Songs for the Stupid Season

 Whether you like the so-called festive season or not, you have to admit that there's is a lot of social and commercial stupidity involved. So every year I like to do a playlist like this, that sends up some of those absurdities. In Straya, of course, the heat is also stupefying- there's some songs about that. There are some old standbys, and some new ones (contributions from a friend who happens to be a walking punk rock encyclopedia).

This year, there's an air of "thank fuck that's over" with 2016 too, and this adds to the deep satisfaction I get from satire. It has been a difficult year on levels ranging from the personal to the planetary. Some of us decided that 2016 should have been cancelled when David Bowie died.

[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y8Lw9545dCM&w=560&h=315]

Dropkick Murphys: [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qTx-sdR6Yzk&w=560&h=315]

Ramones, [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tN2NNwZ1op8&w=560&h=315]

Sex Pistols, [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NDU4Z_BBkTA&w=560&h=315]

Bad Religion, [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YA2Jqve_BCk&w=560&h=315]

The Vandals, [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oKk-2Pu2N8g&w=560&h=315]