Tunesday – You Want It Darker
A sample of some obscure – and maybe not obscure – tunes from my strange and off-the-wall collection.
Today’s double selection: Leonard Cohen/Iggy Pop “You Want It Darker” – 2016/2022
Leonard Cohen’s last album, released on his 82nd birthday and 17 days before he died – this being the title track. Iggy Pop recorded a cover of this song for “A Tribute To Leonard Cohen” in 2022.
Leonard Cohen was born in Quebec in 1934. He was a poet and novelist but began a music career in the mid-60s. His most famous song was “Hallelujah” released in 1984. He stopped recording in 1991. In 2005, he discovered that his money and publishing rights had been stolen by his manager so he returned to music and released three more albums. “You Want It Darker” was released three weeks before he died in 2016.
Jim Osterberg Jr was born in Muskegon, MI and began later moved to Ann Arbor. Although he began as a drummer, he found his calling as a front-man. His rise to fame as Iggy Pop began when he was the song-writer and vocalist of the local Detroit band, “Iggy & The Stooges“. Considered a proto-punk band, they produced two albums before breaking up due to Iggy’s heroin addiction. The name “Iggy” came from an earlier band called “The Iguanas“. The rest of the band began calling Iggy “Pop” in reference to another local character who had a similar look after shaving his eyebrows. Iggy Pop wrote David Bowie’s hit “China Girl” and other songs covered by Bowie.
We have a real doozy here. From Media ite
Dan Bongino, the MAGA media personality and recently resigned deputy director of the FBI, took aim at ex-congressman Matt Gaetz on Tuesday as Bongino has made clear he’s declaring war on those he sees as the “grifters” and “life-losers” in the GOP.
Bongino posted on social media that he would soon be announcing a start date to go back to his show and made absolutely clear he would be joining the battle against the so-called “black-pilled” far right – a dig at influencers like white supremacist Nick Fuentes.
“I started in this movement as a candidate during the Tea Party movement, and I began my political commentary career shortly thereafter. I helped build this movement and I sure as hell am not going to let it get hijacked by a group of black-pillers, life-losers, grifters and bums,” he continued, adding:
We are a movement guided by truth. The essence of conservative ideology is the preservation of eternal truths. We are not the “latest thing” group. We are not political cannibals. I’ve watched quietly from the inside while doing the job I was hired to do, but I’m back now, and it’s time to restore balance to the force (that one was for Gui).
Gaetz replied to Bongino’s post, asking X chatbot Grok, “When did Dan Bongino run for office and how did he perform as a candidate?”
Bongino took the opportunity to tear into Gaetz, replying, “Maybe if I spent more time at shady parties with monied insiders I would’ve won. I heard you’d know a bit about that. You’ve always been a dick by the way. Grifting off your daddy like a suckling little doggie. When I first met you in the panhandle I knew you were a piece of shit. It’s written all over that phony face of yours.”
Gaetz, who is now a host on One America News, tried to cool things down. Gaetz replied, “I’m glad you remember meeting me so many years ago. I recall you gave a moving speech about your time in law enforcement. I told you I liked it. I’m deeply proud of my father. We make a great team. Are you saying having a successful father is a bad thing? Did you share that viewpoint with President Trump? Or Don Jr?” He added:
I share your distain for monied insiders. It’s why I was the ONLY Republican in congress who refused lobbyist and PA donations.
Why are you angry at me? Because you don’t like my face? This is your big white pill message against the doomers? That I have a bad face?
You made a post about being a candidate for office during the tea party movement, and twice thereafter. I didn’t know that full history so I simply asked @grok if you had won any of those elections. Apparently, you underperformed as a political candidate. But you’re a world class streamer.
Take a chill pill, Dan.
Bongino hit back, “That’s right doggie, backpedal away. Good move. Now go blame the Jews for your dumbass tweet.”
A pair of retards.