what_made_you_dance_today
tender_square “remedy” by the black crowes. when that chorus of soulful ladies kicks in, i can’t help but shake it. i was groovin’ in the living room with my earbuds in, shutters open at dusk, not giving a shit if anyone saw me from the street (michael peeked in from the hall at one point and quickly hi-tailed it outta there; i carried on like a wayward son). 211103
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raze "jesus, etc." by wilco. while holding a plank. there was a lot of neck involved, and some hand movements too. 211104
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raze "them changes" by thundercat. so funky. so good. and deeper than it first appears. the music video is kind of devastating, and it completely reframes the song.

who ever said pain can't groove? 		211105
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tender_square in the passenger seat, i lifted my forearms and swished them back and forth like windshield wipers, threw in some disco hand rolls, undulated my torso to tame impala’s “is it true” as michael drove us downtown: “we’ll see how we go until we know what the future holds.” uncertainty never sounded so damn danceable. 211105
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tender_square waiting in line at cvs pharmacy for a script while color me badd’s “all for love” played. (i may have embarrassed michael with my inability to keep still. oh well; life is for dancing.) 211112
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tender_square hand-washing pots and pans at the sink and breaking into dramatic slides with angled arms every time feist sings “take it slow, take it easy on me.” 211118
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tender_square seated, head bopping mid-chew to raphael saadiq’s “go to hell” over lunch, when that glorious celebratory choir kicks in, and suddenly i just can’t help twisting my torso and arms, shaking my head like a woman possessed by spirit during church service. 211211
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unhinged pecan sticky bun
adaptogenic coffee with thc infused sugar
mambo_time 		211211
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tender_square putting clean dishes away, recalling friday nights at the_loop, as i shook my hips in the middle of the kitchen to broken social scene’s “cause=time.” 211213
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raze james brown singing "santa claus go straight to the ghetto". heart + soul = johnny getting down with his bad self in pajama pants after dark. 211219
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tender_square sweeping the floor of the new kitchen at 9:30 pm as “thieves like us” popped up on indie 1.0. the broom handle became the partner i held tight to while bernard summer and i sang, “it’s called love, and it belongs to us.” 211227
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raze some sorta slinky bossa nova-tinged francophone electropop. 220131
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raze mr. barry white himself. it was more of a wiggle than a dance, but still. 220202
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tender_square bloc party’s “banquet.” i shook my tush as i put clothes on for the day. 220210
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raze "can't keep from crying sometimes" by al kooper. what a sweet, sweet groove. 220211
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raze "trouble man" by marvin gaye.

not just a head nod here and there, but full-body soul quaking like the world was about to end.

that's the power of marvin's music. 		220301
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e_o_i "Alors on danse" by Stromae (thematically appropriate) 220310
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raze an hour-long block of prince songs on the radio. hell yes. 220422
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raze "overpowered by funk" by the clash. 220514
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raze "fashion" by david_bowie. yesterday it was "ashes to ashes". only bowie could write a sequel song so bleak and so different from "space oddity", but just as brilliant. 220531
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raze a song by a band called the buttshakers.

THE NAME CHECKS OUT. 		220601
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tender_square my headphones blasting tiga’s “far from home” on a lunch-break walk (with a spring in my step as i strut down the block). 220609
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raze what can only be described as an instrumental smooth jazz disco take on "time of the season". 220727
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tender_square an acoustic cover of whigfield’s “saturday night.” (it’s party time, hey.) 220805
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raze "chest_fever" by the band.

"and as my mind unweaves
i feel the freeze down in my knees" 		220810
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raze mavis staples singing a curtis mayfield song. 220817
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raze the folks behind our house programmed a pretty great soundtrack for their pool party today: "i can't go for that (no can do)", "hot fun in the summertime", "she drives me crazy", and the naked eyes version of "always something there to remind me". back to back to back to back.

charlene got to see me shake it a little. i think she approved. 		220914
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raze "don't you want me" by the human league. 220919
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tender_square the funky synth of beck’s “mixed bizness” blasting on the phone while coffee percolated on the stove in perfect synchronization. 220923
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raze "coming up" by paul mccartney, which played on the erratic radio in my mind while i fed sammy in the tower of floof just before my own dinnertime. 220928
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tender_square i wiped circles of antibacterial spray on the countertop while my hips swiveled in unity to “cause=time.” 221011
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tender_square elaine kicks and hand claps like the way back days of the_loop when le tigre's "deceptacon" came on. (how are you? fine, thank you.) 221021
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raze "alien (hold on to your dreams)" by gil scott-heron and brian jackson. funk with feeling, the way only gil could do it.

"hold on
it may not be a lot
hold on
'cause you know it's all you got
no matter the consequences
or the fear that grips your senses
you have got to hold on to your dreams 		221025
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tender_square the drum throbbing thrill ride that is the police’s “next to you.” 221114
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tender_square "into the void" by nine inch nails. when i went to headbang, my necklace with clear quartz smacked into my front tooth. 221212
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raze "christmas is coming" by the vince guaraldi trio. "a charlie brown christmas" will never die. 221225
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tender_square two stepping to thom_yorke “black swan” while shredding marble cheese off the block for dinner. 230119
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raze "he's the greatest dancer" by sister sledge. it's all about that rhythm section and the chicken scratch guitar. 230126
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raze "trouble no more" by the allman brothers band. while brushing my teeth, no less. 230203
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e_o_i Shiloh, playing tug-of-war with his favourite well-worn blanket. Joie_de_vivre. 230203
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raze pretty much all of the second side of "welcome_to_the_real_world" by mr. mister. instant childhood nostalgia. 230328
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raze my fingers tapping on the ribcage of an empty can of tuna. 230407
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raze lionel richie's "all night long (all night)". the music of my youth still packs a serious rhythmic punch. 230505
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nr it was yesterday, but i tried to walk past a few people at this super-busy, crazy bar in florida full of people my parents' age, and a woman said "you have to dance to get through!" so i did a weird shoulder-shake raise-the-roof thing and she let me through. 230506
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tender_square hearing the specials' "a message to you, rudy" on cristina's classic alternative podcast. 230507
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tender_square you would think its impossible to twerk while seated, to twerk while driving, but i think i managed a close enough approximation when i heard q-tip's "vivrant thing" cruising across town this afternoon. 230618
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raze "moving in stereo" by the cars. 230718
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raze "philadelphia freedom" by elton john. 230810
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tender_square cranking ministry's "stigmata" and angry skanking until i fell over. 230831
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raze a pretty decent reggae cover of "the greatest love of all". 231013
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raze "telegraph road". that must be the quintessential widescreen dire straits moment, no? 231106
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raze john bonham's monolithic drumming on "when the levee breaks". 231110
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raze some slick detroit techno. 240111
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raze "red alert" by basement jaxx. 240425
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raze "speed your love to me" by simple minds. 240528
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raze pretty much the entire second side of "synchronicity". maybe sting's finest songwriting hour, minus forty minutes or so. 240919
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raze "strength of your nature" by the style council.

"when you gonna find the strength of your nature? when you gonna let yourself take control?" 		241115
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