Steve Goodman - Election Year Rag

"The loser is always us."

An outtake from the late, great, Chicago-based singer-songwriter best known for penning "City of New Orleans". I have a low-digital-fidelity recording of him performing the song solo on XRT — something I forgot I had until today, when, in the midst of the stormy political climate around me, the above lyric surfaced from whichever crevice of my mind it was inhabiting. Turns out it extends beyond that every fourth year.....

The Kingston Trio - The Merry (Little) Minuet

We don't seem to talk about "the big one" being dropped so much these days. Sometimes it's casually mentioned in discussions of North Korea and their apparently crazed royalty. Also, I think "hurricanes" in this song might more aptly be replaced by "lunatics" today. But this song is still pretty relevant, I think. Long time classic; enjoy.

Steve Goodman with Jethro Burns - Lincoln Park Pirates

Thanks to Psy Guy for bringing this one to mind. Chicago's own folk singer-songwriter Steve Goodman takes on one of the major plagues of our fair city, with help from mandolinist Jethro Burns of Homer and Jethro fame (?).