Jonathan Leggo
jjleggo.bsky.social
Jonathan Leggo
@jjleggo.bsky.social
Editor (course materials and board games), spec fic reader, former biologist (botany and entomology), geek. Settler from Gespeg (Gaspé), now in amiskwaciwâskahikan (Edmonton). He/they
jesus what a terrifying thought
November 29, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Lots of “medicine adjacent” songs to choose from by the Ramones, including Psycho Therapy, Gimme Shock Treatment, and Teenage Lobotomy.

(I Don’t Wanna Grow Up actually mentions a medicine cabinet, but I like Sedated better 😊)
November 29, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Day 29: Medicine
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Ramones
I Wanna Be Sedated

youtu.be/bm51ihfi1p4?...
Ramones - I Wanna Be Sedated (Official Music Video)
YouTube video by RHINO
youtu.be
November 29, 2025 at 5:09 PM
I have no idea why this weird bit of Americana was in our house growing up…
November 29, 2025 at 1:46 AM
Day 28: Step
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Johnny Horton
Battle of New Orleans

“They stepped so high and they made their bugles ring
We stood behind our cotton bales and didn't say a thing”

youtu.be/kfuNwSca2mw?...
The Battle Of New Orleans w/ Lyrics - Johnny Horton Version
YouTube video by Infinite Peace Music
youtu.be
November 29, 2025 at 1:46 AM
It's certainly played at lots of Irish festivals and by Irish bands (like the Clancy Brothers!)
November 28, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Reposted by Jonathan Leggo
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Madness - One Step Beyond
youtu.be/SOJSM46nWwo?...
Madness - One Step Beyond (Official 4k Video)
YouTube video by Madness
youtu.be
November 28, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Excellent!!
November 28, 2025 at 4:58 PM
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Day 28: Step

“The Log Driver’s Waltz”
(written by Wade Hemsworth)
Kate & Anna McGarrigle
youtu.be/upsZZ2s3xv8
🅼🅰
🅿🅻
Canada Vignettes: Log Driver's Waltz
YouTube video by NFB
youtu.be
November 28, 2025 at 3:44 PM
I was trying to come up with something clever like "here's a song with a 'cover' lyric, covered by another artist!" but I didn't come up with anything that worked, so you get yet another Sisters of Mercy song 🙂
November 27, 2025 at 11:57 PM
Day 27: Cover
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Sisters of Mercy
Temple of Love

"With the fire from the fireworks up above me
With a gun for a lover and a shot for the pain at hand
You run for cover in the temple of love
You run for another but still the same"

www.youtube.com/watch?v=evu3...
Temple of Love (extended) [HQ] Sisters of Mercy
YouTube video by Dio Genesis
www.youtube.com
November 27, 2025 at 11:56 PM
Reposted by Jonathan Leggo
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Men At Work, Down Under

Do you come from a land down under?
Where women glow and men plunder?
Can't you hear, can't you hear the thunder?
You better run, you better take cover

(I don't think I saw this yet?)
Men At Work - Down Under (Official HD Video)
YouTube video by MenAtWorkVEVO
youtu.be
November 27, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Day 26: Minute #LyricsPrompt #LyricsPrompt2025

Dunno if anyone else is checking the thread this late, but I wanted to share this one:

Jesse Welles
Red

"I got a red house and a red car
Runs on big red batteries
Used to be blue 15 minutes ago
But then turned red just for me"

youtu.be/TPHafKOd9A4
Red
YouTube video by Jesse Welles
youtu.be
November 27, 2025 at 5:29 AM
In went to an aggie campus when I was in undergrad. A couple of us felt that we needed an outlet for our more creative and artistic sides, so we started an open mic night: my friend Camille sang Redemption Song at one of the first events and kinda blew me away.
November 26, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Day 26: Minute
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Bob Marley
Redemption Song

"Old pirates, yes, they rob I
Sold I to the merchant ships
Minutes after they took I
From the bottomless pit"

youtu.be/9ZpxaeICYyg?...
Bob Marley - Redemption song (Music Video)
YouTube video by Twins Film
youtu.be
November 26, 2025 at 6:04 PM
"Are you thinking what I'm thinking?"
"No. I'm thinking what I'm thinking."

:D
November 26, 2025 at 6:00 PM
I didn't remember this one so much as I went looking for it after realizing there's been a dearth of ska music in these posts :)
November 25, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Day 25: Ahead #LyricsPrompt #LyricsPrompt2025

Bedouin Soundclash
Rude Boy Don’t Cry

"Hey Millie boy man you go ahead
Me don’t cry see he’s not showing it
Walk it then
So, Rude boy don’t cry"

youtu.be/NIcGvpVmMSU
Bedouin Soundclash - Rude Boy Don't Cry (Official Audio)
YouTube video by SideOneDummy
youtu.be
November 25, 2025 at 4:55 PM