Kansas City Playlist: And The Walls Came Tumbling Down In The City That We Love

Tonight we simply wanted to share a quick musical interlude on the topic of cowtown impermanence. 

It's not groundbreaking to realize that nothing lasts forever but it's also important not to lose sight of this fact of life. 

Already this week we've learned . . .  

Dangerous buildings are more likely to fall on our heads in Midtown Kansas City.

The Post Office doesn't even work for many in Missouri. 

The great American "golden age" might be nothing more than a smallish bust at a taco shop in the Dotte. 

Former Veep Kamala still has no idea who is in charge.

The economy might be doing great for some but on the low-end it's getting harder to sell the increasingly broke-ass public something fun like beers & a doggie day out.  

Even better or worse . . . 

The next global housing crisis is just getting started and neither government nor free rent will be able to fix it.   

More to the point . . . 

In the very near future a lot of people might learn that all that talk about post-capitalism wasn't just doom & gloom but a very real glimpse at the future without any semblance of upward mobility for most denizens of the planet.  

Capitalism is credited with stopping armed conflict, avoiding famine, creating innovation, sparking efficient markets and incentivizing freedom . . . For many this is 100% correct. However, the promise of liberation by way of the economic good life is empty for a growing number of Americans and people around the world as the globe confronts starvation, monopolistic corporate control, limited upward mobility, worsening corruption in the Western world and the growing threat of war. 

Sure, campaign cycles have a lot to do with out people view the world and we certainly don't want to be a bummer . . . If this whole "money" thing falls apart it might not hurt as badly for those of us on the low-end without much to lose . . . It would also be neat if we all went back to trading seashells as currency. 

Either way . . . Tonight we share this www.TonysKansasCity.com playlist regarding crumbling structures and local life as the world comes crashing down.

The best place to start . . . Crumblin' Down by John Mellencamp might be burned into the memory of every Midwestern dude over 40 given its angst-y lyrics, aggressive style and proudly American contempt for the status quo.

Pompeii by Bastille is a somewhat newer song with a chorus that inspired this post title and proud millennial pessimism that speaks to the current cultural epoch.

On the topic of things breaking . . . The Stylistics offered the best version of the iconic song "Break Up To Make Up" and the dancing, the falsetto and even the bright yellow tuxedos make this clip one of our all-time faves worth sharing to anybody up late and surfing around our humble corner of the Internets.

An alternative music standard "Cities In Dust" by Siouxsie And The Banshees reminds us of Westport circa the late 80s and the glorious era when we were not yet in jr. high but old enough to look up to college radio graduate/dropouts doing their very best to keep Kansas City weird.

Finally, we finish with an American country music standard and song that has been playing on loop in every corner of the KC metro on late Saturday nights and early Sunday mornings since 1961 . . . Every worthwhile greasy spoon and gas station has Patsy Cline's "I Fall To Pieces" in their mix for now and evermore . . .

As always, thanks for reading this week and have a safe & fun Saturday night.