By Dennis Hartley
(Originally posted on Digby’s Hullabaloo on November 7, 2026)
All in all, the news was pretty, pretty, pretty good for Bluish-Americans on this past election day. That said, I’m still decompressing a bit from the pent-up stress and anxiety I accrued in the days leading up to the midterms. And, not unlike the proverbial dog that finally caught the car, I find myself pondering (if I may borrow Robert Redford’s final line in the 1972 film The Candidate)…”What do we do now?” If you’re in the same boat, I have a cure for what ails you.
So stop doomscrolling already, grab your favorite tranquilizer (prescription or otherwise), don a pair of noise cancelling ‘phones and settle back for another one of my chillaxing “Book of Saturday” mixtapes (vol. 6, if you’re counting). I’ve sequenced the songs in a manner designed to evoke and sustain a particular mood-so for maximum effect, may I suggest that you listen to it in order. And remember, I am not a licensed music therapist, I just play one on TV.
Peace.
King Crimson – The Night Watch
Peter Banks – Fade to Blue
Colin Blunstone – Misty Roses
Pentangle – Light Flight
Family – Larf and Sing
John Martyn – Bless the Weather
Dan Hicks & His Hot Licks – News From Up the Street
Go-Betweens – Bachelor Kisses
The Beach Boys – Caroline, No
The Shins – Weird Divide
Todd Rundgren – A Dream Goes On Forever
Albert Hammond – 99 Miles From L.A.
Joni Mitchell – The Hissing of Summer Lawns
Steely Dan – Dr. Wu
The Doobie Brothers – For Someone Special
Dane Donohue – Congratulations
Rumor – Slow
The Association – Everything That Touches You
Love – I’m With You
The Lemonheads – It’s About Time
Pearl Harbor & the Explosions – You Got It
The Orange Peels – Mazatlan (Shining Bright)
Tahiti 80 – The Train
The Wondermints – Sting O’ Love
Spearmint – Scottish Pop
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