton on Leave You Later – Single (Griffin Winton)

6:20am Past Blue Ribbons by Evan P Donohue on Page of Wands (Best Records)

6:25am Tickle the Scar (feat. Kid Brother) by Jon Worthy on I’m a Lunatic Baby – EP (Jon Worthy)

6:31am Talk About Love by Pat Gallagher on Songs from Coolsville (Sleazy Weasel Records)

6:34am I Kissed a Girl by Jill Sobule on Jill Sobule (Lava)

6:37am Mandola Rag by The Gypsy Hombres on NOUVEAU (TziganeSouth)

6:39am King Size Bed by Los Colognes on Working Together (Los Colognes)

6:47am This December by Ghost Town Remedy on This December – Single (Never Nude Records)

6:51am Yeti Vs. Poseidon by Fable Cry on Fable Cry (Scampy Records)

6:56am Watchman Tell Us of the Night (Instrumental) [feat. The Blue Buccaneers] by Tom Mason on Salmagundi (Gas Station Music)

Today, we wrap up our look back at 2021.  Ended up with just over two hours of songs I identified as favorites that I wasn't able to feature either here or on the radio as part of the year end wrap up.  Tomorrow, the first new Featured Friday Playlist of 2022. 

 

    Featured Friday Playlist

E2TG 9/14/2021 - Playing Catch Up (or Ketchup) (or Catsup) - It's Okay Mix (Future Looks Fine Remix)

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I am back after taking a couple of days off.  In order to get back on track, we will skip the shuffle today and jump right into the Featured Friday Playlist recap (below the jump).  

 

    Featured Friday Playlist

E2TG 6/5/2020 - Featured Friday - Same Boat Mix (Therapy Remix)

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I have been thinking about perspective a lot lately.  In the context that we don't all see things the same way. Now, don't get me wrong, there are universal truths that do not require agreement or disagreement. Racism and Fascism are evil and we must all work to stop them when they pop up and to dismantle the institutions where they have been allowed to thrive for generations.

No what I am thinking about is how an image or a video can elicit a strong and visceral response in one group of people, and yet, be met with apathy or dismissal by another group.  It is easy to come to the conclusion that those in the latter group have no empathy and that they lack the human qualities of compassion and decency.  And, while I don't outright deny that such people exist, I do call into the question that it is as widespread as the divisions in this country would indicate.

So, how else to explain it?  Maybe it is perspective. (I am not even sure if that this correct word so let me explain).

My best friend growing up used to pose philosophical questions whenever I would spend the night. One such question was, "How do we know that we all see the color green the same? In other words, how to we learn colors - someone points to a color and says, "Green"and I eventually learn that that color is green. But, for all I know the person who taught me "green" may perceive that color as I perceive the color that I learned was "Red".  And, I would have no way of knowing.

Now, before you come at me medical or scientific examinations of optical receptors or whatever, my larger point is that when an image comes on my phone or computer screen - my eyes take it in and my mind perceives what it is I am seeing, and if what I perceive is disturbing I react.

So, I look at pictures of the President. and  I see the bad bronzing job, the sick expression, the dead eyes, etc.  A Trump supporter sees the same picture and sees something else. My thoughts here are totally outside of disagreements about policies or even specific actions. To me, it is somewhat easy to understand disagreements over policies or opposition or support for certain actions.

But, why do I see a video tape of police violence and get angry, while someone else sees that same video and is unmoved. Could it be that they are seeing something different from what I am seeing?  That it is filtered by their experiences and biases.  And if that is true, do I need to be mindful of times when my experiences and biases are affecting my perception.

I don't know what this all means. I just feel like at some point, we have to find a way for most Americans to come together at least minimally. There will always be disagreements (even intense ones), but the level of division we have doesn't seem like it can be tenable long-term.

It is Friday and time for another Featured Friday Playlist.  I hope you enjoy, and please follow the Playlist on Spotify! As our habit, we will review the first part of the list below, and the rest over the next week.

    Featured Friday Playlist