Open Thread - Thurs 25 May 2023: When Johnny...
Submitted by Sima on Thu, 05/25/2023 - 5:00amWhen Johnny:
I believe Memorial Day is a good thing, honoring those who have fallen in our endless and often stupid wars. It's not their fault they fought, they died and they should be honored for doing so. Of course, there should be a day for honoring protesters too, those who fought, got hurt, died. Heh, I'm dreaming.
A few weeks ago, I was listening to some songs off old cds and vinyl I'd moved to my computer. I came across Steve Earle and the Pogues singing 'Johnny Come Lately' back in the late 80's.
Here's a good video featuring the song. And here's a link to a video about how Earle and the Pogues recorded the song.