Kansas City Playlist: Starting Yet Another Season Of Losing 2026

Forgive our rough metaphor but . . . 

The latest Royals early season loss got us thinking about inevitability the upcoming midterms . . . 

LIKE IT OR NOT, THE ROYALS EXEMPLIFY A SEASON OF LOSS UNDERWAY IN KANSAS CITY AND ACROSS THE NATION!!!

We'll just share a few examples rather than bore already beleaguered voters with too much exposition: 

- Even Republican insiders are comparing the conflict in Iran to Vietnam.

- Some tout Democratic Party gains but, per ushe, progressives are their own worst enemy.  

- And not to sound like a broken record but rising gas prices are a better gauge of public sentiment than any polling . . . Sorry but even the most diehard loyalist will change their tune when their wallet takes a hit.

- And despite so many geniuses residing at the home team front office, the Royals still don't seem to prize pitching as the most important component of a winning baseball team.   

Again . . . None of these problems are breaking news per say . . . But the issues remain unsolved as we slouch toward election season. 

And all of this inspires tonight's www.TonysKansasCity.com playlist on the topic of familiar tunes . . . 

For a change, we get to start with a song that's somewhat current . . . 

In a clip for the latest track from The Lumineers, a crew member spent about 20 minutes hot-gluing real roses onto Jeremiah Fraites' drumsticks. This allowed him to destroy the roses against his drum set in a single, perfectly captured take for the one-take video.

And now we dive into the catalog of our faves, all the way back to the long lost days of "c*ck rock" and this Aerosmith track that feels like a B-side but was actually one of their bigger hits from their first career epoch . . .

Actually . . . This 2015 track from Selena Gomez is one of her better tunes and reminds us that there was actually a bit of talent that sparked her EPIC fortune . . .

For the bridge, an upbeat note at the start of Springtime . . . About this long gone era in musical history . . .This track was written, recorded, and released within just 24 hours in July 1965 to capitalize on the Four Tops' success and it remains their 2nd biggest hit that we still hear in grocery stores and overly nostalgic movies.

Finally, a timeless classic . . . Here's the background quote that made this basement blogger swoon for a simpler time like an old school bobby-soxer " 'It's The Same Old Dream' is a song performed by Frank Sinatra with The Starlighters, featured in the 1947 MGM musical film It Happened in Brooklyn. Written by Sammy Cahn and Jule Styne, the song is a beloved romantic ballad. The track was recorded for the film, which also starred Kathryn Grayson and Jimmy Durante.

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