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       As promised, another cover. This is by Karma Fields and Shey Baba. It's quite different. It actually illustrates my only complaint about millennials. They are too serious. I miss Boy George cheerfully dancing around while begging not to be emotionally destroyed by his lover.       Many cheerful sounding 80s songs were actually quite depressing. We liked it that way. Mask the misery. 99 Luftballons, yeah we're all gonna die. Every Breath You Take, hello stalker. 19, a serious commentary on the Vietnam War. Jump, sure jump off the building. Anything by Oingo Boingo or Devo, and many more. Bodies would crowd the dancefloor to these songs. Everything sucks and we are gonna dance.      Come on millennials, stop the down tempo stuff and dance with Gen X as the world implodes. 😉 

       Most of us are doing the best that we can during this time. I suspect this year will harm many people outside of actual Covid deaths. I fear that a massive mental health crisis will follow Covid. I also believe that this will last quite a bit longer than any of us thought it would. We may be forever changed as a society.      I have been a fan of Seattle based Assemblage 23 for many years. Industrial with hints of Depeche Mode influence. I really like his voice. Side projects include Surveillance and Helix. If you like this you may like the side projects as well.      If anyone can write about the range of emotions we have experienced this year, Tom can. Well done. A good listen for the apocalypse. 

  We may be dealing with an entire year of Covid soon. I have found ways to have a little fun. I hope that you have too!

       I am slightly obsessed with music covers. Good, bad, or just weird, I'm in. I knew it wouldn't be long before I threw a cover on here!         This is a cover of an Eurythmics song from the 80s. One of the beautiful things about covers is that they introduce good songs to new generations of audiences. This cover plays nice in that the music type is similar to the original and it sounds good. I may not be as kind with the next cover.   😉

       I noticed several of my favorite musicians started making music again after many years. One of these bands is the Squirel Nut Zippers. I have attempted to see them many times, only to have some unforeseen disaster occur that made me miss them. I hope concerts become a reality again someday and I hope that THIS time I can finally see the Squirrel Nut Zippers!

       I have loved Venus Hum for many years now. Her performance on the Blue Man rock tour was memorable. Glowing in her rainbow light up dress singing with the voice of an angel, I was mesmerized. Annette Strean has an ethereal voice that I can listen to on repeat. I was thrilled to see a new single from Venus Hum!      My interpretation of Look is having the ability to face pain straight on without the crutches we use to deal with it. This has been a big lesson for me to learn over the last several years.I have learned to recognize pain, feel it, and move on. It hurts and it's not easy. I can see why I used to ignore it or sooth it. I am not even sure if I feel better now that I can deal with it. I can say that it's probably better for my health in ways that I can't necessarily see.      I hope you enjoy this single as much as I have been enjoying it. If it's not your thing, no worries, I listen to music across most genres so your jam...

  I think this might be the ideal theme song for 2020! Fortunately, those times don't last forever. When we experience hard times, it helps us become stronger and wiser. Gaining those life lessons still isn't fun. 🙁