As it turns out, we’ve wrecked the Earth. All of you in the Northern Hemisphere might have noticed that it’s been raging hot outside this week. Flaming hot. Very gay hot.
Yes, yes, I know. “Weather isn’t the same as climate,” you say. You know, unless you need to point to several days of weather to prove or disprove global climate change. Whichever you prefer.
We did nothing this Independence Day at my house. Usually, we grill out but it was too stupidly hot. I’ve barely left the house all week, to be honest. It’s all part of how curmudgeonly I’ve become: fuck the Summer. I’ve also barely been on the blog because of how short-tempered I am over it. Hot-tempered, perhaps. Downright mercurial.
Let’s keep it simple this week. The theme is “heat”. Can be fire, songs about stoves, or hot cross buns. I don’t care. Run with it. Be imaginative. Just don’t ask me to go outside. I don’t care if the birdbath is empty; the finches can fend for themselves.
Sweatications!
CMNZ – Superheated by New Order
Rich Taylor – Sunstroke by Jason Isbell
pfluffy – Hot Pants by James Brown
Santino – Scorch the Ground by Seabound
Zurvan – Soul on Fire by Third Day
Grendel – Fire Woman by The Cult
WVR – Burn You Up, Burn You Down by Peter Gabriel
One more. I know you’re around, spootyjim. I saw you. Some Like It Hot (Power Station cover) by Bless the Machete
On the plus side, the crippling heat is keeping American civil warmongering impulses safely in check. Even if you throw a cold drink in someone’s face for wearing the “wrong” hat, you’re technically doing him a favor.
It’s hot out there. Damn hot:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DA7OuOIz1do
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kn-8n4QKUS4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lndY471xiA8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=biNJhJUC5WE
Although it doesn’t seem to be as hot where I am compared to earlier this week. Had steak & chicken at my brother’s for the Fourth.
But it hasn’t stopped the news. Scott Pruitt is looking for a new gig, Trump is causing outrage and panic in the media with a Supreme Court nominee he hasn’t even picked yet, Ed Schultz passed away, and and World Trade War One seems to be on.
Walking on the Sun – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LQj–Kjn0z8
For some reason we have been spared in South Georgia. We even played nine holes of golf in the afternoon. We head back to Atlanta today, once we get packed up. I am the same, though. I don’t leave the house much in the summer. My carefully planted garden goes to weedy shit.
Oh, yeah. Mine is a disaster right now. I haven’t even picked any of our blackberries. Still holding out hope we can get some decent tomatoes this year.
Burn by The Pretty Reckless – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uv_5HMhEvgc
Had to look up who he was. Here is what its says about his death on Wikipedia.
“Schultz’s death was announced on July 5, 2018. According to unconfirmed reports, he died of Assholeitis”
Fall Out Boy – My Songs Know What You Did In The Dark (Light em Up)
Blue Öyster Cult — Cities on Flame
I actually rather enjoy the stinking hot weather. It’s the cold I can’t stand!
Sly and the Family Stone – Hot Fun in the Summertime
G’N’R – Right Next Door to Hell
Elton John – Someone Saved My Life Tonight So the story goes… After “sticking his head in the gas oven, but with the windows open”, his parents arrived the next day, in a van, to take him back to their apartment in Pinner.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sQ8oVflZBHg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=REMOK85IeHg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EhZba-P7R18
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hw1t7OCESUw
It’s still damn hot:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AbQJDBQzgwM
Here’s a blast from the past.
Oy! It’s So Humid by 2 Live Jews – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=at8hZpXyykM
Hot Stuff – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1IdEhvuNxV8
Fire Down Below – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3lABZR3sAbo
Fire of the MInd – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bjhGXjSK4Ik
Yes! The thread LIIIIIVES.
The Air is Getting Slippery by Primus – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2LodDFLWUXQ
Heat by David Bowie – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V1jYO64l0fM
Bed of Coals by Warren Zevon – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xpOjX6sMWkM
Hot Hot Hot – Buster Poindexter
On the Lip of a Volcano – The New York Dolls
Burn – Three Days Grace
Burning Down the House – The Talking Heads
Fire Water Burn – The Bloodhound Gang
The Devil Went Down to Georgia – Primus
Sex on Fire – Kings of Leon
Island in the Sun – Weezer
Fuel – Metallica
This Fire – Killswitch Engage
Put it to the Torch – Hatebreed
Walk With Me in Hell – Lamb of God
The Thunder Rolls – All That Remains
I am the Fire – Halestorm
Cowboys from Hell – Pantera
The Devil and I – Slipknot
Smooth – Santana