by snarly | Jan 2, 2023 | Musical Apologies
Please enjoy this wildly catholic apology-song playlist (Dolly! Mitski! Ramones! Prince! T.I. feat. André 3000!) on Spotify, kindly curated by Snarly’s music-obsessed flutist/drummer daughter. Please note that this list is more of a VIBE than an apology. Nirvana’s...
by snarly | Sep 16, 2022 | Musical Apologies
Back in the day, there was a veritable universe of apology songs. Based on their sheet music, some of them were…unsettling. Here is a sampling, ranked from least to most unnerving. Check out “Are You Sorry?” from 1925, below. The woman in the...
by sumac | Oct 10, 2018 | Musical Apologies, Personal Apologies
As this post goes up, the Restoration team is working on Burning Man cleanup, scouring the Black Rock Desert for any traces of 2018’s event. Burners work very hard to Leave No Trace. Line sweeps, cross-raking, magnetic rakes – all come in handy. That works for...
by snarly | Aug 5, 2018 | Musical Apologies, Youth apologizes
Snarly’s children had a flashback to their toddlerdom watching Yo Gabba Gabba on Nickelodeon, so we listened to a bunch of the show’s songs in the car. (Some highlights: The Roots loving their family, Eryka Badu offering strategies for when she feels...
by snarly | Jan 27, 2018 | Musical Apologies
SorryWatch reader Pablo pointed us toward this wonderful song by Christine Lavin, “Regretting What I Said to You When You Called Me at Eleven O’Clock on a Friday Morning to Tell Me That at One O’Clock Friday Afternoon You’re Gonna Leave Your...
by snarly | Jan 22, 2018 | Musical Apologies
Whispering Jack Smith, (born Jacob Schmidt in the Bronx at the end of the 19th century) didn’t really whisper. He spoke-sung with a gentle, quiet, breathy cadence that he blamed on inhaling poison gas during his heroic WWI service on the battlefields of France....
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