Day 293: History never Repeats, Split Enz

Roderick Benson — Thu, 07 Jan 2021 00:00:00 +0000

So as I write these words the USA state capital has just been stormed by pro-Trump supporters trying to organise a coup to prevent Joe Biden from being certified as the 46^th president of the United States. A good German friend of mine wrote the following on my Facebook page:

It’s not over, and this is symbolic. The Munich Beer Hall putsch was the first (and neither the first, nor the most significant) sign of the young Weimar Republic being in trouble. Security forces and parts of the army colluded. Why was there no police, no national guard in Washington? Because they collude.

In response to his comment, this song came to mind as it obviously reflects the hope of I have for the USA. All I can say is the world would be a safer place is DJ Trump was not a free man.

Day 183: Six Months in a leaky Boat, Split Enz

Roderick Benson — Fri, 18 Sep 2020 23:00:00 +0000

This song I first shared all the way back when I was doing Covid Island Discs on Facebook. Little did I know then that I would still be sharing songs six months later. Given 2020 is a leap year, day 183 is exactly the six month mark so what better way to celebrate (if you can call it that) than with this song from the New Zealand band Split Enz. Now obviously I can’t have any repeats in my play list so I have replaced day 38 with another song which fits the theme of that time which was strange hit wonders. If you’re interested to see what I have replaced this day with then click here.

Splitz Enz – Think Bensonium

Day 293: History never Repeats, Split Enz

Day 183: Six Months in a leaky Boat, Split Enz