I don’t think that flashmobs are a thing anymore- which is too bad.
Here are three flashmob videos that I absolutely love- one was shot right here in Seattle, Washington:
2025 Music Videos
Go On, Join In
RDP Wednesday: Yield
If, on a dark night in Japan, you see a parade of strange beings singing and dancing, don’t be tempted to join in. It’s most likely hyakki yagyo, the night parade of 100 demons, and as tempting as it might be, you really don’t want to be part of it.
However, if they are singing these offerings from the 2025 Eurovision song contest you might want to reconsider and hop right in.
These were my two favorites from the contest:
No Kings 2.0
Song Lyric Time!
Not a Halloween Song, but an inspirational one all the same:
No Kings 2.0
lyrics
*RA- Resistance Army
We say oh ah up the RA, say oh ah up the RA
We say oh ah up the RA, say oh ah up the RA
Tip your tyrants in a river of ink,
Smash that statue, make the people think!
No paper palaces and puppet strings
No thrones, (no crowns), no way, (no kings!)
We say oh ah up the RA, say oh ah up the RA
Tip your tyrants in a river of ink,
Smash that statue, make the people think!
No paper palaces and puppet strings
No thrones, (no crowns), no way, (no kings!)
They wave that scepter made of cable news,
Here’s the thing: Kiss the ring or pay your dues
But we don’t bow to a counterfeit twit
(We hit), we punch, (we sing), we spit!
They gilded up the palace with a Walmart throne
Sold our Freedom wholesale to a fat megaphone
(Release the files) Nah, bury the receipts
In your gold ballroom with your dumbass tweets.
Trump wants a medal for the lies he sings
Nobel called back, they don’t crown clown-kings!
ICE at the border like busted springs
Tin badge, cold heart, unlawful stings!
If truth is treason, ink our treason on the wall
If courage is a crime, come back and book us all
From docks to deserts, from the slums to the hill
We built these streets (and we pay the fookin bill!)
No Kings! No thrones! No way! (No crowns!)
Get the Hell out (you MAGA clowns!)
We won’t stop until freedom rings
No crowns! No thrones! No way! (No Kings!)
No crowns! No thrones! No way! (No Kings!)
We say oh ah up the RA, say oh ah up the RA
We say oh ah up the RA, say oh ah up the RA
Pedo files locked up like a dragon’s hoard
court jesters juggle with a plastic sword
(Seven wars ended!)—yeah, in your dreams
Still hear real mothers screamin’ real screams
Noem looks like a twat in her cosplay cape
yelling (Off with their heads!) at the fairground gate
Trump’s goons are anything but squeaky clean
Homan’s lunch bag is lookin’ mighty green!
They sell us fear on a payment plan
Then they tell us (don’t)—when we know we (can!)
We aren’t just pawns for would-be kings
You’ll feel our power (when you hear us sing!)
No Kings! No thrones! No way! (No crowns!)
Get the Hell out (you MAGA clowns!)
We won’t stop until freedom rings
No crowns! No thrones! No way! (No Kings!)
No crowns! No thrones! No way! (No Kings!)
No crowns! No thrones! No way! (No Kings!)
No crowns! No thrones! No way! (No Kings!)
We say oh ah up the RA, say oh ah up the RA
We say oh ah up the RA, say oh ah up the RA
His time may be up
There’s a fade on the MAGA sheen
His minions cry “Rebellion”,
We clap back with “Epstein”
A judge picked by Teflon Don
Has ruled against his demands
Will we find In some small way
the rule of law still stands?
Fuck ICE! (Fuck Trump)
Evict that chump
(See this?) Our fist
Built to resist! We’ve got two eyes
(We see your lies!) Truth won’t die
(It multiplies!)
No Kings! No thrones! No way! (No crowns!)
Get the fuck out (you MAGA clowns!)
We won’t stop until freedom rings
No crowns! No thrones! No way! (No Kings!)
No Kings! No thrones! No way! (No crowns!)
Get the fuck out (you MAGA clowns)
We won’t stop until freedom rings
No crowns! No thrones! No way! (No Kings!)
No crowns! No thrones! No way! (No Kings!)
No crowns! Say oh ah up the RA, say oh ah up the RA
We say oh ah up the RA, say oh ah up the RA
Just Joan
For Song Lyric Sunday: Song that made a great album cover
Joan Jett
Circa 1977
By the time Joan Jett released her album- and spectacular song ” Bad Reputation ” I was in Highschool.
I had already been a Joan Jett/Runaways fan since Junior High and a guitarist for about 6 years.
The thing is, in the 80’s I was living in the suburbs and girls my age wore pastel makeup and clothes , they poof big hair ( even if it was short ) and like our Mothers before us we were desperate to be, smiley and happy.
I was not like the girls in my highschool, I was not like the girls in my neighborhood.
I was just me.
I loved this album cover because sure, Joan was in black but really she wasn’t going for glamor she wasn’t wrapped around some guys legs. She wasn’t showing off her boobs.
She was just Joan and her guitar and the promise she made on this cover was what your heard when you played the album.
[Verse 1]
I don’t give a damn ’bout my reputation
Livin’ in the past, it’s a new generation
A girl can do what she wants to do
And that’s what I’m gonna do[Chorus]
And I don’t give a damn ’bout my bad reputation
Oh, no (No-no-no-no-no-no-no)
Not me (Me-me-me-me-me-me-me)[Verse 2]
And I don’t give a damn ’bout my reputation
Never said I wanted to improve my station
And I’m only doin’ good when I’m havin’ fun
And I don’t have to please no one[Chorus]
And I don’t give a damn ’bout my bad reputation
Oh, no (No-no-no-no-no-no-no)
Not me (Me-me-me-me-me-me-me)
Oh, no (No-no-no-no-no-no-no)
Yeah, me (Me-me-me-me-me-me-me)[Verse 3]
I don’t give a damn ’bout my reputation
I’ve never been afraid of any deviation
And I don’t really care if you think I’m strange
I ain’t gonna change
I don’t give a damn ’bout my reputation
Livin’ in the past, it’s a new generation
A girl can do what she wants to do
And that’s what I’m gonna do[Chorus]
And I don’t give a damn ’bout my bad reputation
Oh, no (No-no-no-no-no-no-no)
Not me (Me-me-me-me-me-me-me)[Verse 2]
And I don’t give a damn ’bout my reputation
Never said I wanted to improve my station
And I’m only doin’ good when I’m havin’ fun
And I don’t have to please no one[Chorus]
And I don’t give a damn ’bout my bad reputation
Oh, no (No-no-no-no-no-no-no)
Not me (Me-me-me-me-me-me-me)
Oh, no (No-no-no-no-no-no-no)
Yeah, me (Me-me-me-me-me-me-me)[Verse 3]
I don’t give a damn ’bout my reputation
I’ve never been afraid of any deviation
And I don’t really care if you think I’m strange
I ain’t gonna change
And I’m never gonna care ’bout my bad reputation
Oh, no (No-no-no-no-no-no)
Not me (Me-me-me-me-me-me)
Oh, no (No-no-no-no-no-no)
Not me (Me-me-me-me-me-me)
Hello, boys![Guitar Solo][Verse 4]
And I don’t give a damn ’bout my reputation
The world’s in trouble, there’s no communication
And everyone can say what they wanna say
It never gets better, anyway[Chorus]
So, why should I care about a bad reputation, anyway?
Oh, no (No-no-no-no-no-no)
Not me (Me-me-me-me-me-me)
Oh, no (No-no-no-no-no-no)
Not me (Me-me-me-me-me-me)[Verse 5]
I don’t give a damn ’bout my bad reputation
You’re living in the past, it’s a new generation
And I only feel good when I got no pain
And that’s how I’m gonna stay
Oh, no (No-no-no-no-no-no)
Not me (Me-me-me-me-me-me)
Oh, no (No-no-no-no-no-no)
Not me (Me-me-me-me-me-me)
Hello, boys![Guitar Solo][Verse 4]
And I don’t give a damn ’bout my reputation
The world’s in trouble, there’s no communication
And everyone can say what they wanna say
It never gets better, anyway[Chorus]
So, why should I care about a bad reputation, anyway?
Oh, no (No-no-no-no-no-no)
Not me (Me-me-me-me-me-me)
Oh, no (No-no-no-no-no-no)
Not me (Me-me-me-me-me-me)[Verse 5]
I don’t give a damn ’bout my bad reputation
You’re living in the past, it’s a new generation
And I only feel good when I got no pain
And that’s how I’m gonna stay
[Chorus]
And I don’t give a damn ’bout my bad reputation
Oh, no (No-no-no-no-no-no)
Not me (Me-me-me-me-me-me)
Oh, no (No-no-no-no-no-no)
Not me! (Me-me-me-me-me-me)
Not me! (No-no-no-no-no-no)
(Me-me-me-me-me-me) not me!
And I don’t give a damn ’bout my bad reputation
Oh, no (No-no-no-no-no-no)
Not me (Me-me-me-me-me-me)
Oh, no (No-no-no-no-no-no)
Not me! (Me-me-me-me-me-me)
Not me! (No-no-no-no-no-no)
(Me-me-me-me-me-me) not me!