A Dull and Witless Boy.

My name's Colin and I play in the Decemberists.

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“Fifteen Blows” by Colin Meloy, from

I made this song a while back for a friend’s daughter on her fifteenth birthday. I suppose it applies to all fifteenth birthdays, which tend to be kind of a bummer.

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“Taupin Sings John” by Dinnerheads, from “Dinnerheads II”

timheidecker:

Taupin Sings John

as promised, a live concert recording of Bernie Taupin and Elton John performing the original versions of classic Elton John songs.  Thank you for all your donations. 

written and performed by Tim Heidecker and Gregg Turkington

Download: http://www.mediafire.com/?196ck2i5byhjkcb

wearethe99percent: Every payday it comes down to what MUST get paid or get shut off. I’d love to feed my children fresh organic produce but it comes down to what will keep, what we can afford to keep on hand. I’d love to shop local but can only afford big box stores. For the amount of time and energy my partner and I put into working how is it that he is still not getting paid enough for us to meet the basic needs of a family of four—bills, food, and medical care? Work, work, work, struggle, struggle, struggle then die. The future feels hopeless.

wearethe99percent:

Every payday it comes down to what MUST get paid or get shut off. I’d love to feed my children fresh organic produce but it comes down to what will keep, what we can afford to keep on hand. I’d love to shop local but can only afford big box stores. For the amount of time and energy my partner and I put into working how is it that he is still not getting paid enough for us to meet the basic needs of a family of four—bills, food, and medical care? Work, work, work, struggle, struggle, struggle then die. The future feels hopeless.

“When I pick up the cornflakes box, I want there to be cornflakes inside of it. I think that 1984 is different than The War of the Worlds…It’s a matter of whether you’re building with your Lego set, do you get to use just the Legos, or can you use rutabagas? The tool kit is different.”

– Margaret Atwood, on science fiction and speculative fiction. It’s not totally clear to me, either. But I love the answer.