I have written from time to time about the ill-fated musical Capeman (written by Paul Simon). Here is a rare live performance of one of my favorite songs from it:
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Patterns by Devo
A favorite song from a favorite group about a favorite topic: Relax with some morning music.
You Little Swines Will Get Nothing
One of my favorite albums of all time is The Juliet Letters (Elvis Costello and the Brodsky Quartet), which is simply ingenious. Here is an especially favorite song from the collection:
Don’t You Feel All Warm and Cozy?
Some music to go with our trading today:
Wait For It
In the soundtrack of my life, I’ve had songs from Hamilton occur with increasing frequency. One particular piece, Wait For It, resonates most clearly where I feel I am in my trading life. Specifically:
Death doesn’t discriminate
Between the sinners
And the saints
It takes and it takes and it takesAnd we keep living anyway
We rise and we fall
And we break
And we make our mistakesAnd if there’s a reason I’m still alive
When everyone who loves me has died
I’m willing to wait for itI am the one thing in life I can control
I am inimitable
I am an originalI’m not falling behind or running late
I’m not standing still
I am lying in wait
