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Songs You May Have Missed #738

Emily Kinney: “B or C for Effort” (2023)

Emily Kinney nicely captures the arc of hope turning to resignation in a relationship with someone who “kinda sorta maybe tried his best”.

From 2023’s Swimteam album.

Oh, by the way, Kinney is Haley Cole on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit and Beth Greene in The Walking Dead.

See also: https://edcyphers.com/2026/02/17/songs-you-may-have-missed-820/

Video of the Week: David Gilmour Invites a Street Musician to Play with Him in Concert

On Music…

Songs You May Have Missed #737

The Highwomen: “Crowded Table” (2019)

Thanksgiving Day, a time for full hearts, reflection, and of course crowded tables, seems an appropriate time to serve up this 2019 offering from Brandi Carlile, Natalie Hemby, Maren Morris and Amanda Shires.

Car Enthusiasts In New Zealand Are Blaring Celine Dion Songs In ‘Siren Battles’

By José Rodríguez Jr. via Jalopnik

Residents of a small city in New Zealand are beset by drivers blasting Celine Dion songs late into the night. The loud music comes from cars that have been modified by local enthusiasts who participate in “siren battles” that run on any given day of the week from 07:00 PM to 02:00 AM, according to the AFP.

The siren battles are part of the car culture in Porirua, where enthusiasts gather to compete and drivers win by playing music at ear-splitting levels that can drown out rivals. A “siren king” is crowned at the end of the battles, but the object is not to outdo opponents simply by outputting the most sound…

Read more: https://jalopnik.com/celine-dion-songs-are-keeping-new-zealand-city-awake-1850962798

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