Category Archives: Music

Not so smashing

Posted on 02/22/2012 by Meryl Yourish

I love Broadway plays. I love musical theater and the movie musical, and always have. So I was thrilled when I saw promos for Smash, the new NBC series about putting on a Broadway show. I watched the pilot, and … Continue reading →

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Songs from my childhood

Posted on 12/25/2011 by Meryl Yourish

I’ve been reminiscing over on FB and decided to share with my blog readers. There were some pretty damned good songs in the sixties.

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A new record for Meryl

Posted on 12/16/2011 by Meryl Yourish

I was checking out Reason’s blog and discovered that they were right. A bunch of movies you probably haven’t seen get Golden Globe nominations from the preposterous “Hollywood Foreign Press Association.” A quick trip down the list shows that I … Continue reading →

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Lazy Saturday Red Solo Cup post

Posted on 12/03/2011 by Meryl Yourish

VERY funny new song (and video) from Toby Keith. Here’s a who’s who of the cameos. And I checked out the Glee cover. You know, Glee ruins every song it touches. It must have a time limit of two minutes … Continue reading →

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Because it’s been on my mind a lot these days

Posted on 07/30/2011 by Meryl Yourish
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Saturday funny

Posted on 06/25/2011 by Meryl Yourish

Sandy Cash again: Egyptian Revolution Blues.

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Weird Al does Lady Gaga

Posted on 06/21/2011 by Meryl Yourish

He just performs this way.

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The mysterious Justin Bieber tattoo

Posted on 05/25/2011 by Meryl Yourish

I think I understand now why the U.K. is so anti-Zionist. It’s filled with morons who don’t even know what Hebrew looks like when they see it on a teen pop star’s side. The caption of the bigger picture (at … Continue reading →

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One more bin Laden comment before bed

Posted on 05/02/2011 by Meryl Yourish

From Toby Keith, via Jonathan M.

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Grey’s Anatomy: Jumping the shark, with music

Posted on 04/02/2011 by Meryl Yourish

I love Grey’s anatomy. I love musicals. And I’ve liked the few TV show musical episodes that have popped up here and there. The Buffy the Vampire musical episode was wonderful (except for the fact that Joss insisted on allowing … Continue reading →

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The 21st century Gene Kelly

Posted on 03/31/2011 by Meryl Yourish

Daniel Cloud Campos is utterly amazing in this short film. Via Vanderleun.

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The loss of Debbie Friedman

Posted on 01/09/2011 by Meryl Yourish

Debbie Friedman passed away today. Words fail. Her music won’t. This is the song that, seven years ago at a conference for Jewish educators, made me realize what an amazing contribution she made to Judaism. We were all on our … Continue reading →

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First night video

Posted on 12/01/2010 by Meryl Yourish

Eric J. contributed this one. It’s got a great beat, it’s a fun song, but it is lacking something very important. Where are the women? Why is there not a single woman in this video? Why are they not at … Continue reading →

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Friday night video

Posted on 06/11/2010 by Meryl Yourish

A fitting one for Friday night. Leonard Cohen toured Israel last year, ignoring calls for him to boycott the Jewish state, what with his being a religious Jew and all that. The result? What was probably a religious experience for … Continue reading →

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Fish heads to lighten the mood

Posted on 06/03/2010 by Meryl Yourish

Barnes and Barnes wrote a song and created a video that, during the 1980s, gave my friends and me hours of amusement. (All Dr. Demento fans will remember this one.) As a matter of fact, I developed an entire theory … Continue reading →

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Snarky entertainment news

Posted on 05/04/2010 by Meryl Yourish

Damn! Wrong Redgrave: Lynn Redgrave died of breast cancer yesterday. Shame it wasn’t her sister Vanessa. Say, you think you might have put the new website up before the new CD came out? Mary Chapin Carpenter’s new album is out. … Continue reading →

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Time out from world events

Posted on 02/11/2010 by Meryl Yourish

I am truly not up for all the bad news of the world posting. I could tell you that I cannot for the life of me remove a tune from “Annie” out of my head. It’s been there for weeks. … Continue reading →

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The Grinch, metal style

Posted on 12/17/2009 by Meryl Yourish

I heard this yesterday in the car. It’s an awesome version of “You’re a Mean One, Mr. Grinch,” by Gary Hoey, who plays a mean guitar. Here’s one live version: And here’s another in a radio studio. Listen at least … Continue reading →

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Saturday funny

Posted on 05/30/2009 by Meryl Yourish

Bonnie Tyler’s “Total Eclipse of the Heart” was one of my absolute favorite songs from the eighties. The video is one of the all-time worst. And it’s just been hosed, big-time. H/T: Allah. If you remember the video, this is … Continue reading →

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MacLeod-ing the issue

Posted on 01/16/2009 by Soccerdad

The trio of Scott MacLeod, Tim McGirk and Andrew Lee Butters who write for Time Magazine might have the worst collection of anti-Israel activists writing for any American publication. I’ll call them the “terror troika,” given their enthusiasm for Hamas. … Continue reading →

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