Life, Love, and Liberty

It’s an old school R&B day with These Arms Of Mine by Otis Redding.

There’s more than one Isley Brothers tune worth dancing it up too and one prime pick is Twist and Shout.

Enjoy!

It’s quite the song to move too.

There are plenty of Marvin Gaye songs that can raise my spirits and one of them is How Sweet it is to Be Loved By You.

Let’s return to Against Me with Even At Our Worst We’re Still Better Than Most (The Roller) that’s definitely worth a listen.

I’m just throwing out two odd picks for yesterday and today.

Nothing Compares to You by Sinead O’ Connor.

Love is All Around by The Troggs.

I wrote in an earlier post that liberty was a cultural phenomenon so it’s time to look at gay marriage from that vantage point. The majority view of what constitutes genuine family and marriage has a reciporal effect on the legal dimension. It doesn’t do enough to destatize the institution without a philosophical transformation on the nature of family and marriage. This means the promotion of an expansive conception of marriage that fully incorporates gay couples. Why is this important? Because a society ruled by less inclusive ideas wouldn’t be as pleasant for gays and lesbians to live in. They could face the prospect of being denied eligibility for family related privileges by numerous organizations. A good example would be hospitals denying gay and lesbian individuals familial visits to their sick partners.

The kind of cultural foundation that should underlay libertarianism is one conducive to people peacefully being their authentic selves. This is best served by an open ended perspective on the makeup of marriage that gives equal legitimancy to martial contracts/love between gays and lesbians.

The famous blues musician B.B. King has produced countless sounds deserving of attention and one of my favorites is Better Not Look Down.

I’ve let my Song Of The Day feature lapse because of depression but I’m back to daily blogging now. I’ll catch up by throwing out some Hall and Oates tunes.

-Rich Girl

-She’s Gone

-You Make My Dreams Come True

-I’ll Be Around

-Standing In The Shadows Of Love

-Ooh Child

It’s time to take another trip into the world of soul music with Howard Tate whose song Kiss is worth a look.

The late Etta James had a riveting voice that shines through in Don’t Cry Baby so be sure to give it a listen.