I love how covers can reveal something totally unexpected about a song. Like, when played on the clarinet, Exit Music (For a Film) actually sounds like something that would play over the credits of a 70's movie about Albert Brooks' marriage falling apart.

I have to admit, as a decades-long Rush fan, I was highly skeptical about this decision. I thought Neil was too crucial to Rush's sound for this to work, but I was wrong. Anika is a worthy successor.

#ArtistFave15 #MusicChallenge #MusicSky Matthew Sweet Day 13 (in no order) Almost done with my late finish. Another track that masters the “happy melancholy” sound. We’re the Same • 100% Fun • 1995 youtu.be/gCiMN88JY1g?...

#LookAndSee 380 #MusicChallenge #MusicSky Travis • Flowers in the Window youtu.be/5ZT-z9L_71A?...

#ArtistFave15 #MusicChallenge #MusicSky Matthew Sweet Day 12 (in no order) If Time Permits • In Reverse • 1999 I’m determined to finish this challenge even if life keeps interrupting. The production on In Reverse is gorgeous throughout, but especially so on this track. youtu.be/fr2c4sQkCJc?...

#ArtistFave15 #MusicChallenge #MusicSky Matthew Sweet Day 11 (in no order) I Can’t Remember • The Thorns • 2003 One of many great, harmony-heavy tracks on this CSN-flavored album with Pete Droge and Shawn Mullins. youtu.be/Jxszfw-Sm-o?...

#EcksteinsMonthOfMusic #MusicChallenge Day 15. A song from a favorite hip-hop artist Blackalicious • Alphabet Aerobics youtu.be/zlynqOgBAUw?...

#ArtistFave15 #MusicChallenge #MusicSky Matthew Sweet Day 10 (in no order) Love the synths on this one Where You Get Love • Blue Sky on Mars • 1997 youtu.be/XEcL7cmquUY?...

#ArtistFave15 #MusicChallenge #MusicSky Matthew Sweet Day 9 (in no order) Had to miss a few days but I want to get back into this, starting with my favorite track in Matthew’s catalog I’ve Been Waiting • Girlfriend • 1992 youtu.be/FrmKHJE7Eto?...

#ArtistFave15 #MusicChallenge #MusicSky Matthew Sweet Day 8 (in no order) Ugly Truth Rock • Altered Beast • 1993 Both versions of this song are great, but Richard Lloyd shredding on lead guitar makes this superior imo youtu.be/JY34l1tSQBs?...

#readandplay (663) #MusicChallenge #MusicSky Seconds • U2 “USSR, GDR, London, New York, Peking, It's the puppets, it's the puppets, pull the strings…” The country names may change, but the system stays the same youtu.be/C2ee_TdrHRo?...

#ArtistFave15 #MusicChallenge #MusicSky Matthew Sweet Day 7 (in no order) Daylight (guest vocal on a Delerium song) • Poem • 2003 youtu.be/y4eOmCYXcgk?...

Brutal.

#ArtistFave15 #MusicChallenge Matthew Sweet Day 6 (in no order) Get Older • 100% Fun • 1995 youtu.be/diWwpk1HKn0?...

Anybody else secretly hoping that Artemis II would disturb an ancient race of aliens on the dark side of the moon who would come to Earth and take the world’s leaders hostage? #NASA #ArtemisII

The Artemis II eclipse 🌑 A rare view of a solar eclipse from deep space

Awesome image from Artemis. Big!

OH. MY. GOD. THIS IS THE EARTHSET PHOTO FROM ARTEMIS II. IM SPEECHLESS.

#ArtistFave15 #MusicChallenge Matthew Sweet Day 5 (in no order) Superdeformed • No Alternative (compilation) • 1993 youtu.be/tF2KOxz9bLM?...

#ArtistFave15 #MusicChallenge Matthew Sweet Day 4 (in no order) Your Sweet Voice • Girlfriend • 1991 youtu.be/58JFP1oOlqA?...

#ArtistFave15 #MusicChallenge Matthew Sweet Day 3 (in no order) The Ocean In-Between • Kimi Ga Suki Raifu • 2003 youtu.be/qJpuD7NlVv0?...

#ArtistFave15 #MusicChallenge Matthew Sweet Day 2 (in no order) Sick of Myself • 100% Fun • 1995 youtu.be/sNfocDNZWY8?...

#ArtistFave15 #MusicChallenge Matthew Sweet Day 1 (in no order) What Matters • In Reverse • 1999 youtu.be/Puw4jz5fN4M?...

#internationalchildrensbookday Writing for children -v- adults. “One group is concerned with the major problems facing mankind. Questions of loyalty and belief and heroism and the really serious things that involve us as a species. And the others we call Adults.” — #TerryPratchett #Discworld

#IsmuasMonthOfMusic #MusicChallenge Day 2: A song with a strong downbeat Get Over It • OK Go youtu.be/3BxfpbyV-uc?...

The Boss playing Purple Rain on tour stop #1 in Minneapolis ❤️❤️❤️❤️ youtu.be/0_STaxhaIJg?...

#NotYourFavorite #MusicChallenge The Police • Demolition Man youtu.be/R-JNYo4r9fE?...

Let's focus on something we ALL agree on: #ReleaseTheEPSTEIN_Files

#readandplay (657) #MusicChallenge #MusicSky Weezer • Only In Dreams youtu.be/vAoOJLpYKJ0?...

Awesome protest sign seen at No Kings in Boston, Massachusetts! 🔥

Brilliant protest sign in Inverness, Florida. Bone Spurs Donald isn't gonna be happy about this one! No Kings!

Spotted at a No Kings protest in Durham, North Carolina! Epic creativity!

No Kings protest sign in Princeton, New Jersey! Nailed it!

#MusicChallenge #IsmuasMonthOfMusic Day 26 - A song in a major key that feels melancholic Matthew Sweet • Someone to Pull the Trigger youtu.be/ipMWruDIscY?...

Oh @economist.com

#ExitMusic #MusicChallenge Day 19 The New Pornographers • The Bleeding Heart Show 2:40-4:27 The chords for the last part of the song start a little earlier, but the end really begins when the “Hey la”s kick in youtu.be/yXi56azb6b4?...

Big iced tea matchup on Friday

Cry more, Bruce Pearl 😭

Dear corporations, it’s time to retire “We are currently experiencing an unusually high volume of calls/claims/whatever.” Just admit you don’t have enough employees and give us that 10 seconds of our life spent on hold back. Oh, and maybe try paying a fair wage while you're at it.

#ExitMusic #MusicChallenge Day 17 Matthew Sweet • Divine Intervention 4:52-5:37 After a nearly 10 second fadeout, the outro solo comes blasting back for another 45 seconds of face melting youtu.be/9qvbtujjHfk?...

#ExitMusic #MusicChallenge Day 16 Elbow • One Day Like This 3:15-6:31 Love the way the chorus and strings build and build, then slowly fade out youtu.be/mCJ7keVBj6Y?...

#BreakingKindSongs #MusicChallenge March 10 - A song about phones, phone calls, or anything related to phones Telephone Song • Vaughn Brothers youtu.be/BuKutCP6N2o?...

#IsmuasMonthOfMusic #MusicChallenge 6. A song you recognize after two bars Cherub Rock • Smashing Pumpkins youtu.be/q-KE9lvU810?...

#Last4Albums It’s a 90s kind of day

#DavidsMonthOfMusic #MusicChallenge #MusicSky Day 6 - A song by a band/artist whose name begins with F Fountains of Wayne • Denise youtu.be/2y36usNVGhI?...

A cartoon from the 1950’s that’s more relevant than ever 💔

#EmojiSounds #MusicChallenge Day 4: 🪖 Seconds • U2 youtu.be/nGWZYA4gwFc?...

#readandplay (632) #MusicChallenge #MusicSky Ghost in This House • Alison Krauss youtu.be/GBvnmb4pHdo?...

It’s pretty funny to me how many people are just now figuring out that being good at sports doesn’t automatically make you a good person. This hockey stuff is just the latest example of the toxicity of men’s pro sports. Anyway, be like @flavorflav.bsky.social and support women’s sports!