U2, "Sunday Bloody Sunday" (Live in New York)

Recorded two weeks ago, and released yesterday, here is U2, performing an acoustic rendition of their classic song of protest. Recorded on a rooftop in NYC, the band dedicated the performance to those fighting for democracy in Iran. Enjoy.

WORLDWIDE WEDNESDAY: Brett Dennen, "I Asked When"

Peter Jordan presents... 

Dear listeners,

I am seriously under the weather.  As such, I am completely mailing it in this week.  This song isn't really specific to anything, just general bleeding heart politics.  (I couldn't find a song about children bringing germs home from daycare.)

WORLDWIDE WEDNESDAY/MARCH OF THE COVERS: k.d. lang, "Hallelujah" (Leonard Cohen)

Today marks the latest installment in a weekly series of guest posts by the self-acclaimed music aficionado and news junkie, Peter Jordan. Each week, the post will loosely relate to  some aspect of current events. Mr. Jordan has been given complete, unfettered editorial control over the Wednesday posts. This month, he must meet the additional requirement of using a cover song in his post. Enjoy.

Today we've got k.d. lang covering Leonard Cohen. That's right, a gay person taking a hetero's best known musical child and raising it right.  SCOTUS, are you listening? (Alito is a huge Tuna Day fan.)

PS--As Canadians, lang and Cohen have socialized medicine, too. If Canada wasn't a frozen wasteland, it might be nice to live there.

Roberta Flack, "Compared to What"

From 1969's First Take...

Pete Seeger, "Waist Deep in the Big Muddy"

Today is Mr. Seeger's 93rd birthday, and he's still pushing on.  Happy Birthday!

U2, "Red Hill Mining Town"

One of Maura's favorites, Larry Mullen called this one (from The Joshua Tree) "one of the lost songs."
 

James McMurtry, "God Bless America"

MARCH OF THE COVERS: Saul Williams, "Sunday Bloody Sunday" (U2)