SoCo Steve
mlevel.bsky.social
SoCo Steve
@mlevel.bsky.social
Joined 11/17/2024
From Sonoma County California USA.
Fan of walking, reading, movies, civility.
Art, photos, humor(?), music, and other stuff.

#MlevelArt #MlevelPhotos #MlevelAlbums #MlevelSongs #Instrumental #HolidayMusic
January 21, 2026 at 3:42 AM
"Look a here people, listen to me,
Don't try to find no home in Washington, D.C.
Lord, it's a bourgeois town, it's a bourgeois town."
Huddie "Leadbelly" Ledbetter, wb 138 today
(01/20/1888 – 12/06/1949)
US singer
"Goodnight Irene": www.youtube.com/watch?v=xn50...
Lead Belly Sings "Goodnight Irene"
YouTube video by King Rose Archives
www.youtube.com
January 21, 2026 at 2:05 AM
#LookAndSee 308 #MusicChallenge
#MusicSky #MlevelSongs

"Sweet Blindness," the Fifth Dimension (Laura Nyro)

www.youtube.com/watch?v=UQpS...
January 21, 2026 at 12:20 AM
Someone had the temerity to think they could improve this redwood. Nice carving to have ANYWHERE ELSE. #MlevlePhotos #ThickTrunkTuesday
January 21, 2026 at 12:08 AM
#MlevelSongs
#MusicChallenge
#MusicSky
#DavidsMonthOfMusic ...(first in my car playlist that) starts with T

"'Taint Nobody's Business If I Do," Billie Holiday

www.youtube.com/watch?v=G0AI...
Billie Holiday - Ain't Nobody's Business If I Do (1949)
YouTube video by Okmusix
www.youtube.com
January 20, 2026 at 4:18 PM
#BreakingKindSongs
#MusicChallenge
#MusicSky
#MlevelSongs ...𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘱𝘪𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘺 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘴𝘦𝘦 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶'𝘳𝘦 𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘴 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴.

"Alley Cat," Bent Fabric

www.youtube.com/watch?v=IMqT...
Alley Cat
YouTube video by Bent Fabric - Topic
www.youtube.com
January 20, 2026 at 3:02 PM
I would be very much remiss if I didn't mention that BiL is still kickin' it today. boiledinlead.com
January 20, 2026 at 2:55 PM
#MlevelSongs
#MusicChallenge
#MusicSky
#IsmuasMusicChallenge ...that introduced you to a new #genre

"The MicroOrganism," Boiled in Lead. This and a few other bands were described to me as "Celtodelic." They were a lot of fun live.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=D1nr...
The Microorganism
YouTube video by Boiled in Lead - Topic
www.youtube.com
January 20, 2026 at 2:05 PM
Reposted by SoCo Steve
Daily reminder from now until Jan. 20, the day of the nat'l "Free America" walkout, sponsored by Women's March. Find an event in your community and participate--preferably w/the largest gathering in your area. Large masses of protesters have maximum impact. www.womensmarch.com (www.womensmarch.com)
Join our feminist movement.
The mission of Women’s March is to harness the political power of diverse women and their communities to create transformative social change.
www.womensmarch.com
January 19, 2026 at 3:48 AM
#FindASongToExplain
#MusicChallenge
#MusicSky
#MlevelSongs

"Quit Your Job," Chixdiggit (from the excellent "Short Music for Short People" compilation, all songs under 30 seconds!)

www.youtube.com/watch?v=cdOm...
January 20, 2026 at 4:16 AM
"I'm funny about who I sweat with."
Dolly Parton, 80 today
(01/19/1946 – )
US singer-songwriter, on why she doesn't work out with Jane Fonda
"Jolene": www.youtube.com/watch?v=nwBN...
Dolly Parton performs Jolene at Glastonbury - BBC
YouTube video by BBC
www.youtube.com
January 20, 2026 at 3:38 AM
"Don't compromise yourself. You're all you've got."
Janis Joplin wb 83 today
(01/19/1943 – 10/04/1970)
US singer
"Summertime," live, 1969: www.youtube.com/watch?v=bn5T...
Janis Joplin "Summertime" (Live -1969)
YouTube video by Enzo GD - Contribution
www.youtube.com
January 20, 2026 at 2:09 AM
January 20, 2026 at 12:39 AM
"The '60s weren't my cup of tea."
Phil Everly wb 87 today
(01/19/1939 – 01/03/2014)
US singer
"Let It Be Me": www.youtube.com/watch?v=IeRP...
Let It Be Me ~~ Everly Brothers, Melbourne, 1989
YouTube video by 1989Melbourne
www.youtube.com
January 19, 2026 at 9:55 PM
January 19, 2026 at 7:17 PM
#MlevelSongs
#MusicChallenge
#MusicSky
#IsmuasMusicChallenge ...that feels happy but has sad lyrics

"Private Hell," the Jam, but almost anything by them really--the music is always so upbeat, the lyrics often doomy.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=AybW...
The Jam - Private Hell [Fridays, ABC - 11/07/80]
YouTube video by La Guerra Contra El Silencio
www.youtube.com
January 19, 2026 at 4:37 PM
#MlevelSongs
#MusicChallenge
#MusicSky
#DavidsMonthOfMusic ...(first in my car playlist that) starts with S

"'S Wonderful," Sarah Vaughan

www.youtube.com/watch?v=S8b9...
'S Wonderful
YouTube video by Sarah Vaughan - Topic
www.youtube.com
January 19, 2026 at 4:30 PM
#MlevelSongs
#MusicChallenge
#MusicSky
#BreakingKindSongs ...that mention #strength or #courage in title or lyrics, in honor of MLK

"Fearless Heart," Steve Earle

www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dijf...
Steve Earle - "Fearless Heart" [Live from Austin, TX]
YouTube video by Live From Austin TX
www.youtube.com
January 19, 2026 at 4:27 PM
January 19, 2026 at 1:24 AM
#CatchThePhrase #MusicChallenge | 172
#MusicSky #MlevelSongs

"And Your Bird Can Sing (with Giggling)," the Beatles

www.youtube.com/watch?v=dJe3...
January 19, 2026 at 12:19 AM
January 18, 2026 at 11:25 PM
"Life is a great big canvas, and you should throw all the paint on it you can."
Danny Kaye
(01/18/1911 – 03/03/1987)
US actor, singer
"The Five Pennies Saints": www.youtube.com/watch?v=g4p5...
Louis Armstrong & Danny Kaye - When The Saints Go Marching In
YouTube video by randall hamm
www.youtube.com
January 18, 2026 at 6:18 PM
A LOT of birds. Sacramento Wildlife Refuge near Williams CA. #MlevelPhotos #Stunday
January 18, 2026 at 2:47 PM
#MlevelSongs
#MusicChallenge
#MusicSky
#IsmuasMusicChallenge ...for when you feel #lonely

"We Gotta Get You a Woman," Todd Rundgren; perhaps somewhat misunderstood as unflattering to women, but the sentiment hits (and you could gender-switch and sing the same line).

www.youtube.com/watch?v=dlWB...
TODD RUNDGREN "We Gotta Get You A Woman" 1970 HQ
YouTube video by Larry Hinze
www.youtube.com
January 18, 2026 at 1:40 PM
#MlevelSongs
#MusicChallenge
#MusicSky
#DavidsMonthOfMusic ...(first in my car playlist that) starts with R

"Radiates That Charm," the Downbeat 5; can't recommend these Sympathy for the Record Industry compilations enough: "Alright, This Time Just the Girls vol 2"

www.youtube.com/watch?v=n3k9...
Radiates That Charm
YouTube video by The Downbeat 5 - Topic
www.youtube.com
January 18, 2026 at 1:33 PM