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Music Fridays: Don’t Leave Me This Way Edition

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Panda Party time!  The title, of course, refers to Rick Perry's sudden and much lamented departure. We'd all grown fond of the way he would grunt out catchphrases during debates, a nice counterpoint to Gingrich droning on and on, as if he was saying anything more meaningful than shouting out catchphrases. Part of me is beginning to feel for the also-rans in the Republican race. Each of them had a moment where the party was lavishing attention, telling them they're the one and only, and then they were suddenly dropped as everyone ran back to Old Dependable. It's like being the mistress who gets a long story about how he's going to leave his wife for you, only to have him, after he satifies himself, yank his pants up and run back to his wife. 

So here's a song for today, and the Panda Party begins now.

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Posted by Amanda Marcotte on 09:22 AM • (9) Comments

When Rick Perry couldn’t remember the Dept. of Energy I was all like “dumbass haha” but part of me did feel sorry for him because I know his wife has MS and since I have that too I recognized what is, at least for me, a very MS-like experience, and then the way he says “oops” knowing he had just blown it.  I couldn’t help but think of his wife watching that, I don’t even know what I’m trying to say.  Then I remember that dumb video with the Brokeback Mountain jacket and I hate him again.

Comment #1: ewellone  on  01/20  at  10:42 AM

Oh, one of my favorite disco songs!  Thanks, Amanda!

Comment #2: Blue Jean  on  01/20  at  10:43 AM

I always loved this version: http://youtu.be/ifAtvI48R_0

The original (I assume the Thelma Houston version is the original) is great, but seeing a tiny gay man and my dream 80s girlfriend singing it together was wonderful.

This song/video shows where Santorum got his hairstyle: http://youtu.be/ijiazWlawUY Looks so much better on Joe. And yes, I thought of Santorum and his hairstyle even before that teaser at the ending showed up.

Comment #3: 3letterjon  on  01/20  at  10:51 AM

The problem, ewellone, is that this wasn’t an isolated incident for Perry.  He really is just dumb as box of hammers.

Comment #4: Punditus Maximus  on  01/20  at  11:56 AM

3letterjon:

It was actually Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes—there’s an old Sound Opinions podcast that demonstrates how close 70s soul and disco are using both versions of the song. I have both on my iPod.

(Also, look that podcast up. I want to say it came out in 2009 or so.)

Comment #5: BrianX  on  01/20  at  02:35 PM

The problem, ewellone, is that this wasn’t an isolated incident for Perry.  He really is just dumb as box of hammers.

“Makes Dubya look like a Rhodes Scholar” is a phrase I’ve often heard to describe Governor Goodhair.

Comment #6: DTGslu2K  on  01/20  at  03:45 PM

What ever happened to the rumors about Perry being a closet case? did they just not pan out?

Comment #7: BrianX  on  01/20  at  04:44 PM

If you’re listening Amanda, my favorite Don’t Leave Me This Way cover is still the one by the Communards.

Comment #8: draeton  on  01/21  at  04:43 AM

I’d love to see someone kill this on American Idol. It might happen, Casey and James were awesome last year. So was Pia, but she got bumped early and Casey and James fell a couple of weeks later.

I think Pia, Casey, and James got voted out because the actually had knowledge of musical history and had individual style. And they were all over 23.

Pia could have done a hardcore straight out cover of this song. Casey might have done something weird with it. James would have made it metal, which probably not work, but at least he would try.

Comment #9: Bacopa  on  01/22  at  02:39 AM
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